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NEW BEGINNINGS NEW GENERAL MANAGER NEWS FROM THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Sylvia Leinfelder was recently hired as the new General Manager of SC I. She was chosen after being interviewed, along As a regular part of each newsletter I with three other cand idates, on Septem want to inform you of the various ber 27th in Manhattan. Although the other activities of the Executive Committee. applicants were highly qualified, her skills As many of you know, the Executive and extensive experience particularly Committee oversees many of SC l's impressed the committee. projects. We gather at each National Conference, and every other month in Ms . Le infelder recently earned her MBA in New York for meetings. In addition, General Management from Baruch there is a fairly consistent dialogue Co llege, City Un iversity of New York. In within the committee on the internet. addition, she brings with her skill s she developed while working at various music This fall has been particularly busy for re lated offices. Most recently she worked the Executive Comm ittee. In Septem as a Finance Associate at Queens ber we were involved in the process of Theatre in the Park. Her responsibilities hiring a new General Manager for the in cluded assisting in festival development society. After initial appli cations were and programming, grant writing, and looked over, a committee was formed budgeting . Previous positions include the to hold interviews. Reynold Professional Assistant to Maestro Isaac Weidenaar, Richard Brooks, Bruce Stern, and Assistant to the CEO and Taub, Geoff Kidde, Martin Gonzalez, President of Columbia Artists Manage and I interviewed candidates and ment Inc. where she handled projects eventuall y se lected Sylvia Leinfelder. such as tour management of classical so loists and orchestras' United States and Executive Committee members con overseas tours. tinue to be busy with their own SCI projects. Richard Brooks, Producer of "I have a tremendous amount of respect the CD series, relays that up to th is for contemporary composers." She wrote point SC I has released sixteen CDs on in her application, "I would consider it an the Capstone Label. He is currently honor to facili tate or expedite the work of preparing number seventeen for the Society of Composers in any way production this winter. Also, a graphic whatsoever." artist has recently started to design covers, wh ich can be seen on the last We look forward to working with Ms. two releases. Funding is still being Leinfelder in her new position. Her sought to reissue the original ten LPs leadership, professionalism, and experi on CDs. ence will benefit SCI and its members for Bruce Taub, Editor of the Journal of Music Scores, reports that vo lumes 30 Alert! and 31 have been prepared and sent to the publi sher (European American Music). Volume 30 contains works by John Allemeier, Paul Barsom, Clifton Callender, and Lionel Semiatin. Volume 31 contains works by Maria Niederberger and Steven Ricks. ... continued on page 4, "Newsn Soc~etl' of Composers, Inc. September-October 2001, XXXl:4·-5 NEW YORK AREA MEMBERS GATHER AT SCI MIXER Eighteen SCI members gathered in Manhattan on the evening of Septem ber 20 to meet old and new friends . A buffet was provided at the apartment of Reynold Weidenaar, creating a venue to learn about and discuss the affairs and projects of SCI. Six mem bers of the Executive Committee were in attendance and reported on the status of such member services as the CD Series, Journal of Music Scores, and Submissions Program. There Hayes Biggs, Richard Brooks, Paul were wide-ranging discussions on Epstein , Steven Rosenhaus, Martin existing and new programs, as well as Halpern . on special concerns of the Executive Committee. The latter included the and even now their brother and sister search for a new General Manager turkeys are keenly anticipating future (since concluded} and the relocation of SCI soirees. Th e members present Paul Epstein , Eva Wiener, Allen Cohen, the SCI Office, currently in Glendale, were Hayes Biggs, Richard Brooks, Richard Brooks, Deborah Mason, Steven Queens, well along the 029 bus line. Allen Cohen , Antony Cugliari, Paul Rosenhaus. The elaborate and complicated Epstein, David Gordon, Ma rtin governance structure of SCI was a Halpern, Geoff Kidde, Deborah topic that fascinated many, and even Mason, Terry Winter Owens, Steven grizzled veterans marveled at organi Rosenhaus, Bill Ryan, Josh Saulle, zational intricacies of which they had Sarah Snider, Bruce Taub, Eugene long been blissfully unaware. Several Viola, Reynold Weidenaar, and Eva Empire Kosher turkeys had spent Wiener; also in attendance were three hours that afternoon preparing Executive Secretary Martin Gonzalez for the get-together in charcoal kettles, and Joyce Weidenaar. Antony Cugliari, GeoffK idde. Martin Halpern, Eva Wiener, David Gordon, Sarah Sn ider. Page2 The SCI Newsletter XXX/:4- 5 Another change of note is that the ensembles should be of a level NOTES FROM THE EDITOR Competitions, Calls, and Grants appropriate for undergraduate music listings will no longer be included in the majors. I would like to take this opportunity Newsletter, but will only be published to introduce myself as the new in SC ION. This will both redu ce Participating faculty (in any combina editor of the SCI Newsletter. I redundancy and cut costs to help keep tion): flute (2), oboe (3), clarinet, encourage you to contact me membership dues and their current saxophone, bassoon, horn, trumpet, directly with member news, articles, levels. trombone, violin, viola, cello (2), bass, reviews, and suggestions for the guitar, piano (2), organ, percussion, Newsletter. Bruce Bennett soprano, and mezzo-soprano. Editor, SCI Newsletter This is our first PDF-only issue of Works employing electronics (tape/ the SCI Newsletter. It will be CD/DAT) and faculty soloists with emailed to all SCI members with CALL FOR SCORES student ensembles will be considered. registered email addresses. You Please indicate if you are able to can read it on-screen or, if you Region VII provide performers for your works. prefer, print it out. Members without School of Music Composers are encouraged to send email will receive hard-copy issues Northern Arizona University pieces for smaller combinations of (xerox copies) for the rest of the Flagstaff, Arizona moderate duration. year by US mail at no charge. After October 10-12, 2002 the first of the year, there will be an Bruce Reiprich, Thomas Cleman, Composers whose works are selected extra $1 O per year to receive the and Greg Steinke, hosts must attend the conference and must SCI Newsletter by US mail. Postmark Deadline: be members of SCI in good standing. January 15, 2002 Please include the following with your Composers are invited to submit up to submission: ·''' .,,, three works for performance by faculty and students. 1) scores with duration marked clearly on the cover Available student ensembles: orches 2) recordings (preferably CDs) if tra chamber orchestra, wind sym available ph~ny/symphonic band, chorus, jazz 3) a brief bio (less than 100 words), 4) big band/combo, percussion en SCI regional affi liation semble, saxophone ensemble (so 5) contact information {address, prano, alto, tenor, baritone, bass). phone, e-mail) Compositions involving student 6)SASE SCION Mail submissions to: ==:,,,. ,, .OJ2Yi<:l , pr,~x,1~r.. €9H9C ?:= ttt?? '' ,..,, oanlef Powers, ·Asst. Editor · Bruce Reiprich School of Music, Building 37 SCION, SCl's on-line electronic news, provides information on opportunities Flagstaff, AZ 86001-6040 . ,Fbrotherbus/hess: for composers. News items, an Notification of acceptance: June 1, 1? MartlriGbhzM~z. Executive nouncements, comments , and other material for publication may be sent 2002. Composer commitmenl/delivery ·=••• Soeie~:~~S~~~sers, Inc. via e-mail to: of parts: July 1, 2002. L,, r · 7D~ 30 , 8bth Street drexler@msn .fu llfeed.com The city of Flagstaff {elevation 7,000 ft.) is located in the heart of Arizona's l1ii~~~,~~~~~~~;k.n•l Mail, telephone calls, and fax mes largest ponderosa pine forest and s.ageg'$hould be.directed to: ==·,,,.,,,,,, within the San Francisco Peaks mountain range (12,000 ft. at the highest point). Time wi ll be allotted on David Drexler, SCION Editor Saturday afternoon (October 11) for 2560 Kendall Avenue sightseeing in picturesque Sedona (45 Madison, WI 53703 minutes by car) and the Grand Can Telephone {home): 608-255-6491 yon (2 hours by car). The SCI Newsletter XXX/:4- 5 Page 3 "News" ... continued from page 1 have larger programs and can put on concerts. She suggested promoting :,',=... ;':,::: , :,' f~£,MsE8i , ~: J.\ ' qt1,0TJ~~ :;:::: ] ~ As President Emeritus, Greg Steinke this to our newer members. has been trying to make better con- COLUMN nections with other past Presidents. The SCION Editor is David Drexler. It Please email current information on He has been able to make some continues to be delivered monthly to your activities contacts and exchange ideas, and is our members. Daniel Powers is now t9 : working on planning activities involving the assistant editor. them. SCI Newslefter Bruce Bennett; Editof The new Newsletter Editor is Bruce · ¢m~ir: .. ·. Thomas Wells is the manager of Bennett. He has been busy putting [email protected]<eley.edu Composerver, a streaming-audio together this inaugural issue of our ·.· ::;::;;. archive of SCI members' works online newsletter. This includes writing available on the SCI website. He is and editing material, collecting conlri- Recent and upcoming performances working to expand it by including more butions from members, and updating of music by Jeffrey Hoover members' works, and also by imple- the appearance of the newsletter. ([email protected]). menting an on-line distribution system to publish members' scores. Geoff Kidde is the Submissions Sunday, October 14, 2001 Coordinator. He recently placed the Jason Bahr is the first Student latest call for submissions in a variety Tapestry Representative on the Executive of publications, and will be organizing (Premiere Performance) Committee.