ENSEMBLES FOR CHILDREN, TEENS AND ADULTS
bloomingdale ensembles
Are you looking for the ultimate musical experience? Join a music ensemble and make creative relationships that will last forever!
BENEFITS OF BLOOMINGDALE ENSEMBLES
Who doesn’t love making music with others? Joining an ensemble is a great way to improve your musical skills, meet new people, and have a lot of fun. Being part of an ensemble can help you gain confidence in playing as well as learning new songs and arrangements. It provides a unique opportunity to work collaboratively with others to create an exciting and dynamic performance. In addition, rehearsing together is great practice for performances and can lead to greater musical achievement.
MUSICAL EXPERIENCE
We have provided unparalleled technical instruction and music education for over 50 years.
COMMUNITY
We offer music ensembles in a group setting, which provides socialization and collaborative learning.
OPTIONS AND LEVELS
From beginner classes to ensembles for advanced students, we offer options for all skill levels.
ENSEMBLES FOR ALL - SPRING 2025
BLOOMINGDALE OFFERS SPRING MUSIC CLASSES AND ENSEMBLES FOR YOUNG ADULTS AGES 12 - 21.
Adult Guitar Ensemble – Mondays | Ages 18+ years
Adult Jazz Ensemble – CLASS IS FULL
Adv Guitar Ensemble – CLASS IS FULL
Advanced Orchestra – Thursdays | Ages 13 – 19 years
Beginner Orchestra – Thursdays | Ages 8 – 11 years
Broadway Ensemble – CLASS IS FULL
Center Stage Ensemble – CLASS IS FULL
Children’s Chorus – Saturdays | Ages 8 – 12 years
Guitar Orchestra – Mondays | Ages 10 – 14 years
Intermediate Orchestra – Wednesdays | Ages 10 – 14 years
Jazz Vocal Ensemble – Mondays | Ages 14 – 18 years
NEW! Latin Jazz Ensemble – Wednesdays | Ages 14 – 18 years
Online Adult Jazz Ensemble – Tuesdays | Ages 18+ years
Online Flute Choir – Mondays | Ages 12+ years
Trumpet Ensemble – CLASS IS FULL
Youth Jazz Ensemble – Saturdays | Ages 12 – 18 years
View our Financial aid and payment plan options.
Adult Guitar Ensemble
Mondays | Ages 18+ years
Adult Jazz Ensemble
CLASS IS FULL
Adv Guitar Ensemble
CLASS IS FULL
Advanced Orchestra
Thursdays | Ages 13 – 19 years
Beginner Orchestra
Thursdays | Ages 8 – 11 years
Broadway Ensemble
CLASS IS FULL
Center Stage Ensemble
CLASS IS FULL
Children’s Chorus
Saturdays | Ages 8 – 12 years
Guitar Orchestra
Mondays | Ages 10 – 14 years
Intermediate Orchestra
Wednesdays | Ages 10 – 14 years
Jazz Vocal Ensemble
Mondays | Ages 14 – 18 years
Latin Jazz Ensemble
Wednesdays | Ages 14 – 18 years
Online Adult Jazz Ensemble
Tuesdays | Ages 18+ years
Online Flute Choir
Mondays | Ages 12+ years
Trumpet Ensemble
CLASS IS FULL
Youth Jazz Ensemble
Saturdays | Ages 12 – 18 years
View our Financial aid and payment plan options.
CHOOSE THE RIGHT ENSEMBLE FOR YOU
With the variety of ensembles offered at Bloomingdale, there is always a place for any instrumentalist at any level.
STRINGS
Joining a string ensemble is an incredibly rewarding experience! Not only do you get to work as part of a collaborative musical unit, but you’ll have the opportunity to play in settings both large and small and share your talent with others. Discover all the wonderful features of this activity here! Depending on the ensemble, they are available to string, brass, woodwind, and percussion students.
JAZZ
Rehearsing with a jazz ensemble can be an exciting and rewarding experience, focusing on intonation closely tied to tuning and musicality, is a key element in any ensemble piece, but it’s especially important in jazz. Students will work together in ensemble to build up repertoire, improvisation skills and learn classic jazz form. Playing music from around the globe and exploring the elements of jazz music.
VOCAL
Strengthen your music skills, build friendships, and have fun – join a choir! Just like mastering a musical instrument, singing in a choir can help you build more confidence and comfort with your notes. Group singing is a great and effective way to practice your music theory, too. As you’re learning the parts and accompanying others, you’ll gain invaluable skills that you can take into your solo performance career.
TRUMPET, GUITAR, FLUTE
Looking for challenges, mental wellness, and team bonding? Join an ensemble and gain all these plus more! Participants will refine their skills in a group setting with an ensemble of their fellow instrumentalists: Flute, Trumpet, and Guitar ensembles are available for all skill levels. Flute Choir meets online only.
available ENSEMBLE CLASSES:
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BECAUSE MUSIC MATTERS
MUSIC EDUCATION CHANGES LIVES
We provide access to music education to anyone who seeks it, regardless of economic status, ability, ethnicity, or religion, which has a profound impact on individual lives as well as on our entire community.
We offer Need-based financial assistance
Our goal is to make music education accessible and to remove the financial barrier that may prevent students from participating. Therefore, we offer need-based financial aid to as many students as possible.
323 West 108th Street
New York, NY 10025
212.663.6021
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