Coming this spring!

Sunlight Origami is an exploration of communication and dialogue through the joy of music.  Sean and Vinnie create spontaneously.  The process is based on trust, respect, appreciation, and listening - paramount for dialogue. Is it Sunlight Origami playing the music, or is the music playing Sunlight Origami? While it may appear to be magic, It’s actually a fascinating process, and we’d love to share that with you… 

So yes! Sunlight Origami is available for your masterclass, clinic, or artist residency. Vinnie and Sean are also available for private lessons on flute and piano. Below, please read further and use the contact form so we can begin working with you or your organization. We’re looking forward to working with you.

Clinics & Masterclasses

As visiting artists at your school or organization, we offer combinations of concerts, demonstrations, clinics and workshops tailored to meet your specific goals. We provide programs for the following groups, both virtual (Zoom) and in-person:

• For music programs at schools and colleges and universities we offer concerts and masterclasses for music students to develop their improvisation and their musical communication skills.

• For non-music school programs and other organizations we offer demonstrations and discussions on modeling our musical process of communication, collaboration, and trust to reach a desired goal.

Please use the form below to contact us. We’ll be glad to create a proposal for you!

Private Lessons

Sean and Vinnie offer private lessons via Zoom, in flute, piano, improvisation, and composing. Our lessons are for anyone who already has some experience playing their instrument. You don’t even have to read music. If you’d like a lesson, please use the form below to contact us, and we’ll be glad to respond.

“Look what you’ve achieved in only 3 days.  Imagine what you can do with your entire lives.”

-- Sean’s parting words to the students of Play On, Philly! (performance available here.)

Being the rare combination of classical and improvisational mastery, Sean revels in demystifying students’ inhibitions and overcoming fears, particularly of improvisation.  Personal growth, expression and interpretation are paramount in his teachings - whether classical repertoire, jazz standards or original compositions.  

Teaching Experience includes:

• Philadelphia Orchestra Teaching Artist, mentored junior high school students in group lessons, ensembles, and choirs at the KIPP West Philadelphia Preparatory Charter School.  

• Philadelphia’s Mann Center, taught The Art of SongWriting at String Theory High School.  

• New York City’s The Leadership Program, taught throughout the 5 Boroughs, including as Music Director for It Takes A Village Academy High School in Brooklyn.

• Middlebury College, lead masterclasses on funk improvisation.  

• Additionally, as Director of Development for the pediatric medical nonprofit, myFace, Sean led family music therapy classes at The Turtle Bay Music School and developed a nationally adopted anti-bullying, pro-empathy middle school ELA curriculum.  

In private lessons, Sean mentors his students in exploring the flute and developing repertoire, technique, tone, approach and musicality.

Sean has an M.M in Flute Performance from Yale University.

Vinnie Martucci

Vinnie Martucci has been an educator/teacher/Clinician alongside his professional career in music for over four decades. Merging his professional and teaching experience, he guides his students with practical tools for performing, composing, and recording. Vinnie also mentors his students, working with them as partners to discover their own paths in music in a wide range of musical style and approaches. For Vinnie, discovering one’s pathway with improvisation is essential. improvisation is about being in the moment, using your voice and the language of music to communicate with your fellow musicians to tell a story that captivates the audience. 

Vinnie is a retired professor in Jazz Performance at SUNY New Paltz. He was also head of the Recording and electronic Music Concentration, and a former chair of the Music Department. He dedicated himself to helping students discover their potential through his teaching and focus extensive curriculum and program development: At SUNY he:

• Created and taught a wide range of courses in:

  • Jazz piano, theory and arranging, improvisation, music history, writing and research in music, recording studio and electronic music technology courses

• Collaborated with the MBA program at SUNY in developing music business courses

• Collaborated with Music Therapy faculty to offer improvisation to therapists

Vinnie has written a beginning series of 3 piano books in Jazz, Blues, and Rock published by Alfred Publishing. he has offered numerous master classes and clinics over the years nationally and internationally, including the Central Conservatory in Beijing, The university of Bogota, and at Fernando Sor School of Music and Audio. He teaches every summer at the Ashokan Center. Vinnie has taught privately for over 45 years, working with students of all ages, sharing the joy of making music, and helping each student find their way in this marvelous art form.

Vinnie has an M.M in Jazz Performance from SUNY Purchase