Marquez-Barrios to be Featured Composer at Festival

Victor Marquez-Barrios, department chair and associate professor of music, theory and composition, will be the featured guest composer for the 2026 Composition Festival at Missouri State University, Feb. 26-27. His music will be featured in chamber concerts on both nights of the festival. Marquez-Barrios also will deliver a presentation about his music and career, and he will participate as an outside adjudicator for the school’s annual 72-Hour Composition Challenge.