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Reynold Weidenaar

Editor of SCI Online News
William Paterson College

Biography

Reynold Weidenaar, composer and video producer, received degrees from the Cleveland Institute of Music and New York University. Since 1982 he has produced 7 concert videos; these have received over 75 honors and awards, over 350 live performances, and over 2,500 screenings and broadcasts in tape-alone versions. He has been awarded Fulbright and Guggenheim Fellowships in video and an NEA Composer Fellowship. He is Assistant Professor of Communication at William Paterson College, Wayne, New Jersey.

SCION

I founded SCION (SCI Online News) nearly five years ago and have served as editor since its inception. SCION is an electronic newsletter that provides information about professional opportunities to composers. Earlier this year, Bryan Burkett took on the newly created post of associate editor, doing the lion's share of compiling and assembling items for publication. On the first Monday of every month, SCION us emailed to all SCI members who have email addresses. Each issue provides announcements of competitions, festivals, conferences, calls for works, seminars, workshops, employment listings, and similar events. Because the format is electronic and not constrained by print limitations, details can be fairly complete and comprehensive. A special feature is the repeated publication of every item every month until its deadline has expired. This way, members do not have to search through prior issues to learn of opportunities that are currently available. SCION is designed to be timely, complete, and conveniently available without members having to take time to search a website. The only downside is that the issues are voluminous, about 100 to 125 kilobytes in lengthÐequivalent to 20-25 pages of 9-point type. Some email providers, e.g., Juno, do not allow receipt of documents this long. Interested members who have email addresses but who do not receive SCION would therefore need to switch to another email provider. Many members have commented on having found SCION to be the best single source of its kind for composers, and to be important benefit of SCI membership.

My other position for SCI is chair of the Executive Committee. This entails coordinating and facilitating the work of the various members of the EC. We meet in New York every two months or so and discuss the progress of the various programs that are supervised by EC members, as well as to consider possible new projects. It is a welcome challenge to provide maximum value and opportunity to as many SCI members as possible while working within severe budget constraints. It is a tribute to the imagination and dedication of our EC members, all of whom are volunteers, that SCI is able to offer its membership a wide range of programs to foster professional growth and career development.