Past Events

Jan
4

ASMAC New Year 2025 Hang

ASMAC New Year 2025 Hang with special guest Loras Schissel, Senior Musicologist, Library of Congress. Showcasing arrangements of Carrie Jacobs-Bond's Half Minute Songs by our ASMAC community along with a social mixer to welcome the new year after the holidays.
Free
ASMAC New Year 2025 Hang
Dec
18

In-person Fundraiser Concert

Save the date for this in-person concert. Though not an ASMAC event, a number of folk from ASMAC and other parts of the music industry may be in attendance.
Free
In-person Fundraiser Concert
Dec
11
Open to students, teachers, school-affiliated folk. Social mixer, discussion about the future, share projects, and guest topics. Guest Speaker: Dave Slonaker Film and TV orchestrator, arranger, and composer and leader of the Dave Slonaker Big Band.
Free
ASMAC Student Chapter Gathering with guest Dave Slonaker
Nov
23

ASMAC Masters Series: George S. Clinton

Forks In the Road: A Composer’s Journey. From the “Austin Powers” trilogy and “The Santa Clause” sequels to “Wild Things” and “Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee,” George S. Clinton has composed numerous memorable scores throughout the decades. The multi-award winning composer will play examples and discuss his approach, techniques …
Free
ASMAC Masters Series: George S. Clinton
Nov
16
ASMAC presents Symphonic Grateful Dead with Giancarlo Aquilanti and Paul Phillips. Hosted by Russ Anixter. Moderated by Russ Anixter. We'll talk about how the project came together, rehearsal procedures and issues, Giancarlo's approach and methods, ideas and techniques of integrating a rock band with a symphony orchestra, and constructing an …
Free
ASMAC presents Symphonic Grateful Dead with Giancarlo Aquilanti
Nov
13

ASMAC Student Chapter Gathering

ASMAC Student Chapter Gathering Wednesday, 13 November 2024, 4pm PDT (UTC-07) On Zoom. Open to students, teachers, school-affiliated folk. Social mixer, discussion about the future, share projects, and guest topics. Guest Speaker: Bonnie Janofsky Composer, conductor, drummer, pianist, big band, film, … This is the second gathering of the ASMAC …
Free
ASMAC Student Chapter Gathering
Oct
30

ASMAC Big Band Hang: Chris McDonald

ASMAC Big Band Hang with Chris McDonald on “It’s About Time” Hosted by Scott Healy. Plus a quick visit with Elliot Deutsch on his Big Band Arranging Secrets Revealed.
Free
ASMAC Big Band Hang: Chris McDonald
Sep
25

ASMAC Big Band Hang: John Fedchock

ASMAC Big Band Hang with John Fedchock. Hosted by Scott Healy. Plus a quick visit with Elliot Deutsch on his Big Band Arranging Secrets Revealed.
Free
ASMAC Big Band Hang: John Fedchock
Sep
7

ASMAC Masters Series: Steve Bramson

ASMAC Masters Series with Steve Bramson. Anatomy of a Cue: From JAG to the Young Indiana Jones Chronicles & Beyond. Moderated by Scott Healy.
Free
ASMAC Masters Series: Steve Bramson
Sep
3
ASMAC presents Finale’s Finale: Move Forward or Stay the Course John Hinchey Daniel Spreadbury (Dorico) Intro by copyist Liz Finch Emily Grishman, Bonnie Janofsky, Russ Anixter, Dan Redfeld, Ross deRoche, Michael Starobin, Philip Rothman, & others Looking forward to the future, with change being inevitable, we will share tips on moving workflow …
Free
ASMAC presents Finale’s Finale: Move Forward or Stay the Course
Aug
27

ASMAC Big Band Hang with Bob Mintzer

ASMAC Big Band Hang with Bob Mintzer. Bob will share some of his fun big band charts and dive into details and stories about each. Hosted by Scott Healy. Plus a quick visit with Elliot Deutsch on his Big Band Arranging Secrets Revealed.
Free
ASMAC Big Band Hang with Bob Mintzer
Jul
29
Scoring Tips and Tricks in Finale with Conquering Finale’s Jason Loffredo. A deep dive into useful plugins and LUA scripts related to scoring, arranging, and orchestrating such as JW Change plugin, the Rhythmic Subdivisions plugin, JW Staff Polyphony. Plus much more!
Free
ASMAC presents Scoring Tips & Tricks in Finale with Jason Loffredo
Jul
20
In-person and Online Masterclass with ASMAC President and renowned harpist Gayle Levant. She will demonstrate techniques used on the pedal harp, ways to write for the instrument, and more. At Westwood Presbyterian Church, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Writing for the Harp Masterclass with Gayle Levant
Dec
18

ASMAC Holiday Hang: Simple Gifts

Celebrate the Holidays with ASMAC as we drop into the virtual chimneys of our international musical family sharing music, fun, & much more.
Free
ASMAC Holiday Hang: Simple Gifts
Feb
25

Master Class with John Clayton

Grammy Award-winning John Clayton will share his unique approach to arranging and orchestrating across multiple genres.
$10.00
Master Class with John Clayton
Dec
14

ASMAC Holiday Hanginar

Celebrate the Holidays with ASMAC as we drop into the virtual chimneys of our international musical family sharing music, fun and much more.
Free
ASMAC Holiday Hanginar
Apr
9

The Music of Miklós Rózsa

The Music of Miklós Rózsa ft. Jeff Atmajian, Juliet Rozsa and Leslie Zador, Moderated by Raymond Torres-Santos
Free
The Music of Miklós Rózsa
Mar
19

Pre-GRAMMY Hanginar

GRAMMY-nominated arrangers & composers Vince Mendoza,Cody Fry, Jake Silverman, Chris Walden, Charlie Rosen, Robin A. Smith & Brandee Younger
Free
Pre-GRAMMY Hanginar
Apr
10

Music by Max Steiner – Part 2

Steiner biographer Steven C. Smith discusses Steiner’s pioneering work with Conrad Pope, Gary Giddins, John Morgan and William T. Stromberg
Free
Music by Max Steiner – Part 2
Jan
23

Music by Max Steiner

Steiner biographer Steven C. Smith discusses Steiner’s pioneering work with Conrad Pope, Gary Giddins, John Morgan and William T. Stromberg
$0.00 - $5.00
Music by Max Steiner
Nov
18

ASMAC’s 3rd Music Prep Hanginar

ASMAC Music Prep Hanginar An informal discussion with music copyists featuring: Russ Anixter, Emily Grishman, Ross DeRoche and Jill Streater
$0.00 - $5.00
ASMAC’s 3rd Music Prep Hanginar
Oct
14

ASMAC’s 2nd Music Prep Hanginar

ASMAC Music Prep Hanginar An informal discussion with music copyists featuring: Russ Anixter, Emily Grishman, Ross DeRoche and Jill Streater
$0.00 - $5.00
ASMAC’s 2nd Music Prep Hanginar