Bridge Arts and Education

06/18/2026

What a way to close out the season!

Thank you to everyone who joined us last Sunday at The Falcon for our Bridge Arts & Education Season Finale. We were thrilled to perform for a sold-out crowd and share the stage with more than 40 musicians from our Jazz Lab, Community Jazz Band, and Hudson Valley Youth Jazz Orchestra programs.

A special thank you to our students, community musicians, families, and supporters who make this possible.

We are also grateful to our season sponsors whose support helps make our programs accessible and impactful throughout the Hudson Valley:

🎵 Herzog's Home & Paint Center
�🎵 Kingston Plaza
�🎵 Ulster Savings Bank
�🎵 Mid-Hudson Valley Federal Credit Union

These true community businesses are always here for our community. Please support them whenever you can!

And of course, thank you to Lee Falco and everyone at The Falcon Live at The Falcon for hosting us in one of the region's premier music venues.

It’s been a great season of music-making. We are looking forward to Summer Music Academy, HVYJO auditions, and the upcoming 2026–2027 season ahead.

Thank you for being part of the Bridge Arts & Education community. We couldn't do it without you.

06/07/2026

ONE DAY SALE: Thanks to the generosity of a local benefactor, we’ve got an AMAZING DEAL for you. On Monday June 8th, the first 6 people to sign up for our Summer Music Academy will receive $100 OFF!!! That’s 5 Days of professionally lead combos, classroom instruction, and performance for just $595.

BUT THERE’S MORE: if SIX students sign up for the academy on that date, we will draw ONE name from the six for FREE Tuition.

Don’t miss this opportunity to help your musician improve their skills without having to drive hours or spend thousands of dollars!

https://www.bridgeartsandeducation.org/summer

Bridge Arts and Education is Hudson Valley NY's premiere School of Music located in Kingston, NY. We offer educational experiences including music lessons, summer music camps, jazz ensembles, choirs, bands. We are registered nonprofit in the Hudson Valley, NY

06/06/2026

ONE DAY SALE: Thanks to the generosity of a local benefactor, we’ve got an AMAZING DEAL for you. On Monday June 8th, the first 6 people to sign up for our Summer Music Academy will receive $100 OFF!!! That’s 5 Days of professionally lead combos, classroom instruction, and performance for just $595.

BUT THERE’S MORE: if SIX students sign up for the academy on that date, we will draw ONE name from the six for FREE Tuition.

Don’t miss this opportunity to help your musician improve their skills without having to drive hours or spend thousands of dollars!

05/11/2026

This summer, Bridge Arts & Education invites motivated middle and high school musicians to join the Bridge Arts Summer Music Academy at the beautiful Mount Academy overlooking the Hudson River in Esopus, NY.
Students will work in:
🎷 Small Ensembles & Combos
🎼 Chamber Music + Improvisation
🥁 Electives & Masterclasses
🎵 Performance-Based Learning with Professional Musicians
Unlike large camp-style programs, students receive focused instruction in a collaborative, conservatory-inspired environment with an excellent student-to-teacher ratio.
📍 July 20–24
📍 The Mount Academy — Esopus, NY
🎓 Limited Enrollment
💰 Need-Based Scholarships Available
Whether your student is passionate about jazz, classical music, songwriting, improvisation, or simply growing as a musician — this is a week designed to inspire and challenge them artistically.
➡️ Registration is now open:
Bridge Arts Summer Music Academy

04/25/2026

It’s back – and it’s BETTER THAN EVER.

Middle school students at NYSSMA level 3-4 and high school students NYSSMA Level 5–6 are invited to join us for this FULL WEEK program, where they will refine their technical skills while thinking more deeply about how music communicates, connects, and evolves within a collaborative artistic setting.

Students are placed in either a chamber music or jazz combo, will participate in classroom-based learning designed to strengthen rhythmic precision, harmonic understanding, and stylistic awareness, and engage in masterclasses led by professional performing artists

At the end of the week, students will have built new skills, strengthened existing ones, and advanced as musicians. This will all culminate in performances on Friday afternoon displaying their talents and progress.

We’re fortunate enough to call The Mount Academy in Esopus home this year. We love it there and believe that it will provide the perfect environment to inspire the next generation of musicians.

EARLY BIRD Registration is NOW OPEN.
Tuition is $695 but if you register by May 3, it’s $625.

https://www.bridgeartsandeducation.org/summer

04/20/2026

Huge congrats to Jazz Lab & HVYJO & Bard Afro-Caribbean JB - incredible playing.

Thank you:
Cicily Wilson • Bard Community Arts Collective
Roland Vazquez & Bard Afro-Caribbean Jazz
Mark Wickham, Andrew Pacht, Max Barnes and Bob Shaut

❤️ Grateful for our community.

➡️ Summer Music Academy (open)
➡️ See you at The Falcon

02/23/2026

🎶 SAVE THE DATE 🎶

Bridge Arts Summer Music Academy returns July 13–17, 2026 at Mount Academy in Esopus, NY.

A focused week of ensemble performance, musicianship, and collaboration for dedicated young musicians ready to learn.

✔ Limited enrollment
✔ Registration opens soon
✔ Save $70 before May 1

Subscribe to our email list to be the first to know when registration opens:
👉 bridgeartsandeducation.org

We can’t wait for another incredible summer of music-making.

12/20/2025

The Hudson Valley Saxophone Orchestra’s concert will be live streamed tomorrow in case you can’t make it to the concert.

This is The Hudson Valley Saxophone Orchestra Concert Live Stream on Sunday, December 21st, 2025

12/18/2025

🎷 Welcome, Hudson Valley Saxophone Orchestra! 🎷

Bridge Arts & Education is proud to welcome the Hudson Valley Saxophone Orchestra as part of our growing family of ensembles.

Founded by Charles Gray, the Hudson Valley Saxophone Orchestra (HVSO) is a unique ensemble of saxophonists dedicated to the high-level performance of traditional saxophone repertoire throughout the Hudson Valley.

🎶 HVSO 14th Annual Christmas Concert
📅 Sunday, December 21
🕒 3:00 PM
📍 Freedom Plains United Presbyterian Church, LaGrangeville, NY
🎟️ $5 suggested donation

We hope you’ll join us for this festive and inspiring concert — a wonderful way to celebrate the season and support live music in our community.

👉 Full event details:
https://www.bridgeartsandeducation.org/events

11/23/2025

Join us today!! 1 pm. Live at The Falcon