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SUMMER SEMESTER

 

The 2012 Summer session offers lessons, classes, ensembles, and our exciting new workshop and festival series in July and August. Join us for engaging classes for all ages. Register now or speak with a registrar at 718-622-3300.

 

EVENTS

 

The OMNI Ensemble

Sat, April 28 at 8:00 pm

Conservatory Concert Hall $15/$10 students & seniors

Flutist David Wechsler, cellist Brian Snow, and pianist James Johnston perform with guest artist, violinist Caroline Chin. Featuring J.S. Bach's Trio Sonata in G major, Elliott Carter's Tre Duetti, Archangelo Corelli's Trio Sonata No. 10 in G minor, David Wechsler's World Premiere of Variations on a Neanderthal Theme, and more!

 

The Paul Francis Trio

Sun, April 29 at 7:30 pm

Conservatory Concert Hall $10/$5 students

Performing original works and unique arrangements of standards, Brazilian popular tunes, and rock classics, the audience will enjoy the group's innovative compositions and modern adaptions of familiar repertoire.

 

Honors Recitals

Wednesdays May 2 & May 9 at 7:00 pm

Conservatory Concert Hall

Free Admission

A showcase of some of our most talented and dedicated students performing on a variety of instruments.

 

Fireworks Ensemble

Fri, May 4 at 8:00 pm

Conservatory Concert Hall

$10/$5 students & seniors

Performing a selection of new chamber music written for the Ensemble featuring double bass and electric bass. Presented by the Conservatory as part of National Chamber Music Month.

 

 

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From the Executive Director, Karen Geer

Welcome to the 7th Avenue Hub - your resource for all the latest news in the arts, music, education, and our Brooklyn community. The Conservatory offers diverse programming, community concerts, music therapy, music education to NYC public school students, Masterclasses, workshops, and performances in our Concert Hall. Building community and keeping you informed - that's the 7th Avenue Hub!

Conservatory News

ED to Participate in 2012 Leadership Institute
The Community Arts Education Leadership Institute provides an intensive 8-month program that is limited to 25 executives selected through a competitive application process. The Conservatory's Executive Director, Karen Geer, "appreciates the opportunity to get feedback and gain insights from top leadership trainers and nationally known experts." National Guild for Community Arts Education

Community News

This Brooklyn School is a Castle

Intermediate School 318 in Williamsburg became the first middle school team to win the U.S. Chess Federation's national high school championship. Although more than 60% of the students come from families with incomes below the federal poverty level, I.S. 318 is a perennial powerhouse, winning national championships against exclusive schools where more students can afford private lessons. NY Times article.

 

New York, the Arts, and Brooklyn

All are covered in this year's Tribeca Film Festival which runs through April 29. The documentary "BAM 150" celebrates the Brooklyn Academy of Music's 150th anniversary. Brooklyn-based filmmaker Bradley Rust Gray's "Jack and Diane" is a coming-of-age/lesbian werewolf drama. "Joe Papp in Five Acts" documents the late Public Theater founder who believed that the arts should be accessible for all. And "Once in a Lullaby: The PS22 Chorus Story" chronicles the journey of this 5th grade chorus from Staten Island which performed in last year's Academy Awards show. Tribeca Film Festival

 

Brooklyn Jazz Festival

More than 500 artists perform in the 13th Annual Central Brooklyn Jazz Festival running now through April 30. Come out and celebrate Brooklyn's best jazz. Brooklyn Jazz Festival

We Recommend

The Power of Music in Action

Look no further than this video of an elderly gentleman in a nursing home given earphones. From a very inactive state, his reaction as he listens to the music from his younger days is transforming! Dr. Oliver Sacks says that, "Henry is being brought to life...he's reacquired his identity through the power of music." Watch video.

 

Carole King Memoir

From her early childhood in Brooklyn to her chart-topping groundbreaking album "Tapestry", singer-songwriter Carole King chronicles her life in her new memoir, A Natural Woman (Grand Central Publishing April 10, 2012). She had her first #1 hit in 1961, at age 18, with "Will You Love Me Tomorrow" followed by "One Fine Day", "The Loco-Motion", "Will You Love Me Tomorrow", and "(You Me Me Feel Like A) Natural Woman". The book includes behind-the-scenes photos from her performances. Watch an early performance of "A Natural Woman". 

Resource Center

Listen on Facebook

Facebook launched a "Listen" button for bands and artists pages. Click the button and, provided you've installed a streaming app on your computer like Spotify or MOG, you'll hear their most popular songs directly from their Facebook page! 

Farewell to Dick Clark

Dick Clark, who died on April 18, will be forever linked to American Bandstand, which launched the careers of hundreds of artists. Of hosting AB for over 30 years, he said, "music is really one of the three most important things in your life." He also created the American Music Awards and New Year's Rockin' Eve in Times Square. This editor had the privilege of working with this music legend, a cultural influence, and a really nice man.

Congratulations

Pulitzer Prize in Music

Kevin Puts was awarded the 2012 Pulitzer in Music for Silent Night: Opera in Two Acts. Based on the 2005 film Joyeux No�l, it is a stirring opera that recounts the true story of a spontaneous cease-fire among Scottish, French, and Germans during World War I (Libretto by Mark Campbell). Watch Lieutenant Audebert's "J'ai perdu ta photo".

Teacher Tip

A Little Practice Goes a Long Way

Practice 15 minutes twice a day. Do 15 minutes of scales, vocalizing, or breathing. Pay attention to how your body and breath feel - how the body works with the breath, how it sounds inside your head, how it feels inside your mouth. Really pay attention to the sensations as well as the sound for those 15 minutes. The next 15 minutes sing/play the music. Time will fly by, you will feel energized, and want to do longer next time!

-Mary Kay McGarvey, Voice faculty

Music Therapy Corner 

Music Therapy and Autism

Because music is motivating and enjoyable to most children, using music to target non-musical developmental goals has been shown to be very successful. Music therapy is often the place where teachers and parents can observe strengths and self-expression in their ASD (autism spectrum disorders) child. For instance, playing color-coded songs on xylophone or a keyboard can help a child to learn colors as well as improve visual tracking and fine motor skills. Socially, the music created in a session builds a bridge of connection between the therapist and child that is a strong relationship-builder. 

-Toby Williams, MA, MT-BC, LCAT, Director of Music Therapy

Pete's Program Pick 

Music Makes Me Move

A class in which your child can learn to dance, enjoy interesting musical rhythms, and unleash his or her own inner rhythms sounds like fun, right? Such a time is offered at the Conservatory for 5 to 8 year olds. Get them moving now!

-Pete Robbins, Dean of Programs

Music Partner Highlights

PS 217

Sarah Ferholt teaches 2nd grade music for us at our partner site, PS 217 in Ditmas Park. "The school is in one of the most diverse square miles in Brooklyn. One of the joys of teaching here is learning and sharing music from so many different cultures. This year we have played music from a different place and in a different language every week. There is a special magic in seeing a child who is a recent immigrant to this country, one who is used to feeling consistently on the outside, get excited hearing a song in her own language - and in her own classroom!"

-Dorothy Savitch, Director of Music Partners Program

Make a Gift to the Conservatory

If you'd like to make a donation to help support BCM's commitment to community arts education, click here, or send a check to BCM at 58 Seventh Avenue, Brooklyn NY 11217. Contributions to BCM, a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation, are 100% tax deductible.

 

Programs at the Conservatory are supported by the Aaron Copland Fund for Music, The Achelis Foundation, ACMP-The Chamber Music Network, Amy Bloch/Gregory Horowitz Fund, Ann and Gordon Getty Foundation, Bacardi USA, Bank of America, Barclays/Nets Community Alliance, Bloomberg Philanthropies, Brooklyn Community Foundation, Brown Rudnick, CMS, ConEdison, Doris Duke Charitable Foundation/Chamber Music America, Fund for the City of New York/Open Society Foundations' Performing Arts Recovery Initiative,  Hearst Foundations, Hyde and Watson Foundation, Houlihan Lokey, Johnson String Instrument, Joseph LeRoy and Ann C. Warner Fund, Kennedy Jennik and Murray P.C., Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel, Meyer Creativity Associates, The Milton and Beatrice Wind Foundation, Morgan Stanley Smith Barney Global Impact Funding Trust, National Guild for Community Arts Education/MetLife Foundation, Neighborhood Improvement Association, Newman's Own Foundation, NPower's Community Corps Program, OppenheimerFunds Legacy Program, Park Slope 5th Avenue BID, Park Slope Civic Council, Sam Ash Music, RDI Solutions, The Rudin Foundation, Swiss Post Solutions, Taproot Foundation, Terra CRG, Wells Fargo Bank, and Youth, I.N.C., as well as numerous individual donors. Programs at the Conservatory are also supported in part, by public funds from the National Endowment for the Arts, New York State Council on the Arts, The Offices of New York City Council Members Mathieu Eugene, Vincent Gentile, Brad Lander and Stephen Levin, and the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council.

 

 

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