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Sean Callery - Ira Newborn - Mark Snow

Schedule - 2012 NYU/ASCAP Schedule

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Workshop Director

Dr. Ron Sadoff, Director of NYU Film Scoring, ron.sadoff@nyu.edu

We appreciate the generous support of scholarships provided by the Film Music Foundation (FMF), a nonprofit California Public Benefit Corporation, that promotes appreciation of the art and craft of film music through education, filmed interviews, scholarly research and writing, and film scoring workshops for students.


Workshop Overview

Workshop May 22 - 31, 2012 in the The Frederick Loewe Theatre - Generally from 1:00-6:00 pm daily, except 2 evenings, to be determined, for special ASCAP Presentations.

Those applying as participants, but who are not accepted, will be automatically eligible to enroll as an Auditor for a fee of $300 ($350 minus the $50 application fee).

AUDITORS: Use the online application form and then send in a check to the address below for payment for a total of $350 ($300 auditor's fee + $50 application fee). See the following paragraph, Workshop Program, for auditor participation details. Auditors do not need to send in audition materials. Please include your name and that you are interested in being an auditor along with your check to the address below. 

Workshop Program

THE 2011 NYU/ASCAP FOUNDATION FILM SCORING WORKSHOP in MEMORY of BUDDY BAKER

MAY 22 - 31, 2012 at  NYU Steinhardt

Deadline for applications: April 1, 2012

Following in the vision and legacy of Buddy Baker, the 2012 NYU/ASCAP Foundation Film Scoring Workshop will continue to present the rich traditions of classical Hollywood film scoring. Dedicated sessions will address the creative process, orchestrating, conducting, and MIDI mockups. Participants will choose a clip from a selection of rough cuts, representing a variety of genres . The workshop will culminate in a full day of recording sessions, featuring New York City's top-tier studio musicians. Previous workshops included players from the NY Philharmonic and The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, and have been recorded by such top flight engineers as Paul Geluso and Lawrence Manchester.

Participants leave with a professional digital demo of their work. The workshop continues to be taught by some of today's most creative composers and orchestrators, this year spearheaded by "24" composer SEAN CALLERY.  Summer core faculty member MARK SNOW ("X-Files") and NYU Film Scoring faculty member IRA NEWBORN ("Naked Gun") will also be featured.  Other participating NYU faculty include SONNY KOMPANEK, MIKE PATTERSON, DAVID SPEAR, MARK SUOZZO, TIM STARNES, and RON SADOFF.  The ASCAP Foundation and the Society of Composers and Lyricists, with SCL President and veteran composer DAN FOLIART ("7th Heaven"), will headline additional presentations on the art and business of film music.

For the benefit of auditors and participants, all faculty and participant interactions, lectures, and comments will be amplified and projected on to large screens. Auditors will attend all proceedings, including the live recording sessions and critiques. All sessions of the workshop will take place in the Frederick Loewe Theatre at New York University's Steinhardt School.  For further information, contact Ron Sadoff at 212-998-5779 /  ron.sadoff@nyu.edu. 

Housing and Meals

Participants and auditors have the option of staying in an NYU dormitory, near Washington Square Park, ideally located at the heart of NYU's main classrooms and facilities. Bedrooms have a bed, desk, dresser and closet/armoire for each student, rooms are air-conditioned, but they do not have telephone or Internet access. There is 24-hour security. Participants will receive a package of bed linens with a small towel when they arrive.  Click here for more specific housing information.

You will receive meal tickets for two meals daily in campus dining halls. Dining halls are closed on Saturdays and Sundays.  You will be responsible for your own meals then, as well as any other meals or snacks outside of the two meal tickets per weekday.

Application Fee & Audition Materials

If you would like to be considered for the workshop you must submit the following:

•a general online summer application_
• application fee of $50 (non-refundable, payable directly at the end of the summer online application, or separately using the online payment form_ or the paper payment form with a check)
• PARTICIPANT applicants only: Send a one page bio, and 2 or 3 orchestrations (scores) with a recording (CD or DVD) of one work
AUDITORS only: send a check to the address below for a total payment of $350

Please be sure to include your contact information: phone number, mailing address, and your e-mail address. Make checks payable to New York University and note NYU/ASCAP Workshop on the information line. Send your application fee and audition materials to:

Ron Sadoff, Director
Program in Film Scoring
Music and Performing Arts Professions
35 West Fourth Street, Suite 777
New York, NY 10012

Audition materials become the property of NYU Steinhardt and cannot be returned.

WE WILL MISS BUDDY BAKER

Buddy Baker, composer, educator, "Disney Legend," and our friend, passed away on July 26th, 2002 at the age of 84. Less than two months after driving cross-country, and immersing himself in every aspect of a robust, two weeks of film scoring workshops at NYU, Buddy's passing both surprised and saddened us. In addition to the respect we felt toward Buddy's compositional prowess, we remember his unassuming and easy-going demeanor, which invited all to readily approach him. We'll long for his infectious enthusiasm toward composing music for pictures. His program and faculty at USC's Thornton School of Music thrived on his steadfast dedication and enormous energy. The academy will remember him as a pioneer in his defining and promoting the art of composing music to moving image. Present and future generations will bask in the eloquence and imagination of his Disney themes and scores spanning nearly four decades, ranging from "Winnie the Pooh" to "The Fox and The Hound," "Napoleon and Samantha," and music for Disney theme parks worldwide.

From 1998-2002, I was lucky enough to spend a great deal of time with Buddy in developing our NYU Film Scoring Workshops. His endless quest for effective ways to structure his teaching and our workshops' materials was a source of inspiration and a catalyst for creative work. Because Buddy's spirit will continue to inspire us, our workshop will be renamed only slightly: "NYU/ASCAP Foundation Film Scoring Workshops in Memory of Buddy Baker"

- Dr. Ron Sadoff, Director of NYU Film Scoring