Eastman Showcase 2008
New Music in the House
The Fifth House Ensemble has presented performances and educational concerts in the Chicago area since 2005. Its charter members include its executive director, flutist Melissa Ngan Snoza (BM ’02), and her husband, double bassist Eric Snoza (BM ’01). (Melissa is front and center in the photo, in white; Eric is directly behind her, in black, with a beard.) Fifth House recently launched its first subscription series at the Joy Faith Knapp Music Center in Chicago, and has performed all over the city: at the Shedd Aquarium, at Danny's Tavern, and in a MusiCare series at nursing homes and hospitals. Fifth House just booked two dates in future seasons at New York's Miller Theatre, and just received a $10,000 donation in support of its work with a fundraising and audience development consultant over the next months.
Melissa says, “We have given master classes, performances, and career development seminars at colleges throughout the Midwest, and I also have been a panelist at the University of Illinois Urbana/Champaign and at the Brevard Conference on Music Entrepreneurship, speaking about programming at non-traditional venues.” She adds, “I really think my experience with [Eastman’s] Arts Leadership Program has so much to do with what I'm doing now!”
For more information, visit www.fifth-house.com.