Andre Enceneat

Jamaican New York City (Bronx or Queens) Yiddish

Once upon a time, there was a mediocre jazz trumpeter that wanted desparately to become a professional musician. One day, a professor said to him, "Young man, if you want to graduate from this institution, you must sing!". So the trumpeteer reluctantly put his trumpet away, and began to sing in the school's Glee Club. Now, this was clearly not his style, however, he came to enjoy it, and others came to enjoy the sounds that eminated from his mouth. As time went on, and others heard him sing and speak, he was asked to join professional choirs, and an opera company. He discovered his ability to sing jazz, and have been singing jazz professionally ever since. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE August 2000 -- Present MONTGOMERY COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS NEELSVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL, RONALD MCNAIR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, FALLSMEAD ELEMENTARY, HIGHLAND ELEMENTARY October 1999 -- June 2000 GENERAL AND VOCAL MUSIC TEACHER PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS COLUMBIA PARK ELEMENTARY GENERAL AND VOCAL MUSIC TEACHER. May 1998 -- Present PRIVATE VOCAL STUDIO SPECIALIZING IN BEGINNING AND INTERMEDIATE VOICES. STYLES INCLUDE POP, JAZZ, BROADWAY, SACRED, CLASSICAL, AND RHYTHM AND BLUES. LESSONS IN MUSIC THEORY AND MICROPHONE TECHNIQUE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. PERFORMANCE EXPERIENCE 5th Annual Jazzconnect Vocal Jazz Competition February 2006 FINALIST IN THIS INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION THAT FEATURED 147 VOCALISTS. December 2004 -- Present THE TOM CUNNINGHAM ORCHESTRA MALE VOCALIST FOR THIS 2005 WAMMIE AWARD WINNING TWENTY- PIECE BIG BAND. THIS ORCHESTRA FEATURES SWING MUSIC FROM THE 1920S TO THE 1940S. THE JAMES BAZEN BIG BAND MALE VOCALIST FOR THIS TWENTY- PIECE BIG BAND. THIS BIG BAND FEATURES SWING, BLUES, AND BOP FROM THE 1930S TO THE 1990S. August 1999 -- January 2001 WEST OF MIDNIGHT DIRECTOR, BASS VOCALIST WEST OF MIDNIGHT WAS A FOUR-PART VOCAL JAZZ GROUP, WHICH PERFORMED PROFESSIONALLY IN THE WASHINGTON DC AREA. PERFORMED IN THE GENRE OF MANHATTAN TRANSFER, NEW YORK VOICES, JAMES TAYLOR, ET AL. OTHER DUTIES INCLUDED ARRANGING AND MARKETING. September 1994 -- January 1998 DC EXPRESS BASS VOCALIST DC EXPRESS WAS A FOUR-PART VOCAL JAZZ GROUP WHICH PERFORMED PROFESSIONALLY IN THE BALTIMORE, COLUMBIA AND WASHINGTON DC AREAS. PERFORMED IN THE GENRE OF MANHATTAN TRANSFER, NEW YORK VOICES, LAMBERT HENDRICKS AND ROSS, ET AL. OTHER DUTIES INCLUDED ARRANGING, MARKETING, AND MUSICAL DIRECTION. March 1997 -- Present ST. ROSE OF LIMA CATHOLIC CHURCH GERMANTOWN, MARYLAND CANTOR - RESPONSIBLE FOR LEADING THE MUSICAL LITURGY FOR THIS CHURCH. PERFORM IN WEDDING CEREMONIES. CHOIR DIRECTOR – INTERIM ADULT CHOIR DIRECTOR FOR 3 MONTHS OR MORE DURING THE FIRST HALF OF THE FOLLOWING YEARS: 2000, 2003, & 2006 MUSICAL DIRECTOR - DIRECTED A PERFORMANCE OF THE HOLIDAY OPERA, AMAHL AND THE NIGHT VISITORS September 2001 – June 2003 WASHINGTON SAVOYARDS ROLES INCLUDE: BOATSWAIN - H.M.S. PINAFORE GURON - PRINCESS IDA September 1987 -- December 1993 SYRACUSE OPERA COMPANY BASS CHORISTER - PERFORMED AS A PAID CHORISTER IN THE FOLLOWING OPERAS: TALES OF HOFFMANN, TURANDOT, LA BOHÈME, BARBER OF SEVILLE, BABES IN TOYLAND, THE MAGIC FLUTE, LA TRAVIATA, AIDA, ABDUCTION FROM A HAREM, AND H.M.S. PINAFORE. BALTHAZZAR - PERFORMED THIS ROLE IN THE OPERA COMPANY’S 1991 AND 1992 PERFORMANCES OF AMAHL AND THE NIGHT VISITORS. PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS MCEA -- MONTGOMERY COUNTY EDUCATOR’S ASSOCIATION NEA -- NATIONAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION IAJE -- INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF JAZZ EDUCATORS EDUCATION 1989 -- 1991 Syracuse University Syracuse, New York MASTERS OF SCIENCE IN MUSIC EDUCATION UNIVERSITY FELLOWSHIP RECIPIENT 1980 -- 1984 Union College Schenectady, New York BACHELOR OF ARTS IN MUSIC COMPOSITION LANGUAGES INTERMEDIATE SPANISH André has performed professionally for twenty years. He performed with the Syracuse Opera Company, The Syracuse Oratorio Society, Master Chorale of Washington, and the Washington Savoyards to name a few. Basically, he has performed everything from Opera to Bebop Jazz. André currently sings with the the 2005 WAMMIE® award winning Big Band, The Tom Cunningham Orchestra . He performs sacred music as a church cantor for St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church in Gaithersburg, Maryland. Aside from cantoring masses, André cantors weddings in the Metro DC Area. André has been called upon to be the Interim Director of the Adult Choir for St. Rose of Lima three times in the last ten years, with the latest stint ending in June 2006. André was a finalist in the DC International Vocal Jazz Competition in 2006. He was a finalist out of a pool of 147 vocalists. André is a full time teacher in the Montgomery County Public School system. He teaches vocal and general music at the elementary level. This is his eighth year in the county and ninth year of teaching in a classroom setting. He directs two choruses: A general chorus of mostly sixth and seventh grade students, and a contemporary choir of seventh and eighth grade students. André also directs a musical each spring. André have been running a private studio for twelve years now teaching both vocal music and music theory. He also works on microphone technique, using actual equipment in order to prepare performers for their professional performances.