Feb 28 2017
Teaching Update - CN is accepting new students. One on one lessons via skype, in your home (Manhattan, Brooklyn) or at his studio in Brooklyn. He's also teaching lessons & classes at the 92nd street Y (since 1997.) New semester…
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Jan 8 2017
Conducting Takemitsu's Three Film Scores, Tchaikovsky's Serenade for Strings and Fellow Sundance Fellow Arturo Rodriquez' music in October at SOB's Conducting Workshop (String Orchestra of Brooklyn) was so inspiring.
The BMI Conducting workshop was amazing! Loved my 2 weeks in…
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Aug 29 2016
BMI continued its focus on nurturing the art of conducting at the Company’s annual two-week conducting workshop series taught by BMI Classic Contribution Award winner, conductor and composer Lucas Richman. During the workshop, eight selected participants had the opportunity…
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Jul 13 2016
BIG NEWS:
CN is proud and honored to be part of the Sundance Family, as a Composer / Fellow in the 2015 Sundance Institute & Skywalker Sound's Music and Sound Design Lab for Documentary Film at Skywalker Ranch. CN went…
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May 2 2016
Wow, what a thrilling honor! See Jenna Ricker and Greg Stuhr's amazing The American Side at IFC Center this week, where wednesday May 4th at 745pm, I'll be moderating "Study of the Score" with Wonder of the World Maestro (and…
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Apr 6 2016
I'm thrilled beyond belief to be heading to Full Frame Documentary Film Festival for the world premiere of Two Trains Runnin'. Directed by the one & only Samuel D. Pollard, written/produced by the very insightful author (& new father) Benjamin… Read more
Feb 24 2016
CN is a featured guest at the Nacogdoches Film Festival. For the first time (and in the oldest town in his home state), the composer will be present for screenings of four of his films / scores (two Texas premieres…
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Nov 17 2015
So thrilled to have two feature docs that screened to sold out audiences in DOC NYC : A New High, which opened Twin Cities FF, was short listed in the NYTimes and Missing People, which won…
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Nov 7 2015
All In Time, nominated for 4 awards (including best score) wins for Best Director.
Check out CN playing harp! https://www.facebook.com/allintimefilm/videos/1053098111388348/
Oct 21 2015
I'll be listing all festivals and awards for all my films soon. I'm so proud of All In Time winning Best Feature at NIFF Houston.
For the 4th time this year, I'll have two films in the same festival, with…
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Oct 11 2015
Another Multiple Screening Weekend including Two BEST's!!!.
Feature Doc Missing People and comedy short Karl Manhair, Postal Inspector screened last weekend at BendFilm Festival. (My 3rd "two films in the same festival" this year.) Missing People made it's East Coast…
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Aug 9 2015
What an amazing experience! More to follow (including pics)