By Dawn Norris, Concordia Conservatory
May 2, 2024: Concordia Conservatory presents its UNIQUE Series show “Gratitunes” on Saturday, May 4 at three locations: The Reformed Church of Bronxville at 10 am, Concordia Conservatory Stamford at 884 Newfield Avenue at 1 pm, and the New Canaan Public Library at 3 pm.
Tickets are $5 for children/seniors and $10 for adults. CLICK HERE to purchase tickets or call 203-595-5059 or 914-395-4507.
The UNIQUE Series is an interactive music show created for people with special needs and neurodiverse individuals of all ages. This show, “Gratitunes”, embarks on a musical voyage of gratitude, where melodies convey appreciation from the instrument to its creator and the composer. Experience a collection of songs that evoke our finest emotions, filling us with a sense of “gratitunes.” The show is written and hosted by long-time Conservatory faculty member Rami Vamos and performed by Conservatory faculty Clare Hoffman, flute and Ji Na Kim, piano, along with members of Orchestra Lumos clarinetist, Alec Manasse,and cellist, Matt Goeke.
The show will engage audiences with elements of music therapy and family-friendly humor while making music accessible to individuals, families, and caregivers in an intimate concert setting across the three venues.
Concordia Conservatory's Executive Director, Kathleen Suss, and Anthony Parce, Community Engagement and Education Manager for Orchestra Lumos, have partnered to introduce a truly "unique" live music experience to our neurodiverse community. Conservatory ambassadors for the UNIQUE Series are Kathleen Moriarty, Lilly Slaughter, and Ashton Turner.
Concordia Conservatory is a community music school for all ages in Bronxville and Stamford and as part of its programming provides music and arts therapy in private and group sessions in Westchester and Fairfield Counties. Currently, the Conservatory offers weekly creative arts therapy to 450 students, ages 4 to 22, in the Stamford and Norwalk Public School Districts in Connecticut, as well as the Eastchester Public School District in New York.
UNIQUE concert tickets are $5 for children/seniors and $10 for adults. CLICK HERE to purchase tickets or call 203-595-5059 or 914-395-4507.