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,

699 East 137 Street #2-C, Bronx, NY 10454

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To find more information about ADCA and how to support us go to www.adca.nyc/donate

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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

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

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 

For bandoneon, harp, flute, clarinet and strings

Chanson dans la nuit
by Carlos Salzedo

Adán Vásquez, harp Tania Leon, conductor
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

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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

 
Bandoneon
Rodolfo Zanetti

Make a contribution

Be a champion to our mission.

ADCA’s programs are made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature and is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council.

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

 
Bandoneon
Rodolfo Zanetti