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Oct 14, 2011 Distinguished BMI composer Ellen Taaffe Zwilich recently stopped by BMI’s NYC office to chat with the BMI classical team. Zwilich has three major premieres in the 2011/12 season; next up is the debut of her Shadows for piano and orchestra, with the Louisiana Philharmonic on October 29 and 30. Pictured are BMI’s Emily Good, Scott Bartucca, and Deirdre Chadwick; Zwilich;… View Photo

Oct 13, 2011 BMI’s Wardell Malloy offered advice to bourgeoning rappers on “Freestyle Friday,” a popular segment on BET’s 106 & Park on October 7. Pictured at the television taping are Island/Def Jam’s Max Gousse, BMI songwriter/rapper Yelawolf and Malloy. View Photo

Oct 13, 2011 HPNG Entrepreneurs, in partnership with the New York City Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, hosted The HPNG Entrepreneurs Conference in New York on October 3. BMI’s Porfirio Piña contributed to the “Industry Profile: The New York Latino Media and Entertainment Industries” panel. Pictured at the event are SP Music’s SP Polanco; the National Association of Latino Independent Producers’ Louis Perego Moreno;… View Photo

Oct 13, 2011 BMI teamed up with Cherry Creek Radio to present the first annual Montana Songwriters Festival from October 5 to October 9. The fest, which made stops in Great Falls, Helena, Butte and Missoula, featured performances by BMI award-winning songwriters Kendall Marvell, Tim James, and Bill LaBounty. Pictured after the performance at the Myrna Loy Theater in Helena are Cherry Creek… View Photo

Oct 13, 2011 As part of this year’s Woodstock Film Festival festivities, BMI’s Doreen Ringer Ross hosted a dinner to celebrate the works of photographer Catherine Sebastian on September 23 at the Oriole 9 in Woodstock, New York. Sebastian herself (pictured) served as the guest of honor, and elaborated on her Beautiful World collection, which vividly depicts life, nature, and beauty of the… View Photo

Oct 13, 2011 BMI’s “Music in Film” panel discusses contemporary film and television composition before a packed room during the 2011 Woodstock Film Festival. View Photo

Oct 13, 2011 Songwriter and recording artist Robbie Dupree and Oscar-winning filmmaker Leon Gast pause for a photo at the BMI-hosted dinner during the 2011 Woodstock Film Festival. View Photo

Oct 13, 2011 Michael Lang, co-creator and producer of 1969’s original Woodstock Music & Arts Festival, enjoys the BMI-hosted dinner during the 2011 Woodstock Film Festival. View Photo

Oct 13, 2011 BMI staged its “Music in Film” panel during the 2011 Woodstock Film Festival on September 24 at Utopia Studios in Woodstock, New York. An annual tradition since the festival's inception in 2000, the panel was a frank and lively discussion about the creative aspects of music in film; the composer/director relationship; the unique concerns created by new media music use;… View Photo

Oct 13, 2011 Pictured at the BMI-hosted dinner during the 2011 Woodstock Film Festival are composer/director Noah Hutton (More To Live For); Meira Blaustein, Director of Woodstock Film Festival; BMI’s Doreen Ringer Ross; actor Timothy Hutton; producer Susan Brecker (More To Live For); and Stephen Nemeth, Rhino Films. View Photo