Young Summer Sound Celebration
A taste of impressionist music and its Influence on Latino Composers
Association of Dominican Classical Artists, Inc.
Founded and based in New York City, the Association of Dominican Classical Artists, Inc. (ADCA) is a non-profit 501(c)(3) performing arts organization dedicated to promoting classical music, along with its composers and interpreters from the Dominican Republic and Latin America. As a resident company at Aaron Davis Hall, ADCA brings live performances of classical, folkloric and traditional Latin American music to Upper Manhattan communities through a series of free orchestral and
chamber music concerts. In partnership with City College Center for the Arts, ADCA has presented four concerts a year for the last seven years. The concerts showcase performers from Latin America and promote the music from Latin American classical composers that have little chance to be heard in NYC. ADCA supports the Washington Heights Community Conservatory of Fine Arts, the chamber ensemble La Camerata Washington Heights, and ADCA Symphony Orchestra. Since its founding in 1980, ADCA has presented its concerts in some of the most prestigious venues in NYC, including Merkin Concert Hall, Carnegie Hall, and Cami Hall.
The Washington Heights Community Conservatory
Our mission is to enrich the lives of children in Washington Heights, Inwood, and Harlem; communities that have been historically underserved in the areas of music and art instruction. The conservatory offers an inclusive culturally sensitive environment founded on the belief that instruction in the arts strengthen academic performance and transforms the lives of children regardless of socioeconomic background.
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Association of Dominican Classical Artists Inc,
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Message from the Artistic & Executive Director
At our 12th year celebration of the Washington Heights Community Conservatory of Fine Arts foundation, a project of the Association of Dominican Classical Artists, I am pleased to share our progress. Our Conservatory brings high quality artistic education, with the objective of preparing our talented local students with an artistic foundation. Our goal is to ensure that students with artistic inclination will be able to pursue a college level career in the arts, if they decide to after High School graduation. In my 27 years teaching for the NYC Department of Education Washington Heights, I have seen many students with great artistic talent losing out, due to the lack of high quality artistic education. Our conservatory was conceived with the ideals of making a fine arts education accessible to the underprivileged children of New York City, inspired on the ideals of chilean composer and educator Jorge Peña Hen.
Adán Vásquez
XIII Concert Series 2022-2023
PROGRAM
YOUNG SUMMER SOUNDS CELEBRATION
YOUNG SUMMER SOUNDS CELEBRATION
Thursday, June 8th, 2023, 5:00 PM
Aaron Davis Hall, City College of New York
WHCCFA KINDERGARDEN MUSIC CHORUS
Rashida Hinds, Conductor
Richard Rogers & Oscar Hammerstein
(1895-1960)
Do Re Mi
from The Sound of Music Soundtrack
Aia Doromal | Alejandro Musialik | Camila Ramirez | Carlo Jerez | Juniper Taveras | Maximiliano Musialik | Salma Sanchez | Valentina Alcantara
P.S. 115 ALEXANDER HUMBOLDT
Eric Salazar, Conductor
Slavic Folk Song
Morning Dance
Essential Elements
Hop Scotch
Traditional
Hot Cross Buns
Au Clair de La Lune
Au Clair de La Lune
Boil Them Cabbage Down
Violins
Andres Acosta, Principal
Liam Rodriguez, Co Principal
Laiyali Polanco
Erickson Rosario
Jesayra Catalan
Emely Astacio
Sophia Jerez
Violas
Issac Barrientos, Principal
Jahmi Slate, Co Principal
Xiarelys Rivas
Cellos
Matias Triana, Principal
Nayeli Rivera, Co Principal
Vanessa Ramirez
Yanilsa Dominguez
Yelisa Dominguez
Jhamna Ureña
Ana Hernandez
Friamo Vargas
Double Bass
Axel Solis, Principal
Alanny Mendez, Co Principal
Caroline Collado
Crishell Carrasco
COMMUNITY HEALTH ACADEMY OF THE HEIGHTS
Kezia Calev, Conductor
Eric Salazar
Let’s Play E, A, D, G and C
Traditional
Open Strings Blues
Mary have a Violin
Open Strings Hip Hop
Violins
Brisa Chico
Danell Elsi
Jose Flores
America Guzman
Elaisha Moore
Stephanie Moscoso
Allison Nava
Lissandra Nazario
Mia Villanueva-lucero
Albert De La Cruz Lasose
Fraymer Estrella
Mohamed Kaid
Lucia Martinez
Violas
Ayman Allahabi
Sanai Blue
Channel Carty
Dancel Diaz
Kamari Memminger
Elizabeth Ortiz
Arleth Perez-Alamilla
Zeferino Perez-Garcia
Oscar Alvarez
Ronniel Cuello
Angel Flores
Ali Kaid
Musaab Munshi
Ruben Ramirez
Cellos
Nailah Manning
Aaron Martinez
Yalexsis Dominguez
Cesar Anacleto
Jayden Anderson
Jhoen De Jesus
Hubert San Gil
WASHINGTON HEIGHTS COMMUNITY CONSERVATORY BEGINNERS ORCHESTRA
Emili Castro, Conductor
Israeli Folk Song
Dreidel
American Folk Song
Old Macdonald had a Farm
Traditional
Hot Cross Buns
Au Clair de La Lune
Violins
Dylan Doromal, Principal
Isabela Perez, Co Principal
Eva Mejia
Miranda Salcedo
Violas
Sebastian Gautier
Cellos
Adrian Meija, Principal
Jacob Lopez, Co Principal
Vittoria Califano
Federico Troncoso-Hiraldo
Double Bass
Axel Solis, Principal
Alanny Mendez, Co Principal
Caroline Collado
Crishell Carrasco
Flutes
Nicholas Califano, Principal
Uriel Fondeur
Syana Marmol
Clarinets
Humberto Mármol, Principal
Anna Califano
Dante Cucurullo - Dominican
(b. 1957)
Ante el Viejo Espejo
For harp and string orchestra
World premiere dedicated to Adan Vasquez
INTERMISSION
Claude Debussy - French
(1862-1918)
Danses Sacreé et Profane
For hap and string orchestra
Carlos Salzedo - French
(1885 - 1961)
Chanson dans la Nuit
For harp, flute, clarinet and strings
Ariel Pirotti - Argentine
(b. 1980)
40 días
Tangoide
Puentes
Tangoide
Puentes
For bandoneon, harp, flute, clarinet and strings
Chanson dans la nuit
by Carlos Salzedo
by Carlos Salzedo
From our Gala Concert Series VII "Composers in New York" October 20, 2016 at Aaron Davis Hall, Marian Anderson Theater.
Filmed and edited by Erwin Perez Audio by Daniel Montoya
La Camerata Washington Heights
La Camerata de Washington Heights is a group of musicians formed by faculty members from the Washington Heights Community Conservatory for Fine Arts and the ADCA Symphonic Orchestra. Its repertoire ranges from traditional classical composers from Europe and Latin America, to folkloric and popular music from Latin American heritage. The goal of the group is to bring symphony music to the community of Northern Manhattan serving as a model for underprivileged youngsters in NYC.
Violin I
Luis Casal, concertmaster
Francisco Salazar, assistant
Anita Chen Fu
Eliano Braz
Violin II
Savion Washington, principal
Emily Castro
Eric Salazar
Romulo Benavides
Violas
Daniel Lamas, principal
Samuel Marchan
Tina Clara Lee
Cellos
Thea Mesirow, principal
Ivan Luza
Double Bass
Anthony Morris, principal
Flute
Nikolas Rodriguez
Clarinet
Jorge Garcia
Harp
Adán Vásquez
Adán Vásquez
Bandoneon
Rodolfo Zanetti
Bandoneon
Rodolfo Zanetti
PROUD SPONSORS
Violin I
Luis Casal, concertmaster
Francisco Salazar, assistant
Anita Chen Fu
Eliano Braz
Violin II
Savion Washington, principal
Emily Castro
Eric Salazar
Romulo Benavides
Violas
Daniel Lamas, principal
Samuel Marchan
Tina Clara Lee
Cellos
Thea Mesirow, principal
Ivan Luza
Double Bass
Anthony Morris, principal
Flute
Nikolas Rodriguez
Clarinet
Jorge Garcia
Harp
Adán Vásquez
Adán Vásquez
Bandoneon
Rodolfo Zanetti
Bandoneon
Rodolfo Zanetti