What’s going on…
“BMI’s “Composing For The Screen: A Film Scoring Mentorship Program” begins its 4th season Sept. 21, and runs through Oct. 26, 2011, at BMI Headquarters in NYC.
For info, go to this link: http://www.bmi.com/news/entry/551919
You can also contact Rick Baitz @ filmmusic@rickbaitz.com for further info.
“CHTHONIC DANCES” for string quartet was premiered by ETHEL on May 23, 2011, at the opening night of the Tribeca New Music Festival at Merkin Hall, NYC.
Check out the review: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/25/arts/music/tribeca-new-music-festival-at-merkin-hall-review.html
Read an interview with Rick Baitz and Cornelius Dufallo, violinist in ETHEL, at ethelcentral.com/blog.
In November ’09, Rick was awarded a Composers Assistance Program grant from the American Music Center for CHTHONIC DANCES, PART 1.
NICKEL FILM FESTIVAL
Rick gave a series of film scoring Master Classes at the Nickel Independent Film Festival in St. Johns, Newfoundland, in June, 2011.
VERMONT COLLEGE OF FINE ARTS
Rick has joined the faculty of Vermont College of Fine Arts’ brand new MFA program in Music Composition, where he’ll be teaching film scoring. This is a low-residency program that requires students and faculty to be present on campus in Montpelier one week per semester. For more info, go to: http://www.vermontcollege.edu/low-residency-mfa/music-composition.
PERCUSSION QUARTET
Rick is composing a large piece for percussion quartet with live electronics, to be performed by the Juilliard Electric Ensemble in Juilliard’s acclaimed Beyond the Machine series, in November 2012.