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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



Wytold’s signature cello layering techniquescombined with progressive worldpercussion, bass guitar, and a remix of thePrelude to Johann Sebastian Bach’sUnaccompanied 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 NBC’S 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 Orchestra’s 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 Maryland’s 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 family—his father, BillDanoff, is a Grammy-winning songwriterand musician with his Starland Vocal Band—and 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.

Mentors




Charlie Barnett Concert on November 28, 2012

As a film composer, Charlie Barnett’sscores 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 worldwide. Personal favoritesinclude Serenade for Double Bass, whichwas recently performed in London and hasbeen performed by the National SymphonyOrchestra; the release of Concerto inFourths, The Brooklyn Affair and thesymphony The Blue Chevrolet on BigKahuna Records; the recent recording byOsman Kivrac of the viola concerto FromIstanbul; and his symphonic suite, TheTarot, which received its premier in 2010 bythe Capital City Symphony in Washington,D.C. Barnett was commissioned to write aspoken word piece in collaboration with Dr.Maya Angelou for the Pageant of Peace inWashington, D.C.

He continues to proudly tour with theeclectic lounge band, Chaise Lounge.Barnett can also be heard as an occasionalcommentator on NPR.

Nasar Abadey Concert on December 5, 2012

Drummer and composer Nasar Abadey isthe founder, leader and driving force ofSUPERNOVA. Abadey began playingdrums at age 5 and received his first drumset at age 16. Inspired by Tony Williams,Max Roach, Roy Haynes, Elvin Jones andhis cousin Frankie Dunlop, Nasar Abadeycreates jazz music steeped in modal, freeform, fusion and avant-garde styles. He isProfessor of Jazz Percussion at ThePeabody Institute of The Johns HopkinsUniversity.




His latest album, Diamond In The Rough,was released in 2011. Abadey hasperformed with many jazz greats, includingDizzy Gillespie, Charlie Rouse, Gary Bartz,David Sanchez, Cyrus Chestnut, SonnyFortune, Ella Fitzgerald, Eartha Kitt, KennyKirkland, Gary Thomas, Stanley Turrentine,Frank Morgan, Bobby Hutcherson, PharaohSanders and Malachi Thompson. NasarAbadey and SUPERNOVA were selectedby the U.S. State Department and Jazz atLincoln Center as Cultural Ambassadors,embarking a one month tour to with theAmerican Music Abroad Rhythm Road toRwanda, Uganda, Ethiopia, Zambia andMozambique.

Abadey has been awarded grants by theNational Endowment for the Arts andHumanities, the D.C. Commission for theArts, Creative Arts Performance Services(CAPS), the Mid-Atlantic Arts Foundation,Prince George's Arts Council, and theCommunity Foundation for the NationalCapital Region respectively.

Rickie Simpkins Concert on May 29, 2013

Best known for the syncopated lyricism ofhis fiddle playing, Rickie Simpkins is alifelong musician, building a catalog ofrecordings and appearances that testifiesboth to his creative flexibility and to hisroots in the classic bluegrass of his nativeVirginia. He has appeared on numerousartists recordings such as Nils Loftgren,Ralph Stanley, Mary Chapin Carpenter,Charlie Waller, Tony Rice, Chris Hillman,Herb Pedersen, Eddie from Ohio, TheIsaacs and Mike Auldridge. He is currentlyperforming internationally with EmmylouHarris and Her Red Dirt Boys.

Simpkins has won many awards includingthe Society for the Preservation ofBluegrass Music of America's Fiddle Playerof the Year, the International BluegrassMusic Association’s Instrumental Group ofthe Year and Bluegrass Now's Fan's ChoiceAward for Fiddle Player of the Year. In2008 Simpkins was inducted into theVirginia Folk Music Hall of Fame, whichincludes other notable native Virginianssuch as Patsy Cline, Mother MaybelleCarter and Roy Clark.

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From January:Deborah Bond Soul diva Deborah Bond has releasedthree studio albums, DayAfter, AfterDayand Madam Palindrome. Her latest disc is arange of psychedelic funk, soul and R&Btracks, grabbing the #1 spot on the UK SoulChart for three consecutive weeks. Themusic video for the album’s debut single“You Are the One” is currently featured onVH1Soul and MTV.com.uk. Bond hasshared the stage with noted soul stars EricRoberson, Floetry, Kindred the Family Soul,Raheem DeVaughn, Mint Condition, Ledisi,YahZarah, Frank McComb and Sy Smith.In 2010, Bond was featured on the famedCapital Jazz SuperCruise’s UndergroundSoul Lounge. Deborah Bond's concerts are sponsored byPotomac Valley Alumnae Chapter Fund,Inc.

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