Harlem School Live! - Ep. 2: Orquesta Harlem Riverside
Thursday, May 19, 2011 at 10:58PM 
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The second installment of “Harlem School Live!” was magical on a multitude of levels!
We are able to truly see the potential and capabilities of this brand new program on this particular evening.
Mr. Tovi Rodriguez, staff engineer for Harlem School of Urban Music at Frederick Douglass Academy (HSUM), ran the recording and worked with the HSUM students to ensure they were using proper recording technique.
Mr. Robert SchwartzMaking the evening truly special were the luminaries from the community that were able to attend the evening. This included Mr. Robert Schultz, a donor to the program here at Harlem School of Urban Music/Recording Arts and the Frederick Douglass Academy. Orq. Harlem Riverside was sure to play him a special rendition of "Happy Birthday", rumba style!
Part of our vision for the program was to have a great deal of synergy between the different branches of today’s multimedia. To this effect, we had Ms. Amanda Winkelsas’ photography and video class from Frederick Douglass Academy recorded the entire proceedings direct to HD video. Look for video clips here soon! (Or subscribe to our RSS feed to be the first to know when they are available!)
Musicians
Hector Aponte, lead vocal
Hector Aponte, Jorge Maldonado & Blassini
Jorge Maldonado
Luis Blasini, vocals
Bobby Porcelli, a. sax
Ivan Renta, t. sax
Javier Olivencia, b. sax
Richie Viruet, trumpet
Gino Pickart, trumpet
"Bomberito" Zarzuela, trumpet
Carlos Padron, timbal
Willie Romero, congas
Pedro "Porcholo" Segundo, bongo & campana
Doug Beavers & Ray Santos, co-directors
Ray Santos
Repertoire
arr. Ray Santos
El Jamainquino
Vive Conmigo (comp. Hector Aponte)
Colando Cafe
El Dia Que Me Quieres
arr. Doug Beavers
Vive Conmigo (comp. Hector Aponte)
Doug Beavers
A La Piel de tu Alma
arr. Gino Picart
No Se Sabe (comp. Hector Aponte)
Conclusion
The night concluded with a stunning rendition of “A La Piel de Tu Alma” by vocalist Hector Aponte. You can own this track with just a $1 minimum donation to the Harlem School of Urban Music @FDA.
With this rehearsal the Orquesta was now ready to continue recording their debut release. Our next blog will feature photos from this recording.
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