The Horatio Quartet, Candide Quartet, and Poiesis Quartet are the three promising young string quartets participating in the Robert Mann String Quartet Institute from January 8 to 12, with a final>>>

Alumni of Manhattan School of Music’s guitar program, the rising-star guitar duo Eduardo Gutterres (MM ‘23, DMA ‘27) and Gabriele Leite (MM ‘22), performed in one of Brazil’s most prestigious concert>>>

On December 11, the MSM Jazz Orchestra performs a special concert celebrating the 40th anniversary of MSM Jazz Arts as well as paying tribute to one of MSM’s most illustrious alumni, pianist and>>>

Meet classical oboe student Megan Strait (MM ’25)! She’s performing under the baton of Leonard Slatkin (HonDMA ’13), who returns to conduct two exciting works with the MSM Symphony Orchestra on>>>

Davide Sgarra (MM ’25) is a second year master’s student studying jazz clarinet at MSM. He talks to us about his time at MSM so far, living in NYC, and what inspired him to pursue a career in jazz>>>

This year, more than 40 members of the MSM Community are part of GRAMMY-nominated work that will be celebrated on February 2, 2025. The 67th Annual Grammy Awards ceremony will honor the best>>>

International Education Week (IEW) takes place November 18–November 22, and to mark the event, we speak with MSM classical piano student Kristine Ayvazyan (MM ‘26) from Prague, Czech Republic>>>

MSM’s 2024 Friends & Family Weekend was a vibrant occasion, welcoming over 50 friends and family members of MSM students to campus, coming from across the US and around the world. The weekend>>>

MSM Musical Theatre presents The Pajama Game, on stage in Neidorff-Karpati Hall for four performances only from NOV 8 to NOV 10! Meet featured performer Yoyo Zhou, in photo above, on right This>>>

MSM Vocal Arts alumnus Darnell Abraham (MM ’13) joined the North American tour of The Lion King (Equity), playing the role of “Mufasa.” The San Bernardino Symphony Orchestra gave the world premiere>>>

From Friday, October 25 to Sunday, October 27 for four performances only at The Riverside Theatre, MSM Musical Theatre presents the first developmental production of the new musical comedy Good Luck>>>

With more than 300 fair registrants and 52 schools present at the Fair, Manhattan School of Music was abuzz with excitement and the sense of the possible on October 13. A highlight of the event was a>>>

New World Symphony prepares graduates of music programs for leadership roles in professional orchestras and ensembles. Meet the seven orchestra Fellows who are alumni from Manhattan School of Music>>>

MSM continues to make capital improvements to our historic Morningside Heights campus—ensuring that our facilities have a level of excellence that our students, faculty, staff and other stakeholders>>>

Good Luck In Space is a new musical comedy by the creators of Urinetown who use 1960s-era science fiction influences to explore the changing power dynamic between genders. The show opens Friday>>>

MSM Director of Student Engagement Jesse Goldberg is heading up a Voting Initiatives campaign at MSM to encourage the community to register to vote on November 5! She talks to us about the three>>>

73 MSM College alumni, along with 11 MSM Precollege alumni, will be performing at Carnegie Hall this season, which runs from October 8 through June 18, 2025 The MSM alumni performing at Carnegie Hall>>>

Hollywood screenwriter Steve Armour (MM ’89) discusses his first career as a jazz and Broadway trombonist, transitioning into writing and film, and MSM’s impact throughout. A few years into an>>>

WATCH VIDEOS! On this page, meet the Chair of the Guitar Department David Leisner and three guitar faculty members, Mark Delpriora, David Starobin, and Oren Fader, who share interesting tips, advice>>>

Orientation 2024 at MSM took place over eight days from August 28 to September 2 — It’s an annual event packed with activities for new students, including the highlight: a sunset cruise around New>>>

MSM is very pleased to present the 20 outstanding musicians who have joined Manhattan School of Music’s prestigious faculty this fall, instructing in our Strings, Jazz Arts, Vocal Arts, Musical>>>

MSM Vocal Arts alumnus, bass-baritone Le Bu (MM ’22) won first prize, along with soprano Kathleen O’Mara, in the 2024 Operalia Competition. The two winners also won the competition’s Birgit Nilsson>>>

We invite you to read the following Community Perspective message from Ellen Segarra, Director of Financial Aid. Community Perspectives is a series of written messages that amplify the voices of the>>>

We are thrilled to present the Performance Season Brochure for the 2024–25 season at Manhattan School of Music, listing hundreds of classical and jazz concerts, musical theatre and opera>>>