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...
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...
2023 Arts Forward Gala Recap

2023 Arts Forward Gala Recap

Photos: Josh Cuppek Photography BRONX ARTS ENSEMBLE celebrated 51 years of Moving Arts Forward on Thursday, May 4th at Pelham Bay/Split Rock Golf Courses. The event was emceed by Roger Clark, NY1 and honored: TERRANCE McKNIGHTWQXR Radio Host, Commentator, Curator,...
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....

BAE Board Member, Frances Segan, Has Passed Away

It is with deep sadness that we inform you of the death of our board member, Dr. Frances Segan. Dr. Segan was a former NYC Department of Education administrator, specializing in curriculum development and bilingual special education. She was a member of Riverdale...