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2012 - 2013 Strathmore Artists in Residence
Deborah Bond, progressive soul vocalistWytold, electric cello/composerIntegriti Reeves, jazz vocalistIsabelle De Leon, jazz drummerDaisy Castro, gypsy jazzOwen Danoff, singer-songwriter
MentorsCharlie Barnett, composerNasar Abadey, jazz percussionistRickie Simpkins, fiddler
Wytold Concerts:February 13, 2013February 27, 2013 Chosen for the 2012-2013 Strathmore Artistin Residence program and the 2013 ArtistFellowship Program of the DC Commissionon the Arts and Humanities (DCCAH),Wytold layers percussive bowing andmelodic finger-picking on the cello. Twoextra strings on his electric cello allow himto capture the depth and power of a stand-up bass, the rich tonal timbre of theacoustic cello, and the bright crispness ofviolin solos and harmonies. Wytold recordsthese sounds live on both electric andacoustic cellos to create his own rock-orchestral accompaniment on stage. Wytoldis an NS Design featured artist and alsoreceived a 2011 DCCAH Young Artist Grantto help fund his first solo album: When
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Fulvio Finds Celeste, four songs of whichreceived European and Australian radioplay. Two of those songs are also featuredin the upcoming independent film, BloodBrother.
Wytold (William Wytold Lebing) beganprivate lessons in classical cello repertoireat age 10 and participated in school andregional youth orchestras throughoutNorthern Virginia, often as the principalchair. Wytold always dreamt of going tocollege to study cello performance but washeld back by a bad case of carpal-tunnelsyndrome. After a 1.5 year hiatus, Wytoldreintroduced himself to playing music bylearning folk songs on the acoustic guitarand gradually writing his own songs. Soonhe rewrote his songs on the acoustic cello,adapting guitar techniques to rhythmic cellobowing and finger-picking. Soon after,Wytold started live-looping and taughthimself to play the shoulder-strapped six-string electric cello. His educationalbackground in mathematics and physicshelps him visualize and manipulate thedifferent cello loops when composing andperforming.
Wytold is actively performing andcomposing in the Washington, DC metroarea. As part of the Strathmore Artist inResidence program, Wytold is releasing anew holiday EP, Do You Hear What I Hear,available in November 2012, and a new original album, My Regards, available inFebruary 2013. The new album will feature
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Wytolds signature cello layering techniquescombined with progressive worldpercussion, bass guitar, and a remix of thePrelude to Johann Sebastian BachsUnaccompanied Cello Suite No. 1accompanied with beatbox by GRAMMY-nominated progressive hip-hop artistChristylez Bacon.
Integriti Reeves Concerts:March 13, 2013March 27, 2013 Jazz singer Integriti Reeves is a graduate ofD.C.s Duke Ellington School of the Artsand The Peabody Institute of The JohnsHopkins University in Baltimore, where sheperfected her craft under the tutelage ofworld renowned Jay Clayton and in privatelessons with Connaitre Miller, HowardUniversity Jazz Professor from 2006-2010.Her relationship with Miller landed her aspot as a member of Afro Blue, appearingon NBCS The Sing Off and in concert withlegend Smokey Robinson. She has alsoperformed alongside contemporary jazzgreats such as Herbie Hancock, StevieWonder, Geri Allen, Bobby McFerrin andErnie Andrews. In 2010 Integriti co-wrotelyrics and recorded with the renownedvibraphonist/pianist/drummer Warren Wolf.She strives to incorporate jazz and violinimprovisations during her performances. Integriti Reeves' concerts are sponsored byMrs. Patricia Haywood Moore and Dr.Roscoe M. Moore Jr.
Isabelle De Leon
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Concerts:April 10, 2013April 24, 2013 Isabelle De Leon first picked up drum sticksat age 7, and has honed her skills ondrumset by performing with suchensembles as Maryland Classic YouthOrchestras and the Archdiocese ofWashington Honors Band. Now a senior atthe University of Maryland, she studies bothjazz drums performance and pre-medicine.De Leon is recipient of the Washington PostMusic and Dance Scholarship Award andthe DIVA Jazz Orchestras Stanley KayScholarship, which sent her to the NewYork Summer Festival. In 2012 she wasselected to be the drummer for the 2012Mid-Atlantic Collegiate Jazz Orchestra, anhonors college band comprised of studentsfrom schools along the East Coast.
She still performs regularly with her familyband, Ivy Rose, which had the honor toopen for Weezer and Ben Folds at theUniversity of Marylands Byrd Stadium andalso placed second at the Next Big ThingTour Battle of the Bands at the 9:30 Club.They recently tagged a two-month tour inthe Philippines and appeared on the 2012season of NBC's America's Got Talent. Isabelle De Leon's concerts are sponsoredby J. Alberto Martinez, M.D.
Daisy Castro Concerts:May 8, 2013May 22, 2013 Daisy Castro started playing violin at theage of 6. Starting out with the Suzukimethod and classical training, she quicklylearned to play by ear what her classicalinstructors could not teach her. That sameyear, she took a trip to France with herparents, where she was first introduced tothe style of music known as JazzManouche or Gypsy Jazz. Intrigued as alistener from the start, over the years shehas found this music to be a perfect genrefor her playing style. Her ability to embodythis passionate and beautiful music at suchan early age has charmed audiences bothin the U.S. and abroad, and has landed her
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on stage with some of the finest players inEurope and the U.S. She recorded andreleased her first solo CD, Gypsy Moth atthe age of 13, and fittingly, it bears a strongGypsy jazz influence.
Owen Danoff Concerts:June 5, 2013June 19, 2013 An up-and-coming Washington, D.C.singer-songwriter, Owen Danoff was borninto a musical familyhis father, BillDanoff, is a Grammy-winning songwriterand musician with his Starland Vocal Bandand has grown up surrounded byaccomplished musicians. Danoff releasedhis debut EP Never Trust A Man atStrathmore in 2012, incorporatinginfluences of pop, folk and country. Askilled singer, writer, bassist and composer,Owen has made the rounds at notable localmusic venues, having performed at theKennedy Center, Black Cat, The Birchmere,9:30 Club and The Hamilton. At age 16 hewrote his first song, and at 20 he decidedto dedicate his efforts toward crafting acareer as a full-time musician. He is a 2011graduate of the Berklee College of Music.
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Charlie Barnett Concert on November 28, 2012
As a film composer, Charlie Barnettsscores have appeared in more than 400television projects and theatrical films. Hehas written music for Saturday Night Live,The Cosby Show, Third Rock from the Sunand Weeds. His score for the PBS seriesThe Appalachians was released by Sonyrecords and his score for Dreamer, adocumentary about C.S. Lewis produced byWalt Disney Productions, was released aspart of The Lion, The Witch and theWardrobe boxed set.
Mr. Barnett is also a musician whoseorchestral and chamber works have beenperformed w
