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HSA Alumnus N’Kenge, Star of Broadway’s Motown the Musical

N'Kenge head shotHailed by VARIETY as “a sensational powerhouse singer,” N’Kenge has been taking the music world by storm. Continue reading

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HSA Gallery presents “Visions of Children” Exhibition

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HSA 2011 Holiday Shows, December 16 & 17

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10 Ways To Get Tax-Free Income In Harlem

Hey Harlem, how about a two-year tax cut extension? That compromise between Congress and the president was nice, but you can do better. You can get a 0% tax rate on many kinds of income. It’s pretty hard to avoid paying taxes on your paycheck. But there are all kinds of ways to pick up money that the Internal Revenue Service can’t touch — such as from rebates, fringe benefits and moonlighting. Continue reading

Harlem School of the Arts pdate

From the Office of Council Woman Dicken

Harlem Council Woman Inez Dickens spoke with Commissioner Kate Levin again and is working to keep Harlem School of the Arts open. The HSA Board must be:

- Reorganized

- Fiscal management must be put in place so that this does not happen again. Continue reading

HSA Fall Open House ’09

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Great Jazz At HSA In Harlem

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jazzStop by HSA on Monday, June 8th between 4:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. to enjoy, at no charge, the authentic
Big Band sounds of The Harlem Renaissance Orchestra. True to the tradition of Swing, HRO’s 16-piece orchestra has performed in some of the most prestigious venues and events in the country.
HSA welcomes artists to use its Gathering Space to prepare for their upcoming performances. If you are an artist looking for a space with great accoustics and a piano, look no further. Continue reading

‘Strange Fruit’ At HSA

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Strange Fruit in Concert

Composed by Chandler Carter with Libretto Joan Sorkin, Strange Fruit tells the tragic story of an interracial love affair between a young black woman and a young white man in a small town in Georgia in 1920.  The story is adapted from Lillian Smith’s best-selling novel whose title was taken from the famous Billie Holiday song of the same name.  Performances at HSA will be conducted by Steven Gross and accompanied by Marijo Newman on piano.  The cast is led by international soprano Janinah Burnett who will cover the role of Yvette in the new production of La Rondine at The Metropolitan Opera in February. Continue reading

Sesame Street In Harlem

There was a Little Something for Everyone!

On a recent spring day, The Harlem School of the Arts (HSA) was the answer to the classic inquiry “Can you tell me how to get to Sesame Street?” Thirty students from the HSA Music Department were hand-picked to participate in an exciting all-day shoot for an entire Sesame Street episode, “Murray Had A Little Lamb,” focused on a Music School.  Continue reading