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ASMAC MASTER CLASS
"Writing for Voices"
with
Ray Charles
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Ian Freebairn-Smith
 
Join us May 19th and learn from two of the masters.... each with a long history of working with singers....
from duets to groups the size of the
Mormon Tabernacle Choir!
Ray and Ian will share scores, recordings and videos -- discuss the elements necessary for a successful choral arrangement and enlighten us to the highs and lows of working with small and large vocal groups.
May 19th @ Pierce College - 11:00am
Music Department Choir room
6201 Winnetka Ave
CA 91371
(818) 719-6401
The Music building is at the top of the hill in building 3400, the building
next to the Performing Arts Building (3500)
See map here
Refreshments provided
The ASMAC Masterclass will be in the Choir room, next to the Band room.
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ASMAC Outreach Mission Statement
A.S.M.A.C. is an acronym for the "American Society of Music Arrangers and Composers". The society was formed in 1938 with Robert Russell Bennett as its first President. Its original title was A.S.M.A. The word "Composers" was added to the organization's name in the late 1980's.
MISSION: A.S.M.A.C. is an organization whose mission is to promote the arts of Music Arranging, Composition and Orchestration within the entertainment industry community and the general public.
PURPOSE: A.S.M.A.C.'s purpose is to provide its membership a place to make contact with each other to exchange ideas and information about the art of music and the music industry. A.S.M.A.C. seeks to educate and inform both the general public and the commercial arts community about the roles its members play in the creation of music past and present. A.S.M.A.C. also encourages emerging arrangers and composers in their development.
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News & Events
ASMAC Masterclass videos
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ASMAC member Jorge Calandrelli wins GRAMMY!
Also - Gordon Goodwin wins a GRAMMY!
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ASMAC member John Williams nominated for TWO OSCARS:
MUSIC (ORIGINAL SCORE)
"The Adventures of Tintin"
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"War Horse" |
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CONGRATULATIONS TO ASMAC Members
nominated for Golden Globes
BEST ORIGINAL SONG
“THE LIVING PROOF” — THE HELP - THOMAS NEWMAN
Music by: Mary J. Blige, Thomas Newman, Harvey Mason, Jr., Damon Thomas;
Lyrics by: Mary J. Blige, Harvey Mason, Jr., Damon Thomas
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Member News
GREAT NEWS.......Van Alexander's autobiography "From Harlem to Hollywood" has been awarded a Certificate of Merit from ARSC - the Association for Recorded Sound Collections...
Congratulations Van! |
Two reviews of new CD by ASMAC Board member Chuck Fernandez
New book published by veteran composer/arranger Van Alexander. Available on Amazon.com
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| ASMAC office: Daniela at 818-994-4661, asmac@theproperimageevents.com |
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