Spring Has Sprung Here At CCAA!

Please Give A Warm Welcome To Our New Instructors!

Spring brings growth and new beginnings, and we here at CCAA have felt the change; with that, we have opened our doors to new instructors! We have five new instructors, Alina, Eunice, Michael, Denis, and Natasha, who are all ready to start lessons with you; we have included bios below! If interested, please go to https://chevychaseartsacademy.com/ and fill out the request info form!

Spring Has Bloomed New Deals!

We are offering one lesson for Free if you sign up for a music lesson from Monday to Friday before 3:00 PM! When inquiring please reference our newsletter where you saw the deal.

Parents, if you know of any homeschooled families, we would love for them to join Chevy Chase Arts Academy; remember, any referrals will get you credit for a Free lesson.

Welcome to CCAA family!

A Warm Welcome To The Newly Enrolled Students At CCAA - We Are So Happy To Have You As Part Of Our Community!

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Community Spotlight

We’re excited to continue our Community Spotlight feature to showcase our students and instructors! We hope this will provide the opportunity for you to get to know your community members a little more in depth. This month please meet students Alexander and Michelle.

**Alexander and Michelle**

Age: **11 and 53**
Instrument: **Piano**

Alexander & Michelle started playing in 2021.

What are you currently listening to?
Alexander: Listening to majority rock and rap. Lately he has been listening to Imagine Dragons, Mask Wolf, and Shakira.
Michelle: Has been listening to new South African music.
Who is your favorite composer?
Alexander and Michelle: Lin Manuel Miranda
What do you like most about playing music?
Alexander: Most likes the sound of it when he’s playing well.
Michelle: Likes the meditative feeling of playing—it’s maybe the one time of the day when she can tune everything else out and be in the moment.
Do you have a favorite song? If so, what is it?
Alexander: Favorite songs are Believer by Imagine Dragons, and Astronaut in the Ocean by Mask Wolf.
Michelle: Favorite song that she’s learned to play on the piano is La Vie en Rose. It was one of her parents’ favorite songs and it reminds her of them and their love for each other.
How often/what inspires you to practice?
Alexander: It is his Mom, who tells him he has to each day!
Michelle: It is to get to the point where some new music that seemed impossible to learn at the beginning gets embedded in memory.

We Are Excited To Introduce Our New Music Instructors!

We would like to introduce Alina our new Piano Instructor here at Chevy Chase Arts Academy!

Alina holds Bachelor degree in Jazz and popular piano performance (from Kaliningrad) and Master degree in Organ performance (from Houston). At different points of her career and several states she played for: Local Opera and musical performances,College choir rehearsals, High schools instrumentalists and choir competitions, High School Theatre performances. For many various churches services, weddings, choirs and concerts, Washington and Maryland Youth Ballet classes. She taught piano to children and adults privately, through churches. She speaks fluent Russian and Spanish.

We would like to introduce Eunice our new Piano Instructor here at Chevy Chase Arts Academy!

Eunice has studied classical Piano Performance at the University of Michigan for Bachelor of Music and Indiana University Bloomington for Master of Music. Afterward, she pursued Diploma studies at Berklee College of Music in Boston, majoring in Piano Performance and Film Scoring. She has over fifteen years of private piano lessons and class teaching experience. Her students have participated in numerous competitions at the state and national levels, and performed at Carnegie Hall in New York City. She is a native of Bethesda, MD, and enjoys traveling and outdoors in her free time.

**Michael C.**

Instrument: Trumpet; Trombone; Euphonium; French Horn; Piano

We would like to introduce Michael our new Brass Instructor here at Chevy Chase Arts Academy!
Michael will provide lesson for Trumpet; Trombone; Euphonium; French Horn; and Piano

Michael Creadon has been a brass instructor at Northern Virginia Community College since 2008 and has also taught classes in Audio Recording and Class Piano. He is a professional bugler with The United States Army Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps, a premier band that performs for visiting dignitaries at the White House, Pentagon, and Joint Base Myer Henderson Hall. Mr. Creadon received his Bachelor of Science in Audio Recording and Master of Arts in Brass Pedagogy from The Ohio State University. Mr. Creadon enjoys doing volunteer work with iCare, who feed the homeless, and has donated over 290 apheresis blood donations with Inova Blood Donor Services.

**Denis M.**

Instruments: Clarinet; Saxophone

We would like to introduce Denis our new Clarinet and Saxophone Instructor here at Chevy Chase Arts Academy!

Denis is a versatile clarinetist, saxophonist, bassist and composer happily making diverse music in the Washington D.C. and Baltimore metropolitan area. He records and performs in a wide range of styles including classical, jazz, middle-eastern, cabaret and rock. Denis has performed with the Summer Opera Company in Washington, D.C., the AIMS Symphonie Orchester in Graz Austria, and the Concerto Soloists of Philadelphia and is currently a member of The Georgetown Quintet. In the non-classical vein, he has performed with his own jazz duo, trio and quartet for various events and functions at venues including the Library of Congress, the Baltimore Museum of Art and the Peabody Library. His playing has been featured on National Public Radio’s (NPR) Morning Edition program, WPFW Washington D.C. and WVEW Vermont. As composer and improviser, he has composed music for several Silent Era films, both as an individual and in collaboration with the band Boister. He has performed live accompaniment to silent film at the Kennedy Center, American Film Institute (Silver Spring, MD), Charles Theatre (Baltimore, MD), Patterson Theater (Baltimore), Avalon Theater (Easton, MD), Baltimore Museum of Art, Walters Art Museum (Baltimore), and the Virginia Film Festival, among others. Denis appears on more than a dozen CDs, including two with Boister produced by respected producer Jim Dickinson. Recordings by Persian Flamenco group The Roya Ensemble, Boister, and his project Treehouse Quartet, are available at CDBaby and iTunes. Party Boat, his latest release, is available at https://denismalloy.bandcamp.com/releases He is a graduate of the Peabody Conservatory of Johns Hopkins University. www.denismalloy.com

We Are Excited To Introduce Our New “Featured Performances In The DMV Area” Section.

We would like to introduce the Maryland Youth Ballet and City Ballet School, both great friends to CCAA owner Levon Mikaelian and the CCAA Team!

**Maryland Youth Ballet Spring Concert 2023**

**Robert E. Parilla Performing Arts Center**
Montgomery College, 51 Mannakee Street, Rockville
This Spring, experience the exciting adventures of ***Hansel & Gretel***! Hungry and lost, the siblings stumble upon a candy-covered gingerbread house and fall into the hands of an evil witch. Filled with forest friends and sweets that come to life, MYB’s adaptation of the classic fairy-tale is perfect for audiences of all ages!
Also presenting ***Eireann Kente***, a contemporary ballet utilizing Celtic and West African rhythms, choreographed by Alvin Mayes and excerpts from the 19th century classic ballet ***Paquita***.
Tickets start at $15! To learn more visit MarylandYouthBallet.org
**May 6 at 1:00pm & 5:00pm**
**May 7 at 1:00pm**

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City Ballet School

City Ballet “The Spell”

You are invited to a world premiere of “The Spell”, a new fantasy ballet by choreographer Danielle Horochowski and composer Arshak Sirunyan will premiere May 13th and 14st at The Maryland Theatre. The ballet will feature Oscar Sanchez and Nicole Graniero from The Washington Ballet, dancers from The City Ballet School, and 28 musicians from the Maryland Symphony Orchestra (MSO). The premiere of “The Spell” introduces 100 minutes of new classical music and offers the unique opportunity to hear and see the ballet performed live for the first time. “Arshak put in all the bells and whistles to create the magic for this story,” says Elizabeth Schulze, conductor for the MSO. “To have this opportunity to be involved with a brand new ballet and score is rare. It is historic.”

Perfect for an audience of all ages, The Spell is a new full length fantasy story ballet based on a Grimm’s fairytale tale of "The Twelve Dancing Princesses". Danielle Horochowski partnered with Arshak Sirunyan to create “The Spell” who wrote the score he describes as “haunting, magical, and fun.” Arshak Sirunyan has independently composed and produced jazz albums and contemporary ballet music since 2007 and is excited to premiere his first full length ballet.

Four years in the making, the world premiere of this ballet will make Horochowski one of the first women to stage a full-length ballet with an original score. For her part, Schulze is also a rare breed. Females comprise only 10 percent of professional conductors.

Guests artists Nicole Graniero and Oscar Sanchez will dance the lead roles for The Spell. Nicole Graniero has danced fifteen seasons as a company member and guest artist with The American Ballet Theatre and currently dances for The Washington Ballet. She will dance the principal role of “Elise” in The Spell. Oscar Sanchez is in his seventh season with The Washington Ballet following his work with The National Ballet of Cuba and Columbia City Ballet. He was awarded “Best Dancer of Miami” at the Miami Life Awards and will dance the principal male role of “Peter” in The Spell. Mitch Stark created the animation for “The Spell” which will be featured in the ballet as special effects and scenes.

“The Spell” May 13th and 14th 2023 Composer- Arshak Sirunyan Choreographer- Danielle Horochowski Conductor- Elizabeth Shulze Animation Artist- Mitch Stark Featuring: Nicole Graniero and Oscar Sanchez

Watch the trailer and learn more: "The Spell" Trailer

Tickets can be purchased through the Maryland Theatre box office.

We hope you will be able to attend!

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