Professor, Music
Expertise:
Music technology, audio recording, concert music composition, music theory, electroacoustic (electronic) music
Credentials:
2000 D.Mus.A., University of Missouri- Kansas City
1996 M.Mus., University of Missouri- Kansas City
1993 B.Mus., Oklahoma City University
Associations:
Music technology, audio recording, concert music composition, music theory, electroacoustic (electronic) music,executive committee of Society of Composers, INC., Board of Directors for the Metropolitan Youth Symphony Orchestra
Major Professional Honors:
- Grant from Arts & Ideas Illinois Arts Council
- Faculty Scholar for “Electroacoustic Music Composition: Infinity Sequence Exploration A Creative Research Project”
- McFerron, Mike (2018, February). Fanfare: Hope in the Face of Uncertainty for orchestra, X Marks the Sirens for voice and fixed media, and If You Walked a Mile for marimba and computer. Chosen from a pool of over 120 composers, Dr. McFerron’s works were selected through competitive competition and performed as part of the Missouri State University Composition Festival. Springfield, MO.
- McFerron, Mike (2018, February). Winter Solstice for cello and piano. Work selected through competitive competition and performed by Ensemble for These Times, San Francisco, CA.
Music compositions:
Trai(p)(f)(m) – (April 2008—fixed media)
Prelude to You Brought This on Yourself (August 2008—Video)
Shape Study: Music for “Metamorphoses” (October 2008—fixed media); and FANFARE: Hope in the Face of Uncertainty (January 2009-orchestra)
Torrid Mix—Compilation electroacoustic CD released on iTunes; Alma Redemptor Mater (Guerrero, ed. McFerron), GIA Publications
Deep Wireless (Tornoto)—September 2003
Presentations:
Shape Study: Music for Metamorphoses for fixed media, Foundation of Emberging Technologies and Arts (FETA), Miami, FL, 2014; New Nodes Concert, Bozeman, MT, Potsdam, NY, 2015; New Nodes Concert, Lubbock, TX, 2015; Glen Ellyn, IL, 2015; Coogee, Australia, 2015; Circuit Bridges concert, New York City, NY, 2014; Society of Composers Region V Conference, Kalamazoo, MI, 2014.
Morneaumix: My Husband for fixed media, Western Illinois University, Macomb, IL, 2015; Ball State University, Muncie, IN, 2015; Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI, 2015.
Canticle for voice and fixed media, Manchester University, North Manchester, IN, 2015.
Ceremony for Baritone Voice and Tibetan Singing Bowl, Nyack College, Nyack, NY, 2015; Church of the Savior, Paramus, NJ, 2015.
An Interrupted Memory for fixed media, NACUSA National Conference, Atlanta, GA, 2014.
X Marks the Sirens for voice and fixed media, New York City Electroacoustic Festival, New York City, NY, 2014; Circuit Bridges concert, New York City, NY, 2014.
Canotila for claves and computer, Andrew Spencer at The Block, Muskegon, MI, 2014.
Bonitas Domini for SATB, Society of Composers National Conference, Muncie, IN, 2014.
Scholarly Presentations:
Arts NOW Series Concert, Raleigh, NC 2019: #37 for fixed media; Society of Composers, Inc. National Conference, Albuquerque, NM. 2019: An Interrupted Memory for fixed media; A Very Small Consortium, Green Bay, WI. 2019: Ceremony for Baritone Voice and Tibetan Singing Bowl; Butler University Composers Orchestra Concert, Indianapolis, IN. 2018: Improvisation for Violoncello and Percussion; Metropolitan Youth Symphony Orchestra, Joliet, IL. 2018: Odiporia for choir and orchestra
McFerron, Mike (2018, February). Torrid Mix for piano and fixed media. Performance on the first annual SPLICE festival. Kalamazoo, MI.
McFerron, Mike (2018, February). Using Small Form to Advance the Creative Process. Presentation at the University of Oklahoma. Norman, OK.
McFerron, Mike (2018, February). Using Small Form to Advance the Creative Process. Presentation at the Missouri State University Composition Festival. Springfield, IL.
McFerron, Mike (2017, September). 6 Short Pieces for fixed media. Performance at the Electronic Music Midwest Festival. Kansas City, KS.
McFerron, Mike (2017, October). If You Walked a Mile for marimba and computer. Performance at West Michigan Symphony Orchestra Block Gallery Series, Muskegon, MI.
McFerron, Mike (2018, October). Open Circuit for flute and computer. Performance on the Bowling Green State University New Music Festival. Bowling Green, OH.
Scholarly Publications:
McFerron, M. (Arranger). (2018). Simple Gifts[Sheet Music]. Red Earth Publishing.
McFerron, M. (Arranger). (2018). Shenendoah[Sheet Music]. Red Earth Publishing.
McFerron, M. (Composer). (2018). Voltage of ThisNight[Electroacoustic Music]. Red Earth Publishing.
McFerron, M. (Composer). (2019). Pitches of Pi[Electroacoustic Music]. Red Earth Publishing.
Dominiak, D., Lim, C., McFerron, M., & Webfoot Technologies (2018). Piano Prodigy [Computer software]. Plymouth, MN: Big Island Publishing.
Performances:
Trai(p)(f)(m) for fixed media was selected for both the 2008 60×60 International Mix and the 2008 60×60 Midwest Mix. Ten performances in the U.S. from January 2008 to March 2009.
Electronic Music New York, Brooklyn, NY 2010: Torrid Mix: Featuring DJ Jazzy King and Master L.T. for piano and fixed media.
Society of Composers Region 8 Conference, Tacoma, WA 2010: Two Songs on E.E. Cummings for mezzo-soprano and piano
Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant, MI 2010: Canotila: stretching toward the sky for claves and computer
Electronic Music Midwest Invitational Mini-festival, Romeoville, IL 2010
Canotila: stretching toward the sky for claves and computer. Ball State University 2010 New Music Festival, Muncie, IN
World Premiere of Canotila: stretching toward the sky for claves and computer. MANTIS Festival, Manchester, England 2010
Prelude to You Brought This on Yourself for video. Remarkable Theater Brigade’s Young Artist Program, New York City, NY 2009
Canticle for mezzo-soprano and 5.1 surround sound. SoundCrawl, Nashville, TN 2009
Prelude to You Brought This on Yourself for fixed media. Steven Pane Faculty Piano Recital, Farmington, ME 2009
Torrid Mix: Featuring DJ Jazzy King and Master L.T. for piano and fixed media. Metropolitan Youth Symphony Orchestra, Joliet, IL 2009
World Premiere of Fanfare: Hope in the Face of Uncertainty for orchestra. JSEM/MSJ Electroacoustic Festival, Nayoya Japan 2009
Shape Study: Music for Metamorphoses for fixed media. Society of Composers Region 5 Conference, Dubuque, IA 2009
Prelude to You Brought This on Yourself for video. Electronic Music Midwest Festival, Kansas City, KS 2009
Shape Study: Music for Metamorphoses for fixed media. Remarkable Theater Brigade’s Young Artist Program, New York City, NY 2009
Canticle for mezzo-soprano and 5.1 surround sound. Chicago Composers Forum Experimental Piano Series, Chicago, IL 2009
Torrid Mix: Featuring DJ Jazzy King and Master L.T. for piano and fixed media. Electronic Music New York, Brooklyn, NY 2009
Canticle for mezzo-soprano and 5.1 surround sound. Society of Electroacoustic Music in the U.S. National Conference, Ft. Wayne, IN 2009
Torrid Mix: Featuring DJ Jazzy King and Master L.T. for piano and fixed media. ÉuCue xxvii “Plugged Festival, Montreal Canada 2009: for fixed media.
University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL 2009: Shape Study: Music for Metamorphoses for fixed media
Service:
Developed newmusicengine.org; a website submission tool currently serving approximately 6000 composers and producers of new music.
Elected Chair, Society of Composers, Inc. Executive Committee.
Development of http://www.musicavatar.org, an online service to concert producers and composers.