Anaïs-Skye Clarke-Avignant

* Academy Orchestra 2023–Current – [Position]

* Curtis Fields Ensemble 2023–Current – [Position]

* Chamber Orchestra 2021–2023 – [Position]

* String Ensemble 2020–2021 – [Position]

* Peer to Peer Mentor (volunteer role) 2022–Current.

Successfully auditioned and progressed through multiple orchestra levels, demonstrating advanced musicianship and commitment. Collaborated with conductors and peers to rehearse and perform a diverse repertoire. Participated in numerous high-profile performances at venues such as the New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC). In my Peer to Peer Mentor, I provide technical support to students in NJSO CHAMPS, the NJSO Training Ensemble and the NJPAC Symphonic Band. I assist coaches and conductors in classes and rehearsals.

Public Performances:

2020-2021 In-house Performances

· NJSO Youth Orchestras Spring Showcase : March from Suite No. 1, by Handel

2020-2021 Public Performances

New Jersey Symphony Youth Orchestras 30th Anniversary Creative Composition Album – Track 21: #SquadGoals https://www.njsymphony.org/education-service/youth-orchestras/our-voices

2021-2022 In-house Performances

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2022-2023 2022-2023 Public Performances

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2022-2023 In-house Performances

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2022-2023 Public Performances

· 11/12/2022 – Participant of a select group of youth orchestra musicians to perform mainstage with the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra during the encore performance for the Centennial Gala Show featuring Yo-Yo Ma : Stand By Me & Hip-Hop Studies and Etude in C-Sharp Minor (arr. by Daniel Bernard Roumain)

· 04/22/2023 – New Jersey Performing Arts Center, Newark NJ - Lobby Performance, Prelude Concert : Inverno, Scenes from Vivaldi by Antonio Vivaldi (arr. by Todd Parrish).

· 06/11/2023 - New Century Gala Dinner, New Jersey Performing Arts Center, Newark NJ : Inverno, Scenes from Vivaldi by Antonio Vivaldi (arr. by Todd Parrish).

2023-2024 In-house Performances

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2023-2024 Public Performances

· 03/01/2024 – New Jersey Performing Arts Center, Newark NJ - Lobby Performance, Prelude Concert : 1. Libertango by Astor Piazzolla (arr. by James Kazik) ; 2. Fantasia on an original theme by Joseph J. Phillips ; 3. Moonlit Skies by Sean O’Loughlin ; 4. Luminesce by Alan Lee Silva

· 04/18/2024 – Spring Into Music Gala, Pleasantdale Chateau in West Orange, New Jersey : Libertango by Astor Piazzolla (arr. by James Kazik)

· 04/24/2024 – Immersive Residency-Eric Whitacre with Montclair State University Symphony Orchestra & New Jersey Symphony Youth Orchestra plays Strauss, Valerie Coleman and Hindemith (conductor Kyle Ritenauer)

· 05/18/2024 – New Jersey Performing Arts Center, Newark NJ - New Jersey Symphony Youth Orchestra String Ensemble Lobby Prelude Concert. 1. Promenade, 2.Purcell Suite 3. The Old Boatman, 4. Handel, 5.Postcards, 6. Flamenco, 7. Hoedown.