Dr. Orlando Legname is a composer, conductor, theorist and Avid Certified Pro Tools Expert. He received his degree of Doctor of Music Arts in Composition from University of Maryland and has taught in the Music Technology program at New York University. Currently, he holds a position of Chair of the Music Department at SUNY Oneonta where he started the Audio Production program and the Chamber Orchestra. Legname received several research grants for Development of New Electronic Music Instruments. He was the recipient of the College’s Academic Excellence Award for Innovative Uses of Instructional Technology and the Chancellor’s Award for Excellency in Creative Activities. Dr. Legname has received numerous awards and honors for his compositions, including the Walsum Award (First Prize) at the University of Maryland (1999), and the Best Music for Theater of 1990 Award from the prestigious APCA (São Paulo Art Critics Association) in Brazil. Dr. Legname’s numerous compositions are frequently performed in the United States and Europe. His publications include a textbook entitled Audio Arts Production (Erudition Books: North Chelmsford) written specifically for his students at SUNY Oneonta. His recent lecture Searching for Semantics in Music: A Global Discourse was published as a chapter of the book Imagining Globalization. As Manager and Musical Director of ARTIUM Arts Center in São Paulo (1987-1996), Legname served as Executive Producer and arranger of numerous CD recordings, as well as Music Director of instructional video titles and composer of five theatrical plays. As a musician, he performed on movie sound tracks and in jingles for television commercials.