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Aiden Olmo (BM ’27) will play the leading role in MSM Musical Theatre’s production of Pippin on stage at The Riverside Theatre for three performances on October 24–26. Aiden tells us about>>>

More than 20 MSM College alumni are performing at Merkin Concert Hall this season, which runs September 29, 2025 through June 6, 2026 The MSM alumni performing at Merkin Hall this season are listed>>>

Aidan Olmo (BM ’27) will play the leading role in MSM Musical Theatre’s production of Pippin on stage at The Riverside Theatre for three performances on October 24–26. Aidan tells us about>>>

MSM Symphony Orchestra will be the first music conservatory orchestra in the United States to perform Disney’s UP live in concert, the film with live orchestra, OCT 17-19. The orchestra will be lead>>>

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE El Sistema USA® and Manhattan School of Music Announce Full-Tuition Bachelor’s Scholarship for Students from ESUSA Member Programs  [October 2, 2025] — El Sistema USA® (ESUSA)>>>

Dear MSM Community, We are writing with the sad news that beloved former MSM faculty member Jim McNeely passed away on Friday, September 26, 2025. Jim was a distinguished member of MSM’s Jazz Arts>>>

Community Perspectives: Hispanic Heritage Month with Hannah DeBlock Montero Bejarano (they/she), Director of ESL & Title IX Deputy Coordinator Community Perspectives is a series of written>>>

imUnsure is an MSM Student Project created by Jixue Yang (BM ’18, MM ’20, DMA Candidate). The performance will take place on Monday, September 22 at 7:30 PM in Ades Performance Space.  Blending>>>

Several hundred new students joined Manhattan School of Music this fall, and many of them gathered late last month during Orientation in Neidorff-Karpati Hall where they were welcomed by MSM>>>

Award-winning Jamaican-American violist Jordan Bak has achieved international acclaim as a trailblazing artist, praised for his radiant stage presence, dynamic interpretations, and fearless power>>>

Returning to Bryant Park to play its Piano in Bryant Park summer series on September 19 (12:30—2:30 PM), Roy Eaton considers himself to be in his fourth lifetime; in each of them, he has exhibited an>>>

Orientation Leaders, known more familiarly as OLs, play an important role in acclimating new incoming students to campus and getting them ready for a new academic year. Each year, the MSM Student>>>

On September 10, the illustrious career of jazz composer Jim McNeely will be celebrated in a concert at the DiMenna Center on West 37th Street in New York. The event brings together many from the MSM>>>

These student leaders play an important role in MSM residence life – assisting other students at MSM. Resident Life Assistants (known more familiarly as RAs) are MSM students who are hired and>>>

We mourn the loss of our beloved alumni and faculty who have passed on in recent months. We encourage you to learn more about these members of our community. Alumni Newsletter Summer 2025 Edition>>>

Bass Matthew Anchel (’07) performed as The King in Verdi’s Aida at Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall in Baltimore, Maryland. Laura Ayres (MM ’05) began her new position as Global Privacy Process Manager>>>

Poet Lynn Strongin (’59) reflects on her foundational composition studies at Manhattan School of Music. Interview by Dr. Justin Bischof (BM ’90, MM ’92, DMA ’98)MSM Alumni Association Chair Born and>>>

Jesse Goldberg is the Director of Student Engagement at MSM, who works with MSM Dean of Students Monica Christensen. Jesse gives us an advanced look at what social events and activities Student>>>

(Click HERE for the original Portuguese feature. Translation below.) By Paula Bacelar | June 18, 2025 Nearly 6,800 kilometers from Recife—where the São João festivities have been animating the>>>

Orientation at Manhattan School of Music takes place from August 25–September 4, 2025. It’s a great way for new students arriving at MSM to settle in, get to know New York City, and make new friends>>>

Held in London in late April at the Royal College of Music in London, the sixth annual Global Conservatoire Transnational Meeting hosted more than 50 participants. Through thought-provoking>>>

Kazimierz, A Story of Love and Destiny, the new one-act opera by MSM Composition alumnus William Goldstein (BM ’65), will have its world premiere opening the influential IMAGINE Culture Without>>>

US violist Karen Ritscher has died, aged 73. Ritscher was influential in various musical avenues, including performance, education, movement and academia. Born in 1952, Ritscher’s extensive>>>

Opera Theatre of Saint Louis (OTSL) celebrated its 50th anniversary with a special festival season that ran from May 24 to June 29, 2025. The OTSL 50th Festival Season showcased four mainstage>>>

For immediate release The flexible new “degree completion program” will allow experienced performing artists to transform their work experience into academic credit via the School’s groundbreaking>>>