ASMAC (American Society of Music Arrangers and Composers) can also be found here:
Links on website, too, + great upcoming events: asmac.events/
FB: facebook.com/asmac.org
IG: instagram.com/_ASMAC_
Mastodon: mastodon.social/@ASMAC
Bluesky: bsky.app/profile/asmac.org
ASMAC Student Chapter: Milton Nelson
Music Prep for Composers & Orchestrators
Wed 12 Mar 2025, 4pm PDT (UTC-07)
Free & Online
Register here:
buff.ly/BsrNhqi
#ASMAC #musicprep #scoreprep #MiltonNelson #orchestrator #composer #AmericanSocietyofMusicArrangersandComposers
ASMAC Masters Series—Nathan Barr
Incorporating Unique Sounds In Orchestral Scoring
Sat 1 Mar 2025, 12pm PST (UTC-08)—Free & online
Register:
buff.ly/3QurTjw
Harry Risoleo, moderator
Sylvester Rivers, host
ASMAC presents Exploring the Score of Walt Disney's 1950 #Cinderella
w/Shawn Degenhart, Caleb Nelson, & Dan Redfeld
This Saturday, 15 Feb 2025, 12pm PST (UTC-08)
Free & online.
Register:
buff.ly/42R1vrx
#Disney #OliverWallace #PaulJSmith #filmscore #disneymusic #ASMAC
Resources for those impacted by the #LosAngelesFires, along with links to other lists:
asmac.org/la-fires/
Periodically updating the list.
#EatonFire #PalisadesFire #KennethFire #SunsetFire #LAFires #LosAngeles #Altadena #Pasadena #Palisades #Musicians
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:
buff.ly/3VyZyLZ
Hear what buzzes in the mind of this ever curious & prodigious arranger.
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
#AustinPowers, #TheSantaClause, Cheech & Chong, Wild Things, #MortalKombat, …
buff.ly/48lGe9Z
#filmcomposer
ASMAC (American Society of Music Arrangers and Composers) can also be found at these places:
Mastodon: mastodon.social/@ASMAC
Instagram: instagram.com/_ASMAC_
All links on our website, too, including some great upcoming events scheduled into November, already.
New post by Tim Bloch on Laura Nyro’s “Eli and the Thirteenth Confession” (1968) album with Charles Calello’s amazing arrangements.
Fab ASMAC Premier Master Class with #CharlesCalello this Saturday, 24 Jun 2023, noon PDT. Host @SylvesterRivers.
asmac.org/2023/06/20/eli-and…
This Saturday, 24 Jun 2023, noon PDT (UTC-07), online, ASMAC Premier Master Class hosted by Sylvester Rivers.
Producer, arranger, conductor, and composer Charles Calello
Through the Years: Styles and Changes of Hit Records.
Tickets here:
eventbrite.com/e/asmac-premi…
In-person #ASMAC (American Society of #MusicArrangers and #Composers) Luncheons return!
Wed 26 Jul 2023 11:30am PT, @CatJazzClub Hollywood featuring @Chris_Walden sharing about his new @pacificjazzorch!
Join us for fun conversation, stories, good food!
eventbrite.com/e/asmac-lunch…

ALT Photo of Pacific Jazz Orchestra with Chris Walden conducting. Above, upper right, is another photo of Chris in the studio. Information with QR code for ASMAC (American Society of Music Arrangers and Composers) Luncheon with Chris Walden, Wednesday 26 July 2023, 11:30am–2pm PDT. Catalina Jazz Club, Hollywood.
Tomorrow (Sat, 10 Jun 2023) at noon PT (UTC-07), join @LiliHaydn & @BBromfieldMusic while they share the process of creating the musical within @ginnyndgeorgia.
Free, online #ASMAC American Society of #MusicArrangers and #Composers event.
#musicaltheatre
eventbrite.com/e/ginny-georg…
ASMAC’s Ray & Jon Charles Vocal Arranging student competition deadline is Thursday, 1 Jun 2023!
Submit a “short vocal arrangement of an original or standard for any size vocal ensemble.”
asmac.org/education/competit…
/cc @AccentVocal @EricWhitacre
Tomorrow—Wed 31 May 2023 at 1pm PDT (UTC-07), 9pm BST (UTC+01)—join us while @rufusjunior shares about his big band & vocal arrangements and fun stories with host @ScottHealyMusic!
Free & online. Register here:
eventbrite.com/e/asmac-big-b…
#bigband #asmac #musicarranger
#ASMAC student music arranging competitions! 1st deadline is next week, 1 June 2023!
• Bill Conti Big Band Arranging Competition.
• Ray & Jon Charles Vocal Arranging #Competition.
Submit here: asmac.org/education/competit…
#bigband #vocalarranging #musicarranging
Check out the winners from the 2022 #ASMAC #competitions. Links to listen to each with more info about the fabulous arrangers and composers included. Chamber music, jazz, big band, vocal arranging.
asmac.org/2023/05/05/asmac-2…
#bigband #vocalarranger #chambermusic #jazz #competition
Tomorrow, Saturday 13 May 2023, noon PDT (UTC-07), join #ASMAC for a #VideoGameComposer Forum discussion with @NoaBeazley @ginxel @TonyManfredonia @chasebethea! Should be lots of fun! Free and online!
eventbrite.com/e/60610422304…
#videogamemusic #gamecomposer #gamemusic

ALT Poster image for ASMAC Video Game Composer Forum with photos of Noa Beazley, Virginia Leo, Tony Manfredonia, and Chase Bethea in a row, left to right. QR code plus text below for topic title "Specialization vs. Versatility" and ASMAC (American Society of Music Arrangers and Composers) website asmac.org. Sat Noon PT, 13 May 2023, Free, Online.
Today—noon PT—free online event on #Conducting #MusicalTheatre In the Pit, Studio, and Concert Hall. With veteran conductors/arrangers Larry Blank, Rob Berman, Kristen Blodgette, Robert Billig, Dan Redfeld, & Gareth Valentine.
Broadway, LA, West End.
eventbrite.com/e/conducting-…
American Society of Music Arrangers & Composers retweeted
Can't wait to do this. See you all there!
Tomorrow! We are so excited to have @ericwhitacre with us as we present his ASMAC Master Class, “Emotional Architecture”
ASMAC Members Free*, Affiliated Organization Members $5 *, General Admission $10 (* With Code)
#ericwhitacre #asmac #asmacmasterclass #musicmasterclass
ASMAC Saturday, Jan 28. Eric Whitacre master class
On Zoom at 12 pm Pacific.
Register here:
eventbrite.com/e/asmac-maste…










