We Are Family — The Story of the African American Composer Initiative
with LaDoris Cordell, Jodi Gandolfi, Deanne Tucker
Composers: Regina Baiocchi, Jeremiah Evans, Joshua McGhee
Hosted by Jeannie Gayle Pool
Saturday, 28 February 2026
12pm PST (UTC-08)
Free & Online. Register here:
https://twp.ai/ImvxLc
#ASMAC #AACI #AfricanAmericanComposerInitiative #BlackHistory #BlackMusicHistory #BlackHistoryMonth #AfricanAmericanComposers #Composers #AmericanSocietyofMusicArrangersandComposers
We are delighted to welcome Ryan Beard to our Board of Directors.
In addition, ASMAC is proud to announce that Nan Schwartz and John Altman have become the newest members to our Advisory Board.
Re-elected officers:
President – Gayle Levant
1st VP – Milton Nelson
2nd VP – Jeff Kellem
Treasurer – Liz Finch
Secretary – Bonnie Janofsky
Details:
https://twp.ai/4iw9To
#ASMAC #AmericanSocietyofMusicArrangersandComposers #nonprofit #musicsociety #musicarrangers #orchestrators #composers #copyists
ASMAC 1st Wednesday Hang Social Mixer
Flight 584 Big Band rehearsal night
Pizza, new chart read-downs.
The Mayflower Club, 11110 Victory Blvd, North Hollywood
First Wednesday of the month
Tomorrow! Wed 4 Feb 2026 7-10pm PST
Register here:
https://twp.ai/ImuL6c
Join ASMAC VPs Milton Nelson and Jeff Kellem & Board member Evita Wagner for an informal in-person ASMAC Hang social mixer.
#ASMAC #bigband #bigbandhang #firstwedhang #AmericanSocietyofMusicArrangersandComposers #MayflowerClub
Have you watched this fun ASMAC event video?
Hitchcock & Herrmann: The Friendship & Film Scores that Changed Cinema with Steven C. Smith, Bill Stromberg, & Billy Malpede
3 hours & 20 min, diving into the friendship and scores of Alfred Hitchcock & Bernard Herrmann!
#ASMAC #Hitchcock #Herrmann #filmscoring #filmscores #filmmusic #filmcomposer #BernardHerrmann #AlfredHitchcock #AmericanSocietyofMusicArrangersandComposers #StevenCSmith #WilliamTStromberg #WilliamVMalpede
ASMAC presents The Magnficent Seven & Silverado
with composer Bruce Broughton
plus Omni Music Publishing's Tim Rodier & Dan Redfeld
Saturday, 6 Sep 2025, 12pm PDT (UTC-07)
Free & Online
Register here:
https://asmac.org/civi/event/register/?id=102&reset=1
#ASMAC #BruceBroughton #TheMagnificentSeven #Silverado #ElmerBernstein #OmniMusicPublishing #filmscoring #filmscores #studyscores #DanRedfeld #TimRodier #AmericanSocietyofMusicArrangersandComposers #scorestudy #filmcomposer #filmcomposers
ASMAC Big Band Hang
Ed Neumeister — Always in Motion
Wed 30 Jul 2025, 7pm PDT (UTC-07)
Free & online. Register here:
https://asmac.org/civi/event/register/?id=97&reset=1
We'll dive into Ed Neumeister's fun charts and see how he guides vamp improv sections as a conductor.
Hosted by Scott Healy.
Plus a quick visit with Elliot Deutsch on his Big Band Arranging Secrets Revealed.
#ASMAC #BigBandHang #EdNeumeister #ScottHealy #ElliotDeutsch #BigBand #BigBandArranging #AmericanSocietyofMusicArrangersandComposers
ASMAC Masters Series
Jay Graydon
Techniques & Secrets of Hit Productions
Hosted by Sylvester Rivers
Live from Jay's studio.
Special nighttime event tonight:
Tuesday, 22 Jul 2025
9pm PDT (UTC-07)
Free & online. Register here:
https://asmac.org/civi/event/register/?id=104&reset=1
#JayGraydon #HitProductions #Arranger #Arranging #songwriter #Masterclass #ASMACMastersSeries #MastersSeries #ASMAC #AmericanSocietyofMusicArrangersandComposers
The post on our website links to:
1. Our 2014 ASMAC Luncheon with Alan & Marilyn.
2. Tribute by Jon Burlingame in Variety.
https://asmac.org/2025/07/20/in-memoriam-alan-bergman/
#InMemoriam #AlanBergman #ASMAC #GayleLevant #MarilynBergman #ASMACGoldenScore #GoldenScore #ASMACPresidentsAward
In Memoriam: Alan Bergman (11 Sep 1925 – 17 Jul 2025) Dearest friends, Once again, I am filled with profound sadness that our world has suffered a tremendous loss with the passing of the great lyricist, Alan Bergman. His legacy, along with his loving wife Marilyn, will live on in our hearts forever. ASMAC had the joy of honoring Alan ... Read More
ASMAC Big Band Hang
Dave Panichi
Moderated by Scott Healy
Saturday 10 May 2025 4pm PDT (UTC-07)
In Australia, it'll be Sunday, 11 May 2025, 9am AEST (UTC+10)
Register via QR code or here:
https://asmac.org/civi/event/register/?id=92&reset=1
Composer, arranger, trombonist Dave Panichi will dive into some of his arrangements and compositions with Scott Healy.
#ASMAC #DavePanichi #ScottHealy #BigBand #BigBandHang #composer #arranger #trombonist #AustralianMusician #AmericanSocietyofMusicArrangersandComposers
Video: ASMAC New Year Hang—Carrie Jacobs-Bond (1862–1946) + new arrangements showcase of her 12 Half-Minute Songs
Special guest: Loras J. Schissel, Library of Congress
Arr by ASMAC folk: Jonathan Allentoff, John Chester, Martin Gravel, Bonnie Janofsky, Barbara Król, Akira Komatsu, Eva Mazurek, Gerardo Prieto, Grace Reid, Michael Stair, Chuck Wike.
https://asmac.org/videos/new-year-hang-2025-carrie-jacobs-bond/
#womenshistory #musichistory #CarrieJacobsBond #ASMAC #composer #songwriter #musicpublisher #womencomposers #womeninmusic
New Year Hang 2025 —Carrie Jacobs-Bond with Loras Schissel (Library of Congress), new arrangements showcase of her 12 Half-Minute Songs. Special guest: Loras J. Schissel, Library of Congress, Senior Music Specialist & Musicologist Showcasing arrangements of Carrie Jacobs-Bond’s 12 Half-Minute Songs by our ASMAC community, including Jonathan Allentoff, John Chester, Martin Gravel, Bonnie Janofsky, Barbara Król, Akira Komatsu, Eva Mazurek, Gerardo ... Read More
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