Welcome to Studio5Music.com

website for

             Carmela Sinco            

Composer and Collaborative Pianist

for Film, Television, Video and Classical Concert Stage

                                            Highlights:                                         

1.  Composer and Music Producer/Engineer for Great Decisions - television series on foreign policy and global issues; 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010; nationwide PBS, January - June. 
Details: "Great Decisions 06," "Great Decisions 07" and  "Compositions" page

2. Pianist and Music Director for Song New York - concert of American works for voice; Renee Weiler Theater; New York, NY; December 17, 2009.
Details: "Performances" page

3.  Square One Series - pianist/music director for works of composer Lou Rodgers, December 8th, 2009; pianist for works of composer Donald Woodward, December 15th, 2009.  Produced by Golden Fleece Ltd (New York, NY)
Details: "Performances" page; video links available.

4.  Composer and Music Producer/Engineer for Interstitial and Introductory Film - commissioned by the Carrboro Film Festival, (Carrboro, NC); written and directed by  Ajit Anthony Prem; screening November 22nd, 2009.
Details: "Film/TV/Art" page

5.  Composer and Music Producer/Engineer for  The Love Story - short comedy film by Brian A. Berhnhard  of Blight Productions (July 2009, New York, NY).  Festival bound.
Details: "Film/TV/Art" page; video clip available.

6.  Raya and Sag-In - opera in one act commissioned by Golden Fleece Ltd; world premiere June 25th, 2009 followed by 5 performances through June 28th; New York City.  Story, libretto/lyrics and music written and composed by Ms. Sinco.  Story based on characters from a Philippine legend, Alamat ng Saging.   For details please go to the "Performances" or "Compositions" page.

7.  Music critic reviews - for Raya and Sag-In (one-act opera, June 2009 world premiere run), by the SoundPost.com; for Piaf: Love Conquers All (Off-Broadway Musical, December 2007-February 2008), by PaulAnne Simmons for CurtainUp.com; for Simon Says (for voice and piano) New Music Connoisseur (July 17, 2007 issue). 
Details: "Reveiws & Articles" page

8.  Music Director, Vocal Arranger and Transcriber for Apathy - new Generation X rock musical; November 8th, 2008; New York, NY.
Details: "Performances" page

9.  Appearance on  She-Ka - Composer, Collaborative Pianist and Educator television interview on arts and leisure segment; interviewed by Issa Litton; aired November 4, 2008; NBN4 (Manila, Philippines) and live internet streaming www.nbni.tv. 
Details: "Performances" page

10.  Film Scorer and Music Producer/Engineer for Riding in Stride - documentary film by Rachel Connolly; 2008 airings on PBS / KETKY (Kentucky) through September 2008. 
Details: www.premhart.com; "Compositions" and "DVD Available" pages

12.  Pianist and Assistant Music Director/Coach for The Annual Commissioned Opera/Music Theater Production -  produced by Golden Fleece Ltd, 2007-2009 (New York, NY). 
Details: "Performances" page

13.  Composer for Characters - for bass trombone and piano; commissioned by Michael Becker, principal trombonist, Tucson Symphony Orchestra; CD release December 2009; world premiere in 2006. 
Details: "Compositions" and "Works Available"page.

14.  Film Scorer and Music Producer/Engineer for Not So Anonymous - short film, filmmaker/director Julie Crotty;  screened June 20th - 21st 2007, Landmark Sunshine Cinema (New York, NY). 
Details: "Compositions" page

15.  Collaborative Pianist in 2007 Summer Performances - in concert with Melanie Henle-Heyne, soprano and Gabriel Wyner, baritone (August, Narrowsburg, NY); with Robert Nels Wickstrom, tenor (July, Small Point, ME); with Victoria Wefer, soprano (June, Maplewood, NJ in a benefit for the South Orange Symphony Orchestra). 
Details: "Performances" page.

16. Resident Composer for Squigglebooth.com                                             
Details: www.Squigglebooth.com to view podcasts; "Compositions" page

17.  Composer and Music Producer/Engineer for Art or Something Like It! - television series profiling New York City artists, musicians and performers; CUNY TV Channel 75 (NYC) and video podcasting. 
Details:   www.cuny.tv;  www.artorsomethinglikeit.com; "PressReleaseAOSLI2" page;

!  CD and DVD available !

! New Photos in the Photo Gallery !

                            Thank you for your visit.                          

  This website is updated on a regular basis - feel free to come back often and browse.

Last update:  December 29th, 2009

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