{"id":30157,"date":"2025-03-19T23:25:19","date_gmt":"2025-03-20T03:25:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/elisewitt.com\/web\/?post_type=tribe_events&#038;p=30157"},"modified":"2025-03-20T11:19:00","modified_gmt":"2025-03-20T15:19:00","slug":"spark-your-life-suzzette-ortiz","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/elisewitt.com\/web\/calendar\/spark-your-life-suzzette-ortiz\/","title":{"rendered":"Spark Your Life with Song &#8211; A Singing Workshop with Suzzette Ortiz"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/elisewitt.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/ORTIZ-MAY-25-copy.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"791\" src=\"https:\/\/elisewitt.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/ORTIZ-MAY-25-copy-1024x791.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-30158\" style=\"width:372px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elisewitt.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/ORTIZ-MAY-25-copy-1024x791.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/elisewitt.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/ORTIZ-MAY-25-copy-300x232.jpg 300w, https:\/\/elisewitt.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/ORTIZ-MAY-25-copy-768x593.jpg 768w, https:\/\/elisewitt.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/ORTIZ-MAY-25-copy-1536x1187.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/elisewitt.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/ORTIZ-MAY-25-copy-2048x1583.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/elisewitt.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/ORTIZ-MAY-25-copy-1320x1020.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/elisewitt.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/ORTIZ-MAY-25-copy-655x506.jpg 655w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">(C)IRENEYOUNGFOTO.COM<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">May 3rd, 3-5pm<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Singing evokes emotions, boosts energy and inspires creativity.&nbsp;<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Singing helps reduce stress and connects us with others.&nbsp;<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Suzzette leads us in a variety of vocal warm ups, both energetic and calming.&nbsp;<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">We will create spontaneous melodies, harmonies, and rhythms, and we will learn beautiful short songs from Puerto Rico and Cuba.&nbsp;<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">This workshop will help spark a desire to sing at all times no matter the circumstances!<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>SUZZETTE ORTIZ<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/suzzetteortiz.com\">https:\/\/suzzetteortiz.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Originally from Puerto Rico, now residing in New Jersey,&nbsp;<em>Suzzette Ortiz&nbsp;<\/em>is an accomplished singer, pianist, composer, arranger, choral conductor, recording artist and music educator. Her many years studying with Rhiannon (Bobby McFerrin\u2019s Voicestra) informs her singing, composing and teaching.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Suzzette\u2019s work as a music teacher has been recognized, with countless awards for empowering inner-city students through choral music. She served as Director for Artistas y Musicos Latino Americanos (AMLA) music school in Philadelphia. Her high school choirs achieved first and second place awards in Italy, Prague, Puerto Rico, Ghana, Poland, Virginia, Nashville, New York, New Orleans and Orlando. Suzzette also provides harp comfort music at bedsides in hospitals, nursing facilities and hospice.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Overcoming many social and cultural obstacles, Suzzette continues to share her message of hope and love though music,&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Website<\/strong>:\u00a0suzzetteortiz.com<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Instagram<\/strong>: Suzzette Ortiz<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Youtube<\/strong> : <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@Suzzettepiano\">Suzzettepiano<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wpcf7 no-js\" id=\"wpcf7-f26111-o1\" lang=\"en-US\" dir=\"ltr\" data-wpcf7-id=\"26111\">\n<div class=\"screen-reader-response\"><p role=\"status\" aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\"><\/p> <ul><\/ul><\/div>\n<form action=\"\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events\/30157#wpcf7-f26111-o1\" method=\"post\" class=\"wpcf7-form init\" aria-label=\"Contact form\" novalidate=\"novalidate\" data-status=\"init\">\n<fieldset class=\"hidden-fields-container\"><input type=\"hidden\" 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