Donna Baccaro brings over thirty years of experience in the performing arts to her role as Program Director at The Ridgewood Conservatory.
An incredible dancer and choreographer, Donna has performed and choreographed dance with a wide range of well-known dance companies … which also makes her the perfect addition to our Dance faculty!
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Our new Admissions/Operations Manager, Warren Carr, brings just the right blend of musicianship and business expertise to The Ridgewood Conservatory.
Holding a Masters degree from the Manhattan School of Music, Warren is a brilliant tenor with impressive operatic and musical theater credits…which also makes him a valued addition to our Voice/Acting faculty!
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Get A Jump Start On Learning To Play An Instrument In Three 30-Minute Private Lessons!
“Try an instrument on for size” before taking lessons.
Find out if your child is ready for instrument or voice instruction.
Offer student-musicians the opportunity to try another instrument.
Call us at 201-612-6686 today to schedule…
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Does someone you know have an urge to strum or pick?
Call today for a FREE 30-minute lesson on acoustic or electric Guitar or Bass (or banjo, ukulele or mandolin)!
Lessons are available in classical, latin, rock, country, pop, jazz and blues for students ages 8-88.
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Well-known singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist JODELLE performs original indie pop rock in prestigious venues, festivals, radio and television across North America and Europe. When not performing, Jodelle teaches vocal technique to students of all ages and levels, many of whom have earned roles in musicals, won awards and gone on to pursue careers in music. We are delighted to welcome her to vocal faculty!
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Several of Dr. John Ward’s piano and singing students performed at the Music Marathon 2014 held at the Palisades Center Mall, including Arosh De Silva, Adriana Pelayo, Christopher Giraldo, Gigi Ochs, Ryan Hayashi, James Harkins and Cate Harkins. Each of these young people had undertaken to find sponsors to benefit HELPING HANDS of Rockland County!
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Congratulations once again to MARINA SAKELLAKIS, this time on winning the 1st Tenor Saxophone chair at the 2014-15 MEBCI High School Band auditions. She will be performing in MEBCI’s January 2015 concert.
This is the second major competition Marina won on tenor sax this Fall, having been named to the 2014 NAfME All-National Honor Ensemble in October. We are, as always, so proud of Marina’s accomplishments!
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Congratulations to Megha Seghal who recently won fourth place in the Alto section at the 2014-2015 MEBCI Bergen County Choir competition.
An 8th grade student from Mahwah, Megha currently studies voice with Alyssa Ronco, and has been studying at The Ridgewood Conservatory for more than two years now. Way to go, Megha!
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TRC students (and their siblings) are invited to help us decorate our hallway by drawing a picture to fit each month’s theme.
Pick up your pre-printed frame and box of colored pencils at our Box Office. (Pictures will also be posted to Facebook for everyone to see!)
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Congratulations to 17-year old MARISSA FERRARA on her success at the National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS) competition on November 1st.
Marissa was chosen from an applicant pool of 25 young vocalists to sing in the master class with John Tedeschi (from the Hartt School), and took 3rd place in her category (Musical Theater – Women upper ages 17 to 19) … a huge accomplishment considering the incredibly talented field of young women against whom she was competing!
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An unprecedented seven of our incredibly gifted students placed in the 2014-2015 MEBCI competition, and will perform on Sunday Nov. 16th, 2014. Congratulations to:
. Christopher Morse – 1st Baritone Saxophone
. Kieran Corcoran – 1st Tenor Saxophone
. Harahm Park – 1st Alto Saxophone
. Ethan Shan – 2nd Alto Saxophone
. Connor Courtney – 2nd Trumpet
. Victoria Maung – 4th Flute
. Cynthia Kaiser – 7th Flute
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Now that the stress of the school year has eased,
After-school soccer and football seasons are over,
Marching band practices are finally finished,
And life seems to be (somewhat) back to normal…
Isn’t it time to put some music in your child’s life?
Join us for the remainder of the Fall 2014 Semester and we’ll deduct $25 from your pro-rated tuition!
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Rock musicians of all ages and levels are invited to sit in with The Rock Shop band at Ranchero Cantina on Wednesay, Nov 5th. Ages 8-19 are welcome from 6:30-8pm. Adult rockers can sit in after the 8pm set. All attendees will receive a voucher for a FREE LESSON with a Rock Shop pro!
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On Sunday, October 5th, TRC held a memorial concert for our beloved voice teacher KATHRYN ZETTO, who recently passed away after a year-long struggle with leukemia. Kathryn’s former voice students performed under the direction of TRC’s new vocal/acting instructor Alyssa Ronco, and were accompanied by Kathryn’s favorite pianist and longtime friend Ron Levy.
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We are delighted to announce that 11-year-old ALYSSA LONGO was recently crowned Miss New Jersey Ambassador! She also won 1st place in the Talent Division as well as Cover Model. The state pageant was held on September 28th at the Hilton Hotel in Parsippany NJ. Alyssa received her official state crown, banner and trophy and […]
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