spotlight on ECA Music Students
CMEA Music Festivals
ECA students selected to participate in the CT Music Educators’ Association Southern Region and All-State* Music Festivals.
Sereen Amezzane* (voice), Catherine Campion* (voice), Jack Goode* (jazz guitar), Lily Goren* (voice), Natalie Houlton* (voice), Dylan Ludoviconi* (jazz trumpet), Aidan Lyons (tuba), Israel Ortiz (trombone), Nicole Ortiz* (voice), Alyssa Rinaldi (cello), Amelia Shaw* (clarinet), Mila Volpe* (voice).
ECA students Michaela Nunez (ECA ‘23) & Phoenix Geyser (ECA ‘23) selected to participate in the New Haven Symphony Orchestra Young Composers Project, a 2-year program in which young musicians work with NHSO Composer-in-Residence Joel Thompson.
Read Lucy Gellman’s article about Thompson & the NHSO program in the New Haven Arts Paper HERE.
ECA vocalists Lily Goren (ECA ‘23, not pictured), Natalie Houlton (ECA ‘24), & Gabriella Xavier (ECA ‘22) selected for the 2021 NAfME National Honor Choir.
Check out our new series run by ECA Students: ECA Plug-In!
Music for Social Change
Alyssa Rinaldi (ECA ‘23) organizes and produces a recital to raise awareness of and funding to combat Climate Change.
Can We Turn this Car Around?
CLICK HERE to listen to a new single by Mae (ECA ‘23)
Gabriella Xavier (ECA ‘22)
CLICK HERE to watch Gabriella’s latest music video release “Solo en Ti” featuring Chris Rocha.
Let You Stay
CLICK HERE to listen to a new single by Quinn (ECA ‘21)
Anton Kot (ECA ‘20)
2021 Young Arts Finalist, National Young Arts Foundation
YoungArts' winners are the nation’s most accomplished young artists in the visual, literary, design and performing arts. Selected from a competitive pool of applications and representing artists from across the country, YoungArts winners gain access to one of the most comprehensive programs for emerging artists in the United States, offering financial, professional and artistic development opportunities over the course of their careers.
New Release, by Julie Hess
Rosalie Coleman (ECA ‘21)
Watch Rosalie’s performances and learn about her 2019-2020 Independent Study focused on learning about Norwegian folk music and learning to play the Hardingfele.
Julie Hess (ECA ‘20)
Check out Julie’s new release, ‘Ocean,’ available on Spotify, Apple Music, iTunes, Google Play, Amazon Music, deezer, & naptster!
Pianist, singer, & song-writer, Julie graduates from Newtown High School & the ACES Educational Center for the Arts this June, with an Artist Certificate in Performance (Piano).
Julie plans to attend Belmont University this fall, to major in Song Writing.
August Wilson Monologue Competition, Long Wharf Theatre, February 2020
Four ECA students competed as finalists in the regional August Wilson monologue competition at Long Wharf Theatre on February 24, 2020; Koda Blue, Ivan Lazaro, & Emmanuel Gonzalez (Theatre Department) and Brandon Oliveras (Music Department). Koda Blue placed 1st & Emmanuel Gonzalez placed 3rd in the competition. Congratulations to all!
Brandon Oliveras (ECA Music ‘20)
Performing as King Hedley II