COMPOSER SABRINA PENA YOUNG | MUSIC TECHNOLOGY | FILM | CLASSICAL | OPERA

Buffalo Composer Finalist in CINTAS Foundation Composer Fellowship for 2018-2019  in Miami Miami, August 2018 – The CINTAS Foundation announces this year’s finalists for the annual CINTAS Fellowship Competition and the recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award. A reception and awards ceremony will take place on Wednesday, October 10th, at the University of Miami’s Lowe Art Museum. An exhibition featuring works by each of the finalists will be on exhibit at the Lowe Art Museum beginning on Wednesday, October 3rd. Buffalo Composer Sabrina Peña Young is among the finalists for this year's Cintas composer fellowship. If she wins, Young hopes to use the funds to produce her upcoming children's opera Alica and the White Rabbit , a futuristic opera loosely inspired by the work of Lewis Carroll and a precursor to her animated opera Libertaria. The CINTAS Foundation oversees two important art collections in the United States. The Master Paintings from the Spanis...

NOW OFFERING PRIVATE LESSONS, GROUP LESSONS, and WORKSHOPS FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS IN WESTERN NEW YORK!  CONTACT ME AT Spenayoung@Gmail.com to Schedule Your First Lesson! Homeschooling Families Welcome! Experienced with Special Needs and At-Risk Students. Contact for more information. PRIVATE LESSONS  IN NORTH BUFFALO ($25/Half Hour; $40/Hour; $125 Monthly for 3 Months) (Ages 10 to Adult) Filmmaking and Video Production Writing Screenwriting Songwriting Composition Music Production GROUP LESSONS  IN NORTH BUFFALO ($75/Hour Class; Includes Supplies) (Ages 5 to 18, 2-5 Children/Teens; At least 1 Parent/Guardian must be present) HOMESCHOOLERS WELCOME!!! Classes can be weekly, monthly, or one-time workshops Pop Art and Mixed Media Music History (Middle Ages/Ancient Music, Baroque/Classical Era, Romantic Era, 20th Century, Jazz/Blues, World Music, Electronic Music) World Art (Choice of Africa, Australia/Polynesia, Asia, Latin America, North Ameri...

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   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

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

First International master-courses for young composers in St. Petersburg Russian Musical Union International MolOt Group Russian institute of Art History Youth Department of Russian Composers Union ​ are delighted to present ​ The First International master-courses for young composers in St. Petersburg The master-courses will take place in St. Petersburg on the base of Russian institute of Art History from November 19 to November 26, 2017. The invited professors for the master-courses are composers Alexander Knaifel (St. Petersburg, Russia) and Helena Tulve (Tallinn, Estonia). ​ The master-courses have two sections: Music for chamber ensemble Music for chamber choir ​ The performing ensembles of the master-courses are St. Petersburg MolOt-ensemble and Festino Chamber Choir. ​ Ensemble lineup: Flute (also piccolo, alto) Clarinet (also piccolo, bass) Piano (also MIDI-keyboard) Violin Cello (also bass guitar) ​ The choir lineup is 16 voices (SATB, four singers for each part) ​ 10...

Using Technology to Create the Virtual Opera Libertaria Creating a full‐length opera in the 21 st century requires a composer’s ingenuity and ability to think outside the box and into cyberspace. What do crowdsourcing, machinima, virtual auditions, social networking, and a libretto have in common? Each is a key element in the production of Libertaria: The Virtual Opera , a feature‐ length sci‐fi animated opera created through online collaboration and cutting edge technology. For those who live outside the 21 st century digital world, terms like crowdsourcing, virtual, and machinima may seem like a foreign language out of a Ray Bradbury sci‐fi novel. Crowdsourcing involves assigning tasks for your project to the public at‐large. More than simply outsourced, a project that is crowdsourced can involve dozens, hundreds, or even thousands of people contributing a small part to the creative whole. Typically one person acts as the “brain” of the project, co...

How to Create Fantasy Characters Moviestorm Animation - Sabrina Pena Young

There are three ways to embrace creativity and your family. Maybe you are a parent, balancing a full time job or school, have an illness, or are taking care of an ailing relative. Fitting in time for film, music , art, and other creative pursuits may seem impossible, but you can do it by following these three key ways: 1) Prioritize Your Life 2) Strategize a Plan 3) Economize Your Time In this video I give you some pointers on how you can try to balance creativity and your family life and other "real world" obligations and responsibilities. You CAN enjoy creativity, whether it is art, music, film, or writing. Please SUBSCRIBE and let me know what you think in the comments below! Don't forget to SHARE this video if you find it helpful! Twitter @dalatindiva sabrinapenayoung.wordpress.com sabrinapenayoung.blogspot.com Related articles Music Choice To Feature Exclusive ACM Awards Content The best connected speakers of 2017 Photo ...

A New Institute Gives Voice to Narratives from    Latinx,Indigenous, and Immigrant Voices in Arts and Culture Field The Intercultural Leadership Institute (ILI) launches today!  Conceived of by non-profit regional and national arts organizations -  Alternate ROOTS ,  First Peoples Fund ,  National Association of Latino Arts and Cultures (NALAC) , and  PA'I Foundation  - ILI is a newly formed, paradigm-shifting personal and leadership development program for artists, culture bearers, and other arts professionals.  For NALAC, the ILI represents a way to tangibly practice intercultural work with our partner organizations as a means of building solidarity, building capacity, and building healthy social narratives for organizations of color across our nation. NALAC participates in conversations as part of a larger national and international field of activity; together, the ILI is an opportunit...

Young is the foremost expert on virtual opera production and online collaboration with the debut of her machinima opera Libertaria: The Virtual Opera. Libertaria includes a live international cast and film crew, virtual choirs, sound synthesis , machinima animation, and contemporary choral writing, produced entirely online using crowdsourcing, social networking, and the Internet . Libertaria premiered October 5th, 2013 in Lake Worth, Florida , with additional screenings at the Buffalo Women and Arts Festival , the UK -site Moviestorm , the Holland Animation Film Festival, and other venues. She has a rich history of combining intermedia and classical music with cutting edge works like her multimedia oratorio Creation, winner of the IAWM New Genre Prize, World Order #5 for percussion and multimedia, and collaborations with artists in Vox Novus 60×60 and Lee Scott ’s interactive web opera The Village. Young is currently working on the novel series The Libertaria Chronicles, and is ...