Remembering Pearl Kaufman

We are saddened to learn today of the passing of the incredibly talented and prolific pianist, Pearl Kaufman. In 2015, the Academy of Scoring Arts welcomed Pearl as our guest,…

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Sabrina Hutchinson of Defiant PR Joins Advisory Board

The Academy of Scoring Arts is thrilled to announce that Sabrina Hutchinson of Defiant PR, a longtime friend of the organization, has joined our Advisory Board. For more than 20…

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COVID-19: What We’re Doing

[updated July 8, 2020] The ASA community has always been exactly that: a community. Our events have thrived on the gathering of fellow music professionals and aspiring professionals. As the…

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In Memory: Emil Richards (1932-2019)

The ASA remembers the life and career of veteran Hollywood percussionist Emil Richards, who died in Los Angeles on December 13, 2019 at the age of 87. Richards started playing…

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Many New Additions to the Library

Since our last update, we have been very busy adding a good number of new videos to our online library. These videos are available in full to our members, while…

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New to the Library: Carlo Siliotto and Debussy’s La Mer

Our online library now has two new additions: an interview with Italian composer Carlo Siliotto, and our first installment of our ongoing long-form study of Claude Debussy’s La Mer. We…

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Composers Announced for the LA Live Score Film Festival

The Los Angeles Live Score Film Festival is proud to announce their 2018 class of film composers. Participating in this year’s live score-to-screen festival is an impressive and diverse line-up…

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