For
the second
straight year,
The
Multicultural
Music group
and The Yale
Black Alumni
association
will partner
this summer to
provide 100
sixth graders
with the
experience of
their lives.
From July 18th
through August
5th, 2011 The
Summer
Institute for
the arts will
take place at
MS 223 in the
South Bronx.
Students will
learn the
basics of
music theory,
history and
mechanics of
most
instruments in
the different
orchestra
sections as
well as the
logistics of
playing in an
orchestra
setting. After
a week of
learning the
different
instruments
through master
classes,
workshops and
performances,
the students
will chose
their own
instruments
and will be
given private
instruction as
well as
ensemble
opportunities. Participants
in the program
will witness a
vast array of
performances
such as a
string
ensemble, a
woodwind
ensemble, an
RnB singer, a
Broadway
performer, a
classical
trumpet
performance,
Los Pleneros
de la 21,
Markus
Schwartz
(Haitian
percussion),
an interactive
piano
performance
and several
more. SIA
students will
also be
treated to a
visit to
Lincoln
Center, Merce
Cunningham
Dance Company
and two
Broadway
Shows. The
Multicultural
Music Group
would like to
thank The Yale
Black Alumni
Association
for their
support and
dedication to
this project.
We would like
to give a
special
recognition to
Jongnic
Bontemps and
Nicholas Lewis
as well as the
many Yale
alumni that
participated
in last year’s
program
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MMG
and Casas
Culturales
On May 26,
2011 MMG
students from
MS 223
performed for
the entire MS
223 student
body. This
performance
was the
culmination of
the “Casas
Culturales”
project which
was taught and
administered
by the
legendary
Bomba and
Plena group,
Los Pleneros
de la 21. This
experience was
made possible
by a grant
from The New
York State
Council on the
Arts. MMG
music students
participated
in a 10
session
residency
which involved
singing,
dancing and
drumming. They
were also
taught the
history and
culture of
this popular
Puerto Rican
folkloric art
form. The
performance
was very well
received by
the students
and the
participant’s
family
members. We
hope to
continue this
enriching
partnership
with LP21 and
NYSCA for many
years to come.
It is the
mission of the
MMG to provide
quality,
multicultural
programming to
our youth.
The
Multicultural Music
Group Inc. would like
to announce our
continuing partnership
with Youth Inc., a
nonprofit whose
mission is to improve
the lives of America's
youth through a unique
venture philanthropy
model that empowers,
develops, and educates
nonprofit
organizations serving
young people.
For
the second
straight year,
The
Multicultural
Music group
and The Yale
Black Alumni
association
will partner
this summer to
provide 100
sixth graders
with the
experience of
their lives.
From July 18th
through August
5th, 2011 The
Summer
Institute for
the arts will
take place at
MS 223 in the
South Bronx.
Students will
learn the
basics of
music theory,
history and
mechanics of
most
instruments in
the different
orchestra
sections as
well as the
logistics of
playing in an
orchestra
setting. After
a week of
learning the
different
instruments
through master
classes,
workshops and
performances,
the students
will chose
their own
instruments
and will be
given private
instruction as
well as
ensemble
opportunities.
Participants
in the program
will witness a
vast array of
performances
such as a
string
ensemble, a
woodwind
ensemble, an
RnB singer, a
Broadway
performer, a
classical
trumpet
performance,
Los Pleneros
de la 21,
Markus
Schwartz
(Haitian
percussion),
an interactive
piano
performance
and several
more. SIA
students will
also be
treated to a
visit to
Lincoln
Center, Merce
Cunningham
Dance Company
and two
Broadway
Shows.
The
Multicultural
Music Group
would like to
thank The Yale
Black Alumni
Association
for their
support and
dedication to
this project.
We would like
to give a
special
recognition to
Jongnic
Bontemps and
Nicholas Lewis
as well as the
many Yale
alumni that
participated
in last year’s
program
[...] 
