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

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 .

Healing America Begins with You: Bridging Cultural Gaps - Composer Sabrina Pena Young A way we can help  heal  our society:  Sculpture by  Marie  Uchytilova Take the time to make at least three meaningful relationships with individuals of other cultures. The type of relationship where you go to each other's houses for meals, call when you have a rough day, have playdates and go camping together.  When your idea of a cultural group is based on a relationship and not movies, TV, the  # news , or  Twitter , you will avoid falling into the trap of lumping individuals together into  stereotypes . You will  be able to recognize the nuances and individualism that makes each person unique and responsible for themselves, not an entire people group.  BREAKING CULTURAL STEREOTYPES I have had my own cultural stereotypes broken by moving around the country, being involved in communities that I would have never been a part of. I ...

Saturday Night Special: 60x60 Wave Farm Mix March 7, 2015: 8 p.m. – 10 p.m. WGXC 90.7-FM: Hands-on Radio 90.7-FM and wgxc.org Tune in to hear this show. Wave Farm Radio wavefarm.org 1620-AM Tune in wavefarm.org or 1620-AM at Wave Farm to hear transmission arts around the clock. Simulcast mid-6 a.m. and Saturdays on WGXC 90.7-FM., Vox Novus and Wave Farm are delighted to collaborate on a special edition of 60x60 focused on Radio Art. Selected from an international open call, 60 works (created with, for, about radio and transmission) with durations of 60 seconds, comprise this eleventh annual 60x60 project. 60x60 Wave Farm Mix will be featured as an FM broadcast on Wave Farm’s WGXC 90.7-FM; distributed as a Wave Farm Dispatch Series download; and featured in a series of live listening events. 60×60 is a one-hour-long show made by sequencing 60 pre-recorded pieces by 60 different composers, each piece a minute in length or shorter. Every one-minute piece will be played con...

Who killed classical music ? A quick study of the possible causes for the current classical music crisis and a list of possible suspects. Was it Colonel Mustard with the Cello in the Concert Hall ? Music Labels and Corporations Over the past several decades, major music labels and publishers have cornered the radio and record markets, forcing music listeners to a very, very small chunk of easily marketable musical slush like Disney pop idols, semi-talented "classical" musicians, and musicians that are more interested in making a buck than making a difference. By cornering plush spots for their artists on television spots, commercials, films, clothing lines, radio, and product placement, they have convinced millions of Americans that the only good music is what is on the radio, and unfortunately, classical music is meant to be heard live. In fact, in most cities, if there is a classical music station, it is often relegated to the local public radio station whic...

After two years of finding amazing HD video footage from incredible American landscapes and cityscapes from New York City and the Statue of Liberty to the Southwest and beautiful American desert landscapes, plus some gorgeous ocean footage, Director Sean Fleck has finished "Americana" and giving a special sneak peak of the film online. "Americana" is an independent film part of a larger project called "The 5 Year Film Project" which plans on making more incredible awe-inspiring films from around the world using top-notch HD footage and incredible soundtracks and audio. "Americana" is the first film completed in the 5 Year Film Project. More about the 5 Year film Project:  http://mtairyfilms.com/ I had the opportunity to score the first film, "Americana". Split into two sections - Natural and Urban - scoring for "Americana" provided some unique challenges. Combining breathtaking soundscapes as well as more upbeat foota...