Composer Robert Baksa (1938-2023)

Composer Robert Baksa (1938-2023)

 ROBERT BAKSA (1938 – 2023) The Bronx Arts Ensemble mourns the loss and sends condolences to the family of COMPOSER ROBERT BAKSA, longtime colleague and friend of the BAE. Early advocated by BAE Founder Bill Scribner, Bob Baksa’s music was programmed on...
Bobby Sanabria Multiverse Big Band

Bobby Sanabria Multiverse Big Band

Seven-time Grammy-nominated Latin Jazz star Bobby Sanabria & Multiverse Big Band presented their new work: Vox Humana at The Mall at Bay Plaza on June 24.   Typically focused on musical styles of Latin Jazz, spanning traditional afro-Latin rhythms (son,...
2023 Juneteenth Celebration

2023 Juneteenth Celebration

The 2023 Van Cortlandt Park Alliance and Bronx Arts Ensemble Juneteenth Celebration began  with music, spoken word and special guests. It continued with a drum procession to the Enslaved African Burial Ground for a libation ceremony, honoring the memory of the...
Community Day at College of Mount Saint Vincent

Community Day at College of Mount Saint Vincent

Bronx Arts Ensemble joined the College of Mount St. Vincent for Community Day and Conservatory Grand Opening on Sunday, June 11, 2023. Bronx Arts Ensemble’s String Quartet and Woodwind Quintet performed arrangements from “Afro-Caribbean Music and More” and “North...
VIOLINIST FRANCISCA MENDOZA – A Tribute

VIOLINIST FRANCISCA MENDOZA – A Tribute

Violinist FRANCISCA MENDOZA was an Artist Member of the Bronx Arts Ensemble as well as soloist with the BAE Orchestra. The attached video is Francisca’s performance in 2016 of Sarasate’s Zigeunerweisen with the Bronx Arts Ensemble Orchestra, David Gilbert, conductor....
Bronx Arts Ensemble Starts 51st Season at Opening of Geffen Hall

Bronx Arts Ensemble Starts 51st Season at Opening of Geffen Hall

BRONX ARTS ENSEMBLE celebrated the opening of David Geffen Hall on Saturday, October 29 with selections from Focus on the Americas, our 51st season! Ray Vega, Bronx native and extraordinary trumpet player, joined The Bronx Arts Ensemble string and winds to play a...