Harbor Conservatory for the Performing Arts - Two Week Summer Latin Music Workshop

 

HARBOR CONSERVATORY FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS

A DIVISION OF BOYS & GIRLS HARBOR, INC.  

 

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 3/18/08                

 

 

CONTACT: 

Nina Olson                                                                                 

212/427-2244 ext. 577,

nolson@theharbor.org 

 

 

TWO WEEK SUMMER LATIN MUSIC WORKSHOP FOR INTERMEDIATE/ADVANCED TEENS AGES 12-19AUGUST 4 – AUGUST 15, 2008 

 

 

East Harlem/El Barrio, New York --The Harbor Conservatory for the Performing Arts, a division of Boys & Girls Harbor, and the leading school for the study of Latin music, is offering a unique opportunity for talented teens to study with master musicians who specialize in Afro-Caribbean Latin music (Salsa).  This five-day a week “intensive", Monday through Friday, will begin on August 4^th and continues until August 15th. Classes are held from 9:00 am until 4:00 pm.

 

 

Placement auditions begin on June 9, 2007. To arrange for audition/interview, please call Ramon Rodriguez @ 212/427-2244 ext. 572.

 

 

The Harbor Conservatory is located at One East 104^th Street, (Fifth Avenue) in Manhattan. This two week summer intensive is designed for serious teens ages 12-19 that have good reading skills and at least three years previous study in their instrument. 

 

 

Tuition is $250 per week, a total of $500 for both weeks, and includes instruction in: Afinque/Style, Clave 101, Folkloric, Vocal and Standards Workshop, Improvisation, and Chart Reading along with a final performance.  

 

 

The Harbor Conservatory for the Performing Arts, a division of Boys &     Girls Harbor was established in 1970 and offers 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 20,000 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 established in l937, by Anthony Duke, and now under the leadership of Hans E. Hageman, focuses on the intellectual, physical and emotional development of youngsters ranging in age from six months to twenty-one years through education, cultural awareness and social services. 

 

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The Harbor’s Latin Music Program is made possible with support from the New York State Music Fund, established by the New York State Attorney General at Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors,  New York City Department of Cultural Affairs and The ASCAP Foundation.