ASMAC Virtual Studio Invasion of LA Percussion Rentals
Abby Savell, owner of LA Percussion Rentals
Virtual Studio Invasion: LA Percussion Rentals
+ Percussion Discussion
This Sat Mar 28—12pm PDT (UTC-07)
Free & Online. Register:
https://twp.ai/E6I5GL
LA Percussion Rentals owner Abby Savell will show a tour of their space.
+Ross deRoche, Bonnie Janofsky, Ryan Beard, John Hinchey, Glenn Jordan.
ASMAC Mentorship Program applications due Sunday 15 March 2026
ASMAC Mentorship Program
Applications due Sun 15 March 2026
Apply:
https://twp.ai/E6GPr8
“…a total game changer!” —Jessica Jarvis
“Highly recommended!” —Gus Drennan
“a great experience” —Lidia Pozo Pérez
“I am so grateful for the program!” —Annette Johnson
Lloyd “Skip” Martin (Part 1) asmac.org/2026/02/21...
Composers performed with the African American Composer Initiative.
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
Sat 28 Feb 2026
12pm PST (UTC-08)
Free & Online. Register here:
https://twp.ai/E6Gi9Y
New ASMAC Board member Ryan Beard plus new Advisory Board members Nan Schwartz and John Altman. Re-elected American Society of Music Arrangers and Composers officers: President Gayle Levant, 1st Vice President Milton Nelson, 2nd VP Jeff Kellem, Treasurer Liz Finch, and Secretary Bonnie Janofsky.
We are delighted to welcome Ryan Beard to our Board of Directors.
Also, ASMAC is proud to announce that Nan Schwartz and John Altman have become the newest members to our Advisory Board.
Re-elected officers:
Gayle Levant
Milton Nelson
Jeff Kellem
Liz Finch
Bonnie Janofsky
https://twp.ai/9PbOfs
Audience and dancers with the Flight 584 Big Band rehearsal night and ASMAC (American Society of Music Arrangers and Composers) 1st Wednesday Hang.
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/E6F5uY
#ASMAC #bigband #bigbandhang
Gayle Levant, Steven C. Smith, William C. Stromberg, William V. Malpede, John Altman, Glenn Jordan, and others at the Hitchcock & Herrmann event.
Have you watched this fun ASMAC event video?
Hitchcock & Herrmann: The Friendship & Film Scores that Changed Cinema with Steven C. Smith, Bill Stromberg, and Billy Malpede
3 hours & 20 minutes, diving into the friendship and scores of Alfred Hitchcock & Bernard Herrmann!
https://twp.ai/E6FrxW
Bruce Babcock, composer of film, tv, concert music, and beyond.
ASMAC Premier Masters Series
Bruce Babcock
Scoring Across Genres: From Lansbury to Metallica
Hosted by Sylvester Rivers
Sat 31 Jan 2026, 12pm PST (UTC-08)
Free & Online
Register here:
asmac.org/civi/event...
#BruceBabcock #Matlock #MurderSheWrote #FatherDowling #AngelaLansbury #DiagnosisMurder
Pat Williams, Austin Ali, Joe Osterstock, Gabriel Mulder
ASMAC Pat Williams Composing & Arranging Competition Winners Showcase
with Austin Ali, Joe Osterstock, Gabriel Mulder
Hosted by Charles Fernandez
Special Guests: Elliot Deutsch & Gayle Levant
This Sat, 10 Jan 2026, 12pm PST (UTC-08)
Free & Online. Register here:
asmac.org/civi/event...
Flight 584 Big Band with audience and dancers at The Mayflower Club in North Hollywood.
ASMAC 1st Wed Hang Social Mixer
John Mitchell's Flight 584 Big Band rehearsal night
The Mayflower Club, 11110 Victory Blvd, North Hollywood
Wed 7 Jan 2026, 7–10pm PST
Come hear new chart read-downs! Band starts at 7:30pm.
Register to let us know you'll be attending.
asmac.org/civi/event...
Vangie Gunn-Goodwin and Gordon Goodwin with attendees at the ASMAC Big Band Hang, 28 Oct 2020.
In Memoriam: Gordon Goodwin
[We've lost] another extraordinary, talented human being who was my dear friend, Gordon Goodwin. He was truly a beacon of light and love. His music will live on forever in our hearts.
—Gayle Levant, ASMAC President
Read full letter here:
asmac.org/in-memoria...
Kazoo Chorale from ASMAC 50th Anniversary Golden Score Awards 1988 playing John Williams music.
Hollywood Recording Stars: Tales & Tips from the Scoring Stage
Kathleen Robertson, Rick Baptist, Timothy Williams, Gayle Levant, Joel Iwataki, Wade Culbreath
Hosted by Ross deRoche
Thu 18 Dec 2025, 12pm PST (UTC-08)
Free & Online
Register:
asmac.org/civi/event...
Hitchcock & Herrmann book by Steven C. Smith in teal blue.
ASMAC presents
#Hitchcock & #Herrmann: The Friendship & Film Scores That Changed Cinema
Steven C. Smith, William T. Stromberg, William V. Malpede.
Moderated by Glenn Jordan.
Register via QR code or here:
asmac.org/civi/event...
Sat 6 Dec 2025, 12pm PST (UTC-08)
Free & Online.
#ASMAC #filmscoring
ASMAC Vice Presidents Jeff Kellem and Milton Nelson Flight 584 Big Band at The Mayflower Club ASMAC 1st Wednesday Hang
ASMAC 1st Wednesday Hang Social Mixer
Flight 584 Big Band rehearsal night
The Mayflower Club, 11110 Victory Blvd, North Hollywood
First Wednesday of the month, tomorrow, 3 Dec 2025, 7–10pm PST
Come hear new chart read-downs!
Register to let us know you'll be attending.
asmac.org/civi/event...
Bill Conti, Gergő Kormányos, Jorge Machain, Gabriel Duarte da Silva, Mina Choi
ASMAC Big Band Hang
Bill Conti Big Band Arranging Competition Winners
w/ Bill Conti & Mina Choi
Sat 15 Nov 2025
12pm PST (UTC-08)
Gergő Kormányos, Jorge Machain, Gabriel Duarte da Silva
Register:
asmac.org/civi/event...
Hosted by Scott Healy
Plus Elliot Deutsch's Quick Big Band Arranging Tips
The Lone Arranger with a caricature of Emil Newman conducting. ASMAC Saints Day.
ASMAC Saints Day
Sat 1 Nov 2025, 12pm PDT (UTC-07)
Join us as we honor ASMACs founders who arranged & orchestrated all the great hits, including The Wizard of Oz, Gone With the Wind, It’s A Wonderful Life, the original Star Wars, big band era, the 50s, 60s, …
Register:
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Conrad Pope keynote for the ASMAC Membership Meeting.
The American Society of Music Arrangers and Composers cordially invites everyone to attend our 2025 general membership meeting. Featuring special informative segments, cool giveaways, and more.
Keynote: Conrad Pope
Hosted by
ASMAC President Gayle Levant & Board member Glenn Jordan
Jaws and The Sugarland Express
ASMAC presents Part 2 of:
When Worlds Collide: The Sugarland Express, Jaws, & more — Creation of a Composer-Director Legacy
Special Guest: Tim Grieving, author of John Williams: A Composer's Life
Tomorrow! Sat 4 Oct 2025, 12pm PDT (UTC-07) — Free & online!
Register here:
asmac.org/civi/event...
On the left, Jeff Kellem wearing an N95 mask and a t-shirt with his music and text typeface designs with various styles of G clefs. On the right, Milton Nelson in the studio wearing a blue dress shirt.
Wed 1 Oc 2025, 7–10pm
ASMAC 1st Wed Hang
At The Mayflower Club, 11110 Victory Blvd, North Hollywood, CA.
Hosted by ASMAC Vice Presidents Milton Nelson & Jeff Kellem.
Pizza provided at 7pm.
Register soon, so we know how much pizza to obtain:
asmac.org/civi/event...
Lalo Schifrin and Ira Heashen
ASMAC Premier Masters Series
The Music of Lalo Schifrin
Ira Hearshen
Hosted by Sylvester Rivers
Sat 27 Sep 2025, 12pm PDT (UTC-07)
Register, free & online:
asmac.org/civi/event...
Master musician Ira Hearshen orchestrated for Lalo for many years; has an intimate knowledge of Lalo’s amazing work.
Dan Redfeld (composer); Christina Harding & John Gabriel Koladziej (lyricists); JoAnn M. Hunter (director); Nigel Wright (co-producer); Nick Pugh (music engineer); music prep team of Danita Ng-Poss, Jason Poss, and Chris Siddall plus cast members Laura Benanti, Christine Allado, and Eleanor Grant. With producers Brian Purcell, Rob O'Neill, Elizabeth Hedman, and Emily Kerrigan.
Sat 20 Sep 2025
12pm PDT (UTC-07) | Free & Online
ASMAC presents Jo: The Little Women Musical
Creating a Studio Cast Album
Register via QR code or visit ASMAC dot org:
asmac.org/civi/event...
Join the entire creative team plus cast members for an in-depth look at creating a studio cast album.
ASMAC Vice Presidents Jeff Kellem and Milton Nelson. Jeff wearing a white 3M N95 mask with a black t-shirt showing G clef music typeface designs drawn by him and a fleece jacket. Milton wearing headphones and a blue dress shirt in a recording studio.
This week! Wednesday, 3 Sep 2025, 7–10pm
ASMAC First Wednesday Hang social mixer
At The Mayflower Club, 11110 Victory Blvd, North Hollywood, CA.
Hosted by ASMAC VPs Milton Nelson & Jeff Kellem.
Pizza provided at 7pm.
Register soon, so we know how much pizza to obtain:
asmac.org/civi/event...
Covers for the film study scores of the “The Magnificent Seven” and “Silverado” with a headshot of Silverado composer Bruce Broughton in the middle. Bruce has white hair with a blue shirt and jacket, fading into the background.
Silverado composer Bruce Broughton.
ASMAC: The Magnficent Seven & Silverado
w/composer Bruce Broughton
+ Omni Music Publishing's Tim Rodier & Dan Redfeld
Saturday, 6 Sep 2025, 12pm PDT (UTC-07)
Free & Online
Register:
asmac.org/civi/event...
#ASMAC #BruceBroughton #Silverado #ElmerBernstein #filmscoring #filmscores #filmcomposer
Posters of The Sugarland Express showing Goldie Hawn mashed with the poster for Jaws only showing water and the text of the names of the films.
ASMAC presents Bill Boston:
When Worlds Collide: The Sugarland Express, Jaws, & more — Creation of a Composer-Director Legacy
Special Guest: Tim Grieving, author of John Williams: A Composer's Life (coming out 2 Sep 2025)
Sat 23 Aug 2025, 12pm PDT (UTC-07)
Register here:
asmac.org/civi/event...
ASMAC Competitions 2025!
Deadline: 1 Sep 2025
Submit now:
asmac.org/education/...
—Bill Conti Big Band Arranging
Funded with the generous support of Bill Conti.
—Pat Williams Composing & Arranging
For each:
1st Place Award: $1000
2nd Place Award: $500
3rd Place Award: $250
ASMAC Big Band Hang
Ed Neumeister — Always in Motion
Wed 30 Jul 2025, 7pm PDT (UTC-07)
Free & online. Register here:
asmac.org/civi/event...
We'll dive into Ed's fun charts & how he guides improv.
Hosted by Scott Healy.
Plus a quick visit with Elliot Deutsch's Big Band Arranging Secrets Revealed.
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:
asmac.org/civi/event...
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.
—Gayle Levant, President
Read more here:
asmac.org/2025/07/20...
ASMAC Presents
To Kill a Mockingbird
with Chris Siddall, Dan Redfeld, and Peter Bernstein
Exploring Elmer Bernstein's score for To Kill a Mockingbird with Chris Siddall, Dan Redfeld, & Peter Bernstein.
Saturday, 19 Jul 2025
12pm PDT (UTC-07)
Free & online. Register here:
asmac.org/civi/event...
Our dear friends, composers / arrangers Lalo Schifrin and Alf Clausen are deeply missed.
These two brilliant minds created music that will live on forever in our hearts.
—Gayle Levant, ASMAC President
asmac.org/2025/07/03...