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Empowering Students Through the Joy of Music and the Arts

Academic NEWSLETTER

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In this newsletter, you will find: important information about our spring recitals and our summer registration, as well as updates from our area managers about our incredible in-school programming! Private lesson registration is ongoing.

Happy Reading!
Summer Semester Enrollment has begun!

Check out our EARLY Bird special for summer lessons:
Register for 10 lessons by June 1st, and get your 11th lesson free.

All lessons must be completed by Labor Day.

All other registrations (any number of lessons) are due by June 15th.
Please join us for our 2026 Spring Recitals!
We celebrate our students from various programs: from private lessons to group class representation. 
Admission is free.


Manhattan/Bronx Recitals
May 9th, between 12pm-3:30pm.

NJ and Upstate NY Recital at Forte Piano Music Company
on Saturday, May 2nd at 5pm in Paramus, NJ

Queens Recital
Sunday, May 3rd, 2026 
Church in the Gardens, 50 Ascan Ave . Forest Hills , NY


Brooklyn Recitals at Park Slope Methodist Church:
Friday, May 29th at 6pm
Saturday, May 30th from 10:30am - 6pm
Sunday, May 31st at 3pm
Friday, June 5th at 6pm

We are looking forward to celebrating all the students!
REGISTRATION FOR PRIVATE LESSONS AND CLASSES is ONGOING with offerings in Music Lessons, Theatre & Musical Theatre. Click Here to Register for a Trial Lesson or please connect with your area manager.

BROOKLYN UPDATES:
Welcoming new teachers Molly HalpinJohn Nicholl, and Johannes Ravn Hagmund-Hansen

We're excited for our upcoming annual recitals which will take place at Park Slope Methodist Church in Brooklyn on Friday May 29th, Saturday May 30th, Sunday May 31st, and Friday June 5th.

Spring Programming:
A&L United 305
Group Guitar Mondays
2:50pm - 3:50pm with Molly Halpin
Group Piano Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
2:50 - 3:50pm with Emma Wilburn, Katie Webster, and Sydney Miyao


Basis Independent, Brooklyn
Group Piano Tuesdays 
2:55pm - 4:45pm with Sydney Miyao and Johannes Ravn Hagmund-Hansen


Montessori Day School of Brooklyn
Group Piano Tuesdays and Fridays 
4:05pm - 5:45pm  with Christina Kulick


Patterns Enrichment - NEW!
Group Piano Thursdays
4pm - 5pm with John Nicholl


PS20
Group Piano on Tuesdays and Wednesdays
2:50pm - 4:55pm with Molly Halpin and Noam Rapoport


PS29
Group Piano on Tuesdays
2:50pm - 5:10pm with Thomas Woodward and Noam Rapoport


PS58
Group Piano Monday - Friday 
2:45pm - 4:55pm
with Eric Akif, Sydney Miyao, and Molly Halpin


PS133
Group Piano Thursdays
3pm - 5pm with Santiago Rozo Paz


PS372- NEW!
Group Piano/Guitar on Tuesdays
3:20pm - 5:45pm with Emma Larssen 


MANHATTAN & THE BRONX UPDATES:
Welcoming new students, Juan and Julian!

Manhattan and Bronx Spring 2026 Recitals:
Join us on May 9th at the Church of Christ & St. Stephen’s for afternoon recitals at 12:30pm or 2:30pm - we can’t wait to celebrate our students!

Manhattan and Bronx Classes:

LEAD 359
- Group Piano on Thursdays with Chris

Children's Arts and Science Workshop at PS310 
Group Violin on Wednesday and Friday with Jared

Epiphany School:
- Lower School Piano on Monday with Hyewon
- Lower School Recorder on Wednesday with Chris
- Upper School Piano on Wednesday with Christie


BASIS School:
- Piano on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays with Hyewon

DLSA:
- Guitar on Tuesdays with Marcos
- Piano on Mondays with Chris
- Choir on Wednesdays with Christie
- Musical Theater on Wednesdays with Danielle


NYFACS:
- Piano on Thursdays with Bo
- Recorder During the Day on Wednesdays with Chris


St. Philip Neri School:
- Piano Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday with Kiera

P.S. 83:
- Violin on Thursdays with Bo

St. Margaret - St. Gabriel School:
- Musical Theater on Tuesdays with Danielle
- Piano on Mondays with Kiera
- Guitar on Thursdays with Susan 

QUEENS & LONG ISLAND UPDATES:
We are looking forward to our Queens Schools Spring Semester and Annual Recital on May 3rd, 2026 @ the Church in the Gardens, Forest Hills, Queens 

General Music & After-School Programming:
St. Francis 
After School Program with Mr. Inigo
Wednesday 3:00 to 4:00pm

& 4:00-4:30pm

OLOF
General Music & Choir with Stefano 
Tuesdays & Fridays 8:00 to 3:00 pm


St. Joseph
General Music with Dimitris Sevdalis 
Mondays & Wednesdays 8:00 to 2:50 pm
After School Program with Cheryl Berard
Group Piano 3:00 to 4:40 pm


Holy Child 
General Music with Sebastian 
Mondays & Wednesdays 8:00 to 2:50 pm 
After School Program
Monday with Cheryl: 3:00 to 4:00  
Wednesday with Sebastian: 3:15 to 4:15 pm


Bright Start 
Our Nursery School Program with Inigo
Thursday 10:00 to 11:00am


NEW JERSEY AND
ROCKLAND & WESTCHESTER COUNTY UPDATES:

Group Classes:

Stepping Stones Montessori
Piano

Woodglen
Guitar

New Beginnings for Tomorrow
Music/Piano

New Community Corporation
Piano

Summit School in Nyack
Musical Theater 


STATEN ISLAND UPDATES:
Group Classes:

PS 36 
group piano and songwriting with Bryanna Joelle.
Day(s): Monday
Time: 02:50 pm - 3:50 pm


PS 30 The Westerleigh School 
group piano and songwriting with Bryanna Joelle.
Day(s): Tuesday
Time: 02:30 pm - 03:30 pm


 PS 48 –William G. Wilcox
group piano and songwriting with Bryanna Joelle.
 
Day(s): Wednesday
Time: 02:30 pm - 03:30 pm


 
 please connect with your area manager with any questions
Alecia McClintock (Lead Administrator) alecia@anselmoacademy.org
Josh Binkhorst (Manhattan & The Bronx) josh@anselmoacademy.org
Erick Eiser (Brooklyn, NY) erick@anselmoacademy.org
Mirta Gomez (Queens, NY) mirta@anselmoacademy.org
Angelos Panayotidi (Rockland, Westchester, & New Jersey) angelos@anselmoacademy.org
Noam Rapoport (Staten Island) noam@anselmoacademy.org

AND you can register for a PRIVATE TRIAL LESSON here!

Our commitment to your children is very important to us and we aim to provide your child with excellent music education. We could not do this without your cooperation and we ask you to please 
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Warmest Regards,
Vera Anselmo
Founder
Anselmo Academy of Music & The Arts
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WORD OF THANKS
 
To all our Staff, Teachers, Volunteers, Board of Directors, Advisors, and Honorary Board, we thank you for supporting Anselmo Academy’s work with your continuous involvement, hard work, and generous donations.

Your valuable gift is helping us to continue to carry our mission and work diligently to teach students through online instruction and in-person classes.
 
It is your trust and generosity that enables us to continue bringing music & arts education to our wonderful students. We are deeply grateful for your partnership.
 
If you have any questions about our work, we would love to hear from you. Please email us at replytovera@gmail.com.
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