Broadway orchestrator, arranger, and music supervisor Lynne Shankel will lead a workshop on using orchestration for color and texture. View Lynne's Maestra profile here: https://maestramusic.org/profile/lynne-shankel/
A discussion of the ways to best utilize and understand the violin/viola doubler. The string doubler has become a staple in musical theater orchestration. Depending on the context, the string doubler, most often playing both violin and viola, can play many roles-- from a concertmaster serving as both…
Composer/Lyricist, Orchestrator, and Music Director Rona Siddiqui will lead a workshop on writing character journey through song. View Rona's Maestra profile here: https://maestramusic.org/profile/rona-siddiqui/
Bassist, Arranger, Producer, and Musical Director Mary Ann McSweeney will lead a workshop all about the Bass (and more)! View Mary Ann's Maestra profile here: https://maestramusic.org/profile/mary-ann-mcsweeney/
Musician Kyra Sims will lead a workshop for composers, MDs, orchestrators, and so on about using the French horn in a theatrical context. Kyra Sims is a collaborative musician, writer, and actress residing in NYC. She earned her Masters degree from Manhattan School of Music and has freelanced in NYC…
Highlights from Jamaica Youth's Chorale Annual Spring Concert - Light & Dark This first staging since the pandemic explores the tension between light and dark. It's about understanding the balance between life and loss; joy and sorrow; beginnings and endings; between Light and…
Miles & Coltrane: Blue (.) captures the galvanizing energy of the 1950′s, an element of time when American society was rapidly changing. During this era, jazz was the soundtrack to a new social revolution. And at the forefront of jazz music was trumpet blaring Miles Davis and skillful saxophonist…
Mendocino Ballet will present” Dance Classics” and “The Wizard of Oz”. This performance was recorded on Saturday, June 3, 2023, at Ukiah High School. “Dance Classics” feature students performing Classical and Contemporary Ballet, Jazz, and Tap. Highlights include…
The timeline reads like a scandalous soap opera. Two decades filled with hot romance, heartbreak, multiple marriages, broken engagements, and five children between them. The love story of pop icon Jennifer Lopez and movie star Ben Affleck began with a movie set meeting in 2002 then weaved its way to…
Dwayne Michael Carter Jr, better known by his stage name, Lil Wayne, is a diamond-toothed multimillionaire, undisputed hip-hop champion. With an incredibly recognizable voice straight out of the Southern Delta, he is universally celebrated as one of the most prolific hip-hop artists. He is a lyricist…
Rapper, record producer, songwriter, and actor, Eminem has a wide range of talents. Rolling Stone magazine named him 'King of Hip Hop' by and one of the 100 greatest artists of all time. No doubt, Eminem defied all stereotypes to become one of the biggest sensations in the rap industry. Eminem’s…
Follow a particularly friendly independent artist as he makes his 4th studio album during the early stages of the Covid-19 pandemic. Unsure of a future in music, grappling with an evolving dream, & accepting what isn’t in his control, Steve Everett shines a bright light on the dimly lit.
