Monthly Presentations

Join us for a series of presentations by our members —
Free and open to the public!

 

Held the second Monday of every month except July and August (unless otherwise noted below)
Social Time: ~7:15PM (PST)
Presentation Time: 7:30-9:00PM

 

March 13, 2023: Christina S. Rusnak – Passion, Perspective and Creating Opportunities

Christina Rusnak

How composing in alignment with one’s passions can lead us to creating our own opportunities. Luck favors the prepared. It’s hard and often disappointing; but perseverance can eventually lead us to the opportunities we envision.

Presentation by zoom. Click the button below to join at time of presentation.

Meeting ID: 869 9773 9502

 

2022-2023 Presentations to come:

April 10: David Jones — His Orchestra Dissertation: “Nothing So Exquisite”

May 8: Thomas Proctor — His Choral Symphony

June 12: Walter Saul — His Preludes and Fugues: “From Alpha to Omega”

 

Past Presentations (video now available):

2022-2023 Season

February 13, 2023: Adam Eason — his new Piano Album

January 9, 2023: Mark Vigil — Symphony no. 1

November 14, 2022: Adrian Dee — Flute Concerto no. 2

October 10, 2022: Liz Nedela — Across Cultures Through Music

September 12, 2022: David Haney — Circadian World Clock

2021-2022 Season

June 13, 2022: Dr. Walter Saul — “Quiltings”

April 11, 2022: Adrienne Albert — My Life in Music

March 14, 2022: Open Discussion — Leading off with Dr. David Bernstein

February 14, 2022: Dr. David Bernstein — Orchestra TV Presentation on PBS

January 10, 2022: Dr. Lisa Neher — Designing Collaborative Processes

December 13, 2021: Daniel Brugh — “An Elephant Concert” (video not available)

November 8, 2021: Liz Nedela — Tone Portraits of Two Cultures — Contrasting But Similar — Portrayed by Music (video not available)

October 11, 2021: Mark Vigil — Gamelan Music

September 13, 2021: Arthur Breur — The Community Connection

2020-2021 Season

June 14, 2021: Dawn Sonntag — Opera: “For Life” (video no longer available)

May 10, 2021: Drew Swatosh — Chamber Opera || Elizabeth Dyson — Music for One

April 12, 2021: Andrew Lewinter — Writing for Horn

March 8, 2021: Kirsten Volness — Two Operas || Mark Vigil — Woodwind Quintet

February 8th, 2021: Paul Safar — Musical Projects

January 11th, 2021: Adam Eason — Music based on LaFollett mode

December 14th, 2020: Charles Rose (New Polish School) || Jeff Rosick — Composing for Music Licensing in Media

November 9, 2020: Lisa Neher — Composing for Singers

October 12, 2020: Dr. Greg A Steinke — Composing for Harp and other topics

September 14, 2020: Liz Nedela — Archiving and Protecting Our Compositions || Dr. Greg A Steinke — Music Licensing in a Digital World

 

For additional information, contact Liz Nedela.