Bloomingdale School of Music

Experience the energy and creativity of Bloomingdale’s vocal and jazz ensembles in this dynamic end-of-semester concert!

Featuring students of all ages, this performance highlights the collaborative spirit and musical growth within our ensemble community.

📅 Friday, June 12
🕕 7:00-8:00 PM
📍Christ & St. Stephen’s Church, 120 West 69th St

Free admission!
To RSVP, check the comments section below!

We are very excited to share that Bloomingdale students Vada Bank and Sahana Narayan are the recipients of the 2026 Fellowship Award from the New York Guitar Seminar to study at the 14th Lanciano International Guitar Seminar in the Abruzzo region of Italy.

Vada and Sahana participated as a guitar duo in the 25th New York Guitar Seminar last summer, have performed in the Prelude Concert Series for the New York City Classical Guitar Society, and have appeared at Bloomingdale School of Music’s Annual Guitar Festival. They are guitar students of Dr. José Maldonado, Director of Guitar Studies at Bloomingdale.

The Lanciano International Guitar Seminar is a unique opportunity to enhance guitar technique and musicianship through a weeklong program featuring internationally acclaimed performers and teachers, as well as a wide range of exciting musical activities. The seminar was founded by Isabella Abbonizio together with Laura Oltman and Michael Newman of the Newman & Oltman Guitar Duo. Special guest faculty in Lanciano will include Gian Marco Ciampa and Vilma Campitelli.

Congratulations to Vada and Sahana on this remarkable achievement! We are proud to celebrate their continued success and look forward to following their experience in Italy this summer.

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The 2026 New York Guitar Seminar, Celebrating Sergio Assad!, will feature music by Sergio Assad performed by Berta Rojas, João Luiz, and, among others, Bloomingdale faculty members Eduardo Guterres and José Maldonado. The seminar will also feature Sergio Assad conducting the seminar guit-orchestra in a performance of his composition The Walls, with 2025 Fellowship Award recipient Penelope Shvarts appearing as soloist.

For more information, please visit:

• New York Guitar Seminar: https://www.newyorkguitarseminar.com

• Lanciano International Guitar Seminar: https://www.lancianoguitarseminar.com

• Bloomingdale School of Music: https://www.bsmny.org

All are welcome to attend Bloomingdale School of Music’s Chamber Music & Guitar Ensembles concert next Thursday!

Enjoy an evening of student performances showcasing their hard work, dedication, and passion for music over the past semester.

📅Thursday, June 11
🕕 7:00-8:00 PM
📍323 West 108th Street

To RSVP for free, see the comments section below!

On Sunday, May 17, Bloomingdale faculty Eli Asher (trumpet) and Edu Gutterres (guitar) played a free concert of Brazilian Jazz in Riverside Park for over 115 attendees as part of the sponsored Charlotte Mayerson Overlook concert series!

They were joined by Chris Bacas on tenor saxophone and Leco Reis on bass.

Swipe for a taste of their lively performance!

Our Jazz Festival is filling up fast! 🎷✨

Join us this Friday for an unforgettable evening of jazz featuring performances by the BSM Youth Jazz Ensemble, MAP Jazz Combo, Vocal Jazz Quartet, Adult Jazz Band, and Bloomingdale faculty and students.

Featuring music by Charlie Parker, Miles Davis, Cole Porter, Jerome Kern, and more.

📅 Friday, June 5
⏰ 5:30 PM–8:30 PM
🎟 In-person tickets are limited
💻 Free livestream tickets are also available

Head over to the “Latest News” 🔗 in our bio to get your tickets!

All are invited to attend Bloomingdale’s MAP Solos Recitals!

Music Access Project students perform end of semester solo recital featuring classical and jazz performances.

This event is free and open to the public and will take place in our David Greer Recital Hall. No RSVP is required.

🗓️June 6 & 7 at 3:00 PM
📍323 West 108th Street, New York, New York

The race is on! 🎶🏆
We’re announcing our Top 10 Perform-a-thon fundraisers so far, and let’s just say… it is still anyone’s game!

Our Top 5 student fundraisers will get to choose from exciting prizes like an iPad, electric scooter, Apple Watch, Nintendo Switch, and more.

Plus, any student who raises over $500 will receive special Bloomingdale swag!

There is still time to climb the leaderboard, rally your supporters, and help make music education possible for more students. Keep sharing your fundraising pages, keep spreading the word, and keep making music for a great cause!

To donate today, check out the comments section below for more info!

Join acclaimed percussionist and composer Josh Perry for an interactive workshop exploring the incorporation of electronics to expand your instrumental performance!

Explore the use of a basic vocal microphone, simple circuitry, and/or a guitar pedal to expand your acoustic instrument playing in creative ways.

Josh will demonstrate a handful of amplification and live electronic modification techniques via recent works for percussion and piano. The workshop will conclude with more advanced techniques that provide a glimpse into the continuously evolving world of live electronics performance.

The audience is invited and encouraged to ask questions, and no electronics experience is needed. Open to musicians of all levels, from beginners to advanced.

RSVP for FREE by visiting the “Latest News” 🔗 in our bio!