TORCH Music Fest 2012

Calling ALL N.Y.C. High School Students to Light Up the Stage at  TORCH Music Fest 2012  and compete for a TOP PRIZE of $500!  AUDITIONS ARE OPEN TO:  NYC High School Students Dancers - Musicians - Rappers - Comedians - Poets - Artists - Fashionistas Single or Group Performers  REGISTRATION DEADLINE EXTENDED to Tuesday, April 24th Auditions dates are:  Wednesday, April 18th, 2012 Wednesday, April 25th, 2012 TO REGISTER FOR AN AUDITION: visit: www.torchmusicfest.org email:  torchmusicfest@gmail.com call: 212-929-9573 About TORCH Music Fest TORCH Music Fest is now in its twelve year and since its inception has been the biggest annual citywide talent competition and showcase open to all New York City high school students. From conception to creation, the event is entirely put together by the TORCH participants who plan, promote and produce the event. This includes production, set design, marketing, promotions and public relations, web design and creative design. Professionals from the music and entertainment industries mentor and advise the students throughout the project and also serve as judges at the event. Music Fest encourages NYC high school students to express and showcase their culture, creativity and talent. This project is an excellent example of how TORCH incorporates empowerment within the learning experience through visual and performing arts. TORCH Music Fest 2012 is scheduled for June 8, 2012. PHOTOS FROM TORCH MUSIC FEST 2011

All-City High School Music Program

All-City High School Music Program

CHORUS | ORCHESTRA | CONCERT BAND | MARCHING BAND | JAZZ ENSEMBLE

The All-City High School music ensembles are important and highly regarded components of the Department of Education's arts offerings. Free and open by audition to all New York City public school, 9-12th grade music students, the program provides opportunities for membership in the All-City H.S. Chorus, Orchestra, Concert Band, Marching Band, or Jazz Ensemble. Each ensemble is led by a separate team of highly experienced DOE music teachers who provide small-group coaching and musical leadership. After passing a brief audition, students attend weekly, 3 & 1/2 hour rehearsals in preparation for a joint, culminating concert in the spring. As a result of membership in the All-City HS ensembles, students are able to apply the acquired musical and social skills in myriad ways, beyond the scope of the program. AUDITION INFORMATION FOR THE 2011-2012 SCHOOL YEAR: Click below to download: 2011-2012 Student Audition Form - Includes Locations and Travel Instructions CHORUS: Place: Frank Sinatra School of the Arts High School 35-12 35th Avenue, Astoria, NY 11106 Travel: Subway: N,Q to 36th Avenue-Washington Avenue, M,R to Steinway Street Bus: Q66, Q101, M102 to 35th Avenue & Steinway Avenue Time: Saturday, October 1 at 9:00am ORCHESTRA & CONCERT BAND: Place: High School of Graphic Communication Arts Auditorium 439 West 49th Street, NY, NY 10019 (Between 9th and 10th Avenues) Travel: Subway: 1, C, E to 50th Street; N, R, W to 49th St. Bus: M10, M11 to 50th Street; M50 to 9th Avenue Time: Saturday, October 1 at 9:00 AM MARCHING BAND: Place: Washington Irving High School 40 Irving Place, NY, NY 10003 (at East 16th Street) Travel: Subway: 4,5,6,L,N,R,Q,W to 14 Street-Union Square Bus: M1,M2,M3,M15,M101, M102 to East 16th Street; M14 to Irving Place; M9 to Irving Place and East 16th Street Time: Saturday, October 1 at 9:00am JAZZ ENSEMBLE: Place: Julia Richman High School Auditorium 317 East 67th Street, NY, NY 10021 (Between First and Second Avenues) Travel: Subway: 1, C, E to 50th Street; N, R, W to 49th St. Bus: M10, M11 to 50th Street; M50 to 9th Avenue Time: Saturday, October 1 at 9:00am If you have any questions, please contact the Program Supervisor, Ralph Guarnieri, atrguarnieri@schools.nyc.gov

Downtown Brooklyn High School Jazz Festival

Downtown Brooklyn High School Jazz Festival

Kumble Theater of the Performing Arts
One University Plaza
(intersection of DeKalb and Flatbush Avenues)
Brooklyn, NY  11201
Tel: (718) 488-1624
Map

Free admission (all visitors, all hours).

Dates & Hours

Sat, May 21, 2011, 12:30 pm

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More than 85 students from four high schools will perform at the Downtown Brooklyn High School Jazz Festival organized by the music program at Long Island University’s Brooklyn Campus. Legendary jazz trumpeter Cecil Bridgewater—former sideman with Max Roach and Horace Silver—will perform as a special guest with the LIU Jazz Ensemble and serve as one of the judges at the free event in the Campus’ Kumble Theater for the Performing Arts.

The Brooklyn Campus is located on Flatbush Avenue, between DeKalb Avenue and Willougby Street. The event is free and open to the public.  

The bands participating in the festival are from Boys and Girls High School, Edward R. Murrow High School, Brooklyn High School for the Arts and the Frank Sinatra School of the Arts. 

At the close of the event, the music program will present each student with a certificate of participation and each band director with a plaque.

Visit www.kumbletheater.org for more information about the festival, or contact John West at (718) 488-1084. For more information about the music program at Long Island University’s Brooklyn Campus, contact Dr. Gloria Cooper, music program coordinator at (718) 488-1450. 

• Directions: Subway: B, M, Q, R to DeKalb Avenue

YORK COLLEGE SUMMER JAZZ PROGRAM ʻ11 --AUDITIONS

COLLEGE NOW / CUNY presents

YORK COLLEGE

SUMMER JAZZ PROGRAM ʻ11

July 5 - August 11, 2011

(Monday – Thursday, 9:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.)

OVERVIEW
Now in its seventh year, the YORK COLLEGE SUMMER JAZZ PROGRAM (SJP) is a tuition-free, audition-only jazz performance program for upper-level high school students attending New York City public schools.

Students study for six weeks in a near-professional big band environment and receive training and mentoring from professional jazz musicians. Every student receives private lessons and all the supplies necessary (books, etc.) for the program, including lunch vouchers and an MTA card. Upon successful completion, students receive FIVE COLLEGE CREDITS that are transferrable to ANY college-level institution.

After SJP, alumni are invited to return to York College on Saturday afternoons as members of the YORK COLLEGE BLUE NOTES. The York College Blue Notes have performed all over the city (including Mintonʼs Playhouse, the birthplace of bebop) and were finalists for the last two years in the
Charles Mingus High School Competition. Graduates of the York College Blue Notes have been accepted to music programs at Berklee College of Music, City College, the New School, Queens College, SUNY Fredonia, SUNY Purchase, and York College.

On February 20, 2011, the York College Blue Notes were featured in the Daily News. http://www.tomzlabinger.com/dailynews.pdf

ELIGIBILITY
Students must be current high school SOPHOMORES and JUNIORS in good standing enrolled in NEW  YORK CITY PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOLS.

REQUIREMENTS
Students must provide their own instruments (except piano and drums). Students must be able read music and have fundamental facility on their instrument. No jazz experience is necessary. Big band instrumentation (saxes, trumpets, trombones, piano, bass, and drums) will be given priority.

WHAT IS PROVIDED TO STUDENTS BY THE PROGRAM
books / sheet music / metronomes / music stands / SJP '11 shirts / lunch vouchers / MTA cards / and more!

SCHEDULED PERFORMANCES by SJP '11
concert at the Louis Armstrong House in Corona
one road gig (location/time TBA)
final evening concert at the York College Performing Arts Center
graduation ceremony

FACULTY & STAFF
Tom Zlabinger, director/bass faculty
Yoichi Uzeki, piano faculty
Sylvia Cuenca, drum faculty
Matt Koza, sax faculty
Lex Samu, trumpet faculty
John Yao, trombone faculty
Ariel Flores (SJP ʼ07), assistant/piano

CONTACT
Tom Zlabinger, SJP director
tzlabinger@york.cuny.edu / (718) 262-2412

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
http://www.yorkcollegebluenotes.org/
http://www.york.cuny.edu/
http://www.collegenow.cuny.edu/

AUDITIONS
DATE/TIME: Saturdays, May 7 & 14, 2011 @ 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.
PLACE: York College Performing Arts Center, 94-45 Guy R Brewer Blvd, Jamaica, NY 11451
REQUIREMENTS: Students must prepare a solo piece of any style that makes them sound their best on their instrument.
Students will also be expected to sight read.


QUOTES
“I remember when the York College Summer Jazz Program started way back in 2005. The band included only one trumpet, a singer, and even a banjo player. Had to be the best group of people I've ever had the pleasure of playing with.”
-Luis Velasquez, SJP ʻ05, trumpet

"The York College Summer Jazz Program was my gateway into musical enlightenment. It was an experience that I am eternally grateful for and continually implement through the music I make today."
-Roland Regos, SJP ʻ06, drums

“Itʼs hard to sum up my feelings toward what is probably the greatest school of music I've ever been a part of. The teachings of Prof. Zlabinger go past music performance and theory. He teaches you how to be a professional and responsible musician working in hectic New York City."
-Steven Bartashev, SJP ʻ08, drums

"In addition to the many blisters and calluses that I have acquired from playing in the York College Blue Notes, I have built countless friendships and musical relationships that will hopefully last for many years. Working with Tom and  the ʻNotes has helped me grow as a musician and it has helped me learn a lot about myself."

-Solomon Cohen, SJP ʻ09, bass

“I find the York College Summer Jazz Program to be most impressive in its intensity, musical diversity and its musical spirituality. Having been involved with a number of such programs worldwide, I have found this program to best prepare students for the real world of jazz performance. I truly recommend it for all NYC public school music students.”

-Wally “Gator” Watson, SJP ʻ09 & ʻ10 drum faculty, Lionel Hampton and Cab Calloway alumnus