Day 2 & 3 - Thoughts on Underwood New Music Readings
by Pin Hsin Lin
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| Christina Jensen PR Publicity and Promotion Discussion |
The second morning, June 2, 2012, consisted of a professional development workshop
comprising of a presentation on “Intellectual Property and Copyright Law” by
Jim Kendrick, a summary on “Engraving and Self-Publishing” by Bill Holab, an
overview of “Support Structures for Composers” by New Music USA president Ed
Harsh, and a course in “Publicity and Promotion” by Christina Jensen. This
workshop provided useful information for us as we move into becoming professional composers.
Writing good music is just half of the process, we need to know how to effectively
promote ourselves.
Afterward, my fellow
composers and I met with the maestro Manahan again before the run-through concert that evening. In Saturday night's second reading session, ACO sounded even better than
yesterday! My fellow composers and I briefly introduced our works before
the maestro rehearsed a few spots and performed a full run-through. All of the
great qualities of each work were well pronounced today. My colleagues and I were very happy with the results. After the concert, we went to a reception to
celebrate our successful performance and to meet other ACO alumni.
Finally, the third day, June 3, 2012, opened with a panel discussion of issues relevant to
young composers by our illustrious mentor composers and maestro. This time they
focused on our music and composing process, which I never learned before.
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| George Manahan and Pin Hsin Lin |
I would like to
express my deep gratitude to American Composers Orchestra, maestro George
Manahan, our mentor composers (Bob Beaser, Steven Stucky, Derek Bermel, and Melinda
Wagner), and the other participant composers for this precious experience. I
sincerely hope the Underwood Readings program will continue to grow in the
future. Because of this wonderful program, many individual creative and
personal voices can be seen!
