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  1. This date in 1888 saw the birth of Irving Berlin, US composer who is famous for writing classic American songs like White Christmas, God Bless America, Puttin' on the Ritz, and There’s No Business Like Show Business. 10 facts about him.

    topicaltens.blogspot.com/2026/

    #BirthAnniversary #IrvingBerlin #Composers #Music

  2. Here are two very different subreddits that I created and administrate.

    This is a subreddit for those who love, or are even curious about, opera and its singers from the 1950's and earlier. Feel free to ask questions, share reviews and links, and discuss this wonderful genre of music and the singers and composers who brought it to life. Everyone, from beginners to experts, is welcome.

    reddit.com/r/OldOpera/

    If you want to join apositive subreddit for the blind, try r/BlindandFine. The subject matter is far less strict than at r/blind, since not everything needs to be related to blindness. This is more of a place where we can get to know each other and have fun. We allow sighted people to join as well, and we welcome questions about blindness if they are genuine, requests for feedback on surveys or technology about/for the blind, etc. However, I do ask that you join only if you are eighteen or older. Please also note that this is not a therapy/support group. If you need that, then r/blind is for you. I am not an administrator there, only of Blind and Fine.

    reddit.com/r/BlindAndFine/

    #accessibility #BelCanto #blind #blindness #composers #friendship #hobbies #music #opera #records #recordings #Reddit #singers #subreddits #technology

  3. Here are two very different subreddits that I created and administrate.

    This is a subreddit for those who love, or are even curious about, opera and its singers from the 1950's and earlier. Feel free to ask questions, share reviews and links, and discuss this wonderful genre of music and the singers and composers who brought it to life. Everyone, from beginners to experts, is welcome.

    reddit.com/r/OldOpera/

    If you want to join apositive subreddit for the blind, try r/BlindandFine. The subject matter is far less strict than at r/blind, since not everything needs to be related to blindness. This is more of a place where we can get to know each other and have fun. We allow sighted people to join as well, and we welcome questions about blindness if they are genuine, requests for feedback on surveys or technology about/for the blind, etc. However, I do ask that you join only if you are eighteen or older. Please also note that this is not a therapy/support group. If you need that, then r/blind is for you. I am not an administrator there, only of Blind and Fine.

    reddit.com/r/BlindAndFine/

    #accessibility #BelCanto #blind #blindness #composers #friendship #hobbies #music #opera #records #recordings #Reddit #singers #subreddits #technology

  4. Here are two very different subreddits that I created and administrate.

    This is a subreddit for those who love, or are even curious about, opera and its singers from the 1950's and earlier. Feel free to ask questions, share reviews and links, and discuss this wonderful genre of music and the singers and composers who brought it to life. Everyone, from beginners to experts, is welcome.

    reddit.com/r/OldOpera/

    If you want to join apositive subreddit for the blind, try r/BlindandFine. The subject matter is far less strict than at r/blind, since not everything needs to be related to blindness. This is more of a place where we can get to know each other and have fun. We allow sighted people to join as well, and we welcome questions about blindness if they are genuine, requests for feedback on surveys or technology about/for the blind, etc. However, I do ask that you join only if you are eighteen or older. Please also note that this is not a therapy/support group. If you need that, then r/blind is for you. I am not an administrator there, only of Blind and Fine.

    reddit.com/r/BlindAndFine/

    #accessibility #BelCanto #blind #blindness #composers #friendship #hobbies #music #opera #records #recordings #Reddit #singers #subreddits #technology

  5. Here are two very different subreddits that I created and administrate.

    This is a subreddit for those who love, or are even curious about, opera and its singers from the 1950's and earlier. Feel free to ask questions, share reviews and links, and discuss this wonderful genre of music and the singers and composers who brought it to life. Everyone, from beginners to experts, is welcome.

    reddit.com/r/OldOpera/

    If you want to join apositive subreddit for the blind, try r/BlindandFine. The subject matter is far less strict than at r/blind, since not everything needs to be related to blindness. This is more of a place where we can get to know each other and have fun. We allow sighted people to join as well, and we welcome questions about blindness if they are genuine, requests for feedback on surveys or technology about/for the blind, etc. However, I do ask that you join only if you are eighteen or older. Please also note that this is not a therapy/support group. If you need that, then r/blind is for you. I am not an administrator there, only of Blind and Fine.

    reddit.com/r/BlindAndFine/

    #accessibility #BelCanto #blind #blindness #composers #friendship #hobbies #music #opera #records #recordings #Reddit #singers #subreddits #technology

  6. This is a subreddit for those who love, or are even curious about, opera and its singers from the 1950's and earlier. Feel free to ask questions, share reviews and links, and discuss this wonderful genre of music and the singers and composers who brought it to life. Everyone, from beginners to experts, is welcome.

    reddit.com/r/OldOpera/

    #BelCanto #composers #opera #music #questions #Reddit #reviews #singers #singing #subreddit

  7. Florida State University: FSU Pulitzer Prize winner Ellen Taaffe Zwilich donates collection to Library of Congress archive. “The life’s work of one of America’s most decorated composers and a cornerstone of the Florida State University College of Music has found a permanent home in the nation’s capital. Ellen Taaffe Zwilich, winner of the Pulitzer Prize in Music in 1983, Marie Krafft […]

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/04/10/florida-state-university-fsu-pulitzer-prize-winner-ellen-taaffe-zwilich-donates-collection-to-library-of-congress-archive/
  8. Florida State University: FSU Pulitzer Prize winner Ellen Taaffe Zwilich donates collection to Library of Congress archive. “The life’s work of one of America’s most decorated composers and a cornerstone of the Florida State University College of Music has found a permanent home in the nation’s capital. Ellen Taaffe Zwilich, winner of the Pulitzer Prize in Music in 1983, Marie Krafft […]

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/04/10/florida-state-university-fsu-pulitzer-prize-winner-ellen-taaffe-zwilich-donates-collection-to-library-of-congress-archive/
  9. Florida State University: FSU Pulitzer Prize winner Ellen Taaffe Zwilich donates collection to Library of Congress archive. “The life’s work of one of America’s most decorated composers and a cornerstone of the Florida State University College of Music has found a permanent home in the nation’s capital. Ellen Taaffe Zwilich, winner of the Pulitzer Prize in Music in 1983, Marie Krafft […]

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/04/10/florida-state-university-fsu-pulitzer-prize-winner-ellen-taaffe-zwilich-donates-collection-to-library-of-congress-archive/
  10. Florida State University: FSU Pulitzer Prize winner Ellen Taaffe Zwilich donates collection to Library of Congress archive. “The life’s work of one of America’s most decorated composers and a cornerstone of the Florida State University College of Music has found a permanent home in the nation’s capital. Ellen Taaffe Zwilich, winner of the Pulitzer Prize in Music in 1983, Marie Krafft […]

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/04/10/florida-state-university-fsu-pulitzer-prize-winner-ellen-taaffe-zwilich-donates-collection-to-library-of-congress-archive/
  11. #TopicOfTheDay: Johann Sebastian Bach, often hailed as one of the #Greatest #Composers of all time, exhibited a profound understanding of mathematical principles in his music.

    How Network Theory, Group Theory, and Fractals Reveal the Complexity of Harmony in his Music.

    knowledgezone.co.in/posts/Joha

  12. The Earth Eclectic Music Award offers $1,000 in recognition of music created in relationship with Earth, with support from @GaianWay

    The award honors:
    • Independent #musicians
    • Indigenous and land-based #storytellers
    • Experimental #composers
    • Genre-fluid #creators
    • Sound artists exploring #ecology

    Re-releases, remasters, and remixes are welcome, and self-nominations are encouraged.

    Nominations will be accepted until April 22 / Earth Day at eartheclectic.org

    #postgrowthalliance

  13. There is an article on the #wiki about #form (still a draft):
    musicgames.wikidot.com/wiki:fo

    It covers structure of both #music and #boardgames and holds two print-and-play decks of cards for form which in our case is marked with:
    - letters for repeated parts,
    - apostrophes for variation,
    - parentheses for optional repetition.

    A question for #composers #musicTheory or #musicology people:
    Do you know some common reused and describable forms, that may be notated like that? We need a lot!

    Added so far:

  14. 🚀 Our 19th annual game design challenge has launched!

    💬 Topic: #toxicity

    📆 Submit ideas by March 23, 2026

    ⭐ $10,000 in cash prizes
    ⭐ Critiques for all Finalists

    🎮 Please boost to reach #gamedevs, #designers, #artists, #writers, #composers, and more.

    🧡 Presented by an award-winning #nonprofit program producing trauma-informed videogames for #violence #prevention since 2008.

    Details, rules, and resources at the contest website.

    🌐 toxify.org

    #games #gamedev #indiedev #gamedesign #gamejam #nonprofit #education #edtech #sociology #media #tech

  15. Mussorgsky's family name was derived from an ancestor who had had the nickname "Musorga," which meant, appropriately enough, 'Music maker.' On his birthday, ten things you might not know about him.

    topicaltens.blogspot.com/2026/

    #BirthAnniversary #Music #Mussorgsky #ClassicalMusic #Composers

  16. ‘I often feel our songwriters and composers are forgotten about in the AI debate. I want to put them front and centre'
    Former Minister for Culture & Arts, Catherine Martin has been appointed Head of Policy, Ireland, with the Ivors Academy. In this interview with Toner Quinn, she discusses her new advocacy role for songwriters and composers, the challenges posed by AI, and the future of the Basic Income for the Arts.

    journalofmusic.com/opinion/i-o

    #AI #music #songwriters #composers

  17. cmc.ie/opportunities/choral-sk
    Deadline: 2 March 2026 12:00
    Chamber Choir Ireland and the Contemporary Music Centre, Ireland are now seeking applications for Choral Sketches with composer mentor Rhona Clarke.

    Choral Sketches is a unique artist development opportunity for composers resident in Ireland who wish to develop their skills in writing choral music with mentoring from renowned Irish composer Rhona Clarke.

    #Competition for #choral #composers
    @thearcanecomposer

  18. "When the 1936 #Polish #Yiddish feature #AlKhet (I Have Sinned) screened at the #NewYork #Jewish #FilmFestival last month after a decades-long restoration process, seeing the #film was cause for celebration.

    Hearing the soundtrack was my greatest joy. It was scored by one of my favorite Yiddish #composers, #HenokhKon, who created the #music for the 1937 film classic #TheDybbuk. In his heyday between the world wars, #Kon was already renowned as a prolific creator of catchy #songs and sophisticated multi-genre instrumental repertoire, even years before his first film commissions.

    My ears perk up for Kon’s distinctive, eclectic sound textures (as well as ingenious folk-stylized #song repertoire) — from the iconic #dance sequences of The #Dybbuk, to angst-driven passages in the #Bundist quasi-#documentary #MirKumenOn (called Children Must Laugh in English), to darkly ironic background cues for the low-budget #FreylekheKabtsonim (Jolly Paupers).

    I heard a signature..."

    jewishpostandnews.ca/uncategor

  19. 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

    Saturday, 28 February 2026
    12pm PST (UTC-08)
    Free & Online. Register here:
    twp.ai/ImvxLc

    #ASMAC #AACI #AfricanAmericanComposerInitiative #BlackHistory #BlackMusicHistory #BlackHistoryMonth #AfricanAmericanComposers #Composers #AmericanSocietyofMusicArrangersandComposers

  20. Celebrate Film Score Monthly’s 35th anniversary with this stunning new artwork created by Paul Shipper for their special celebratory book produced from the recent Kickstarter campaign.

    Paul has been granted the rights to sell prints of this work so you can enjoy his artwork in your own space. Get your print here: paulshipperstudio.com/shop/fsm #FSM #FilmScore #Composers #Poster #Illustration

  21. #music #composition #composers #books

    Olivier Messiaen's "Technique de mon langage musical" (1944) can be a little dense at times and hard to unpack. Even more so if one is in the middle of composing and wants to refresh on a particular technique he described ... it can completely break the flow.

    I worked with Claude Opus over the weekend to remedy this for my needs, and hopefully it will be helpful to others as well:

    music-comp.github.io/tmml-mc/

    Note: the treatment is mildly technical ...

  22. Check out my podcast episode Wondrous Composers! Head to patreon.com/HelenPugh

    My podcast is inspired by my research of women throughout history for my books. There are women from England, South America and from all across the world.

    Question: Have you ever read a book about a composer?

    #podcast #pachamama #inca #southamerica #newpodcast #podcastepisode #composers #kassia #stkassiani #classicalmusic #music

  23. I wrote in my end-of-September #music newsletter this week about the “two chasms” that artists like #playwrights and #composers have to cross—one chasm shared by all #artists, and one… not.

  24. Wed 1 Oct 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/register/

    Meet fellow #arrangers, #composers, #orchestrators, #copyists, #musicians who are part of the ASMAC community.
    John Mitchell's Flight 584 Big Band rehearsal night. New arrangements to be read down.

  25. Wed 1 Oct 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/register/

    Meet fellow #arrangers, #composers, #orchestrators, #copyists, #musicians who are part of the ASMAC community.
    John Mitchell's Flight 584 Big Band rehearsal night. New arrangements to be read down.

  26. Wed 1 Oct 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/register/

    Meet fellow #arrangers, #composers, #orchestrators, #copyists, #musicians who are part of the ASMAC community.
    John Mitchell's Flight 584 Big Band rehearsal night. New arrangements to be read down.

  27. Wed 1 Oct 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/register/

    Meet fellow #arrangers, #composers, #orchestrators, #copyists, #musicians who are part of the ASMAC community.
    John Mitchell's Flight 584 Big Band rehearsal night. New arrangements to be read down.

  28. Wed 1 Oct 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/register/

    Meet fellow #arrangers, #composers, #orchestrators, #copyists, #musicians who are part of the ASMAC community.
    John Mitchell's Flight 584 Big Band rehearsal night. New arrangements to be read down.

  29. 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 Vice Presidents Milton Nelson & Jeff Kellem.
    Pizza provided at 7pm.

    Register soon, so we know how much pizza to obtain:
    asmac.org/civi/event/register/

    Meet fellow #arrangers, #composers, #orchestrators, #copyists, #musicians who are part of the ASMAC community.
    John Mitchell's Flight 584 Big Band rehearsal night. New charts to be read down.

  30. 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 Vice Presidents Milton Nelson & Jeff Kellem.
    Pizza provided at 7pm.

    Register soon, so we know how much pizza to obtain:
    asmac.org/civi/event/register/

    Meet fellow #arrangers, #composers, #orchestrators, #copyists, #musicians who are part of the ASMAC community.
    John Mitchell's Flight 584 Big Band rehearsal night. New charts to be read down.

  31. 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 Vice Presidents Milton Nelson & Jeff Kellem.
    Pizza provided at 7pm.

    Register soon, so we know how much pizza to obtain:
    asmac.org/civi/event/register/

    Meet fellow #arrangers, #composers, #orchestrators, #copyists, #musicians who are part of the ASMAC community.
    John Mitchell's Flight 584 Big Band rehearsal night. New charts to be read down.

  32. 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 Vice Presidents Milton Nelson & Jeff Kellem.
    Pizza provided at 7pm.

    Register soon, so we know how much pizza to obtain:
    asmac.org/civi/event/register/

    Meet fellow #arrangers, #composers, #orchestrators, #copyists, #musicians who are part of the ASMAC community.
    John Mitchell's Flight 584 Big Band rehearsal night. New charts to be read down.

  33. 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 Vice Presidents Milton Nelson & Jeff Kellem.
    Pizza provided at 7pm.

    Register soon, so we know how much pizza to obtain:
    asmac.org/civi/event/register/

    Meet fellow #arrangers, #composers, #orchestrators, #copyists, #musicians who are part of the ASMAC community.
    John Mitchell's Flight 584 Big Band rehearsal night. New charts to be read down.

  34. #KnowledgeByte: Johann Sebastian Bach, often hailed as one of the #Greatest #Composers of all time, exhibited a profound understanding of mathematical principles in his music.

    How Network Theory, Group Theory, and Fractals Reveal the Complexity of Harmony in his Music.

    knowledgezone.co.in/posts/Joha

  35. Unlike the performance marathon that was June, July is more about composing projects -- I have just one show to play and it should be special!

    Join us July 20 at 8pm at Barbès with the wonderful accordionist/pianist/composer Simone Baron.

    Ljova.com/schedule

    See you out there,
    Ljova

    #strings #composition #creativemusic #musicperformance #music #contemporarymusic #fadolín #fadolin #notaviolin #violin #viola #composers #composing #creativelife #songs #fyp #accordion #brooklyn

  36. ASMAC Hang Social Mixer, Tomorrow!
    Wed 4 Jun 2025, 7–10pm

    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/register/

    Meet fellow #arrangers, #composers, #orchestrators, #copyists, #musicians who are part of the ASMAC community.

    John Mitchell's Flight 584 Big Band will be playing.
    $10 entry goes to support the nonprofit social club.

  37. ASMAC Hang Social Mixer, Tomorrow!
    Wed 4 Jun 2025, 7–10pm

    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/register/

    Meet fellow #arrangers, #composers, #orchestrators, #copyists, #musicians who are part of the ASMAC community.

    John Mitchell's Flight 584 Big Band will be playing.
    $10 entry goes to support the nonprofit social club.

  38. ASMAC Hang Social Mixer, Tomorrow!
    Wed 4 Jun 2025, 7–10pm

    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/register/

    Meet fellow #arrangers, #composers, #orchestrators, #copyists, #musicians who are part of the ASMAC community.

    John Mitchell's Flight 584 Big Band will be playing.
    $10 entry goes to support the nonprofit social club.

  39. ASMAC Hang Social Mixer, Tomorrow!
    Wed 4 Jun 2025, 7–10pm

    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/register/

    Meet fellow #arrangers, #composers, #orchestrators, #copyists, #musicians who are part of the ASMAC community.

    John Mitchell's Flight 584 Big Band will be playing.
    $10 entry goes to support the nonprofit social club.

  40. ASMAC Hang Social Mixer, Tomorrow!
    Wed 4 Jun 2025, 7–10pm

    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/register/

    Meet fellow #arrangers, #composers, #orchestrators, #copyists, #musicians who are part of the ASMAC community.

    John Mitchell's Flight 584 Big Band will be playing.
    $10 entry goes to support the nonprofit social club.