Harbor Conservatory Newsletter

Musical Theater Intensive
This course is ideal for youngsters’ 11-16 years of age, beginners and intermediate who love to perform and have a desire to learn more about Musical Theater. Singing, Dancing and Acting and a final showcase performance fill the summer days of this two week intensive. Classes include: Chorus, Vocal Training, Basic Musicianship, solo and group work, Commercial Hip Hop, Musical Theater & Jazz Dance, Acting Technique, Audition Technique, Character Study and Scene Study.
Session I: June 27 – July 11, 8:30 am – 5:00 pm
Session II: July 14 – July 25, 8:30 am – 5:00 pm
The cost per session: $500, For both sessions: $900
To register, please call 212/427-2244, ext. 570, nlawson@theharbor.org

CLASSICAL MUSIC INTENSIVE
This musical immersion is appropriate for both beginners and intermediate students. Instruction is given in: Sight-Singing/Solfeo, Theory/Harmony, Chamber Music, Music Appreciation/Music History, Introduction to Violin Playing, and Rhythm Class (percussion band).

Session I: for ages 6-12 years old - July 7-July 18, 9:00 am – 3:00 pm,
Session II: for ages 13-19 years old – July 21 – August 1, 9:00 am – 3:00 pm
Each session is $350
To register, please call: 212/427-2244 ext. 557, msoderberg@theharbor.org

LATIN MUSIC INTENSIVE
This course offers a chance to work with master musicians who specialize in the Afro-Caribbean Latin style. It is designed for serious intermediate/advanced teens with strong reading skills and at least three years previous training in their instrument. Classes include: Afinque/Style, Clave 101, Folkloric, Vocal, Standards Workshop, Improvisation and Chart Reading. Special guest artists include: Arturo O’Farrill, Louis Kahn and others.

Session I: August 4 – August 15, 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
Session Fee: $500
To register, please call 212/427-2244 ext. 572, rrodriguez@theharbor.org

Enrollment, and payment for all camps must be completed by Monday, June 2nd, 2008.

RITMOS CALIENTES:
Celebrating Contemporary Latino Music
Featuring
PAPO VAZQUEZ PIRATES TROUBADOURS
March 27, 2008 - FREE ADMISSION

El Barrio/East Harlem, New York – Harbor Conservatory for the Performing Arts and the Raices Latin Music Museum are pleased to present PAPO VAZQUEZ Pirates Troubadours in concert as part of its ongoing Latin Music Series; RITMOS CALIENTES on Thursday, March 28 at 7:00 p.m. Admission is free, and the concert will be held at One East 104th Street and Fifth Avenue, in the Third Floor Theater.

Philladelphia raised Puerto Rican trombonist, composer and arranger Papo VaZquez is an innovator of three important musical movements in the history of contemporary music. First, as a founding member of a group of musicians that began a resurgence of Afro Caribbean Jazz in New York during the late 1970’s, which included Jerry Gonzalez, Hilton Ruiz and Dave Valentin, and others. Later in l980 when he moved to Puerto Rico, he co-founded Batacumbele- a progressive and influential modern band in the history of Puerto Rican music. He later established the group Papo Vazquez Pirates Troubadours and later the 20-piece Papo Vazquez Pirate Orchestra.

The Harbor Conservatory along with the Raices Latin Music Museum encourages living artists not only through performance and education programs, but by keeping the tradition of Latin music alive. Our programs involve artists who are vibrantly active on the scene today, but who also have a respect and dedication to the history of the genre.

Harbor Conservatory for the Performing Arts, a division of Boys & Girls Harbor, was established in 1970 and is considered the leading school for Afro-Caribbean Latin music with a curriculum that ranges from Contemporary Salsa and Latin Jazz to traditional Afro-Caribbean folkloric music, complemented by equally strong Classical music, Jazz , Drama and Dance programs. The Conservatory's Latin music program celebrates the rich legacy of Latin music in New York City and the Hispanic contribution to American music through education, preservation and the presentation of public programs, exhibitions and concerts.

Since 1979 the Conservatory has maintained the 19,000 item Raices Latin Music Museum founded by Ramon Rodriguez and Louis Bauzo. Raices, an early stage museum, is an Affiliate of the Smithsonian Institution, an Official Project of Save Americas Treasures and is the nucleus for the first museum for Latin music. For more information regarding the Harbor Conservatory and Raices you may visit www.harborconservatory.org Boys & Girls Harbor was founded in l937 by Anthony Duke and now under the leadership of Hans E. Hageman is one of New York’s premier youth development agencies. The Harbor’s mission is to empower children and their families to become contributing members of society through direct services in education, cultural enrichment and social services. For more information please visit us on-line at www.theharbor.org.

Ritmos Calientes is made possible with public support from the New York State Council on the Arts Music Program and New York State Music Fund, established by the New York State Attorney General at Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors.

FEBRUARY 28, 2008 – YeraSon Charanga Orchestra
YeraSon is New York-based Cuban Charanga Orquestra –with a multinational flair, its members representing a cross-section of countries, from Cuba and Panama to the Dominican Republic, England and the United States. Be sure to bring your dance shoes as the YeraSon Orchestra Charanga electrifies old-school Cuban music with a distinctly modern New York twist. This Cuban orchestra under the direction of violinist Yrving Yeras interprets authentic Cuban son, mambo, cha cha cha, cumbia and meringue with inimitable drive and swing.
TIME: 7:00 pm LOCATION: FIFTH FLOOR GYM, 1 East 104th Street, Manhattan, ADMISSION: FREE

The Harbor Conservatory along with the Raices Latin Music Museum encourages living artists not only through performance and education programs, but by keeping the tradition of Latin music alive. Our programs involve artists who are vibrantly active on the scene today, but who also have a respect and dedication to the history of the genre.

For Immediate Release 1/9/08
The 18th ANNUAL COMPETITION FOR THE
CHARLIE PALMIERI MEMORIAL PIANO SCHOLARSHIP
Established by TITO PUENTE

HARBOR CONSERVATORY FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS, a division of Boys & Girls Harbor, Inc. announces the Eighteenth Annual competition for the CHARLIE PALMIERI MEMORIAL PIANO SCHOLARSHIP established by Tito Puente. The competition is scheduled for Saturday, February 23, 2008 from 12:00 pm until 2:00 pm at the Harbor Conservatory located at One East 104th Street in Manhattan. For applications and guidelines and to schedule an audition, call (212) 427-2244 Ext. 557.

Serving as competition jurors are pianists, Arturo O’ Farrill, Sonny Bravo, Pablo Mayor, and Dr. Martin Soderberg, Director of the Conservatory's Classical Music Program.

The Charlie Palmieri Memorial Piano Scholarship is awarded to intermediate and advanced pianists ages 12-25 for the study of Latin style piano. Applicants must demonstrate their talents in Classical and/or Popular Latin styles. The winner will receive one year's training free of charge at Harbor Conservatory with one of our specialists in the field of Latin piano. The Scholarship in memory of Charlie Palmieri was established by Tito Puente to further the inspirational musicianship of the great pianist. In style, versatility and instrumental virtuosity, bandleader/pianist/arranger Charlie Palmieri had few equals. In addition to recording, arranging and performing he taught music and Puerto Rican history in the CUNY system. The late great Tito Puente, the "King of Latin music", master timbalero, arranger, composer, and bandleader, also cared deeply about education for young students and the need for youngsters to continue and/or begin their musical studies, as well as to reaffirm pride in Hispanic culture.

Harbor Conservatory for the Performing Arts is proud of its more than 37 year history of helping young people gain a deeper appreciation of the arts through individual and group instruction, special ensembles, public performances, master classes, and faculty and guest artist recitals. Since 1970, the Harbor Conservatory for the Performing Arts, has undertaken an important role in the preservation of Afro-Caribbean Latin music. The Conservatory's efforts have revolved around three equally important activities: instruction and development of the next generation of Latin musicians; the amassing of materials which make up the unprecedented 19,000 piece Raices Latin Music Museum; and the production of historical concerts.

The Harbor's world-renowned Latin Music program is complemented by equally strong Classical Music, Dance and Drama programs. With a curriculum that ranges from Contemporary Salsa and Latin Jazz to traditional Afro-Caribbean folkloric music, and a faculty of "who's who in Latin music" students study a variety of musical forms such as danzon, son, cha cha cha and mambo, as they learn music illustrating different periods and artists in Latin music history.

At the Conservatory students enjoy the unique opportunity to learn while playing classic music made popular by artists such as Tito Puente, Celia Cruz, Johnny Pacheco and others. Profiled in People Magazine, New York Times, Daily News and on Channel 13 in the documentary, “Mi Mambo!”; the Conservatory’s Latin Music program has been a recipient of the Tito Puente Scholarship Fund, Celia Cruz Foundation, Johnny Pacheco Scholarship Fund, Carlos Santana’s Milagro Foundation, and Phish Fan’s Mockingbird Foundation.

For more information regarding Harbor Conservatory and its music, dance and theater programs, please call (212) 427-2244 ext. 573 or visit us on line at www.harborconservatory.org

CONTACTS: Nina Olson, Publicity Director
(212) 427-2244 ext. 577, nolson@theharbor.org
Dr. Martin Soderberg, Competition Coordinator
(212) 427-2244 ext.557, msoderberg@theharbor.org

CARNEGIE HALL FAMILY CONCERT
Featuring the HARBOR LATIN YOUTH ENSEMBLE
Sunday, December 2, 2007 at 1:00 PM, ZANKEL HALL

El Barrio/East Harlem, New York – The Carnegie Hall Family Concert Series will feature the Harbor Latin Youth Ensemble on Sunday, December 2, 2007 at 1:00 p.m. at Zankel Hall. Family Concert tickets, priced at $9, are available at the Carnegie Hall Box Office, 154 West 57th Street, or can be charged to major credit cards by calling CarnegieCharge at 212-247-7800 or by visiting the Carnegie Hall website, www.carnegiehall.org. Pre-concert activities begin at 12 PM.

The Harbor Latin Youth Ensemble is comprised of the most advanced student ages 12–19 enrolled in the Harbor Conservatory for the Performing Art’s Pre-Professional Latin Music Program. Join these talented young performers, led by Harbor Conservatory Director Ramon Rodriguez, for a concert exploring the musical ingredients of salsa! Through the music of Latin legends such as Tito Puente, the audience will meet a variety of instruments, explore improvisation, and even learn a few basic Latin dance steps.

Carnegie Hall Family Concerts feature music for the entire family, these one-hour, weekend afternoon concerts are designed for children ages 5-12 to experience the joy of attending a live musical performance. Programs in Carnegie Hall’s Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage and Zankel Hall showcase classical, jazz, and world music ensembles. Fun and engaging pre-concert activities allow children to meet artists one-on-one for an up-close look at the instruments they play. All tickets are affordably priced at $9. Family Concerts are sponsored by Bank of America, Carnegie Hall’s Proud Season Sponsor.

For Immediate Release 9/26/07

18th ANNUAL COMPETITION FOR THE
CHARLIE PALMIERI MEMORIAL PIANO SCHOLARSHIP
Established by TITO PUENTE
Saturday, November 10, 2007 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm

HARBOR CONSERVATORY FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS, a division of Boys & Girls Harbor, Inc. announces the Seventeenth Annual competition for the CHARLIE PALMIERI MEMORIAL PIANO SCHOLARSHIP established by Tito Puente. The competition is scheduled for Saturday, November 10, 2007 from 12:00 pm until 2:00 pm at the Harbor Conservatory located at One East 104th Street in Manhattan. For applications and guidelines and to schedule an audition, call (212) 427-2244 Ext. 557.

Serving as competition jurors are pianists, Arturo O’ Farrill, Sonny Bravo, Pablo Mayor, and Dr. Martin Soderberg, Director of the Conservatory's Classical Music Program.

The Charlie Palmieri Memorial Piano Scholarship is awarded to intermediate and advanced pianists ages 12-25 for the study of Latin style piano. Applicants must demonstrate their talents in Classical and/or Popular Latin styles. The winner will receive one year's training free of charge at Harbor Conservatory with one of our specialists in the field of Latin piano. The Scholarship in memory of Charlie Palmieri was established by Tito Puente to further the inspirational musicianship of the great pianist. In style, versatility and instrumental virtuosity, bandleader/pianist/arranger Charlie Palmieri had few equals. In addition to recording, arranging and performing he taught music and Puerto Rican history in the CUNY system. The late great Tito Puente, the "King of Latin music", master timbalero, arranger, composer, and bandleader, also cared deeply about education for young students and the need for youngsters to continue and/or begin their musical studies, as well as to reaffirm pride in Hispanic culture.

CONTACTS: Nina Olson, Publicity Director
(212) 427-2244 ext. 577, nolson@theharbor.org
Dr. Martin Soderberg, Competition Coordinator
(212) 427-2244 ext.557, msoderberg@theharbor.org

6th ANNUAL SALSA SUNDAY
October 28, 2007

BRING YOUR DANCE SHOES
FOR A CELEBRATION OF
THE NEW YORK SOUND OF LATIN MUSIC
FEATURING ORCHESTRA BROADWAY &
HARBOR LATIN BIG BAND

El Barrio/East Harlem, New York -- The Raices Latin Music Museum at the Harbor Conservatory for the Performing Arts, is pleased to present the 6th Annual SALSA SUNDAY festival celebrating Afro-Caribbean Latin Music and Dance on October 28, 2007 from 1:00 pm - 7:00 pm. The day long festival will be held at One East 104th Street, off of Fifth Avenue in Manhattan. Admission is $7. For more information please call 212/427-2244 ext. 573 or visit on-line at www.harborconservatory.org

Join us for a day of performances, lecture/demonstrations, dance classes, view an exhibition on the history of Salsa in New York City; hear Latin Music Pioneers in their own words speak about their music and careers in “A Conversation with the Masters,” moderated by record producer Renee Lopez and bring your dance shoes for New York’s longest running Charanga group, Orchestra Broadway and a Palladium Dance Party featuring the Harbor Latin Big Band, under the direction of Louis Bauzo, and much more.

For over 40 years, Orquesta Broadway has kept Charanga, the elegantly lilting dance music that came out of Cuba in the 1950's thriving in New York City. The Harbor Latin Big Band under the direction of Louis Bauzó, is dedicated to preserving the New York sound and style of the golden age of Latin music; paying tribute to Frank "Machito" Grillo, Tito Puente, Tito Rodriguez, Eddie Palmieri, Johnny Pacheco, Ray Barretto, Larry Harlow and other musical pioneers.

HARBOR CONSERVATORY SUMMER PROGRAMS 2007
Musical Theater and Dance; Classical Music; and Latin Music

MUSICAL THEATER AND DANCE INTENSIVE: Singing, Dancing and Acting
SESSON I:
Friday, June 29 – Friday, July 13, 8:30 am – 5:00 pm
SESSON II:
Monday, July 16 – Friday, July 27, 8:30 am – 5:00 pm
ages 9-13
beginner and intermediate students
Classes include: Chorus, Basic Musicianship, Vocal training, Commercial Hip Hop, Musical Theater Dance, Audition technique, Character Study and Scene Study.
Per session Fee: $500
Two session Fee: $900.
Payment plans are available.
212-427-2244 ext. 570.
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CLASSICAL MUSIC CAMP
SESSION I:
July 9 – July 20, Children ages 6-12, 9:00 am – 3:00 pm
SESSION II:
July 23 – August 3, Teens ages 13-19, 9:00 am - 3:00 pm
beginner and intermediate students.
Classes include: Sight-Singing/Solfeo, Theory/Harmony, Chamber Music, Music Appreciation/Music History, Introduction to Violin Playing, Rhythm Class/ Percussion Band.
Per Session Fee: $350 2007.
212-427-2244 ext. 557, or 646-981-2721.
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LATIN MUSIC INTENSIVE
SESSION FEE: July 30 – August 10, Teens ages 13 -19, 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
intermediate/advanced teens with strong reading skills and three years of previous training in their instrument
Work with master musicians who specialize in the Afro-Caribbean Latin style
Special Guest Master Artists: Arturo O’Farrill, Andy Gonzalez, and Louis Kahn.
Classes include: Alfinque/Style, Clave 101, Folkloric, Vocal, & Standards Workshop, Improvisation & Chart Reading
Session: $500.00
212-427-2244 ext. 572

DON'T FORGET these FREE CONCERTS!

RITMOS CALIENTE
4 Evenings Celebrating
Contemporary Latino Music in New York

May 10, @ 7:30 pm
Arturo O’Farrill y Riza Negra
Pianist/bandleader/composer Arturo O’Farrill and his septet Riza Negra perform a hybrid of Latin and American Folk music combining Rock-a-Billy, straight ahead mambo and funk to create an evening of original compositions that feature the great musical traditions filtered through a Latin identity.
FREE ADMISSION
@ Third Floor Theater

April 13, @ 8:00 pm
Gustavo Casenave & Ro Gebhardt Jazz Duo
Together they present an evening of original compositions showcasing virtuosity and passion mixing elements of Tango, Brazilian, Uruguayan and contemporary classical music, resulting in an extraordinary and unique musical blend of South American and German Jazz.
FREE ADMISSION
@ Third Floor Theater

April 24, @ 7:30 pm
Pablo Mayor-Folklore Urbano
Featuring the original music and arrangements of Colombian born composer/arranger/pianist Pablo Mayor, Folklore Urbano engages the listener with seductive Colombian rhythms as they entwine with sophisticated jazz harmonies and form.
FREE ADMISSION
@ Third Floor Theater

June 12, @ 7:30 pm
Son de Madre
Presenting a Latin fusion mixing the Caribbean traditions with a modern touch, Son de Madre, a group of international musicians led by Gustavo Schartz, creates an exciting sound that appeals to everyone, sure to draw you onto the dance floor.
FREE ADMISSION
@ 5th Floor Gymnasium

Saturday, November 4, 2006
CHARLIE PALMIERI MEMORIAL
PIANO SCHOLARSHIP COMPETITION

HARBOR CONSERVATORY FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS, a division of Boys & Girls Harbor, Inc. announces the Seventeenth Annual competition for the CHARLIE PALMIERI MEMORIAL PIANO SCHOLARSHIP established by Tito Puente. The competition is scheduled for Saturday, November 4, 2006 from 12:00 pm until 2:00 pm at the Harbor Conservatory located at One East 104th Street in Manhattan. For applications and guidelines and to schedule an audition, call (212) 427-2244 Ext. 557.

Serving as competition jurors are pianists, Arturo O’ Farrill, Sonny Bravo, Pablo Mayor, and Dr. Martin Soderberg, Director of the Conservatory's Classical Music Program.

The Charlie Palmieri Memorial Piano Scholarship is awarded to intermediate and advanced pianists ages 12-25 for the study of Latin style piano. Applicants must demonstrate their talents in Classical and/or Popular Latin styles. The winner will receive one year's training free of charge at Harbor Conservatory with one of our specialists in the field of Latin piano. The Scholarship in memory of Charlie Palmieri was established by Tito Puente to further the inspirational musicianship of the great pianist. In style, versatility and instrumental virtuosity, bandleader/pianist/arranger Charlie Palmieri had few equals. In addition to recording, arranging and performing he taught music and Puerto Rican history in the CUNY system. The late great Tito Puente, the "King of Latin music", master timbalero, arranger, composer, and bandleader, also cared deeply about education for young students and the need for youngsters to continue and/or begin their musical studies, as well as to reaffirm pride in Hispanic culture.

September 24, 2006 @ 7:00 pm
WNET CHANNEL 13’s “CANTOS LATINOS”
PRESENTS
MI MAMBO!
A DOCUMENTARY ON THE HARBOR CONSERVATORY’S LATIN MUSIC PROGRAM

l Barrio, East Harlem, New York -- Harbor Conservatory for the Performing Arts, a division of Boys & Girls Harbor is pleased to announce the upcoming national airing of the documentary, Mi Mambo! celebrating the Conservatory’s Latin Music Program on September 24, 2006 at 7:00 pm on Channel 13’s CANTOS LATINOS. In Mi Mambo! music fills the streets of East Harlem at the Harbor Conservatory where the study of Latin rhythms create a sense of purpose for young people. Son, Mambo and Salsa performed by the next generation, side by side with professionals, show us why this music deserves equal respect with classical and jazz. The film follows the ups and downs in the lives of five students learning to navigate in the uneven playing field that is mainstream culture. Mi Mambo! was produced by Emmy award winning producer/director Pat Jaffe and documentary producer/director Molly McBride.

Throughout September, Thirteen recognizes Hispanic Heritage Month with CANTOS LATINOS. Now in its 17th year, the festival features documentaries, films and performance programs that underscore the diversity of Latinos and the significance of their many contributions to American culture. With a distinctly New York flavor, CANTOS LATINOS travels the globe to present a rich and colorful assortment of dance, music, travel, and history specials.

Since 1970, the Harbor Conservatory for the Performing Arts, has undertaken an important role in the preservation of Afro-Caribbean Latin music. The Conservatory's efforts have revolved around three equally important activities: instruction and development of the next generation of Latin musicians; the amassing of materials which make up the unprecedented 19,000 piece Raices Latin Music Collection; and the production of historical concerts. The Harbor's world-renowned Latin Music program is complemented by equally strong Classical Music, Dance and Drama programs. With a curriculum that ranges from Contemporary Salsa and Latin Jazz to traditional Afro-Caribbean folkloric music, and a faculty of "who's who in Latin music" students study a variety of musical forms such as danzon, son, cha cha cha and mambo, as they learn music illustrating different periods and artists in Latin music history.

At the Conservatory students enjoy the unique opportunity to learn while playing classic music made popular by artists such as Tito Puente, Celia Cruz, Johnny Pacheco and others. Profiled in People Magazine, New York Times, Daily News and on television, the Conservatory’s Latin Music program has been a recipient of the Tito Puente Scholarship Fund, Celia Cruz Foundation, Johnny Pacheco Scholarship Fund, Carlos Santana’s Milagro Foundation, and Phish Fan’s Mockingbird Foundation.

April 22nd at 9:20 a.m.
Charlie Palmieri Memorial Piano Scholarship Recipients
To be Featured on Channel 4 News

Piano students, Luis Fernandez and David Santiago, this year’s recipients of the 15th Annual Charlie Palmieri Memorial Piano Scholarship are interviewed by NBC correspondent Lynda Baquero. Also appearing in the segment are Ramon Rodriguez, Harbor Conservatory Director and piano faculty member Pablo Mayor. The segment will air on Saturday, April 22nd, at 9:20 a.m. on Channel 4

The Charlie Palmieri Memorial Piano Scholarship is awarded to intermediate and advanced pianists ages 12-25 for the study of Latin style piano. The Scholarship in memory of Charlie Palmieri was established at the Harbor Conservatory by Tito Puente to further the inspirational musicianship of the great pianist. In style, versatility and instrumental virtuosity, bandleader/pianist/arranger Charlie Palmieri had few equals. In addition to recording, arranging and performing he taught music and Puerto Rican history in the CUNY system. The late great Tito Puente, the "King of Latin music", master timbalero, arranger, composer, and bandleader, also cared deeply about education for young students and the need for youngsters to continue and/or begin their musical studies, as well as to reaffirm pride in Hispanic culture.

Harbor Conservatory for the Performing Arts
Partners With Validus Preparatory Academy in Bronx

Harbor Conservatory for the Performing Arts will be providing exposure level classes in music, dance, and theater for the students at Validus Preparatory Academy in Bronx.

Harbor Conservatory Dance Division will offer introductory movement and drumming classes for Lifespire clients a service agency which provides services to teenagers with developmental disabilities and their families. Classes will be taught by Jesse Phillips- Fein and Sean Clements.

April 8th through April 30th
Tuesday- Sunday 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
Raices Exhibition on View at Jazz at Lincoln Center

The Raices Latin Music CollectionThe Raices Latin Music Collection is pleased to have a special exhibition on view at Jazz at Lincoln Center during April, National Jazz Appreciation Month beginning Saturday, April 8th through April 30th. The exhibit may be viewed Tuesday- Sunday 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. The Raices installation will coincide with a unique presentation by Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra with Arturo O'Farrill with New York’s own Ballet Hispanico in the world premiere of a new ballet, “Palladium Nights,” on April 21st and 22nd at 8 p.m. in Rose Theater at Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Frederick P. Rose Hall. Choreographed by Willie Rosario under the artistic direction of Ballet Hispanico’s Tina Ramirez, with musical direction by Arturo O’Farrill, the evening-long work will tell the story of a typical night at New York City's Palladium. With the dancers of Ballet Hispanico giving form to the Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra’s interpretations of the music of the legendary, Tito Puente and Chico O’Farrill and the inclusion of the Raices exhibition, Jazz at Lincoln Center will be filled with “sabor Latino.” Frederick P. Rose Hall is located at Broadway and 66th Street.

Raices Latin Music Collection
Featured in Community Works Exhibition
Honoring Harlem’s Pioneering Musical Institutions
and Legacy Keepers
“harlem is…Music”
February 6 – April 29, 2006

El Barrio/East Harlem -- The Raices Latin Music Collection @ Boys & Girls Harbor, is proud to be featured in harlem is…Music, the new public art exhibition by Community Works, a leading nonprofit arts education organization, opening at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts located at 40 Lincoln Center Plaza (between Broadway and Columbus Avenue) from February 6th through April 29th, 2006. The exhibition is free and open to the public Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday from 12-6 p.m. and Thursday 12-8 p.m. There will be an opening reception on February 6th at 6:00 p.m. To rsvp for the reception or for more information on harlem is …Music and other complementary programs and other exhibits, please call Community Works at 212/459-1854.

MUSIC IN THE AFTERNOON
Free Music Recital

Featuring
SOPRANO ELENA DIAZ ACOSTA AND PIANIST ALEJANDRO PRICO LEONIS

Saturday, November 19, 2005 @ 12:30 pm

El Barrio/East Harlem -- The Classical Music Program @ Harbor Conservatory is pleased to present Soprano Elena Diaz Acosta and pianist, Alejandro Prico Leonis, in a special program of Art Songs from Spain, beloved opera arias, and other classical favorites on Sunday, November 19th at 12:30 pm. Admission is FREE and seating is limited, for reservations please call 212/427-2244 ext. 557.

The Music Program at the Harbor Conservatory takes pride in its commitment to serving children, teenagers and adults in a diverse range of styles from Classical and Jazz to Folkloric and Latin. The two main pillars of the music program are a strong theory foundation as well as an active performance calendar with monthly "in-house" student recitals, three major outside recitals and a guest artist series which hosts a variety of well-known performing artists and master teachers to work with our students. A large number of ensembles and workshops in all styles and levels are offered to our young performers as an important part of their musical development.

The Music in the Afternoon concert series is made possible with support from the New York State Council on the Arts (Music Program).

RAMON RODRIGUEZ
SELECTED BY BANK AMERICA CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
AS A 2005 LOCAL HERO

East Harlem, New York – Harbor Conservatory Director Ramon Rodriguez has been selected by the Bank America Charitable Foundation as a 2005 Local Hero award recipient for their Neighborhood Excellence Initiative. In honor of his commitment to the growth and vitality of New York City, he will have an opportunity to designate a qualified nonprofit organization of his choice to receive a $5,000 grant from the Bank America Charitable Foundation. The Bank of America Neighborhood Excellence Initiative was designed to recognize, nurture, and reward organizations, local heroes and student leaders that are helping their neighborhoods achieve excellence.

For over thirty years Ramon Rodriguez has been the Director of the Harbor Conservatory for the Performing Arts, a division of Boys & Girls Harbor, located in East Harlem. His commitment to the Conservatory and its Harlem constituency is so strong that he works six days a week and has never taken a vacation. Under his leadership the Conservatory has grown to include an international faculty of 62 gifted artist/teachers serving over 1,500 students annually. The Conservatory provides pre-professional training in music, dance and drama to predominantly low-income students. The Harbor Conservatory is a former recipient of a New York City Department of Cultural Affairs Challenge Grant in the category of Careers in the Arts and is a 2002,03,04,05 Semi-finalist in the national Coming Up Taller Awards.

A child prodigy who began his studies in piano at age 4, Mr. Rodriguez received his Bachelor of Music from Manhattan School of Music with a major in music theory and piano. He has studied privately in piano, bass violin, and percussion, and also studied electronic music at New York University with Morton Subsonic. Mr. Rodriguez has led the Conservatory in its efforts to preserve, perpetuate and celebrate Afro-Caribbean Latin music. He has been a leader in the effort to grant Latin music the respect it deserves and has worked to formalize a curriculum for Latin music to further ensure the future of this wonderful music.

Under his stewardship the Conservatory has become known internationally as the leading school for Latin music training, from contemporary Salsa to traditional Afro-Caribbean folklore and has received support from the Tito Puente Scholarship Fund, Celia Cruz Foundation, Carlos Santana’s Milagro Foundation and the Grateful Dead’s Rex Foundation. Together with Louis Bauzo, Mr. Rodriguez established the Raices Latin Music Collection in 1979. The Raices Latin Music Collection documents the genre’s folkloric roots in Cuba, Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic, and the subsequent development of Latin Jazz and Salsa in New York City. The Raices Collection, with over 18,000 objects, is an Affiliate of the Smithsonian Institution and an Official Project of Save Americas Treasures.

In November of 2000, Mr. Rodriguez was inducted along with Louis Bauzo into CityLore's People's Hall of Fame in recognition of their efforts to create a home for Latin music. Ramon Rodriguez is a recipient of the 2001 Fifth Annual Samuel and May Rudin Community Service Award and the Eugene McCabe Memorial Public Service Award for community service through the arts and arts education sponsored by the Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service. In 2003 he was awarded the M. Jacquie Lodico Distinguished Service Award by the New York State Alliance of Arts Organizations in recognition of his contributions to arts and culture in New York State.

CON SABOR LATINO
HARBOR CONSERVATORY
& RAICES LATIN MUSIC COLLECTION
@ Boys & Girls Harbor, Inc.

NOVEMBER 13, SALSA SUNDAY 2005, 1:00 PM – 7:00 PM
The Raices Latin Music Collection presents this popular all day festival celebrating Latin Music with an exhibition on the history of Salsa, dance classes, lecture/demonstrations, performances, “Conversation w/the Masters” (Latin Music pioneers are interviewed by journalist Aurora Flores), and a dance party featuring the Harbor Latin Big Band. All this for $5 @ the Heckscher Building located at One East 104th Street and Fifth Avenue in Manhattan. Stay tuned for more details by visiting www.harborconservatory.org

MARCH 2, 2006, “ WINTER HEAT,” LATIN DANCE PARTY
Shake off the winter's chill on March 2nd at 7:00 p.m., with WINTER HEAT, a special gala benefit evening of hot exciting dancing to the sounds of the 22-piece Harbor Latin Big Band and a performance by the Harbor Conservatory's Gestures Dance Ensemble at the Copacabana, 560 West 34th Street (11th Avenue) NYC. The event will raise funds to ensure positive futures for those artists both leaving as well as those preparing for dance careers. Tickets are $150 for the gala evening which includes a buffet and open bar. Special prime tables ($2,500) are also available as well as Sponsorships. For information, please call 212/427-2244 ext. 577.

Relive the Palladium Era when the mambo and cha-cha-cha were a national dance obsession, set amongst the Copa's glamour and sophistication of a 40's supper club with Art Deco décor, a sweeping dance floor surrounded with flowing palm trees, food and drink. The Harbor Latin Big Band under the direction of Louis Bauzo is dedicated to the sounds of the golden age of Latin Music, and celebrates the Big band music popularized by Machito, Tito Puente and Tito Rodriguez. The Band has performed with such Latin greats as Tito Puente, Celia Cruz, Johnny Pacheco, Alferdo "Chocolate" Armenteros, and many more.

Proceeds will support East Harlem's leading pre-professional performing arts school, Harbor Conservatory, now celebrating 35 years of enriching the lives of young people through the arts, and a division of Boys & Girls Harbor; and, Career Transition for Dancers, the national and local arts service organization with a 20 year history of helping professional dancers identify their unique talents in preparation for establishing new careers when dance is no-longer an option.)

CHARLIE PALMIERI MEMORIAL PIANO SCHOLARSHIP COMPETITION
January 28, 2006

HARBOR CONSERVATORY FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS, a division of Boys & Girls Harbor, Inc. announces the Sixteenth Annual competition for the CHARLIE PALMIERI MEMORIAL PIANO SCHOLARSHIP established by Tito Puente. The competition is scheduled for January 28, 2006 from 12:00 pm until 2:00 pm at the Harbor Conservatory located at One East 104th Street in Manhattan. For applications and guidelines and to schedule an audition, call (212) 427-2244 Ext. 557. Applications must be returned by November 1. Serving as competition jurors are pianists, Arturo O’ Farrill, Sonny Bravo, Pablo Mayor, and Dr. Martin Soderberg, Director of the Conservatory's Classical Music Program.

The Charlie Palmieri Memorial Piano Scholarship is awarded to intermediate and advanced pianists ages 12-25 for the study of Latin style piano. Applicants must demonstrate their talents in Classical and/or Popular Latin styles. The winner will receive one year's training free of charge at Harbor Conservatory with one of our specialists in the field of Latin piano. The Scholarship in memory of Charlie Palmieri was established by Tito Puente to further the inspirational musicianship of the great pianist. In style, versatility and instrumental virtuosity, bandleader/pianist/arranger Charlie Palmieri had few equals. In addition to recording, arranging and performing he taught music and Puerto Rican history in the CUNY system. The late great Tito Puente, the "King of Latin music", master timbalero, arranger, composer, and bandleader, also cared deeply about education for young students and the need for youngsters to continue and/or begin their musical studies, as well as to reaffirm pride in Hispanic culture.

CONTACTS:
Nina Olson, Publicity Director (212) 427-2244 ext. 577, nolson@theharbor.org
Dr. Martin Soderberg, Competition Coordinator (212) 427-2244 ext.558

HARBOR LATIN BIG BAND PERFORMS AT MIDSUMMER NIGHT SWING AT LINCOLN CENTER JUNE 17 @ 7:30 PM AT JOSIE ROBERTSON PLAZA....
Relive the golden age of Latin music with the Harbor Latin Big Band on Thursday, June 17th at Midsummer Night Swing at Lincoln Center. New York's favorite outdoor dance club swings back into action on Lincoln Center's Josie Robertson Plaza for its 16th season when Midsummer Night Swing opens on Thursday, June 10. Swing passes for six or ten nights or the full season go on sale May 10; single tickets go on sale May 27. Each evening, dance lessons for all levels from New York's foremost instructors are included in the price of admission, and are given at 6:30 p.m. Live music and dancing begins at 7:30 p.m. under the stars on Josie Robertson Plaza (Broadway at 64th Street), complete with a raised wooden floor and bandstand

Harbor Conservatory Students to perform at Billboard Latin Music Awards Broadcast
Special Tribute Honoring The Queen of Latin Music, Celia Cruz

The Harbor Conservatory for the Performing Arts, a division of Boys & Girls Harbor, is proud to announce that teen music students, pianist Luis Gomez age 15, timbalera Jessica Rodriguez age 17 and percussionist Camillo Molina Gaetan age 14, will be performing in Miami at the Billboard Latin Music Awards live Telemundo broadcast on April 29.

The young Salseros will be participating in a special tribute honoring the late great Sonera, Celia Cruz. These three talented teens along with pianist Yeisson Villamar, age 15 are members of the Harbor's Latin Youth Ensemble, and recipients of Celia Cruz Foundation Scholarships. The Celia Cruz Foundation Inc. was created in the summer of 2002 by her beloved husband Pedro Knight and her manager Omar Pardillo. Its mission is to give financial aid to Latin students who want to pursue a music education and to help institutions dedicated to the fight against cancer.

The Billboard Latin Music Awards is Latin music's longest running and most prestigious awards show and will take place at the Miami Arena. The awards show caps Billboard's Latin Music Conference, presented by Heineken, and in association with Garnier Fructis, which runs from April 26-29. The Billboard Latin Music Awards is the only ceremony whose winners are based on radio and retail chart performances. Finalists for the Billboard Awards are chosen solely based on their performances on Hot Latin Tracks and Top Latin Albums. Gloria Estefan, Alejandro Fernandez, Paulina Rubio, Pilar Montenegro, La Ley, and Banda El Recodo make up the first group of Latin artists who will perform at the Awards.

RAICES LATIN MUSIC COLLECTION AWARDED RECORDING
ACADEMY ARCHIVING AND PRESERVATION GRANT

The Raices Latin Music Collection at Boys & Girls Harbor, is the proud recipient of a $40,000 Recording Academy Archiving and Preservation Grant to support the archiving, preservation and duplication of its recorded sound collection. These materials include performances, historic concerts, and oral histories on vinyl discs, audio tape and videotape by legendary Latin masters as Tito Puente, Celia Cruz, Frank "Machito" Grillo, Mario Bauza, Eddie Palmieri, Johnny Pacheco, Willie Colon and others.

Now in its 17th year, the Academy grant program funds projects that advance archiving and preservation of America's recorded sound/music heritage and research efforts related to music and its effect on the medical and occupational well-being of the music professional, as well as on early childhood and human development. The Academy's National Professional Education Committee determines grant recipients based on criteria such as merit, uniqueness of project and the ability to accomplish intended goals.

Until recently, Latin music scholarship and access have been hindered because of the lack of significant and well-executed conservation efforts. Without timely implementation of these efforts, generations of material will be lost. The recorded sound portion of the Raices Collection represents a true pantheon of Latin music masters; many of the recordings are rare and unique original pressings whose value is enhanced by the loss of "master" tapes from which the recordings originate. Preservation of these materials is, therefore, urgent and timely.

"We are most grateful to the Recording Academy for this much needed support," said Raices Director and Co-Founder, Ramon Rodriguez. "This grant is especially meaningful to us, because it confirms the national significance of the Raices Collection, and the overwhelming contribution that Latin Music has made to our American musical heritage."

Thirteenth Annual Charlie Palmieri Memorial Scholarship
It's been fourteen years since the passing of the great pianist, bandleader and arranger, Charlie Palmieri. Yet, his extraordinary technique, style of playing, sense of phrasing combined with his vast musical knowledge ensures his legendary stature as a major Puerto Rican figure in Latin music history. With a talent matched by his humility and personal warmth, he remains much beloved and greatly missed. To pay tribute to this piano master and honor his memory two pianists have been selected as recipients of the Thirteenth Annual Charlie Palmieri Memorial Scholarship, established at the Harbor Conservatory by the late Tito Puente for young pianists ages 12-25.

Selected in first place is fourteen year old Miguel Vargas, who will receive a full scholarship for one year of study at the Harbor Conservatory. Miguel has studied for several years with Paul de Silva, Martin Soderberg, Willie Rodriguez, and currently with Pablo Mayor. He admires Tchaikowsky and Chopin as his favorite classical composers and enjoys the artistry of Eddie Martinez, Chucho Valdes, Michel Camilo and Giovanni Hidalgo, in the Latin/Jazz field. He describes his goals in a simple phrase, "To become a monster piano player."

Second Prize winner is twenty-five year old German born Matthias Bublath who will receive a half scholarship. Mr. Bublath, currently working on his Masters degree at the Manhattan School of Music is a graduate from the Berklee College of Music. His musical favorites include Bach because of its clarity and counterpoint and Ravel and Debussy because of their rich harmonies. In the Latin/Jazz field he admires Ruben Gonzales for his warm playing as well as Chucho Valdes for his energy. His aim is to master, as many different styles as possible so as to become a versatile pianist. At present, his focus is on the Latin style. Serving as competition jurors were pianists, Sonny Bravo, Pablo Mayor, Dr. Martin Soderberg, Director of the Conservatory's Classical Music Program and Enrique Haneine.

The Harbor Conservatory welcomes Heather McCartney and Damazi Williams to the dance division, Silka Cardonna and Cathy Haase to the theater division and Biana Cvetkovic and Jose Pietri-Coimbre to the music division.

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