Instrument Discovery Day: 9/15/13

Bloomingdale’s Instrument Discovery Day is one of the most popular events the school hosts.  Each September and January, the IDD is held at the school and is free to the public.  It allows children and adults to try an instrument and speak with faculty members.  This instruments presented this year included piano, violin, cello, clarinet, saxophone, bassoon, recorder, trumpet, percussion, and voice.  Below are a few images highlighting future musicians getting their first experience with an instrument.

Margalit Cantor, cello faculty, helps a prospective student play her first notes on the cello.

Violin faculty Dawn Wohn observes a young student's first few notes on the violin.

Tia Roper, flute faculty helps a young child with the flute.

A young student receives some instruction from Eric Phinney, percussion faculty.  

Faculty Dinner: 9/12/13

At the beginning of each year, the Bloomingdale faculty unites for dinner to reconnect with each other and welcome new additions to our school family.    This year’s dinner took place at Havana Central, a wonderful restaurant in our neighborhood.  It is a wonderful time for everyone to share stories from the summer and get ready for the fall semester.

From Left to Right, Katherine Coplance, voice; Dawn Wohn, violin; James McCain, Director of Student Services; Kerrick Sasaki, violin/viola; Jeremy Blanden, violin and Educational Project Manager; Christine Browning, voice; Lisa Pike, horn; Kaoru Hinata, flute; Lydia George, Assistant Registrar; Lily George, Lydia George's Mother.

From Left to Right, friend of Jose Maldonado; Jose Maldonado, guitar; Allison Lander, piano; Lawrence Davis, Executive Director; Alejandro Cote, guitar; Mario Gotoh, violin; Amy Gustafson, piano; Monica Verona, piano.

Naho Parrini, violin and Director of Education and Nilsa LaSalle, Administrative Assistant share a laugh.

Brandon Vazquez, trumpet and Assistant Director and his son, Judah share some quality time at dinner.

MAP Orientation: 9/12/13

September is always a very exciting time for new and returning students in Bloomingdale’s Music Access Project.  In order to kickoff the year with a great start, the MAP students attend an orientation on September 12th to help them prepare for the upcoming semester.  This year, Brandon Vazquez, the director of the MAP program, spoke to all of the students, followed by an amazing performance by some returning students.  Below are some of the pictures from the event.

Brandon Vazquez addressing the MAP students.

MAP students perform at the orientation.

A MAP student performs at the orientation