PBD Foundation

	PBD Foundation
PBD Associates, Inc. PBD Associates, Inc. (Professional Bi-Cultural Development, Inc.) is a non-profit foundation which expands cultural awareness through classical music exchange programs and by the presentation of outstanding musical artists. Singers, conductors, composers, music coaches, pianists and musical groups are supported by PBD. Collaborations with several foreign countries and musicians in the United States also help to introduce promising performers. PBD provides tours, concerts, interviews, publicity and master classes for outstanding musicians. 2011 PBD Foundation Scholarship awardees: Lauren Michelle Criddle John Franek 2010 PBD Foundation Scholarship awardees: Maplewood Chamber of Commerce Schola Cantorum on Hudson Luis Cabrera, tenor Lois Buesser, pianist Martin Hennessy, "Ruminations" song cycle - world premiere, July 28, 2010 Rafael Helbig-Wurfel (Delsid), 19 year-old tenor, Shasta College, Cascade Theater Corneliu Montano, tenor Florin Ormenisan, tenor Grace Episcopal Church PEL Trio SINYC Ireland on Parade, 2011 (In collaboration with South Orange Symphony) Musical Potpourri, 2011 Guests: Bell Ringers of First United Methodist Church, Somerville National Concert Hall, Dublin Ireland Miroslaw Witkowski, Bard Concert Christina Goodwin, E-card design 2009 PBD Foundation Scholarship awardees: Panagiotis Trochopoulos, Greek pianist Niklas Sivelov, Russian pianist Miroslaw Witkowski, Polish baritone Victoria Cannizzo, American soprano Algonquin Arts Center Resonanz Summer Arts Program Western Connecticut State University Tara Kavanagh, Soprano Emelin Theatre, Inc. Ronan Tynan Event Megan Shanley, Flutist Mina Kim, pianist Assisi Festival Irish Echol Markey Scholarship Fund Carnegie Hall Societyt Ago Metro New Jersey Musical Potpourri, 2010 Guss Hayes and his Band David Recca, SUNY Purchase O'Rourke Irish Dancers Irish American Association of Westchester County Additional grants: Lois Buesser, pianist Luis Cabrera, tenor

PBD is sponsoring a concert of Lauren Michelle Criddle at the Salvation Army Hall on Thursday, October 20, 2011 at 7:30 p.m.	Martin Hennessy, PBD, and Lauren.

Victoria Cannizzo, Soprano, PBD Scholarship Recipient	PBD with Luis Emilio Cabrera at PBD speech on the Business of Music, held at the Clark Library.

MUSICAL AMERICA ad---2009 edition PBD with Vienna Staatsoper tenor Florin Ormenisan Scholarship recipient of PBD Foundation	Remus Azoitei, Romanian violinist Soloist with George Enescu Philharmonic Orchestra Bucharest, Romania Juilliard Scholarship Recipient Sponsored by PBD Associates, Inc.

2009 PBD Foundation Scholarship awardee: Miroslaw Witkowski, Polish baritone	2009 PBD Foundation Scholarship awardee: Niklas Sivelov, Russian pianist

Andrei Licaret, pianist sponsored in recital by PBD Foundation 2008 at Romanian Cultural Center, New York City	2009 PBD Foundation Scholarship awardee: Panagiotis Trochopoulos, Greek pianist

Luis Emilio Cabrera, Tenor, Scholarship recipient 2009	Yoko Komori Olson, Artist Sponsored by PBD Foundation in exhibits of her Art 2008-2009


Anthony La Gruth, conductor of Garden State Philharmonic Orchestra.

Andrei Licaret was sponsored in a piano recital on October 18, 2007 at 7:30 p.m. at the Romanian Cultural Center in NYC.	Pianist Renana Gutman, Secaucus Library, Sunday, October 28, 2007 at 3 p.m.

Epifanio Comis, presented by PBD Associates at Carnegie/Weill Hall in 1992.

Empire State Youth Orchestra, Schenectady, NY; PBD Foundation scholarship recipient	PBD with Sicilian pianist Epifanio Comis

PBD with Maestro Michael Buglio of the New Jersey Pops Orchestra	PBD and Victor Asuncion, pianist, with members of the Philipino Choir, Secaucus

Pianist Victor Asuncion, recipient of a PBD scholarship	Patricia Brady-Danzig, founder of PBD Associates

Two PBD scholarship recipients at Drew University with President Tom Kean	PBD scholarship recipient

Concert by Iris Perry, scholarship recipient	Grant recipient Raffaella Lo Castro, Mezzo Soprano

Florin Olimpio won the Metropolitan Opera Regional Auditions in the the Mid-West. On the right, Florin sings Count Almaviva at Indiana University.

Sherban Lupu, grant recipient	PBD scholarship recipient

Pianist Humberto Quagliata at Carnegie Hall	PBD Foundation grant to percussion student Adam Gidixis of Drew University

Two students helped by PBD Foundation to gain entrance to Juilliard	Composer Ricky Ian Gordon

PBD, President; Pat De Ferrari, Vice-President, PBD Associates, Inc., Iris Perry, pianist	PBD presents grant to pianist Iris Perry, October 2006

This English Horn was a gift from the PBD Foundation to the Bucharest Philharmonic Orchestra	PBD Foundation sponsored violinist Rodica Weber at Carnegie Hall

Ion Ionescu, grant recipient	PBD with conductor Helen Cha Pyo, Empire State Youth Orchestra grant recipient, 2005

Empire State Your Orchestra Jazz Band, Schenectady, New York PBD grant recipient

Ilgin Aka, guest pianist, Carnegie Hall 2004 Concert presented by PBD Foundation	PBD Foundation scholarship recipient Corey Kotkin

Corey Kotkin receives a PBD Foundation scholarship from Pat De Ferrari, Vice-President	Dawn Holt Lauber, PBD grant recipient

PBD Foundation recipients Corneliu Montano and Christina Necula ready for a New York City recital at Cami Hall

PBD Foundation scholarship recipient James Just	PBD scholarship recipient - instrumentalist with Empire State Youth Orchestra

PBD music scholarship to Rutherford High School, NJ principal Robert Berckes	Mari-Opatz Muni, Chair, Opera Division, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio. Vocal scholarship from PBD Foundation

Contribution to Caldwell College Music Resource Center	We are supporting RESONANZ - Albany Singer Intensive Festival at The College of Saint Rose, Albany, NY.