@asmac.org Social Mixer—Composer, Arranger, Orchestrator Hang Three Sisters Coffee & Tea, 1706 W Magnolia Blvd, Burbank, CA this morning, Friday 25 Apr 2025, 10am–12pm Register to let us know you'll be there: asmac.org/civi/event/r... Hosted by me! ASMAC 2nd Vice President Jeff Kellem.

Mon 31 Mar 2025, 12pm PDT (UTC-07) ASMAC & Helix Collective Online Feedback Session Free & Online. Register here: asmac.org/civi/event... Join us for expert tips from Helix Collective Phil Popham, Sarah Robinson, Boryana Popova, Matt Ordaz, Tom Farrell, Preston Shepard, & host Charles Fernandez!

The mass firing of both new hires and recently promoted senior staff within #NOAA, including mission-critical and life-saving roles at the National Weather Service (#NWS), is profoundly alarming. 1/11

In case you missed it, this session was recorded and is now available at the same link below. #NOAA #NWS

ASMAC Masters Series—Nathan Barr Incorporating Unique Sounds In Orchestral Scoring Sat 1 Mar 2025, 12pm PST (UTC-08)—Free & online Register: https://buff.ly/3QurTjw Harry Risoleo, moderator Sylvester Rivers, host The Emmy-winning composer will share his special concepts & innovative techniques.

"Jane Austen's Bookshelf" spotlights eight women writers, largely lost to history, who influenced the English novelist.

ASMAC presents Exploring the Score of Walt Disney's 1950 #Cinderella with Shawn Degenhart, Caleb Nelson, & Dan Redfeld This Saturday, 15 Feb 2025, 12pm PST (UTC-08) Free & online. Register: https://buff.ly/42R1vrx#Cinderella #Disney #OliverWallace #PaulJSmith #filmscore #disneymusic #ASMAC #disneyhistory

Out today in @globalchangebio.bsky.social is our (brief!) rapid-response piece on the broader context surrounding the January 2025 Southern California wildfires & relevance of wet-to-dry hydroclimate whiplash to fire both locally and globally on a warming Earth. [1/8] onlinelibrary.wiley....

It shouldn't need to be said... Just a few of the things important to me: Inclusion, acceptance, empathy, respect, understanding, honesty, equity, fairness, health access, collaboration, freedom, truth, autonomy, choice, kindness, critical thinking, boundaries, justice, curiosity, compassion, …

We've got something brewing... #TheRPGengine is your all-in-one toolkit for creating and experiencing dynamic roleplaying worlds. Get your party ready... #ComingSoon #TTRPG

Resources for those impacted by the #LosAngelesFires, along with links to other lists: asmac.org/la-fires/#LosAngelesFires, Periodically updating. Let us know if you have other useful links. #EatonFire #PalisadesFire #KennethFire #SunsetFire #LAFires #LosAngeles #Altadena #Pasadena #Palisades #Musicians

@countyofla.bsky.social has a useful Emergency Survival Guide in multiple languages (plus audio in English and Spanish). The PDF is worthwhile, whether you live in LA. lacounty.gov/emergency/pr...

#WatchDuty has good up-to-date details on fires. Free access gives plenty of data+alerts. Member level $25/yr adds flight data (filtered for fire-related aircraft). 22 states. Data gathered by "active and retired wildland firefighters, dispatchers, first responders, & reporters." app.watchduty.org

Glyphs 3.3 is now available. This update brings enhanced performance, many small improvements, and support for five new scripts including Adlam. glyphsapp.com/news/glyphs-...

ASMAC & Music Arrangers Guild of Australia present: The Man from Snowy River: In Concert Composer Bruce Rowland + Jess Wells & Greg Flood Sat, 7 Dec 2024, 1:30pm PST (UTC-08) Sydney time: +1 day, Sun 8 Dec 2024, 8:30am AEDT From film score to live orchestra. Register: https://buff.ly/4gejR9d

ASMAC Big Band Hang with John Beasley Flipping “Return to Forever” into “Returning to Forever” Hosted by Scott Healy Tue 3 Dec 2024, 12pm PST (UTC-08) Free & online. Register here: https://buff.ly/3VyZyLZ Come hear what buzzes in the mind of the ever curious & prodigious arranger, John Beasley.

Doreen Carwithen fans - Faber have just acquired several works in her catalogue, making it MUCH easier to order scores!! Including piano concerto, film suites, violin sonata, cello & piano sonatinas, songs & ODTAA www.fabermusic.com/we-represent...

ASMAC Masters Series George S. Clinton Forks In the Road: A Composer’s Journey Moderated by Sylvester Rivers Sat 23 Nov 2024 12pm PST (UTC-08) Free & Online Austin Powers, The Santa Clause, Cheech & Chong, Wild Things, … Register here: https://buff.ly/48lGe9Z #ASMAC #masterclass #filmcomposer

Symphonic Grateful Dead—Giancarlo Aquilanti & Paul Phillips on @stanforduniversity.bsky.social Host: Russ Anixter Sat 16 Nov 2024, 12pm PST (UTC-08) Register: buff.ly/40KcZfc Dive into orchestral scores. Techniques of integrating Bobby Weir's rock band w/an orchestra, constructing an overture,…

Forgot this was here. Perhaps I'll remember to check as people swarmed here, recently. Now, to figure out how to reconnect with everyone from the various other networks.