Evening of Transcendent Sound

Jorge Ávila—violin
Sally Shumway—viola
Eliot Bailen—cello
Theresa Norris—flute
David Sapadin—clarinet
Adrienne Kim—piano

Artemis Audio & Ayurveda:

Sara Hart
Drew Campbell

Performance by Bronx Arts Ensemble

The Tree, composed by Kamala Sankaram; piano, flute, clarinet, violin, viola, cello
Shift. Unravel. BREAK, composed by Brittany R. Green; piano, clarinet, violin, cello
intangible landscapes, composed by Yaz Lancaster; piano, violin, bass clarinet, flute

Sound Bath Meditation led by Artemis Audio & Ayurveda

A sound bath is an immersive listening experience that allows sound to intentionally “bathe” or wash over you.

The vibrations, melodies, tones and frequencies created in a sound bath may impact the body on a cellular level, helping to release tension and stimulate the natural healing process.

The goal is deep relaxation, self-reflection, and perhaps a dreamlike meditative state.

For more information about sound bath meditation and the healing benefits of singing bowls: Sound Bath Meditation led by Artemis Audio & Ayurveda - Wave Hill

SARA HART and DREW CAMPBELL, aka ARTEMIS AUDIO & AYURVEDA, offer yoga, sound therapy and meditation. Sara Hart is a certified yoga teacher (YTT500) and offers Hatha Yoga classes, workshops, and retreats focused on the Ayurvedic principles of wellness and self-care since 2010. When not teaching Hart creates fine art photography and mixed media wood sculptures. Andrew Campbell is a certified audio professional, registered sound therapist and shamanic healer offering one-on-one and group sessions. Both Campbell and Hart are certified Reiki Masters and infuse energy healing into all that they do.

Honduran-born violinist JORGE ÁVILA has won consistent high praise from The New York Times through his many appearances as a soloist, concertmaster, recitalist, and chamber musician. A recipient of various awards and honors, Ávila received his Green Card under the “Extraordinary Talent” category, later becoming a US citizen. He was awarded first prize at the 2001 Mu Phi Epsilon Music Competition, and the Omar del Carlo Fellowship at Tanglewood Music Center. Ávila is concertmaster of the Ridgefield Symphony, DCINY and Sacred Music in a Sacred Space series, and is a longtime artist member of the Bronx Arts Ensemble. He has appeared as concertmaster with the Stamford, Westfield and Greenwich Symphonies. In 2015, Ávila served as concertmaster of the orchestra appearing with His Holiness, Pope Francis, at a televised mass held at Madison Square Garden.

ELIOT BAILEN has an active career as an Artistic Director, cellist, composer and teacher. Principal cello of the New York Chamber Ensemble, New Jersey Festival Orchestra, Orchestra New England, New York Bach Artists, Teatro Grattacielo and the New Choral Society, Bailen is also Founder and Artistic Director of the Sherman Chamber Ensemble. He has recently been appointed Artistic Director of the New York Chamber Ensemble and is Founder and Artistic Director of Chamber Music at Rodeph Sholom in New York, now in its tenth year. He appears frequently with such orchestras as the Orchestra of St. Luke’s, New York City Opera and Ballet, American Symphony, New Jersey Symphony and the Oratorio Society of New York and is Assistant-Principal cello of the Stamford Symphony.

Pianist ADRIENNE KIM has performed in New York’s Alice Tully Hall, Merkin Hall, Weill Recital Hall, Bargemusic, Boston’s Symphony Hall, Washington D.C.’s Phillips Gallery and Ravinia’s Rising Stars series in Chicago. She has appeared as soloist with the Central Philharmonic Orchestra of Beijing, the Orquesta Sinfonica Nacional de Mexico, the Portland Chamber Orchestra, and the Richmond Orchestra.

Kim is the pianist of the Alcott Trio and is a founding member of the New York Chamber Music Co-Op, a new creative performance collaborative based in New York City.

THERESA NORRIS, flutist, is a “Motown” girl who performed with Michigan Opera Theatre and the Detroit Symphony before coming to New York. She has been an Artist Member of the Bronx Arts Ensemble for more than 30 years, while enjoying a busy orchestral and chamber music career playing with many groups in New York City and the surrounding area. Norris has performed with St. Bart’s Music Festival, Orchestra of St. Luke’s, New Jersey Festival Orchestra, Berkshire Opera, Philip Glass Ensemble and many others, as well as on Broadway. When not performing or teaching, Norris can be found tending her garden or cooking and entertaining friends. On that rare night off, she’s with her husband Charley, bowling and groovin’ to the music at the Brooklyn Bowl.

DAVID SAPADIN is the principal clarinetist of the New York Pops and is a New York City based freelance musician known for his lyrical clarinet playing and engaging teaching style. He has played with the Metropolitan Opera, American Ballet Theater, The American Symphony Orchestra, The New York City Opera, The Knights, The Philharmonic Orchestra of the Americas, Albany Symphony, Princeton Symphony, Stamford Symphony, and internationally with the Hong Kong Philharmonic. Sapadin’s recording of the Brahms Sonata for Clarinet and Piano is available on all streaming platforms.

Sapadin considers teaching central to his work as an artist. He is on the faculty at Montclair State University, The Mannes School of Music, and Kinhaven Music School. As a pedagogue, he has led masterclasses across the country and teaches clarinetists from 1st grade to graduate school.

Violist SALLY SHUMWAY has been an artist member of the Bronx Arts Ensemble since 1991. She appears on BAE recordings in works by Carlos Surinach, Robert Baksa, Meyer Kupferman, Soong Fu Yuan, Allen Brings and Roberto Sierra. Shumway is a longtime member of the American Symphony Orchestra, and also appears on movie soundtracks, TV jingles and Broadway soundtracks. She is a graduate of the University of Kansas and Manhattan School of Music and is on the faculty of the Ridgewood (NJ) Conservatory.