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American Society of Music Arrangers & Composers 🎵
Weekly Webinars, Discussions, & Masterclasses with the top names in music arranging, orchestration, & composing. Building community since 1938.

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Upcoming events: https://asmac.events
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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
Audience and dancers with the Flight 584 Big Band rehearsal night and ASMAC (American Society of Music Arrangers and Composers) 1st Wednesday Hang.
February 3, 2026 at 10:08 PM
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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
Gayle Levant, Steven C. Smith, William C. Stromberg, William V. Malpede, John Altman, Glenn Jordan, and others at the Hitchcock & Herrmann event.
January 28, 2026 at 10:30 PM
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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
Bruce Babcock, composer of film, tv, concert music, and beyond.
January 26, 2026 at 6:04 PM
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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...
Pat Williams, Austin Ali, Joe Osterstock, Gabriel Mulder
January 9, 2026 at 2:08 AM
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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.
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Flight 584 Big Band with audience and dancers at The Mayflower Club in North Hollywood.
January 5, 2026 at 8:58 PM
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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:
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Vangie Gunn-Goodwin and Gordon Goodwin with attendees at the ASMAC Big Band Hang, 28 Oct 2020.
December 17, 2025 at 2:00 AM
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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:
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Kazoo Chorale from ASMAC 50th Anniversary Golden Score Awards 1988 playing John Williams music.
December 15, 2025 at 8:24 AM
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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
Hitchcock & Herrmann book by Steven C. Smith in teal blue.
December 4, 2025 at 1:32 AM
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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...
ASMAC Vice Presidents Jeff Kellem and Milton Nelson Flight 584 Big Band at The Mayflower Club ASMAC 1st Wednesday Hang
December 2, 2025 at 8:54 AM
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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:
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Hosted by Scott Healy
Plus Elliot Deutsch's Quick Big Band Arranging Tips

Bill Conti, Gergő Kormányos, Jorge Machain, Gabriel Duarte da Silva, Mina Choi
November 13, 2025 at 6:41 PM
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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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The Lone Arranger with a caricature of Emil Newman conducting. ASMAC Saints Day.
October 30, 2025 at 1:13 AM
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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
Conrad Pope keynote for the ASMAC Membership Meeting.
October 24, 2025 at 10:37 PM
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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...

Jaws and The Sugarland Express
October 4, 2025 at 2:06 AM
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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...
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.
October 1, 2025 at 6:25 AM
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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:
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Master musician Ira Hearshen orchestrated for Lalo for many years; has an intimate knowledge of Lalo’s amazing work.
Lalo Schifrin and Ira Heashen
September 22, 2025 at 11:06 PM
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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.
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.
September 18, 2025 at 5:20 AM
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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...

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.
September 1, 2025 at 7:35 PM
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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
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.
August 30, 2025 at 6:15 PM
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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...
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.
August 17, 2025 at 6:42 PM
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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
August 15, 2025 at 6:11 AM
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ASMAC Big Band Hang
Ed Neumeister — Always in Motion
Wed 30 Jul 2025, 7pm PDT (UTC-07)

Free & online. Register here:
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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.
July 30, 2025 at 5:50 AM
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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...
July 22, 2025 at 7:16 AM
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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:
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July 20, 2025 at 8:19 PM
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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:
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July 15, 2025 at 5:43 AM
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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

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July 4, 2025 at 2:43 AM