Bronx resident and cello virtuoso Sophie Shao teams up with BAE players in works by Mexican composer Carlos Chavez and Dvořák. Performance is followed by informal discussion and refreshments.
Radio Jarocho plays the rowdy, upbeat, and at times melancholic music of the countryside of Veracruz, Mexico. Featuring the legendary musician & composer, Zenen Zeferino.
Metropolitan Opera trombonist Weston Sprott and BAE players perform music of the Baroque era. Performance is followed by informal discussion and refreshments.
WILLIAM J. SCRIBNER YOUNG BRONX ARTIST COMPETITION
WIN $500 and perform with Bronx Arts Ensemble
A hilarious musical version of the Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale about two weavers promising a vain Emperor an elegant new suit of clothes, invisible to anyone in the kingdom who is stupid or incompetent…then the fun begins!
Jasmine is sick and tired of her violin lessons. She has more important things to do. Like playing video games and texting her BFF. Who cares about music anyway? She’s about to find out. Join us for a tale of musical discovery as Jasmine discovers her roots and the awesome power of song!
The holiday all-American music tradition continues! Bring a picnic and a friend. Event sponsored by New York State Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz. Free admission!
On June 1st and June 2nd, Bronx Arts Ensemble string players Jorge Avila and Eliana Mendoza play among the roses during one of the great New York Botanical Garden spectacles of the year.
On June 1st and June 2nd, Bronx Arts Ensemble string players Jorge Avila and Eliana Mendoza play among the roses during one of the great New York Botanical Garden spectacles of the year.
Bronx Arts Ensemble presents the World Premiere of the great Afro-Cuban jazz pianist and composer Elio Villafranca's Don't Change My Name, featuring a 10-piece ensemble and the students of Bronx Charter School for the Arts singing and dancing.
On Thursday, June 6th, Bronx Arts Ensemble celebrates another year of bringing art to the Bronx through live music and arts-in-education.
PS 16 celebrates the end of the school year with their Annual Community Day.
Native Soul is a band that brings together the separate-but-equal talents of four very talented artists. The main constant, however, is the musicianship. Their sound is so well melded that the four players suggest the wealth of tone and sound produced by the Big Bands. But they go a step beyond big sound and instead turn into a quartet where it is impossible to single out a lead player.
The Latin Jazz Workshop, named for Charles Mingus’ Jazz Workshop, is an ensemble that performs mostly original music as well as an eclectic variety of arrangements of music by composers as varied as Thelonious Monk, Kurt Weill, Jimi Hendrix, Rafael Hernandez, John Lennon, and Wayne Shorter.
Bronx Arts Ensemble celebrates Independence Day with an American Songbook program, featuring the vocal talents of Deanna Kirk and Victoria Ortiz, fearless artists and educators. With a wide-ranging selection of beloved songs from both jazz and Broadway traditions, we honor the history of American songwriting.
In honor of Bastille Day, Bronx Arts Ensemble's string quartet presents a program of music by all Francophone composers. Centering around Ravel's String Quartet in F Major, the program will also feature the guitar music of Haitian composer Frantz Casséus and the string music of Germaine Tailleferre, member of the infamous French composers' collective Les Six.
Highlighting the incredible talent of the Bronx Arts Ensemble's teachers of African dance, the July 21st concert offers the opportunity to enjoy a program of contemporary West African drumming and dance in beautiful Van Cortlandt Park. Come and enjoy the unique sounds of the balafon, djembe, and djun-djun.
Highlighting the incredible talent of Bronx Arts Ensemble's teachers of African dance, the July 21st concert offers the opportunity to enjoy a program of contemporary West African drumming and dance in beautiful Van Cortlandt Park. Come and enjoy the unique sounds of the balafon, djembe, and djun-djun.
A perennial crowd-pleaser, Odane Whilby's band returns for the final concert of BAE's Van Cortlandt Park summer season. Please join us for this joyful program of oldies, pop, and R&B favorites for all ages.
Bronx Arts Ensemble honors the history of American songwriting with an American Songbook program, featuring the vocal talents of Deanna Kirk and Victoria Ortiz, fearless artists and educators. With a wide-ranging selection of beloved songs from both jazz and Broadway traditions.
