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Silver Music presents
A FAMILY CONCERT “Story-telling with Mando” Saturday, June 17, 2017 4:30-5:15pm 218 W 72nd St, New York, New York  Join Armando “Mando” Batista, a storyteller and drummer born and raised in NYC, for a participatory event geared towards young children. Mando brings children’s books to life with music, movement and improvisation and inspires kids to create their own stories based on themes of positivity and community.*space is limited* $12 per person in advance/$15 at the door Purchase tickets online in advance *advance tickets will be available until Friday, June 16, 5pm *cash or check required for tickets purchased at the door general inquiries may be sent to silvermusic@silvermusic.org This concert is ideal for children ages 2-6 years. Children under 2 ~ free |
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Family Concert: 6/17
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Musical Events in NYC: June
Very Young People’s Concert
Friday, June 2, 6:30pm
Center for Family Life at PS 503/506
The NY Phil explores basic musical ideas through movement, singing, and humor. All events are free and open to the public. Boro-Linc events are recommended for all ages and their family members.The MET Orchestra
Saturday, June 3, 3:00pm
Stern Auditorium
Come hear the MET Orchestra perform works by Mahler and Schumann. See if you can spot a few Silver Music parents in the orchestra! Tickets from $26.Bach on the Marimba
Saturday, June 3, 8:00pm
Saint Peter’s Church
In this program, three marimbas will offer a contemporary interpretation of works by J.S. Bach, for the enjoyment of both parents and children. Appropriate for all ages, FREE.The NY Philharmonic
Wednesday, June 14, 8:00pm
Central Park Great Lawn
Hear fantastic music and enjoy the great outdoors at the same time! The NY Phil Orchestra will be performing
Dvořák’s Symphony No. 9, Bernstein’s Symphonic Dances, and Gershwin’s An American in Paris on the Great Lawn. FREE.St. Luke’s Cello Quintet
Friday, June 16, 7:30pm
The Morgan Library & Museum
Performers from St. Luke’s Chamber Ensemble share Schubert’s String Quartet in C Major (nicknamed the “Cello” Quintet for the unusual choice of a second cello). Curators from The Morgan Library & Museum, will engage in a pre-concert conversation on the theme of unfinished artistic works. Cost: $40-$50.Silver Music Family Concert
Saturday, June 17, 4:30pm
218 W 72nd St
Join us for a Family Concert with Armando “Mando” Batista, an educator and urban story-teller for young audiences! The cost is $12/person online in advance or $15/person at the door (children under 2 attend for free). This concert is ideal for children ages 2-6 years old. -
Musical Events in NYC: May
Juilliard Pre-College Recitals
Saturday, May 6, 11am-5pm
Juilliard School
Hear Juilliard Pre-College Students perform each hour from 11am through 5pm. Performances include solo violin, trumpet, french horn, voice, and cello. FREE.Great Piano Trios
Sunday, May 7, 5pm and 7pm
Alice Tully Hall
Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center presents two concerts featuring piano trios by Mozart, Brahms, and Dvořák. Tickets start from $32.Verona Quartet
Monday, May 8, 7:30pm
Alice Tully Hall
Juilliard’s 2016-17 Graduate Resident String Quartet performs works by Mozart, Beethoven, and Shostakovich. Tickets are $20.The Philadelphia Orchestra
Tuesday, May 9, 8:00pm
Stern Auditorium
Hear one of the nations’ greatest orchestras perform works be Mozart, Schumann, and Bernstein. Tickets from $21.50.ISO Anniversary Concert
Thursday, May 11, 8:00pm
Carnegie Hall
Several of our Silver Music students participate in the Interschool Orchestras of New York and will be performing a series of well-known works at Carnegie Hall! Guest artists include Canadian Brass, Tito Muñoz, and Helen Little. Tickets start at $25.Silver Music Faculty Recital
Saturday, May 20th, 5:00pm, 6:15pm
218 W 72nd St
Join us for our faculty recital featuring music from the Modern era! Cost is $12/person online in advance or $15/person at the door (children under 2 attend for free). We will be offering two showtimes at 5:00pm and 6:15pm. Come hear works by Bartók, Kabalevsky, Shostakovich and more!Ensemble Connect
Sunday, May 21st, 5:00pm
Our Saviour’s Atonement Lutheran Church
Enjoy two masterworks of the Classical era by Mozart and Beethoven, Mozart String Quintet in C Major, K. 515 and Beethoven’s Septet in E-flat Major, Op. 20. FREE.The MET Orchestra
Wednesday, May 31st, 8:00pm
Stern Auditorium
This all Mahler program features selections from Des Knaben Wunderhorn as well as Mahler’s first symphony. See if you can spot a few Silver Music parents in the orchestra! Tickets from $27.50.Ongoing
The Art of Music
Select weekdays at 11:15am
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Highlighting the connections between the musical traditions of different peoples, places, and time periods, this tour gives visitors an appreciation of the Museum’s global holdings of instruments selected for social significance, technical virtuosity, tonal quality, and visual beauty. -
Faculty Recital: 5/20
Silver Music faculty present
A MODERN RECITAL
Saturday, May 20, 2017
5:00pm
218 W 72nd St
$12 in advance/$15 at the door
limited seating
Works by:
Béla Bartók
Claude Debussy
Dmitry Kabalevsky
Dmitri Shostakovich
Mark Summer
Purchase tickets online in advance
*advance tickets will be available until Friday, May 19th, 5pm
*cash or check required for tickets purchased at the doorgeneral inquiries may be sent to silvermusic@silvermusic.org
This recital is kid-friendly! Children under 2 ~ free
Featured Faculty
Sage
ColeViolin
Wenhan Anderson
Piano
Reenat Pinchas
Cello
Ellen
SilverCello
Blythe
BonnaffonsFlute
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Family Concert: 4/22
Silver Music presents
A FAMILY CONCERT
“Peter and the Wolf”
Saturday, April 22nd, 2017
4:30-5:15pm
218 W 72nd St, New York, New York
Come enjoy an interactive performance with violin teacher, Meredith Ezinma Ramsay, featuring the iconic music of Sergei Prokofiev!
*space is limited*
$12 per person in advance/$15 at the door
Purchase tickets online in advance
*advance tickets will be available until Friday, April 21, 5pm
*cash or check required for tickets purchased at the door
general inquiries may be sent to silvermusic@silvermusic.org
This concert is ideal for children ages 2-6 years. Children under 2 ~ free
Featuring
Meredith Ezinma Ramsay
“Meredith is a charismatic musician and teacher, and the most engaging “Peter and the Wolf” narrator imaginable.” -RSP Parent
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Musical Events in NYC this April
Juilliard Pre-College Recitals
Saturday, April 8, 12pm-6pm
Hear Juilliard Pre-College Students perform each hour from 12pm through 6pm. Performances include solo violin, cello, double bass, and french horn, as well as chamber music. FREE.
Harlem Gospel Eve Easter Concert
Saturday, April 15, 11:00am
Mount Olivet Baptist Church
Celebrate the Easter season with a morning of music at the Harlem Gospel Easter Eve Concert. Tickets are $10.Sonatabend
Wednesday, April 19, 6:00pm
Paul Recital Hall
Pianists from Juilliard’s Collaborative Piano department perform sonata repertoire in partnership with student instrumentalists. FREE
Neighborhood Concert: Matuto
Wednesday, April 19, 7:30pm
BRIC House
Matuto (Brazilian slang for “country boy”) embraces Brazilian forró rhythms and the folk traditions of the American South, with instruments that include accordion, guitar, bass, triangle, and zabumba, a bass drum often used in Brazilian music. This performance features new works written and performed by youth in collaboration with Matuto as part of Carnegie Hall’s Musical Connections program. FREE.Silver Music Family Concert
Saturday, April 22, 4:30pm
218 W 72nd St
Join us for our Family Concert, “Peter and the Wolf”, with violin teacher, Meredith Ezinma Ramsey! Cost is $12/person online in advance or $15/person at the door (children under 2 attend for free). This concert is ideal for children ages 2-6 years old.The Cellists of Lincoln Center
Sunday, April 23, 5:00pm
Alice Tully Hall
Come hear this ensemble of cellists from CMS, The Juilliard School, the Metropolitan Opera, and the New York Philharmonic. Works by Obrecht, Victoria, Gabrieli, Purcell, Glière, Villa-Lobos, Ligeti, Finckel, Tavares, and Dean. Tickets begin at $98.Young Musicians Concert
Thursday, April 27, 11:00am
Alice Tully Hall
The Young Musicians Concert provides an opportunity for advanced high school instrumentalists to perform on a professionally produced concert at Lincoln Center’s Alice Tully Hall. This event is free, but tickets are required so call 212-875-5788 to make a reservation!
OngoingThe Art of Music
Select weekdays at 11:15am
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Highlighting the connections between the musical traditions of different peoples, places, and time periods, this tour gives visitors an appreciation of the Museum’s global holdings of instruments selected for social significance, technical virtuosity, tonal quality, and visual beauty. -
Faculty Feature: Racqui
Pianist, Racqui Borromeo started formal lessons at age 9 in the Philippines. This is an interview with her mother.
Q: What were your thoughts about starting lessons? Were you excited? Anxious? Confused?
A: I was excited for her to be able to experience piano lessons like I did as a child. I was hoping for a good student and teacher relationship/harmonious rapport which she had so it will boost her possibility of liking piano lessons.Q: Did I always like to practice? If not , did you have any tricks that made practice easier?
I felt you liked to practice, it was not a “battle ” when it was time to practice. You were a perfectionist, did not want to stop until you got the right notes.Q: What was the most helpful thing my teacher ever said? Least helpful?
(Racqui) A: The most helpful thing a teacher has told me was to sing while I play. The least helpful was to copy someone else’s playing.Q: Were there times you wanted me to quit?
A: Not at all because I could see that Racquel loved the piano and music loved her back.Q: Were there times I wanted to quit?
(Racqui) A: I was never sure about the feeling of quitting but certainly feeling that I needed time away.Q:Was there a point when it became clear to you that it was all worth it?
The raves from people who listened to her during performances, the awards she received in competitions, and her love of music just kept on going.Q: How did you see my musical education as affecting the rest of my life?
A: Music is the language of Love, it will always be a source of refuge in times of sorrow and happiness in life.Q: What was the worst fight you remember having with me about music?
A: Never had, can’t remember of any.Q: Is there anything you wish you had done differently?
A: None, the switch from traditional to Suzuki method then back to traditional way of playing piano was a good exposure for her , it opened more techniques.Q: What was the best time you remember having with me surrounding music?
A: The joy seeing you getting the awards you deserved , for family to hear your abilities and gift, whenever I see and hear that you have perfected the music piece and ready for the next competition, learning and accepting victory and defeat during competitions and the will to work harder.
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Penny Challenge Winners!
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OUR STUDENTS WHO PARTICIPATED IN STRING FESTIVAL 2017!
We had several students submit practicing sheets for our Practicing Challenge as well! We were blown away by all the amazing practicing that took place this month which we measured in penny jars at our school. Our Top 10 Practicers are listed below and any students who practiced a total of 325 minutes or more during the month of February should be on the look out for an invitation to a celebratory Pizza Party! In addition to improving our playing this month, we also managed to raise money for a good cause as we’ll be quadrupling the student pennies and donating to U.N.I.C.E.F.!
TOP TEN PRACTICERS:
1) Hayato Z (1460 minutes) *Student Penny Jar Winner*
2) Ellis P (1370 minutes)
3) Maevon C (1350 minutes)
4) Mia A (1320 minutes)
5) Lena N (1220 minutes)
6) Lucy R (1135 minutes)
7) Isabella M (1067 minutes)
8) Evie B (1000 minutes)
9) Irene G – Autumn R (925 minutes)
10) Ada B (840 minutes)
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Musical Events in NYC this March
Fair Trade Trio
Wednesday, March 1, 7:30pm
The Society for the Advancement of Judaism
Come hear our cello teacher, Jeanette Stenson, perform with her trio for an evening of chamber music joined by oboist, Jason Smoller and violist, Hannah Levinson. Tickets are $15-25.LOS Kids
Saturday, March 4, 10:00am
Kaye Playhouse at Hunter College
The Little Orchestra Society presents the second season of its LOS KIDS series, where children (and their parents) get to “meet” classical music greats through storytelling and live music. This weekend’s series, “An Upper West Side Story” focuses on the music Leonard Bernstein. Tickets $15-$48.Break it Down!
Saturday, March 4, 10:30am
Nancy Manocherian’s The Cell Theater
Lawler + Fadoul presents a show which focuses on how musical instruments, and music, can come apart and be put back together again! The event will showcase wind and percussion instruments. Ideal for kids pre-K and up, tickets are $10 with discount code BREAK.Silver Music String Festival
Sunday, March 5, 4pm
The American Academy of Arts and Letters
Don’t miss our annual String Festival, a group performance with all of our string students playing selected pieces from the Suzuki repertoire as an ensemble! $15 for adults, FREE for children.The Philadelphia Orchestra
Tuesday, March 7, 8pm
Carnegie Hall
Hear one of the nation’s finest orchestras perform selections from Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake and Bluebird’s Castle by Bartok. Tickets from $17.50-$131.Ensemble Connect
Thursday, March 9, 5pm
Bronx Library Center
Members of Ensemble Connect introduce families to the joys of classical music in a FREE interactive concert at the Bronx Library Center. Perfect for children and families!Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
Saturday, March 18, 7pm
Stern Auditorium
American cellist and MacArthur Fellowship recipient Alisa Weilerstein performs Schumann’s enigmatic Cello Concerto. Other works by Mendelssohn, Webern, and Schubert. Tickets start at $12.50.Juilliard Pre-College Recitals
Saturday-Sunday, March 18-19
Morse Recital Hall
Multiple pre-college recitals this weekend! Sunday features all violin and cello recitals, Saturday includes chamber music. FREECarnegie Kids: Polygraph Lounge
Sunday, March 26, 2pm
Resnick Education Wing
This is a playful and interactive concert featuring Polygraph Lounge’s unusual collection of handmade instruments and original songs about the sounds all around you. These events are 45 minutes long and FREE.Ongoing
The Art of Music
Select weekdays at 11:15am
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Highlighting the connections between the musical traditions of different peoples, places, and time periods, this tour gives visitors an appreciation of the Museum’s global holdings of instruments selected for social significance, technical virtuosity, tonal quality, and visual beauty. -
Faculty Feature: Jane
Before I started lessons, my mom played the Suzuki tape at home as suggested by my soon-to-be cello teacher to help me get to know the pieces I would be learning that year but she discovered when I heard the French Folk Song, I would hide in the folds of our our living room curtains and cry. She thought maybe I didn’t want to play cello and was too scared to tell her but after a little digging, it turned out that I thought French Folk Song was so sad and beautiful and it made me cry. And yes, I am still that person today!
I started learning cello at the age of four, commuting on the train to Manhattan from New Jersey with my mother with my teensy doll sized cello and my mom’s full size. My mom, who took parent classes every week for a year so she could help me practice at home, says she didn’t even notice the schlepping and how tiring the commute was because she had always wanted to play music and now she could share that experience with me.
What I love most about music is that anyone can connect on a fundamental level. Everyone can relate to emotions of joy, sadness, anger, anxiety, or excitement to name a few. Anyone who says they don’t know how to listen to music or don’t understand the importance of music should try watching a movie without the soundtrack! Music is a huge part of our everyday lives and often we don’t even realize it!
The best part about being a teacher is that I can share the beauty of music and performance with my students!
Armando “Mando” Batista is a New York Native born and raised in Washington Heights. He is a writer, performer and teaching artist; an urban storyteller capturing the magic and myth of daily life to pull out the extraordinary. Mando has been teaching theater arts to youth for over ten years. As a performer, he has worked in television, film and theater. He is passionate about education and the power of story-telling as a tool for self-development and play. 
