Music for Hire: Can An Obie Survive in Hollywood? Mitchell Glickman '84, Executive Director of the American Jazz Philharmonic, Returns to Offer Career Master Class, Monday, February 28, 4:30 P.M., in TIMARA Story by Linda Shockley
			Mitchell Glickman '84 is a conductor, Emmy-nominated composer, Grammy-nominated producer, and Executive Director of the American Jazz Philharmonic and its summer educational program, the Henry Mancini Institute. As a composer, arranger, producer and conductor, he has had the opportunity to help composers, as well as young musicians seeking to make a life in music. He'll return to Oberlin on Monday, February 28, 4:30 p.m. in TIMARA Studio 2 to talk about his rich, diverse career. A 1984 graduate of the Oberlin Conservatory of Music, Glickman apprenticed with theater composer Richard Peaslee in New York during his junior year. His work with Peaslee led him to the American Jazz Philharmonic, an organization dedicated to the genre of music he was writing -- symphonic jazz. " A life in music is challenging at best. More commonly, it has chosen us, not the other way around. If a life in music is what you must do, then you will find a way to pursue it. Having said that, I think that it's important for musicians to expose themselves to as many different types of music as they can. Attend as many concerts as you can, play in and compose for as many different groups as you can, and always keep your ears open to all kinds of new sounds." - Mitchell Glickman In 1985, he began work with AJP music director Jack Elliott, whom he assisted in scoring "Wildside" on ABC. The project has led to fifteen years of work with Elliott, including such shows as "Night Court," "Grammy Living Legends" and the annual "Grammy Award Show." He has also worked with composer Craig Safan on such series as "Life Goes On," (for which the team was nominated for an Emmy in 1990), as well as the final three seasons of "Cheers." In 1993, Glickman composed the score to the film "Proudheart," the critically acclaimed TNN production. Glickman has also served as music production supervisor for all four seasons of "Picket Fences" and more recently, "The Practice" on ABC. His orchestral concert works include "Olympic Memories" for trumpeter Byron Stripling and "Chapters" commissioned by the Turtle Island String Quartet. As a conductor, he has worked with orchestras around the world for concerts and recordings including the United Kingdom Symphony and the American Jazz Philharmonic. Producer credits include "The Bud Shank Sextet Salutes Harold Arlen," "Guido Basso" and "American Jazz Philharmonic," nominated for a Grammy Award in 1994.
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