Posts tagged ‘music’

Sariva Goetz

Last year was my first summer as Program Director for the Music and Arts program and the Summer Musical Theatre program at the Conservatory. I had such a good time getting to know the kids and the parents, as well as my colleagues at the Conservatory and I was extremely pleased with how both programs turned out. I am looking forward to this summer and I am excited about some of the changes we are making to the programs.

MUSIC AND ARTS
The Music and Arts program is for kids ages 6 to 11. Coming into the program, each child picks a “major.” They have a choice of piano, guitar, violin or cello and this summer we are adding a Creative Dramatics option for those children who would rather study acting than take a group instrument lesson. Creative Dramatics covers basic stagecraft like how to make yourself heard onstage and how to use your body. It also unleashes the imagination as kids learn how to create characters and tell stories. They’ll participate in theatre games and improvisations and also work on scripted skits and scenes. Read more »

To view photos from our highly successful Kids on Central performance (Piano, Percussion and Harp) and Jon Deak’s Workshop, visit us on Facebook!

Due to inclement weather, the Conservatory will be closed today – Friday, Feb.26. The building will reopen on Saturday, Feb. 27 at 8:30 a.m. Tonight’s “Live on Central” concert featuring Joanna Jenner has been postponed until further notice.

On February 27, NY Philharmonic’s Jon Deak will offer a free children’s composition workshop at the Music Conservatory. The workshop, which begins at 12:30PM, is open to the public. Advanced registration is requested.  Later that afternoon, “Kids on Central: Piano, Percussion, and Harp” will teach audience members about what the three instruments have in common through engaging demonstrations and original compositions written and performed by Conservatory students. The unique stories center on a “Magic Ring!”  Children also have the opportunity to see, touch, and try out the different instruments prior to the concert at 2:30PM.

On March 19, 2010, join piano duo Svetlana Gorokhovich and Irena Portenko for our next “Live on Central” concert at 7 p.m.  Symphonic and operatic repertoire that has been arranged for four-hand or piano duo setting. Attempts to minimize the number of players, but retain broad variety of timbres and dynamics as well as to mirror the range of voices and orchestral instruments.

Tickets are $15; $10 for students and senior citizens; and free for MCW students and faculty. Reservations are recommended.

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MCW’s Elliot Magaziner will perform with soloist Lyn Christie on April 25 at 2 p.m. Manhattanville College’s Reid Castle. The event is free and open to the public.

“All Right Now…”

Photo/Rick Falco Photography

Tickets are now available for our upcoming “Live on Central” series.  Links below:

MCW “Kids on Central” Series: The String Family – Saturday, January 30, 2010 at 3 p.m.

MCW “Live on Central” Series: Serious But Not Stuffy – Friday, February 26, 2010 at 7 p.m.

MCW “Kids on Central” Series: Piano, Percussion and Harp – Saturday, February 27, 2010 at 3 p.m.

Nick Mangini

Nick Mangini is a familiar name at the Conservatory – he attended MCW as a student and has been teaching here for more than 30 years, having founded the Conservatory’s drum set program. Many of his students have gone on to college for performance and music education, and have been awarded scholarships.  As a performer, Mangini has recorded and toured with such greats as Wynton Marsalis, Hank Jones, Carmine Leggio, Jose Feliciano, Ronnie Spector, Felix Cavalerie, and Liberty Devitto. Nick is also a member of the R&B rock band The All Stars.

What inspires you as a musician?
Hearing and listening to good music.

What are some of your most memorable experiences as a rock drummer, and who are some of the artists you’ve performed with?
I would have to say my most memorable experience was my first time playing in Madison Square Garden. I was playing drums with Ronnie Spector.  At the rehearsals at S.I.R.studios in NYC, I was sitting behind the drums and in walks Liberty Devitto, one of my favorite rock drummers who played on all of Billy Joel’s great hits. As I stand up to move away from the drum set (thinking that he would be playing drums), Liberty says to me, “Stay on the drums. I am here to play percussion.“ Wow! How cool is that? Me and Liberty playing together – what fun. When we played the show at MSG there were 19,000 people in the audience. The sound system was unbelievably great, and playing with good musicians in the band….. man ….. we were rocking. At the end of the show, I asked Liberty to sign his rock drum book for me, and this is what he wrote: “To Nick.  Maybe someday you will play shakers in my band ……God Bless, Liberty.” Read more »

Lisa Deutsch’s role in the nonprofit community can be described through a series of success stories, yet ask about any of her many accomplishments, and she will shower praise on everyone but herself. “The people who should be honored are the people on the front lines,” she said. “I’m just a facilitator.”  Whether she likes it or not, the longtime Armonk resident recently took home several honors for her dedication to the arts and other nonprofit endeavors.

The Association of Development Officers, a nonprofit organization devoted to fundraising and philanthropy in the Hudson Valley, named Deutsch the “Professional Fundraiser of the Year” last month.  Just a few weeks later, in early December, the Music Conservatory of Westchester honored Deutsch at its 80th anniversary celebration. “That they came at the same time is too much,” she said.

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