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Cintas Foundation Awards Composer Fellowship to Buffalo New York Composer Sabrina Pena Young CINTAS Foundation Fellowship Awards 2018: Congratulations to  Javier Galindo , winner of the Architecture & Design Fellowship, Sabrina Peña Young, winner of the Music Composition Fellowship, and Tomas Esson, winner of the Visual Arts Fellowship. The CINTAS Foundation Brandon Fradd Fellowship in Music Composition competition is offered annually. The winner of this Fellowship in Music Composition will be eligible to have their work, if suitable, performed as part of the New Music Miami ISCM Festival led by Orlando Jacinto Garcia and being held in 2020 at the FIU Miami Beach Urban Studios. The corresponding experience and exposure of such prestigious performances represents a highly enriched award to the winner. Since 1963, the CINTAS Foundation has awarded over 24 fellowships in music composition.  In addition to supporting Cuban artists, many early in...

Election Primary Day in Buffalo New York Today Buffalo, New York will be hosting primary elections. The voting day was moved to September 13th out of respect for the September 11th anniversary and the Jewish holidays. There are several significant elections this year in New York, including primaries for governor on the Democratic side and the Attorney General.  Find out important information regarding voting locations from the Erie County New York Board of Elections .

LAST CHANCE: New! Jambo! World Art and Music Kids Summer Camp in Buffalo New York  Ages 6-12 In this fun camp, kids will explore multicultural art and music from Africa, Asia, Australia, and Latin America. Activities include musical movement, painting Japanese art, playing African drums, making Australian Dream Paintings, making Latin American instruments, singing songs in other languages, and many more exciting cultural activities especially designed to celebrate and explore our world. Camp activities are from 9-1. Students may be dropped off early at 8:30 and engage in quiet board games and art activities until 9. Students will need to bring a nut-free prepackaged snack for snack time at 10:30 and an optional lunch to eat at 12:30. An art supply fee of $12 needs to be paid to the instructor on the first day of camp. This will cover any art and music supplies for your child. REGISTER TODAY:  https://register.ktufsd.org/wconnect/ace/CourseStatus.awp?&Course=18SRKF33%2...

NEW Superhero Arts Camp and WORLD Music Camp in Buffalo New York REGISTER TODAY Superhero Arts Camp Ages 6-12 In this exciting camp, kids will discover visual art through the lens of comic book superheroes and pop art. Campers will create mixed media art, design and create their own superhero costumes, make a superhero flip book, design comic book panels, enjoy movement activities and create colorful pop art. Camp activities are from 9-1. Students may be dropped off early at 8:30 and engage in quiet board games and art activities until 9. Students will need to bring a nut-free prepackaged snack for snack time at 10:30 and an optional lunch to eat at 12:30. An art supply fee of $15 needs to be paid to the instructor on the first day of camp. This will cover any art supplies for your child. REGISTER TODAY WORLD Music Camp Ages 6-12 In this fun camp, kids will explore multicultural art and music from Africa, Asia, Australia, and Latin America. Activities include musical m...

Nam June Paik Piano Piece at Buffalo New York Albrecht Knox Museum

Vocal Recording for New Science Fiction Film Spiritus

Upcoming in 2018: Science Fiction, Animation, Zombies, and More Thank you so much for visiting my blog today! This year promises to be a very exciting year with new works like my science fiction film Spiritus and Resurrection Day. Spiritus is the story of a young orphan who jouraneys to the dying exoplanet Spiritus to escape the truth about her parents. It is an exciting animated film that I hope will be done in the next few months. Resurrection Day is a graphic novel inspired zombie microfilm that I'm hoping to shoot in my attic, of all places! It will combine live action with animation. I can't seem to get away from that animation!  Recently I had an interview with "Big Words I know by Heart" here in Buffalo New York. It was an exciting episode and we chatted about everything film, music, and weird. I hope you enjoy!  Keep checking back for more great content on music, film, songwriting, opera, composition, sci-fi, and animation.  Check it out! 

Filmmaker, composer and author Sabrina Pena Young takes us on a fascinating journey while narrating through her past, present and future projects along with some insight into her process and an exclusive sneak peak at her next science fiction machinima opera 'Spiritus'.

Trying to help my health somewhat with growing microgreens at home. Not sure if this will work. But can't hurt to try! :) If you have any microgreen urban farming tips for me (I live in western new york) then please PLEASE help me out. I really suck at gardening.

DEC 28th Big Words I Know By Heart - Special Guest Composer and Filmmaker Sabrina Pena Young Author, composer & TED talker Sabrina Pena Young (Libertaria: The Virtual Opera) joins us in the studio. Lovable scamp and compulsive commenter Terry Kimmel circles back to the Co Host Hot Seat for some fresh insults. DEC 28th 6:45-8:30pm EST Click on this Link to Find out More about Big Words I Know By Heart

DEC 28th Big Words I Know By Heart - Special Guest Composer and Filmmaker Sabrina Pena Young Author, composer & TED talker Sabrina Pena Young (Libertaria: The Virtual Opera) joins us in the studio. Lovable scamp and compulsive commenter Terry Kimmel circles back to the Co Host Hot Seat for some fresh insults. DEC 28th 6L45-8:30pm EST Click on this Link to Find out More about Big Words I Know By Heart

Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra Christmas Pops Concert a Welcome Joy This Holiday Season - Buffalo New York After a year of vitriol, this weekend's Buffalo Philharmonic Christmas Pops concerts, conducted by the lively Maestro John Morris Russell, are a wonderful occasion to remind each other of goodwill, brotherhood, and basic humanity.  With a program full of Christmas carol favorites (with a twist) and the sweeping cinematic score from the Polar Express, the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, accompanied by the Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus and the Buffalo Girl Choir, performs brilliantly. For a moment the audience feels they have been transported to a big Hollywood stage. Local legend Mike Randall narrates the Polar Express with gusto , and you would be hardpressed not to find someone that is touched by this emotional tale of the Christmas spirit. The BPO Holiday Pops Concert continues this weekend, on Saturday and Sunday.  Find out more:  https://bpo.org/event/john-...

BPO Kicks Off Holiday Season This Weekend READ FULL ARTICLE HERE:  https://www.buffalorising.com/2017/11/bpo-kicks-off-holiday-season-this-weekend/ by   Sarah Maurer   November 22, 2017, 10:49 am   0 Comments The Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra will kick off its holiday season this weekend, with plenty of opportunities to catch a holiday performance sprinkled throughout the month of December. The season opens this weekend with  Tchaikovsky’s classic,  The Nutcracker . This will be the ninth year of the BPO’s collaboration with the Neglia Ballet Artists on this beloved holiday ballet, taking place at Shea’s Performing Arts Center. There will be an evening performance on Saturday, November 25 at 8 p.m. and a matinee on Sunday, November 26 at 2 p.m. Tickets can be purchased  here .  The following weekend will feature the Orchestra’s last non-holiday performance of the year: Mendelssohn and Mozart. The performance will feature guest...

John Morris Russell’s Holiday Pops Friday, December 15 Kleinhans Music Hall,  10:30 am Buy Tickets The Coffee Concert Series is presented by The Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus joins us for Western New York’s #1 holiday tradition! By now, you know he’s Mr. Christmas, and JMR loves sharing the magic with you! This year, as a special treat, Mike Randall of Channel 7 reads The Polar Express, with its beautiful illustrations projected above the orchestra, set to the gorgeous orchestral score from the film. Jazz singer Katy Miner, Girlchoir, and Normal Street Entrance are all featured on the program.  Come at 9 AM for complimentary coffee and doughnuts to get you in the holiday spirit.

PRESS RELEASE: Film Music Workshop by Award-Winning Composer Sabrina Pena Young Buffalo New York October 16  Award-winning Buffalo, New York, composer Sabrina Peña Young will be giving a film music workshop Monday, October 16th at 7:20PM at the Screening Room, located at the Boulevard Mall in Amherst, New York. The Cuban-American composer and indie filmmaker will discuss basic audio editing, copyright, music licensing, film music, and sound design for free for the BMVM (Buffalo Movie and Video Makers), America's longest running film organization of its kind, since 1934.  "My hope is to give filmmakers the tools they need to make a great soundtrack to their film and learn the basics of working with film composers and musicians when syncing music in post production." - Sabrina Pena Young. The film music workshop is FREE for all attendees, of all ages. This workshop is meant for filmmakers, musicians, composers, actors, editors, students, amateurs, and profession...

Buffalo New York Hurricane Relief for Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria Devastates Island Nation Multiple donation centers have been set up to collect items for emergency relief from Monday, September 25 to – at leaast - Friday, October 6. Locations include Buffalo City Hall, All County Buildings, ECC, as well as the Belle Center at 104 Maryland St. (8am-6pm) and St. Anthony’s Church at 306 Ingham Ave. Lackawanna (10am-12pm and 2-4pm). Once these desperately needed items have been collected, we will ship them directly to a coll ection center located in Puerto Rico. The following is a list of much-needed supplies: bottled water, D batteries, canned goods, old-style can opener, candles, flashlights, baby supplies (diapers and wipes). A more extensive list of donation drop-off locations and requested items can be found by going to:  www.city-buffalo.com     https://www.ci.buffalo.ny.us/…/…/PuertoRico-PressRelease.pdf  

Composer Adrienne Joy Elisha Passes After Courageous Battle with Cancer SEE ORIGINAL ARTICLE:  http://www.catskillmountainnews.com/news/2017-07-05/Obituaries/Adrienne_Elisha.html " It is with great sadness that the family of Adrienne Joy Elisha (“Adie”) announces her passing on Monday, June 12, 2017, at the age of 58 years, after a courageous battle with cancer. Adie was born in Glen Cove, and lived in Bayville, L.I. during her first 10 years. The daughter of distinguished professional musicians, the late Dorothy Kesner and Paul Elisha, she was an extraordinary artist whose creative genius included the Performing Arts, Composition, Poetry and Painting. She was a champion of new music – equally talented as both a skilled violist as well as a composer. Her voice was distinctly contemporary but her inspiration was drawn directly from her heart. Mario Davidovsky had described her sextet (Anthelion) as “A new kind of polyphony.” Leonard Bernstein described her work as “Exciti...

With Brooklyn’s National Sawdust, Paola Prestini has given cutting-edge orchestral music a world-class concert hall and much, much more. The diverse array of resident artists and curators have been given a mandate to dream big, think out of the box, and collaborate across genres, nationalities, and forms. Watch as Prestini grants an exclusive peek into Brooklyn’s new space as she talks about how her own experience as a composer has inspired her to shake up her industry’s status quo.

How to Create Fantasy Characters Moviestorm Animation - Sabrina Pena Young

Buffalo Movie and Video Makers Film Contest TONIGHT!  Monday, March 20, 2017 7:00 PM   to   9:15 PM The Screening Room in the Boulevard Mall 880 Alberta Drive,  Buffalo ,  NY   ( map ) MORE INFO:  https://www.facebook.com/BMVM1934/ FREE FILM EVENT! FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK!  https://www.facebook.com/BMVM1934/ It’s time for our second film contest of the 2016-2017 season!  Depending on the number of submitted entries and their combined length, we’ll try to show all the entries in their entirety at this meeting. However, if that turns out to be impractical - for example, if everybody who is eligible to submit a film did so and each entry were the 30 minute maximum (and holy cats! Wouldn’t THAT be something!) - we will apply Rule 2, and show the first 10 minutes of each film. However, when the winner is announced at the April meeting, the entire entry will be re-screened at that time. Good luck! Come...