Coast Guard Band moves its audience with patriotic tunes
Band members include graduates of top music schools and former world-class orchestra and symphony musicians. After their service, musicians continue to add to the regional arts community.
Like New London itself, music scene is diverse
Andrew “Suave-Ski” Camacho founded the nonprofit ArtFlame Music Academy in 2021 to provide a crash-course program for youths with a passion for music and the drive to capitalize from it.
Not just for fun, music has a philanthropic side
Many musicians in the New London area often donate their talents in pursuit of a greater good.
Sound On The Sound: The philanthropic power of music
Over the last eight years, the annual "Pass the Guitar" event benefiting the New London Homeless Hospitality Center has raised close to $24,000.
Sound On The Sound: How one New London artist celebrates culture and identity through music
UConn's Gladi Suero talked to Queer Afro-Indigenous artist and community organizer Erycka Ortiz about her musical journey in New London, how she found a supportive fanbase and how she centers her art on celebrating her identity.
Music celebrates culture at New London festivals
At events throughout the year, the sounds represent the broad spectrum of this culturally, ethnically and racially diverse city.
Sound On The Sound: Musicians test the waters in the New London restaurant scene
Restaurants and bars are pivotal in the New London music scene. The pandemic has forced some to close while others have had to reinvent but they are still a place for musicians to test the waters.
Live music scene unites a city
From churches to clubs to the Garde Arts Center, various genres can be enjoyed in New London.
Sound On The Sound: The nautical origins of music in New London
Melissa Tantaquidgeon Zobel, Mohegan Tribe Medicine Woman and tribal historian, and Steve Manuel, executive director of the New London County Historical Society, talk about how the surrounding waterways have influenced music in New London.
About this series
Under the direction of instructors Gail B. MacDonald, a UConn professor in residence and former Day reporter, and Carlos Virgen, The Day's assistant managing editor for audience development, UConn journalism students worked all semester crafting stories in text, audio and photographs that strive to tell parts of the overarching tale of music in New London. They spoke to musicians, business people, city and regional officials, educators and others to inform their work. These stories will be published in The Day and on theday.com
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