This past Sunday, nearly 1,400 attendees witnessed the enshrinement of 15 great men and women, two teams, and one hospital into the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame. Achievement Awards were also given to 16 men, women, and sports programs for their contributions to Missouri sports. This included an award presented to Dr. Jeanne Sinquefield for her crucial role in establishing the Boy Scout Merit Badge for Chess.

With the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of St. Louis and the World Chess Hall of Fame, Rex Sinquefield is making St. Louis the Chess Capital of the World. The Missouri Sports Hall of Fame honored Rex this week by announcing his induction into the Hall.

The University of Missouri School of Music and the Mizzou New Music Initiative are pleased to announce that Michael E. Anderson is the winner of the 2012 Sinquefield Composition Prize.

Slay & Associates helps open doors to important civic conversations. Today, Rex Sinquefield visited WGN-AM in Chicago to talk about tax reform and job growth. Listen to his great conversation with host Mike McConnell.

Take a look at the video and the photo slideshow from this year’s celebration on September 22, 2011. Find the photos of you and your friends. If you missed this year’s event, take a look at what you missed and why you don’t want to miss this next year!

The Children’s Education Alliance will soon screen “The Lottery” and Kate Casas, the director of CEAM talks about what they hope to accomplish by showing the movie.

To celebrate Philanthropy Magazine’s special issue on giving to arts and culture, they invited some of America’s leading arts donors and experts to weigh in on three important questions.

Upon hearing the music of Anna Clyne, enthusiasts in a variety of camps – those who identify themselves among the classical, new music and electronic and traditions – might well be able to say they have seen the future of music itself.

Mizzou New Music Summer Festival to include 10 world premieres Experiences, musings spark creation of new music Thursday, July 7, 2011 | 6:26 p.m. CDT; updated 8:24 a.m. CDT, Friday, July 8, 2011 The 2011 Mizzou New Music Summer Festival guests Alarm Will Sound rehearse at the Sinquefield Reserve in Folk on Wednesday. ¦ CHERISH [...]

Composers who become involved with the initiative are not limited in the scope of their pieces by adherence to a single genre. They need only create music that can be interpreted by an orchestra, though previous winners of the Sinquefield Prize have focused on choral arrangements.