IVAN GOFF TRIO AND BRIDGEMUSIK
Closing concert of BridgeMusik Summer Festival 2023 with an awesome Irish band: Ivan Goff (pipes), Katie Linnane (fiddle), Matt Stapleton (guitar) and BridgeMusik Festival faculty & students. We thank all festival parents, students, faculty members and guest artists for two fun weeks of making music together at Christ Church in Sparkill and Good Shepherd in Pearl River.
Two Jigs VideoCAROL WINCENC AND BRIDGEMUSIK
Thank you Carol Wincenc for this amazing Magic of Flute concert with BridgeMusik Festival faculty & students 👏👏👏 Our summer festival continues onto week 2!
Shenandoah VideoBRIDGEMUSIK AT DOWLING GARDENS
BridgeMusik Summer Ensemble of students and teachers visited Dowling Gardens Senior Living Community in Sparkill NY and presented a wonderful concert. Audience's favorites included "Shenandoah" and "Romanian Folk Dances".
Festival Photos: Week 1BRIDGEMUSIK SUMMER FESTIVAL 2023
BridgeMusik Summer Festival is HERE! We opened the festival with an amazing Tango 💃 Concert at #ChristChurchSparkill. Thank you to @giraudo_pedro @ahmedalomm @rodolfozanettibando, BridgeMusik fabulous faculty, students and parents! We will have lots of fun 🥰 over the next couple of weeks☀️. JOIN US FOR OUR FREE UPCOMING SUNDAY CONCERTS.
Watch HighlightsFrederick Zlotkin and Bob McGrath Memorial Concert
Thank you BridgeMusik students, parents, faculty members, guest artists and audience for making the final concert of BridgeMusik Spring Festival 2023 so memorable! Bob McGrath & Fred Zlotkin’s Memorial Concert was a truly unforgettable experience for all of us at BridgeMusik!
Watch an excerptSPRING CONCERT AT DOMINICAN UNIVERSITY
Many thanks to Dominican University for hosting BridgeMusik Spring Festival Concert at the beautiful Dominican Convent Chapel in Blauvelt, NY. Bravo to our wonderful guest artists and Bridgemusik young artists. Program included terrific new composition (world premiere) “Single Clap” by Thomas Cabaniss.
Watch an excerptBridgemusik Founders
TANYA WITEK
Tanya Witek (flute) is the co-founder of BridgeMusik. She is a member of the New York City Ballet Orchestra and the Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra at Lincoln Center. She has performed with American Ballet Theater, the Metropolitan Opera, the New York Philharmonic, and the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra. Ms. Witek received her Master and Doctoral degrees from The Juilliard School as a student of Carol Wincenc. She has appeared at the Banff and Marlboro Music Festivals and has toured with "Musicians from Marlboro." Formerly on the faculty at Montclair State University, Ms. Witek has also worked as a teaching artist for the New York Philharmonic, Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center Institute. Her own studies began in Calgary, Canada as a student in the innovative Academy program at Mount Royal Conservatory, where masterclasses with internationally acclaimed artists provided weekly inspiration to the young musicians. These impactful experiences, combined with her professional career as chamber musician, orchestral flutist and teaching artist, led to the creation of BridgeMusik.
KRYSTOF WITEK
Krystof Witek (violin) is the co-founder of BridgeMusik. He performs on Broadway with the Lion King orchestra and with the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra at Lincoln Center. Mr. Witek has served as concertmaster of the Greenwich Symphony in Connecticut. Born in Poland, he came to study at The Juilliard School in New York with Joseph Fuch, where he received his Bachelor, Master and Doctoral Degrees. Mr. Witek has appeared in solo and chamber music concerts in Europe, Canada, Japan and the United States. He has performed with the New York City Ballet, New York City Opera, New York Chamber Symphony, Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra and the New York Pops.