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ONEONTA, N.Y. -- New York composer, orchestrator, and arranger
Michael Starobin will speak about working in commercial music for film and
theater in Lecture Hall 3 of the Instructional Resources Center at the SUNY
College at Oneonta at 3 p.m. on Friday, April 25. Admission to the event is
complimentary, and members of the community are invited to attend.
During his presentation, Mr. Starobin will discuss his background in
music and his rise in the music industry from rehearsal pianist to one of
the most sought-after arrangers for live theater and film. He will lead
students through the process of learning a new song that is written for
piano and voice, demonstrate how the music is orchestrated and what the
final score will look like, and then show and play examples of his work.
Michael Starobin has been an orchestrator for some of Broadway's most
innovative musicals, such as Falsettos, Sunday in the Park with
George, and Assassins, which received the 2004 Tony Award for
Best Orchestration. He was the arranger for the recent Tony-winning
production of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. His other
notable works include Disney's Hunchback of Notre Dame, and he
recently contributed orchestrations to Disney's Once Upon a Mattress.
His orchestrations for film include Chicago, "South Pacific,
Beauty & the Beast: An Enchanted Christmas, Cinderella, and
Pocahontas.
More information about Michael Starobin's appearance at SUNY-Oneonta is
available from Tony Scafide of the SUNY-Oneonta
Music Department at
(607) 436-3471 or scafidat@oneonta.edu
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