Susan Maughlin Wood, Guest lectures

Guest artist, Susan Maughlin Wood, will be presenting two lectures for aspiring composers and film/game music enthusiasts at Centralia College on Wednesday, May 25 and Thursday, May 26. The lectures will be held in Washington Hall, room 107 from noon until 1:00 pm. Wednesday, May 25: Acchio Musica Thematicus! The fourth installment in the Harry Potter film franchise was a bridge between established composer legends John Williams and Patrick Doyle. Explore the ways in which beloved musical themes were retained and new ones introduced in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, with specific examples for analysis of how they relate to what is happening on-screen. Alohomora the hidden magic of musical language in film. Susan Maughlin Wood of PunchBeam Music is an independently contracting composer for media and concert music and has an extensive performance background. She holds a Master of Music in Film Composition degree from Pacific NW Film Scoring Program and serves as Vice President of the Seattle Composers Alliance. Constantly bridging the distance between conceiving, learning and doing, Susan has carried out diverse material from choral-bridging interludes of live strings and manipulated sound files for UW choral concert "Embracing the Journey," to the award-winning string quartet piece "Mirasteros," to independent CD "High Relief" as well as film and ever-present passion projects. The lectures are free of charge and open to the public. The Associated Students of Centralia College and Pro Musica, the Centralia College Music club, are sponsoring this event. For more information, please call 736-9391 ext. 248. For more information about Susan Maughlin Wood and to hear samples of her music, please check out her website: www.punchbeam.com.