The Bloomingdale School of Music Celebrates New Music and The Creativity Of Student Composers, 3/10

The Bloomingdale School of Music (BSM) is pleased to present its annual student composing project, Album for the Young (A4TY) in recital, on March 10th at the Thalia Theater at Symphony Space with two performances one at 4:30 pm and the other at 6:30 pm. Admission for each performance is $12.00 and may be purchased at the Symphony Space Box office, located at 2537 Broadway at 95th Street, or call (212) 864-5400. Tickets are available at www.symphonyspace.org

The A4TY Student Composing Project at BSM encourages students (ages 7-17) to compose new music and commissions professional composers to write new works for its students. The evening will feature more than 30 student compositions, divided over two concerts, ranging from solo works for piano, violin or cello, to works for small chamber ensembles of strings or mixed wind, strings, brass and percussion groups. We are pleased to present the premiere of a new work by composer, Beata Moon, which will be named by the students and performed by the BSM MAP Brass Quintet along with BSM faculty and Assistant Director, Brandon Vazquez. About A4TY Student Composition Project Beginning with a school-wide Call for Scores and composition workshops led by teaching artists from the NY Philharmonic's Very Young Composers program, in partnership with BSM teaching artists, A4TY is now in its fourteenth season. Since its inception the program has premiered over 146 scores, commissioned 21 professional composers and presented 199 students performing new music. Founded by former BSM teaching artist Katy Luo, and currently curated by Margalit Cantor, A4TY brings living composers and BSM students into direct contact, opening a window into the other's working methods and creative process. For more information about A4TY Student New Music Project please visit: https://www.bsmny.org/exploring-music/features/icp/a4ty09/index.php

About Beata Moon - BSM 2017-18 Commissioned Composer A versatile musician acclaimed for her expressivity and sincerity, Beata Moon continues to reach audiences through her many-faceted roles as composer, pianist and educator. Moon graduated with a Bachelor of Music degree from the Juilliard School where she was a student of Adele Marcus. After completing a semester of the Masters Degree Program at Juilliard, she took a break from playing to reflect on what music meant to her personally. It was at this time that she discovered composing and teaching, which has resulted in her return to performing. The last eighteen years have seen Moon produce works in a variety of genres, including solo instrumental, chamber and voice. Her four CDs of original music were enthusiastically received by press and public alike and continue to be broadcast on radio stations throughout the world. Reviewer Andrew Druckenbrod of Gramophone magazine wrote, "Moon writes compelling music that is utterly sincere..." Through her various roles as an educator, performer and composer, Moon fulfills her wish to work musically with people of all ages and backgrounds. She believes that creating and making music (not just listening to music) can be an invigorating way to process life's varied experiences. http://www.beatamoon.com/bioframe.html

ABOUT BLOOMINGDALE SCHOOL OF MUSIC
Now in its 53rd year, BSM has served more than 80,000 children and adults through group classes, private instruction, and performance opportunities in classical, jazz, and rock music. Each week, over 650 students of all ages participate in a wide range of music making, including early childhood classes, a comprehensive pre-college program, free community concerts, and internet-based music programs. With accessibility central to its mission, more than 20% of Bloomingdale's student body receives financial aid and scholarship assistance annually. For more information on Bloomingdale School of Music's programs and concerts, visit bsmny.org, call the office at 212-663-6021, or email info@bsmny.org.

PARTNERS NY Philharmonic's Very Young Composers Program Very Young Composers (VYC) was developed in 1995 by noted composer (and former Associate Principal Bass) Jon Deak to answer the question, "What is children's music?" Working with Mr. Deak and Philharmonic Teaching Artists, public school children, with limited musical background, compose their very own music for Philharmonic musicians to play - often for the full Orchestra. Students make every compositional decision and write every note, with Teaching Artists serving as mentors and scribes. VYC demonstrates children's innate creativity, and provides a glimpse of the future of classical music. http://nyphil.org/education/learning-communities/very-youngcomposers. COMPOSERS NOW Bloomingdale School of Music is a proud member of the COMPOSERS NOW Presenter Partners Initiative. The nonprofit COMPOSERS NOW empowers all living composers, celebrates the diversity of their voices and honors the significance of their contributions to the cultural fabric of society.

Bloomingdale School of Music is grateful to the following donors: Foundations: Associated Chamber Music Players, Mary Duke Biddle Foundation, Edwin Caplin Foundation, Columbia Community Service, D'Addario Foundation, Jarvis and Constance Doctorow Family Foundation, The Ella Fitzgerald Charitable Foundation, Exploring the Metropolis Con-Edison Composers' Residency Program, The Hearst Foundation, Libby Holman Foundation, The Hyde and Watson Foundation, The New York Community Trust, The Pinkerton Foundation, Morris and Alma Schapiro Fund, Corporations: Colgate-Palmolive Inner-City Education Fund, ConEdison, Public: New York State Council on the Arts with Support of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo and the New York State Legislature, New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council, New York State Assembly Member Daniel J. O'Donnell, and New York City Council Member Helen Rosenthal, Manhattan Borough President Gale A. Brewer, and many other generous individuals.

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