HOLLYWOOD MUSIC WORKSHOP

ORCHESTRATION & ARRANGING
Conrad Pope & Nan Schwartz

With a wide ranged experience in the cinematic spectrum, he is one of Hollywood´s most in-demand orchestrators. His rare musical skills will give you an insight into valuable lessons to learn.

Conrad Pope is an icon in the film industry as he collaborates with Hollywood´s most famous film composers. On his career path he worked with John Williams, Hans Zimmer, Alexandre Desplat, James Horner and Howard Shore among many others.

With awards ranging from a Grammy for her elegant and sophisticated arrangement of “Here’s That Rainy Day” for Natalie Cole and numerous arranging credits for artists Ray Charles, opera singer/crossover artist Thomas Quastoff, and trumpeter Till Brönner among others, she is widely known across the world of music.

In addition, she benefits from many commissions in the songwriting field including the Emmy-nominated “All The Days”, collaborations with the iconic lyricist Paul Williams.

John’s recent work includes “Red Planet’s epic WW1” drama, “The Passing Bells” and the reimagining of Hitchcock’s classic “The Lady Vanishes” – All for the BBC. He has received critical acclaim for three adaptations of Charles Dickens classics.

His experiences range from movies to video games such as “FIFA19”, “Asgard’s Wrath” or “Assassin’s Creed: Unity – Dead Kings” and many more.

In addition to that he has conducted orchestras including Budapest Symphony Orchestra (Hungary), Sofia Symphony Orchestra (Bulgaria), Malaga Symphony Orchestra or Malaga Philharmonic Orchestra (Spain).

His haunting orchestral scores for the globally acclaimed video games “BioShock”, “BioShock 2″ and “BioShock Infinite” have earned him multiple awards, including top honors for Best Original Score from the British Academy of Film & Television (BAFTA) and the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences.
Schyman’s film and television credits include classic series like “The A-Team” and “Magnum and family horror” & his music is performed in concert by orchestras worldwide.

Limited to 8 participants !

GRAMMY Award winner Amy Andersson has toured to over twenty-two countries conducting operatic, symphonic, Broadway musical and video game repertoire.

She is founder and conductor of Orchestra Moderne NYC, which debuted at Carnegie Hall in 2017 and is writer and director of “Women Warriors: The Voices of Change”, a production which has won over 20 international film and music awards and premiered at Lincoln Center. Andersson has led conducting workshops in New York and Los Angeles.

With a 40 piece orchestra under the guidance of iconic orchestrator CONRAD POPE, experienced studio musician & concertmaster DIMITRIE J. LEIVICI & the technical team of MG STUDIOS Vienna.

There will be prepatory online meetings before the course begins to make sure you everything is ready for the reording process. Participants can conduct their own pieces, an experienced conductor will be on standby.