Rites of Spring Music Festival Offers
Remote & in person Music Lessons
Piano, Violin, Oboe, Flute and Opera
Remote & in person Music Lessons
Piano, Violin, Oboe, Flute and Opera
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We are happy to announce we will offer remote & in person individual music lessons to our audience that love our musicians and our concerts. We are ready to take on music lovers and students all ages that want to learn music and practice a music instrument.
As we cannot temporarily present our concert series our wonderful musicians are available to offer online music lessons to develop and strengthen the relationship with our audience. The musicians are offering several platforms to work on multiple devices such as Zoom, Skype, FaceTime, DuoGoogle. Offering online music lessons is a great opportunity to get to know our musicians closely. Further online educational activities will be developed during the year. Don’t hesitate to send an email to info@ritesmusic.org and then you will be contacted to receive the link and the phone number of your concert musician / music teacher to start your music video lessons! Below please find a list of our concert musicians / music teachers along with the instruments they teach. Enjoy the music! Paolo Bartolani Founder, Artistic & Executive Director Rites of Spring Music Festival |
Paolo Bartolani
Artistic Director, Piano Concert Musician / Classical Piano and Music Theory Teacher
As Artistic Director of Rites of Spring Music Festival and pianist, I am excited to develop and strengthen the relationship with our audiences offering online educational activities.
I will be providing Piano and Music Theory lessons to music lovers and students all ages over Zoom and Skype. I believe the most important goal in piano lessons is fostering an enjoyment for music that lasts a lifetime. In order to nurture and develop that appreciation for music — not just piano specifically— I am happy to help my students cultivate their musical personality.
I have been teaching piano for over 30 years and as a piano teacher, I learned a lot from my students to be versatile, adaptable, creative, confident.
I graduated in 1989 from the Santa Cecilia Music Conservatory in Rome (Italy). I studied with Eduardo Hubert, and after graduation, with Charles Rosen, György Sándor, Andor Foldes and Elizabeth Sombart. I also studied French piano repertoire with Germaine Mounier at the Ecole Normale de Musique in Paris. In 1994 I received a Master in Musicology of the 20th century degree under the direction of Hugues Dufourt at the École des hautes études en sciences sociales in collaboration with IRCAM / Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris. (France).
I am actually a coach for chamber music groups at Stony Brook University within the Community Chamber Music Program. I have an intense professional activity as a member of chamber music ensembles and as a collaborative pianist for lyrical singers.
Please have the Zoom and Skype App open and send an email to info@ritesmusic.org to receive the link and the phone number of Paolo and start your piano music lessons. Zoom and Skype is a free app that can work on all platforms. Please take a moment to download the app ahead of your lesson time.
Artistic Director, Piano Concert Musician / Classical Piano and Music Theory Teacher
As Artistic Director of Rites of Spring Music Festival and pianist, I am excited to develop and strengthen the relationship with our audiences offering online educational activities.
I will be providing Piano and Music Theory lessons to music lovers and students all ages over Zoom and Skype. I believe the most important goal in piano lessons is fostering an enjoyment for music that lasts a lifetime. In order to nurture and develop that appreciation for music — not just piano specifically— I am happy to help my students cultivate their musical personality.
I have been teaching piano for over 30 years and as a piano teacher, I learned a lot from my students to be versatile, adaptable, creative, confident.
I graduated in 1989 from the Santa Cecilia Music Conservatory in Rome (Italy). I studied with Eduardo Hubert, and after graduation, with Charles Rosen, György Sándor, Andor Foldes and Elizabeth Sombart. I also studied French piano repertoire with Germaine Mounier at the Ecole Normale de Musique in Paris. In 1994 I received a Master in Musicology of the 20th century degree under the direction of Hugues Dufourt at the École des hautes études en sciences sociales in collaboration with IRCAM / Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris. (France).
I am actually a coach for chamber music groups at Stony Brook University within the Community Chamber Music Program. I have an intense professional activity as a member of chamber music ensembles and as a collaborative pianist for lyrical singers.
Please have the Zoom and Skype App open and send an email to info@ritesmusic.org to receive the link and the phone number of Paolo and start your piano music lessons. Zoom and Skype is a free app that can work on all platforms. Please take a moment to download the app ahead of your lesson time.
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Ginevra Petrucci
Flute Concert Musician / Flute Teacher
Ginevra offers flute lessons to students of all ages, from beginners to professionals, through Zoom, FaceTime and Skype.
As an international concert artist and pedagogue, Ginevra has taught at college level at Yale and Stony Brook Universities, she has been invited as guest professor at Universities and Conservatories throughout Europe, Asia and the United States, and she is has a successful track record as a private studio teacher.
Her hands on approach aims at creating a methodology with each student, tailoring pace, materials and repertoire to every specific need.
Please have the Zoom and FaceTime app open and send an email to
info@ritesmusic.org to receive the link and the phone number of Ginevra and start your flute lessons.
FaceTime is available for iOS users, Zoom is a free app that can work on all platforms. Please take a moment to download the app ahead of your lesson time
to ensure connection success.
Flute Concert Musician / Flute Teacher
Ginevra offers flute lessons to students of all ages, from beginners to professionals, through Zoom, FaceTime and Skype.
As an international concert artist and pedagogue, Ginevra has taught at college level at Yale and Stony Brook Universities, she has been invited as guest professor at Universities and Conservatories throughout Europe, Asia and the United States, and she is has a successful track record as a private studio teacher.
Her hands on approach aims at creating a methodology with each student, tailoring pace, materials and repertoire to every specific need.
Please have the Zoom and FaceTime app open and send an email to
info@ritesmusic.org to receive the link and the phone number of Ginevra and start your flute lessons.
FaceTime is available for iOS users, Zoom is a free app that can work on all platforms. Please take a moment to download the app ahead of your lesson time
to ensure connection success.
Ashley Galvani Bell
Soprano / Lyrical Voice Coach
Ashley Galvani Bell (soprano) has performed as a soloist in the US, Italy, France, Spain and Russia with such companies as New York City Opera, California's Townsend Opera, Mississippi Opera, Spain's Rioja Lirica & at Carnegie Hall.
She also loves sharing music with others through teaching and teaches students ranging from middle school students to adults.
Her goal is help each student discover his/her voice and be able to connect to the breath and the body to gain more freedom of expression and joy in singing.
She is classically trained and loves to share her passion for opera & classical music with her students but also enjoys enabling students explore whichever type of music speaks most to them and using classical technique to improve their expression across these genres.
Please have the Zoom and Skype App open and send an email to info@ritesmusic.org to receive the link and the phone number of Ashley and start your online voice lessons.
Zoom and Skype is a free app that can work on all platforms. Please take a moment to download the app ahead of your lesson time .
Soprano / Lyrical Voice Coach
Ashley Galvani Bell (soprano) has performed as a soloist in the US, Italy, France, Spain and Russia with such companies as New York City Opera, California's Townsend Opera, Mississippi Opera, Spain's Rioja Lirica & at Carnegie Hall.
She also loves sharing music with others through teaching and teaches students ranging from middle school students to adults.
Her goal is help each student discover his/her voice and be able to connect to the breath and the body to gain more freedom of expression and joy in singing.
She is classically trained and loves to share her passion for opera & classical music with her students but also enjoys enabling students explore whichever type of music speaks most to them and using classical technique to improve their expression across these genres.
Please have the Zoom and Skype App open and send an email to info@ritesmusic.org to receive the link and the phone number of Ashley and start your online voice lessons.
Zoom and Skype is a free app that can work on all platforms. Please take a moment to download the app ahead of your lesson time .
Terry Keevil
Oboe Concert Musician / Oboe Teacher
I help students learn to play the oboe with a beautiful sound, a complete, effective technique and a feeling of ease while performing. I enter into a process with the student that helps them to develop their quality as an oboist and musician. I feel that anyone can enjoy learning an instrument at any age and that the experience of playing music can be inspiring, life affirming and a way to connect deeply with others.
I have performed with the Bach Aria Group, Lazar Gosman's Tchaikovsky Orchestra, and the Manhattan Chamber Orchestra and Choir of Sacred Music. I am currently a member of North Shore Pro Musica, the Phoenix Trio and the South Fork Chamber Orchestra. I can be heard playing the duduk and the English horn with David Darling and The Adagio Ensemble on the CD “In Tune”, released by The Relaxation Company, and the oboe and duduk with the improvisation group Hidden City on their CD, “Another Country”. I’ve also released a CD of original duduk music titled “Duduk Creations”. I have been teaching the oboe privately for the past forty years.
I received a DMA from SUNY Stony Brook, where I studied with Steve Taylor, and an MM from Stony Brook where I studied with Ronald Roseman. For more information, see my website, terrykeevil.com
Please have the Zoom and Skype App open and send an email to info@ritesmusic.org to receive the link and the phone number of Terry and start your oboe music lessons.
Zoom and Skype is a free app that can work on all platforms. Please take a moment to download the app ahead of your lesson time .
Oboe Concert Musician / Oboe Teacher
I help students learn to play the oboe with a beautiful sound, a complete, effective technique and a feeling of ease while performing. I enter into a process with the student that helps them to develop their quality as an oboist and musician. I feel that anyone can enjoy learning an instrument at any age and that the experience of playing music can be inspiring, life affirming and a way to connect deeply with others.
I have performed with the Bach Aria Group, Lazar Gosman's Tchaikovsky Orchestra, and the Manhattan Chamber Orchestra and Choir of Sacred Music. I am currently a member of North Shore Pro Musica, the Phoenix Trio and the South Fork Chamber Orchestra. I can be heard playing the duduk and the English horn with David Darling and The Adagio Ensemble on the CD “In Tune”, released by The Relaxation Company, and the oboe and duduk with the improvisation group Hidden City on their CD, “Another Country”. I’ve also released a CD of original duduk music titled “Duduk Creations”. I have been teaching the oboe privately for the past forty years.
I received a DMA from SUNY Stony Brook, where I studied with Steve Taylor, and an MM from Stony Brook where I studied with Ronald Roseman. For more information, see my website, terrykeevil.com
Please have the Zoom and Skype App open and send an email to info@ritesmusic.org to receive the link and the phone number of Terry and start your oboe music lessons.
Zoom and Skype is a free app that can work on all platforms. Please take a moment to download the app ahead of your lesson time .
Brian Bak
Violin Concert Player / Violin Teacher
In helping students learn to play the violin, I focus on two core concepts: having an idea of what you want to create musically, and figuring out how to create it. Learning to play the violin is learning to engage in musical creativity, which is something I believe to be inherent in every individual, but unfortunately not always accessed. It is learning to see or hear a piece of music, and bringing it to life with your own sounds and feelings using proper fundamentals and technique. For every piece of music I teach, I guide students to have a vision of what the music should sound like, and give structured step-by-step instruction to gain the technical ability needed to realize their vision.
I received my Bachelor of Music and Master of Music degrees from The Juilliard School, an Artist Diploma from Yale University, and my Doctor of Musical Arts degree from Stony Brook University. My principal mentors have included Philip Setzer, Hyo Kang, and David Chan. I am a founding member and 1st violinist of the Deka String Quartet (https://www.dekaquartet.com), and we are Artists-in-Residence through the SUNY Rockefeller Institute of Government, and have been teaching at SUNY Schenectady as well as students in the Empire State Youth Orchestra in Albany, NY. I have performed with NYC based ensembles such as Sejong Soloists, and am currently a core member of the New York Classical Players. I was formerly a Teaching Artist at Yale University, and am currently a faculty member at the New York Music School and chamber music coach for Summer Intensive Program at the New York Music School.
Please have the Zoom and Skype App open and send an email to info@ritesmusic.org to receive the link and the phone number of Brian and start your violin music lessons.
Zoom and Skype is a free app that can work on all platforms. Please take a moment to download the app ahead of your lesson time .
Violin Concert Player / Violin Teacher
In helping students learn to play the violin, I focus on two core concepts: having an idea of what you want to create musically, and figuring out how to create it. Learning to play the violin is learning to engage in musical creativity, which is something I believe to be inherent in every individual, but unfortunately not always accessed. It is learning to see or hear a piece of music, and bringing it to life with your own sounds and feelings using proper fundamentals and technique. For every piece of music I teach, I guide students to have a vision of what the music should sound like, and give structured step-by-step instruction to gain the technical ability needed to realize their vision.
I received my Bachelor of Music and Master of Music degrees from The Juilliard School, an Artist Diploma from Yale University, and my Doctor of Musical Arts degree from Stony Brook University. My principal mentors have included Philip Setzer, Hyo Kang, and David Chan. I am a founding member and 1st violinist of the Deka String Quartet (https://www.dekaquartet.com), and we are Artists-in-Residence through the SUNY Rockefeller Institute of Government, and have been teaching at SUNY Schenectady as well as students in the Empire State Youth Orchestra in Albany, NY. I have performed with NYC based ensembles such as Sejong Soloists, and am currently a core member of the New York Classical Players. I was formerly a Teaching Artist at Yale University, and am currently a faculty member at the New York Music School and chamber music coach for Summer Intensive Program at the New York Music School.
Please have the Zoom and Skype App open and send an email to info@ritesmusic.org to receive the link and the phone number of Brian and start your violin music lessons.
Zoom and Skype is a free app that can work on all platforms. Please take a moment to download the app ahead of your lesson time .
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Live Concert Performers
Tomina Parvanova,
Harpist
Based in New York City, Bulgarian harpist Tomina Parvanova is one of the most sought-after musicians in the NY area. She has performed with a myriad of major orchestras and ensembles, including Boston Symphony Orchestra, New Jersey Symphony, Boston Ballet, Louisiana Philharmonic, and Albany Symphony Orchestra. Tomina has played On and Off Broadway for several shows. She was the harpist for Soft Power and We're Only Alive For A Short Amount Of Time. A three time winner of the Radio City Christmas Spectacular Orchestra Principal Harp Chair (2018, 2016, 2015), and has been a substitute musician for Rodgers & Hammerstein's Carousel (starring Renée Fleming), Hello, Dolly! (starring Bette Midler), Amelie, and The Fantasticks (the world’s longest running show Ms. Parvanova has also been chosen between candidates from all over the world to perform at the 9th World Harp Congress, Dublin "Focus on Youth" concerts (2005). As a great collaborator of contemporary music, Ms. Parvanova has performed with new music groups including Boston Modern Orchestra Project, Sound Icon, Ludovico Ensemble, Xanthos Ensemble, and has taken part of the New York Institute & Festival for Contemporary Performance, IFCP (2014, 2015). Ms. Parvanova is also featured on recordings with Albany Symphony Orchestra, Boston Modern Orchestra Project, Providence Singers and “Muziko Monda” Boston’s World Music Ensemble. While in Bulgaria, Ms. Parvanova served as principal harpist with Pazardjic Symphony Orchestra, Bulgarian National Academy Symphony Orchestra and Sofia Youth Symphony Orchestra. She also appeared as a soloist with Pazardjic Symphony Orchestra performing the Dottersdorf Concerto for Harp and Orchestra. Ms. Parvanova attended Master Classes with Elizabeth Fontan-Binoche, Marie-Pierre Langlamet, Emily Mitchell and Sioned Williams. Her primary teachers include Ann Hobson Pilot, Cynthia Price Glynn, Ursula Holliger, Malina Hristova and Kohar Andonian.
Harpist
Based in New York City, Bulgarian harpist Tomina Parvanova is one of the most sought-after musicians in the NY area. She has performed with a myriad of major orchestras and ensembles, including Boston Symphony Orchestra, New Jersey Symphony, Boston Ballet, Louisiana Philharmonic, and Albany Symphony Orchestra. Tomina has played On and Off Broadway for several shows. She was the harpist for Soft Power and We're Only Alive For A Short Amount Of Time. A three time winner of the Radio City Christmas Spectacular Orchestra Principal Harp Chair (2018, 2016, 2015), and has been a substitute musician for Rodgers & Hammerstein's Carousel (starring Renée Fleming), Hello, Dolly! (starring Bette Midler), Amelie, and The Fantasticks (the world’s longest running show Ms. Parvanova has also been chosen between candidates from all over the world to perform at the 9th World Harp Congress, Dublin "Focus on Youth" concerts (2005). As a great collaborator of contemporary music, Ms. Parvanova has performed with new music groups including Boston Modern Orchestra Project, Sound Icon, Ludovico Ensemble, Xanthos Ensemble, and has taken part of the New York Institute & Festival for Contemporary Performance, IFCP (2014, 2015). Ms. Parvanova is also featured on recordings with Albany Symphony Orchestra, Boston Modern Orchestra Project, Providence Singers and “Muziko Monda” Boston’s World Music Ensemble. While in Bulgaria, Ms. Parvanova served as principal harpist with Pazardjic Symphony Orchestra, Bulgarian National Academy Symphony Orchestra and Sofia Youth Symphony Orchestra. She also appeared as a soloist with Pazardjic Symphony Orchestra performing the Dottersdorf Concerto for Harp and Orchestra. Ms. Parvanova attended Master Classes with Elizabeth Fontan-Binoche, Marie-Pierre Langlamet, Emily Mitchell and Sioned Williams. Her primary teachers include Ann Hobson Pilot, Cynthia Price Glynn, Ursula Holliger, Malina Hristova and Kohar Andonian.
Mariel Roberts
Cello & Electronics
Biography American cellist Mariel Roberts is widely recognized not just for her virtuosic performances, but as a “fearless explorer” in her field (Chicago Reader). Her ravenous appetite for collaboration and experimentation as an interpreter, improvisor, and composer have helped create a body of work which bridges avant-garde, contemporary, classical, improvised, and traditional music. Roberts is widely recognized for her “technical and interpretive mastery” (I care if you listen) and for performances which seethe with “excruciating intensity” (The Whole Note). Roberts has appeared as a soloist and chamber musician across four continents, most notably as a member and co-director of the Wet Ink Ensemble (named “The Best Classical Music Ensemble of 2018” by The New York Times), as well as with the International Contemporary Ensemble (ICE), Mivos Quartet, Bang on a Can All Stars, and Ensemble Signal. She performs regularly on major stages for new music such as the Lincoln Center Festival (NYC), Wien Modern (Austria), Lucerne Festival (Switzerland), Cervantino Festival (Mexico), Klang Festival (Denmark), Shanghai New Music Week (China), Darmstadt Internationalen Ferienkurse für Neue Musik (Germany), and Aldeburgh Music Festival (UK). Roberts has been featured wide variety of outstanding recordings, including titles on Innova Records, Albany Records, New World Records, New Amsterdam, Carrier Records, New Focus, and Urtext Records. Roberts' compositions have been performed at venues such as Merkin Hall and Miller Theater in New York City. Roberts has released two solo albums of new works commissioned for her. The first, “Nonextraneous Sounds” (2012), was noted for it's “technical flair and exquisite sensitivity” (Composers Forum). 2017's “Cartography” (2017), solidified Roberts' position as “one of the most adventurous figures on New York’s new music scene—one with a thorough grounding in classical tradition but a ravenous appetite for and tireless discipline in new work.” (Bandcamp). Her close collaborators have spanned a wide range of genres and include some of the most important figures on the contemporary and experimental scene, such as George Lewis, Alex Mincek, Tim Hecker, Nate Wooley, M. Lamar, Patrick Higgins (Zs), Ingrid Laubrock, Jeffrey Mumford, Sam Pluta, Eric Wubbels, and Ambrose Akinmusire.
Cello & Electronics
Biography American cellist Mariel Roberts is widely recognized not just for her virtuosic performances, but as a “fearless explorer” in her field (Chicago Reader). Her ravenous appetite for collaboration and experimentation as an interpreter, improvisor, and composer have helped create a body of work which bridges avant-garde, contemporary, classical, improvised, and traditional music. Roberts is widely recognized for her “technical and interpretive mastery” (I care if you listen) and for performances which seethe with “excruciating intensity” (The Whole Note). Roberts has appeared as a soloist and chamber musician across four continents, most notably as a member and co-director of the Wet Ink Ensemble (named “The Best Classical Music Ensemble of 2018” by The New York Times), as well as with the International Contemporary Ensemble (ICE), Mivos Quartet, Bang on a Can All Stars, and Ensemble Signal. She performs regularly on major stages for new music such as the Lincoln Center Festival (NYC), Wien Modern (Austria), Lucerne Festival (Switzerland), Cervantino Festival (Mexico), Klang Festival (Denmark), Shanghai New Music Week (China), Darmstadt Internationalen Ferienkurse für Neue Musik (Germany), and Aldeburgh Music Festival (UK). Roberts has been featured wide variety of outstanding recordings, including titles on Innova Records, Albany Records, New World Records, New Amsterdam, Carrier Records, New Focus, and Urtext Records. Roberts' compositions have been performed at venues such as Merkin Hall and Miller Theater in New York City. Roberts has released two solo albums of new works commissioned for her. The first, “Nonextraneous Sounds” (2012), was noted for it's “technical flair and exquisite sensitivity” (Composers Forum). 2017's “Cartography” (2017), solidified Roberts' position as “one of the most adventurous figures on New York’s new music scene—one with a thorough grounding in classical tradition but a ravenous appetite for and tireless discipline in new work.” (Bandcamp). Her close collaborators have spanned a wide range of genres and include some of the most important figures on the contemporary and experimental scene, such as George Lewis, Alex Mincek, Tim Hecker, Nate Wooley, M. Lamar, Patrick Higgins (Zs), Ingrid Laubrock, Jeffrey Mumford, Sam Pluta, Eric Wubbels, and Ambrose Akinmusire.
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Thomas Manuel
Cornet & Vocals
Jazz historian, music educator and trumpet player Dr. Thomas Manuel received his formal music training from Boston University and completed his DMA in Jazz Performance at Stony Brook University. His mentors included Warren Vache and Ray Anderson. As the recent recipient of an endowed Artist in Residence chair within the Jazz department at Stony Brook University, Manuel also holds a faculty position with the Stony Brook University Young Artist Program directing their jazz program in residence at the Jazz Loft. In addition to this he serves as a trustee to the Frank Melville Memorial Foundation. Manuel has been cited for his accomplishments by The New York Times, Downbeat Magazine, Newsday, Jazz Inside Magazine, Jazz Ed Magazine and has been featured with his Big Band ensemble on radio, television, as well as several CD albums. Most recently Manuel established a music program for under privileged students in Port Au Prince Haiti and he was also honored as the guest speaker for the graduation ceremony for the Greater Vision Christian School in New Kru Town, just outside the capital city of Monrovia in Liberia, Africa. During his time there he established a music program for the school and was fortunate to direct the students in their first concert. Manuel dedicates his professional efforts to both the preservation of Long Island’s jazz history as well as presenting it to future generations. He has taught in the public school system for over a decade, on the collegiate level, and served for many years as a member of the Suffolk County Music Educators Association (SCMEA) Executive Board. In May 2016 Manuel officially opened The JazzLoft in Stony Brook, NY. As its founder, curator and artistic director Manuel takes pride in this innovative and creative space which joins jazz performance, jazz preservation and jazz education in celebration of the past, present, and future. Manuel has received several honors for his dedication to the American born art form of Jazz including Stony Brook Universities 40 Under 40 Award, three Suffolk Country Proclamations and the 2016 Person of the Year in Brookhaven award from the Times Beacon Record. His most recent endeavor included an educational outreach to Havana, Cuba, collaborating with several top jazz artists, professors, producers and an independent film maker.
Cornet & Vocals
Jazz historian, music educator and trumpet player Dr. Thomas Manuel received his formal music training from Boston University and completed his DMA in Jazz Performance at Stony Brook University. His mentors included Warren Vache and Ray Anderson. As the recent recipient of an endowed Artist in Residence chair within the Jazz department at Stony Brook University, Manuel also holds a faculty position with the Stony Brook University Young Artist Program directing their jazz program in residence at the Jazz Loft. In addition to this he serves as a trustee to the Frank Melville Memorial Foundation. Manuel has been cited for his accomplishments by The New York Times, Downbeat Magazine, Newsday, Jazz Inside Magazine, Jazz Ed Magazine and has been featured with his Big Band ensemble on radio, television, as well as several CD albums. Most recently Manuel established a music program for under privileged students in Port Au Prince Haiti and he was also honored as the guest speaker for the graduation ceremony for the Greater Vision Christian School in New Kru Town, just outside the capital city of Monrovia in Liberia, Africa. During his time there he established a music program for the school and was fortunate to direct the students in their first concert. Manuel dedicates his professional efforts to both the preservation of Long Island’s jazz history as well as presenting it to future generations. He has taught in the public school system for over a decade, on the collegiate level, and served for many years as a member of the Suffolk County Music Educators Association (SCMEA) Executive Board. In May 2016 Manuel officially opened The JazzLoft in Stony Brook, NY. As its founder, curator and artistic director Manuel takes pride in this innovative and creative space which joins jazz performance, jazz preservation and jazz education in celebration of the past, present, and future. Manuel has received several honors for his dedication to the American born art form of Jazz including Stony Brook Universities 40 Under 40 Award, three Suffolk Country Proclamations and the 2016 Person of the Year in Brookhaven award from the Times Beacon Record. His most recent endeavor included an educational outreach to Havana, Cuba, collaborating with several top jazz artists, professors, producers and an independent film maker.
