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Laura Karpman’s new orchestral piece “All American” brings to light the work of three early 20th century female composers, Anita Owen, Mildred Hill and Emily Wood Bower. As a co-founder of the Alliance for Women Film Composers, Karpman seeks to bring to the forefront the important contributions of women that…
BMI Supports Alliance for Women Film Composers Annual Meeting
On Sunday, March 18, the Alliance for Women Film Composers hosted its 3rd annual all-member meeting at the home of George S. Clinton. Leadership from the AWFC updated the members on its past, present and future activity, noting the successful professional development series of workshops to educate up-and-coming women composer…
Music is the Cause for Celebration at BMI’s Annual Dinner at Zoom During Sundance 2017
BMI Vice President of Film, TV & Visual Media Relations, Doreen Ringer-Ross, proudly hosted BMI’s annual dinner at Robert Redford’s restaurant Zoom on January 24, during the 2017 Sundance Film Festival. The dinner provided Sundance composers, directors, music supervisors and film executives the opportunity to mingle during their time in…
Women Who Score Win Over the Crowd at Los Angeles Concert
The Alliance for Women Film Composers, in association with The Film Music Society and White Bear Public Relations, featured more than 20 female composers, many of whom BMI proudly claims as members, at “The Women Who Score: Soundtracks Live” concert on Friday, August 19, as part of Downtown Los Angeles’…
BMI’s Composer/Director Roundtable Dives Into Music’s Role in Film at 2015 Sundance Film Festival
Broadcast Music, Inc. hosted its annual Composer/Director Roundtable, “Music & Film: The Creative Process,” during the 2015 Sundance Film Festival on Tuesday, January 27, 2015, at the Sundance Filmmaker Lodge in Park City, Utah. Focused on the relationship between composer and director, the panel is a cornerstone event at the…
BMI Co-sponsors Alliance for Women Film Composers Event at Sundance
As part of its ongoing commitment to supporting the diversity efforts of the Alliance for Women Film Composers (AWFC), BMI co-sponsored the organization’s inaugural brunch during the Sundance Film Festival on Tuesday, January 27, 2015, at Café Terigo in Park City, Utah. AWFC celebrated the 15 female composers whose work…
Sundance Composer Spotlight: Nora Kroll-Rosenbaum
Sundance 2015 Film: Stockholm, Pennsylvania Premiere: Friday, January 23 12:15 PM Juilliard-trained composer Nora Kroll-Rosenbaum, born in NYC, collaborates with radical filmmakers and ingenious musicians on scores that include Nikole Beckwith’s Stockholm, Pennsylvania (Sundance), Nancy Kates’ Regarding Susan Sontag (HBO, Tribeca), Deepti Kakkar and Fahad Mustafa’s Powerless/Katiyabaaz (Berlinale,…