Bloomingdale School of Music has announced that it has been awarded a $300K grant from the Bay and Paul Foundations. Meant to support their strategic planning over the next three years, covering operations, HR, capital, and marketing initiatives through 2025, the grant follows a previous one received in 2020 for $350K which went towards their ROADMAP 2027 plan. “As we {…}
The Bloomingdale School of Music has received two grants from the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) totaling in $40,000. The funding will go towards the support and recovery of the nonprofit arts and culture sector. New York has invested $240 million in the arts under Governor Kathy Hochul. Hochul said in an official press release, “As a {…}
The Bloomingdale School of Music has announced its 2022-23 December and February events, which kick off on Dec. 2, 2022, with a Free Faculty Concert Series. The concerts run through Dec. 16, 2022. The School will present a vocal performance honoring Leontyne Price in February. For this article, only vocal performances are listed. The entire December program and other upcoming {…}
The Bloomingdale School of Music has been awarded $10,000 in recovery funding from the New York State Council on the Arts. The grant will allow the organization to increase the hours for its teaching artists. “This unprecedented funding continues our investment into the vital role that the arts contribute to the health of our economy, our communities and our citizens,” {…}
The Bloomingdale School of Music has announced its free faculty concert series for 2022-23. For the purposes of this article, our focus will be solely on vocal performances. “Sounds form the Neighborhood: An Evening of Songs Old and New” will kick things off. The showcase will feature music inspired by the Upper West Side. Performance Date: Oct. 21, 2022 Soprano {…}
(Credit: Michelle Tabnick) Bloomingdale School of Music has announced that it has received a grant award of $10,000 from the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) to support the recovery of the nonprofit arts and culture sector. The grant will be used to support Bloomingdales’s mission of making music education accessible to all. “We are so thrilled to {…}
Bloomingdale School of Music has announced that it will be streaming its annual holiday concert, set for Dec. 17, 2022. The showcase, which is sold out, can be viewed via the organization’s official website. The performance will be dedicated to Tim McCullough, the Resident Teaching Artist who passed away in November. It will feature such artists as soprano Christine Browning, {…}
The Bloomingdale School of Music has announced its 2021-22 faculty concert series. “Our faculty are excited to be back and perform for a live audience again. The last year has been difficult for professional performing artists in the NYC area and we are thrilled to be able to present such talented artists from our own school,” said Executive Director, Erika {…}
(Credit: Susan Pszenitzk) Bloomingdale School of Music has announced that Erika Atkins has been appointed as Executive Director, effective September 8, 2020. Atkins will bring her 15 years of arts education experience, having most recently served as Deputy Director of the arts education non-profit Opening Act. A graduate of George Mason University, Atkins took her love for the arts and {…}