Trumpeter Marisa Webster joins New Groove in Philadelphia
My Story My name is Marisa Webster, and I was born and raised in Orange Park, Florida. For most of my life, music has been my passion. From playing in […]
Ellie O’Hare joins New Groove in Philadelphia
My Story When I was in fourth grade, I remember sitting in the band room listening to all of the different instrument options being played in front of me, but […]
Costa Rican Native Rick Barrantes joins New Groove in Philadelphia
My Story Born in San José, Costa Rica, I started my musical adventure at the age of 7, when I started taking recorder lessons with my dear grandfather – an […]
Clarinetist Alyssa Kenney joins the Team of Thriving Musicians
My Story Up until the age of 10, I was fascinated by musical instruments. Influenced by my dad, a jazz trumpeter, I was very eager to begin music lessons. After […]
New Groove Welcomes Patrick Hill, Jazz Saxophonist, to the Team!
My Story As a young African American boy, I personally was brought up under my parents in the Church of Christ, being where I obtained my first love for any […]
New Groove Welcome Brass Musician Jason Wu to the Team!
My Story Growing up I had the opportunity to engage in many diverse formal musical experiences both while in and outside of school. But beyond those formal musical engagements, I […]
‘Meet the Founders!’ A Virtual Concert with New Groove
Hi! We’re Kathy and Elise, the founders of New Groove Music Studio! We’re so excited to kick off the start of the year with a virtual concert for our community! […]
Multifaceted Musician Julianna Grabowski Joins New Groove in Pittsburgh, PA
My Story Growing up, I had the privilege of studying under two renowned and critically acclaimed vocal artists… Ariel from “The Little Mermaid” and Barney, the purple dinosaur. Okay, so […]
Tenor Carmen LoPresti joins the New Groove Team in his hometown of Pittsburgh, PA
My Story When I was younger, my parents used to play various types of music in the house. The sounds I was associated with were Jazz, Opera, and country. Ultimately, […]
Introducing Pittsburgh’s newest Teaching Artist, Sydney Kaczorowski
My Story Born and raised in South Jersey, I grew up as the daughter of a bassist. Whether it was patiently coloring in my coloring books at my dad’s pit […]