Rebecca Beberaggi, Violin Student in the Music Access Project As a student in Bloomingdale's Music Access Project, Rebecca Beberaggi plays mostly classical music on the violin, but her music listening these days includes mainly rock, alternative, and movie soundtracks. Two years ago she melded her love of classical and rock music together when she arranged a version of Coldplay's "X and Y" for Bloomingdale's Preparatory Orchestra. Becky's arrangement was performed with great success in Spring 2006 to a full audience at Christ and St. Stephen's Church. Becky discovers new artists through recommendations from friends, browsing the iTunes store, or from listening to the radio. "What draws me to an artist or album is of course the music, but I really love to hear the lyrics." Becky would recommend any of the albums below to anyone who shares her taste in music or is "open to being introduced to different artists." Artist: Eisley Album: Room Noises Why Becky likes this particular artist/album: Eisley is one of my favorite bands and I especially like how their lyrics are very poetic. Favorite track(s) on the album: Track 1, "Memories," Track 2, "Telescope Eyes," Track 3, "I Wasn't Prepared," and Track 8 "My Lovely." Artist: The Beatles Album: The Beatles: 1967-1970 Why Becky likes this particular artist/album: The Beatles are my all time favorite band. I really like this album because it has all of their best songs. Favorite track(s) on the album: Disc 1, Track 13, "Hey Jude," Disc 2, Track 2, "While My Guitar Gently Weeps," and Disc 2, Track 9 "Come Together." Artist: Gustavo Santaolla Album: The Motorcycle Diaries Why Becky likes this particular artist/album: I especially like this soundtrack because of the very pretty melodies that are played with classical guitar and strings. The chord progressions are so simple but Gustavo Santaolla uses different instruments to make it richer and I think the result is great. Favorite track(s) on the album: Track 1, "Apertura," Track 3, "Chichina," and Track 11, "Lima." Artist: The White Stripes Album: Elephant Why you like this particular artist/album: I have most of The White Stripes albums but this is probably my favorite one so far. Even though the songs on the album are all similar, the band has a unique sound and there is a story in every song. It's fun to listen to. Favorite track(s) on the album: Track 1, "Seven Nation Army," Track 5, "In the Cold, Cold, Night," and Track 12, "The Air Near My Fingers."