Live Music at the Everett Cafe: Wednesday, 10/28, 5-6pm
The Everett Cafe proudly sponsors 1-hour musical performances by musicians, solo through to quintets, from the Teachers College community. Whether eclectic blues, Latin jazz, traditional folk, or classical with a gypsy twist, there is variety and talent to be enjoyed as you sip your Starbucks; mingle with friends and colleagues; peruse bestsellers and news; or simply study.
Anyone interested in participating in the Everett Cafe music program is welcome to contact library@tc.edu for further details.
October Dates:
- Wednesday, October 7, 5-6pm
Aria (Eclectic, Guitar, with Vocals)
- Wednesday, October 14, 5-6pm
Wadsworth Strings (Classical Duet)
- Thursday, October 22, 5-6pm
David Chidsey (Classical Guitar)
- Wednesday, October 28, 5-6pm
Wadsworth Strings (Classical Trio)
Musician Bios:
Aria:
Aria is Augustine Sasso, tenor, and Dan Licardo, guitar. They have been performing together in New York on and off for the past 15 years. They have known each other since they were ten years old and began playing music together in high school.
Wadsworth Strings:
The Wadsworth Strings Ensemble features music for classical strings, from the symphonies of Mozart and Haydn, to well known arias from the operas of Puccini and Bizet, adding in a selection of continental Viennese waltzes and French cabaret. Musicians of The Claremont Strings Ensemble have performed collectively at Weill Hall, Carnegie Hall, Avery Fisher Hall and throughout the Northeast, playing a diverse range of symphonic and chamber music, eclectic jazz, and gypsy swing. Wadsworth Strings, emanating from the Washington Heights area, is a division of Claremont Strings, founded by Vivian Penham, a graduate of the Juilliard School and Columbia University.
They have played at the Postcrypt at Columbia University and the Piper's Kilt in Inwood. Augustine has been in many opera productions in New York, including Carnegie Hall and SummerStage in Central Park. Dan has been playing guitar for 30 years and taught music to preschoolers at the YM&YWHA of Inwood in 2007.
David Chidsey:
David Chidsey is a guitarist /educator with a broad vision of musical concepts, ideas, and teaching philosophies. Born in the Chequamegon Peninsula of northern Wisconsin, David developed an early passion for music while attending music and dance performances at Northland College, one block from his home. At the age of 18 David was involved in a traumatic car accident that crushed his left hand and nearly ended his instrumental ambitions.
Determined to succeed, David rehabilitated his hand and entered a college music program at the Lawrence University Conservatory in Appleton WI where he studied classical guitar performance. After graduating from the conservatory, David earned an MM in guitar performance from the UW-Madison where he taught guitar as an assistant to Javier Calderon. David is now studying music pedagogy at Columbia University in New York City. In New York, David has worked with renowned guitarist Dominic Frasca to develop an innovative approach to guitar concert programming involving repertoire, pedagogy and multi-media presentations. He has been an instructor of Applied Guitar at Teachers College and the UW-Madison, and an adjunct instructor of Jazz Studies at the Columbia University Graduate School of Arts and Sciences.
Anthony Maceli:
Anthony Maceli has been playing bass on the NYC scene since 1999 and has made a name for himself as a solid sideman on the electric and upright bass. He has performed with the likes of Billy Taylor, David Baker, Jerry Bergonzi, The Bloomington Pops, The Jimmy Dorsey Big Band, and Doug Wamble to name a few. Tony just finished his doctorate in music education at Columbia University.
