MCW Kids! This Sunday at WP Library

The MCW Kids! Series (formerly Kids on Central) kicks off this Sunday, Jan. 29 at 2:30 p.m., at White Plains Public Library. MCW faculty member Jim Ranti will lead a discussion and a performance by his students. The audience is encouraged to ask the performers questions, and to see (and touch) instruments up close. The next MCW Kids! event will be concert will take place Sunday, Feb. 12 also at White Plains Library. All Kids! events are free and open to the public.

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Updated Info: “Gia” Giardina added to WinterBowl

Music Conservatory of Westchester (MCW) has announced that local pop sensation Tiffany “Gia” Giardina will perform at its upcoming WinterBOWL on Thursday, February 23. The event celebrates the 25th anniversary of MCW’s Music Therapy Institute, which serves over 2,000 children and adults each year. Eighteen-year old Giardina, a supporter of music education, has opened for Justin Bieber, Selena Gomez, and more. She is a Radio Disney chart topper and has been cast in the upcoming Barbie movie, The Princess and the Pop Star for which Mattel will issue a doll in her likeness. Also performing is Adriana Pera, a renowned cellist and MCW faculty musician, and MCW’s popular Teen Rock & Jazz Ensemble. The event will take place at Grand Prix New York, 333 North Bedford Road, Mount Kisco and includes state-of-the-art bowling, kart racing, arcade games, food, and beer/wine (21+!). Festivities begin at 6pm; Giardina will perform at 8pm. Adults $60; Kids $50; MTI students $30. Purchase tickets conveniently online at www.winterbowl.eventbrite.com or call 914-761-3900.

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Dance the Night Away on Friday, March 16

Event Host - Bill Evans of ABC-TV

Join the Music Conservatory of Westchester in celebrating the 25th Anniversary of its Music Therapy Institute (MTI). Enjoy an elegant dinner and dance to the swinging music of Don Dupont’s 19-piece big band at the CV Rich Mansion located at 305 Ridgeway in White Plains. Cocktails at 6:30 p.m. Individual tickets start at $250.00. Sponsorships available. To reserve tickets or to become a sponsor please visit http://swingwithmcw.eventbrite.com or call Music Conservatory of Westchester at (914) 761-3900.

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First Annual WINTERBOWL to Benefit the Music Therapy Institute

You are invited to attend!

On Thursday, February 23, 2012 from 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM, celebrate the opening of Grand Prix New York’s Spins Bowl, a state-of-the-art bowling center and lounge, with a special night of bowling, racing, and music from Conservatory faculty and students at the First Annual WINTERbowl. This year’s event benefits the Music Therapy Institute at the Music Conservatory of Westchester! Proceeds go toward scholarship programs for MTI students!

For 25 years, the Music Therapy Institute has been the largest provider of professional music therapy services in the greater Westchester region, working individually and in small groups with over 2,000 children and adults each year. The Institute provides services onsite at the Music Conservatory of Westchester as well as throughout the county through the Institute’s Outreach program.

– $30 for MTI students-

Kids 16 and Under – $50/person includes:

-1 game of bowling

-access to limited buffet/soft drinks

-3 arcade tokens

-Live music

-1 Race Pass to be used on night of or any other weekday

Adults – $60/person

-1 game of bowling

-access to stationary HDS

-beer and wine service

-Live music

-1 Race Pass to be used on night of or any other weekday (guests who have consumed alcohol may bowl, but not race)

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MCW Open Tomorrow As Scheduled

Please be advised the Conservatory will be open and operating normal Saturday building hours.

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Faculty Performance News: Yamazaki and Feigin

Hiroshi Yamazaki

On Friday, February 4, ArtsWestchester’s third annual

NewUrbanJazz™ series kicks off with the Hiroshi Yamazaki Quartet. Pianist Yamazaki, a member of the Music Conservatory of Westchester Jazz faculty, leads his own quartet in an evening of original compositions and interpretations of the jazz repertoire. Performing with him will be Steve LaSpina (bass), Tony Jefferson (drums) and Peter Furlan (Tenor Sax). For details visit www.artswestchester.org.

Tatiana Feigin

And…

The Feigin Duo featuring MCW faculty member Tatiana Feigin (violin) and pianist Eugene Feigin will perform in the Great Hall at Long Island University on Tuesday, Feb. 7 at 8:30 p.m. The pair will perform music of Germany and Austria including works by Bach and Brahms.

 

 

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Upcoming Event: Join Us Friday, February 3

Lawrence Harris

American Composers Recital: Former linebacker for the Houston Oilers turned world renowned opera singer Lawrence Harris (baritone) is joined by Adriana Pera (cello) and his wife, Renee Guerrero (piano), at Music Conservatory of Westchester ‘s American Composers Recital. 7:30 p.m. FREE. Music Conservatory of Westchester, 216 Central Avenue, White Plains. 914-761-3900. www.musicconservatory.org.

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Free Tango Event Next Month at MCW

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MCW Closed Monday

Please be advised that Music Conservatory of Westchester will be closed on Monday, Jan. 16 in observance of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. We will reopen on Tuesday as scheduled.

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Press: Local Violinist Goes Around the World in 90 Years

TheDailyWhitePlains.com: As he tells one of the many stories of his life, Elliot Magaziner pulls out what looks to be a walking stick from the corner of his Scarsdale apartment and starts playing it.

He explains that he bought the “pochette” violin, used during the 18th century by dancing masters of the French royal courts, from an antique fair in Holland many years ago.

“They have one of these in a music room at the Metropolitan Museum of Art,” he said.
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