YILDIZ YILMAZ

Film & Media Composer, Pianist, Orchestrator, Copyist, Music Administrator, and Music Preparation Assistant

Pianist, composer, arranger, and copyist with a background in Film Scoring from Berklee College of Music. Musically grounded, highly detail-oriented, and dependable in fast-paced creative environments, with experience supporting musical work through preparation, coordination, and thoughtful communication.

• President's Innovation Award, 01/01/23, NAMM Foundation
• Success Grant, 01/01/22, 12/31/23, Berklee College of Music
• College Scholarship Award, 01/01/22, 12/31/22, Little People of America
• Arif Mardin Music Fellowship Award, 01/01/21, 12/31/22, Berklee College of Music
• Division Achievement Award, 01/01/21, Berklee College of Music
• College Scholarship Award, 01/01/20, Little People of America
• Piano Department Contemporary Classical Performance Award, 01/01/21, Berklee College of Music
• Multiple Admission to the Dean's List, 01/01/20, 12/31/25, Berklee College of Music

1. Sheldon Mirowitz, 3x Emmy-Nominated Film Composer, Artistic Director of Berklee Silent Film Orchestra, Professor at Berklee College of Music - smirowitz@berklee.edu 

2. Mehmet Ali Sanlıkol, 2x Grammy-Nominated Composer, Performer, Author & Full-Time Faculty Member at the New England Conservatory - mehmet.sanlikol@necmusic.edu
3. Utar Artun, Multiple-Award-Winning Pianist, Percussionist, Composer, Arranger, Associate Professor at Berklee College of Music - uartun@berklee.edu

4. Yagmur Soydemir, Multiple-Award-Winning Flutist, Composer, Arranger & Assistant Professor at Berklee College of Music - esoydemir@berklee.edu
5. Ellen Francese, Educator, Activist, and Professor at Berklee College of Music -efrancese@berklee.edu