Showing posts with label MSM. Show all posts
Showing posts with label MSM. Show all posts

Wednesday, May 15, 2013

Jake, the Master: Champagne Reception

After the wonderful ceremony at Riverside Church we headed across the street to Manhattan School of Music for their champagne reception (there were also mountains of chocolate covered strawberries... amazing).

^^Cheers to Jake!^^
^^Yum^^
^^Rocking Meechie's armani skirt and feeling pretty awesome being married to a Master!^^
^^The Goldbas men and the Ragonese men^^
^^I think they're making fun of me...^^
^^So proud to call this man mine!^^
^^Every. Last. Drop.^^



Jake, the Master: The Ceremony


Jake is GRADUATED! Wooo! On Friday #Teamgoldbas filed into Riverside Church on an absolutely gorgeous spring day to whoop and holler when our Master received his second degree from Manhattan School of Music. Warm sun, cool breeze and a blue sky, what more could you ask for? I have a weakness for stained glass windows and Riverside Church doesn't disappoint. 

Amy, Mike, Jessie and I sat waiting for the graduates, purusing the program, reminiscing and anxiously anticipating the champagne reception that awaited us across the street! The ceremony was beautiful. The speeches were brief and heart warming; funny and inspirational. And my favorite part was when Jake, Angelo and Jeff played Mountain Dance by the incredible Dave Grusin, who was present for and honored at graduation with the Degree of Doctor of Musical Arts, honoris causa. At the end of the performance Jake turned and bow to Dave Grusin, who returned the gesture. It was a pretty spectacular moment.  

I feel like life is just beginning for Jake and me. We're married. We're graduated. We're grown-ups. So, let's get crazy! I love you Jake William, you make me so over the moon proud to be your wife. 

^^Snagged a smile from the aisle while he wasn't watching^^
^^Larry Goldbas would be so proud of you JG^^
^^Friends graduating!^^

^^Look at my husband, vibe-central... I'm gonna show our kids someday!^^

^^Six years of brotherhood right here, yo^^


^^Done, done, DONE!^^
 ^^Oh ya know, just wearing armani with my husband THE MASTER!^^
^^Jake and Jake in the MSM Hallway of Fame :)^^ 
^^2011 Bachelor's Degree Boyfriend/Girlfriend - 2013 Master's Degree Husband/Wife^^



Tuesday, April 9, 2013

Jake Goldbas: Master's Recital

This past Sunday Jake gave his Master's Degree Recital at Manhattan School of Music. It's crazy how quickly the last two years have flown by us and in just one month he will be graduating. What?! Yes! Also, it must be said: I have such a crush on this husband of mine. His charisma, on and off stage, is infectious. His passion for the music he plays is both heard and felt.

The recital was two sets consisting of nine extremely talented musicians. 

My two favorite tunes of the afternoon were: First Set's Trio rendition of Never Will I Marry - by Frank Loesser. Jake and I have listened to the Nancy Wilson & Cannonball Adderley 1961 recording of this tune probably hundreds of times. And the Second Set's Quintet rendition of Polka Dots & Moonbeams, with Jake's swirling brush work. I'm a serious sucker for the brushes.

^^First Set: Trio^^
Roy Assaf
Raviv Markovitz

^^Second Set: Quintet^^
Emmet Cohen: Piano
Sam Anning: Bass
Jonathan Ragonese: Tenor Saxophone
Christian Rivera: Congas
special guest, Steve Wilson: Alto Saxophone

^^The incomparable, Steve Wilson^^
^^Jake and teacher, John Riley^^
^^The Meech & Jake^^