Art House Astoria Conservatory For Music and Art

We have been working hard to re-open this Thursday, September 5 after our busiest summer yet. We hope you are enjoying these last few days of summer! See you soon!

Our actors are ready to go! Congrats on an incredible dress rehearsal today!

NEW THIS FALL!!!! The one and only Jessy Tomsko will be leading a community Ukulele class. Click here to register today! 540480@jessytomsko" rel="ugc" target="_blank">https://app.jackrabbitclass.com/regv2.asp?fbclid=IwAR1dn1CvYoJyUG_XI0L4yCenqDBeoMSkrxiXmh9bCXL77ST-3ZW4yxkoacQ&id=540480@jessytomsko

Art House is going to be at this upcoming event hosted by our good friends at Central Astoria. We can’t wait! There are going to be so many great resources for Astoria families. Stop by and see us! Click here to RSVP today: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdGLkBJ9oQmQQCmRWUlJuQz_uPQ_SxfZfzcqnR3CGEBihixKg/viewform?fbclid=IwY2xjawEhonRleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHZRqUTGtrEnGXP8YD51xGAcjhNlfl05YWq5FPH9FlZNe7u7VOkYD-ThQ7g_aem_6ckn6dIDMsW-ya3du5sWEg Central Astoria LDC

Taking a Cat Nap…Get it? Get it?

Bittersweet moment…We are repurposing our Lion king costumes for the upcoming production of Seussical Kids and all of these names have now aged out of our theater program. Onward and upward!!!

The last day of our “traditional” camp series was yesterday. We ended our Olympic themed camp with a special rendition of “Go The Distance” and our campers shared their hopes and dreams! What a great way to

We have had an incredible group of student volunteers this summer! They have held hands, wiped tears, taken out garbage, organized like crazy, and been camp cheerleaders! We are so thankful for this group of kids!! We could not have done it without you! ❤️

We are starting a Community Choir this fall for Highschoolers and Adults conducted by the fabulous Billy Blair!! Sign up today to join the fun!

The Divide will be at Bohemian Hall (inside) today at 2pm. The concert is free. Bring your kids (if they love to rock!!)

We are beyond proud that one of our students, who started with us when she was 10 years old, now holds a Masters Degree in Music from NYU AND has come back to teach with us! This summer, our students have had the amazing opportunity to work with Elizabeth Zotto in our summer program’s music classes. We hope to have Elizabeth continue with us in the fall! .zotto

This Saturday at Bohemian Hall (we’ll be inside)! These kids will blow you away!

We are over the moon to have Carly Gendell with us this summer as our Camp Counselor! A PPAS alumni, Carly just finished her freshman year at Pace University where she is majoring in Musical Theater. We are so lucky to have Carly with us all summer and the kids adore her! Read more about Carly here: https://www.carlygendell.com/about-me.

One of our rock bands, The Divide, is going to be performing at Bohemian Hall on Saturday, July 27 at 2pm! Admission is free!

We’re hosting another Open Mic this Sunday, June 14! Sign up using the link in our bio!

We are thrilled to welcome PK Walsh to our faculty this summer! PK will be teaching a comic/manga class on Wednesdays from 5-6pm for 3rd-5th graders. Go to the link in our bio to sign up for class today!

About PK! “I grew up in Arusha Tanzania, My dad was a researcher there and we lived pretty far out in the countryside making it hard to visit people often. There was also a limited amount of resources and while all those were factors I probably would’ve been drawing a lot anyways haha. After that you know, lived a life, had a childhood, the whole shabang. Moved to New york in 2015 to attend the School of Visual Arts, graduated from there in 2019, Since then I’ve been working for different companies like MTV, CBS, Paramount and
Nickelodeon.”

We hosted 3 student recitals yesterday — our biggest recital day this year!! We had over 45 performances including piano, voice, guitar, drums, and our rock band 101!

Our teaching artists had a wonderful time at our residency at PS122 this year! In just 12 hours, these students wrote, choreographed, and learned a 30 minute musical titled “The Lights of Broadway”! These kids were 🔥🔥! We could not have asked for a better group. They were smart, talented, kind, supportive, and inclusive. Thanks to PS122 for having us back this year! .0q

Wow! Our Just Act! students blew us away yesterday! Congrats on an incredible (and hilarious) year-end performance!

Tickets on sale today! Click the link to purchase yours today! https://www.showtix4u.com/events/15630

Throw back to our World Music Event that happened last Sunday thanks to NYC Cultural Affairs, The NY City Council, and Tiffany Cabán. We had an amazing line-up of musicians, Awa Sangho, House of Waters, Simone Baron, as well as some student performers, an art exhibit, and an open house. Thanks to everyone who made this possible. And a special shout out to our favorite neighborhood photographer, Matthew Pritchard! .goetze

On Saturday one of our Seniors, Alice Drummond, performed a Senior Recital with monologues, vocal selections, and a piano piece she has worked on here at Art House over the years. We are so proud of Alice and all of her hard work. She just found out she will be studying acting at the Tish School of the Arts at NYU in the fall!

Due to unforeseen circumstances, Simone Baron will be joining us tomorrow in place of Caro.
Simone Baron is a polyglot pianist, accordionist, improviser and composer whose work “ego-less, genre agnostic and without expectations” (JazzTimes) engages curiously and charismatically with a broad spectrum of idioms. Educated at Oberlin and Tel Aviv University and joyfully de-educated at festivals and performances across Europe and the Americas, Simone has won grants, fellowships and residencies from Chamber Music America, South Arts, Maryland State Arts Council, the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities, the Hambidge Center, Sacatar Foundation, iPark, Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, Strathmore Foundation, ArtOMI, UMD, Avaloch Farm, the Banff Centre, and Spectrum Toronto. In 2016 Simone founded Arco Belo, a diasporic chamber music ensemble. Simone is a Victoria Artist and plays a Poeta XB Accordion, and is a founding member of the Boulanger Initiative. .goetze

One of our teaching artists received the sweetest thank you card today! .pa

We are so lucky to have Caro joining us on June 2 for our evening of World Music! Call, email, or click the link in our bio to reserve your spot! .goetze

House of Waters will be joining us on June 2 for our evening of World Music! Art House will be featuring these world renown musicians as well as hosting an open house with an art exhibit, trial lessons, and more! Call, email, or click the link in our bio to reserve your spot! .goetze

Join us June 2 for an evening of World Music where you will get to hear Awa Sangho as well as an Open House featuring an art exhibit, free trial lessons, student performances and more! Call, email, or click here to reserve your spot: https://www.eventbrite.com/o/art-house-astoria-conservatory-for-music-and-art-2133825951

Click here to check out Awa Sangho: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iVwmU_ZleBY

Motema Music Volker Goetze