Edwin Sirlin elected new President of the Board of Trustees at Turtle Bay Music School

New York, NY – Turtle Bay Music School, a non-profit community music organization dedicated to providing music to all New Yorkers, is pleased to announce the appointment of new board president Edwin Sirlin. Mr. Sirlin, a longtime advocate of the performing arts and arts education, will host a meet-and-greet champagne reception at Turtle Bay Music School on Tuesday, February 23rd from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm. All community members are welcome to attend.

Mr. Sirlin’s love of music began at an early age as a clarinetist in his sixth grade band, and continued as a Music Education Major at Queens College. While his career took a different direction, his love and passion for the arts have always been an important part of his life.

Mr. Sirlin is currently at Signature Bank as a Group Director, managing his own Private Client Group focused on providing privately held businesses and their owner’s with superior financial services, as well as utilizing networking as a vehicle to provide additional value. By creating unique marketing programs and events, he assists with the acquisition and retention of clients and has actively utilized these programs to benefit charities and non-profits.

Mr. Sirlin has served on the boards of the American Suicide Prevention Foundation, New York Chamber Symphony Orchestra with Gerard Schwartz, and Songs of Love, an organization that writes personalized songs for terminally ill children. He maintains involvement in many other charitable organizations including Bat for the Cure (prostate cancer), Heather on Earth (music therapy) and The Diabetes Research Institute Foundation.

TBMS and The Roger Smith Hotel Team Up for an Exciting Performance Art Experience!

TBMS is pleased to announce a recent collaboration with The Roger Smith Hotel. Riffing on our tag line, "A Space to Play," we enacted a living billboard of all things TBMS in The LAB Gallery on 47th and Lexington. Check out this great video below:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kw9C--Z9RLY

Turtle Bay Music School
Events Calendar, 2009-2010

All concerts are free of charge and open to the public, with no tickets required, unless otherwise noted. Most events take place in our Em Lee Concert Hall. First-come, first-served general seating is available.
Programs and schedule are subject to change without notice.


February 2010

	5	Adult Performance Workshop, 6:30pm
	6	PS 116 Group Concerts, 2:30-6:00pm
	10	Suzuki Parent Workshop, 6:30-8:30pm
	12	Suzuki Group Class Concert, 5:30pm
	19	Young People’s Recitals, 5:00pm and 6:15pm
	23	President’s Cocktail Reception, 6:00 pm
	27	“What is Percussion” Concert, 2:30pm

March 2010

	5	Adult Performance, 6:30pm
	12	Black Tie Voice Recital, 7:00pm
	13	Violin Master Class with Kristina Musser, 3:00pm
	19	Young People’s Recitals, 5:00pm and 6:15pm
	20	“What is Improvisation?” Concert, 2:30pm
	25	Grace Browining, harp -- Faculty Recital, 7:00pm
	26	Maryam Parhizkar, Viola Recital, 6:30pm
	27	Suzuki Outreach Concert at Cabrini Nursing Home, 2:30pm

April 2010

	5	Adult Performance, 6:30pm
	11	Community Chorus Outreach Performance at Cabrini Nursing Home, 2:30pm
	14	Suzuki Parent Workshop, 6:30pm
	16	Young People’s Recitals, 5:00pm and 6:15pm
	16	“Deborah Auer, jazz voice, -- Faculty Recital, 8: 00pm
	24	Suzuki Solo Recitals, 2:30pm
	27	Adult Piano Master Class
	30	Suzuki Group Class Concert, 5:30pm

May 2010

	7	Adult Performance Workshop, 6:30pm
	8	Jackie Pinsky, violin -- Faculty Recital 4:00pm
	13	Annual Benefit for Turtle Bay Music School, 7:00 pm
	14-16	Sixth-Annual Perform-a-thon
	22	Carol O’Hara Annual Voice Masterclass, 2:30pm
	26	TBMS Community Chorus Year-End Concert, 7:00pm

June 2010

	4	Adult Performance Workshop, 6:30pm
	6	Bruce Potterton, piano -- Faculty Recital 6:00pm
	12	PS 116 Concerts, 1:00pm
	12	Saturday Music Project Final Concert, 11:00 a

TBMS School Calendar 2010/2011
School Year

9/19/09	CLOSED Rosh Hashanah
9/28/09	CLOSED Yom Kippur
10/12/09	CLOSED Columbus Day
11/24/09 – 11/28/09	CLOSED Thanksgiving
12/15/09	Spring Semester Returning Student Priority Registration Deadline
12/22/09 – 1/1/10	CLOSED Holiday Recess
1/18/10	CLOSED Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
1/26/09-1/30/09	Teacher Make-Up Days
2/1/09	Spring Semester Begins
2/15/10	CLOSED President’s Day
3/29/10 - 4/3/10	CLOSED Spring Recess
3/30/10	CLOSED Passover
4/2/10	CLOSED Good Friday
5/31/10	CLOSED Memorial Day
6/1/10-6/5/10, 6/14/10	Teacher Make-Up Days
6/7/10	Summer Semester Begins
6/15/10	2010/2011 School Year Returning Student Priority Registration Deadline
7/2/10, 7/9/10, 7/16/10, 7/23/10	CLOSED Fridays in July
7/22/10	Summer Session Ends
7/26/10-8/21/10	CLOSED for Summer Recess
8/23/10	TBMS Staff Return and is open for business