The Eisenberg-Fried Concerto Competition is held each February at MSM, hosted by the chairs of the Strings, Piano, Percussion, Woodwinds, Brass, and Voice departments at MSM, with a winner chosen>>>

The Eisenberg-Fried Concerto Competition is held each February at MSM, hosted by the chairs of the Strings, Piano, Percussion, Woodwinds, Brass, and Voice departments at MSM, with a winner chosen>>>

MSM is hosting an Open House for the Precollege Jazz Program on March 16 to give prospective students and their families an opportunity to experience what it’s like to be part of this highly>>>

The Manhattan School of Music commencement ceremony is taking place on May 16 in The Riverside Church at 1 PM, fewer than 100 days away! MSM students who will be graduating are looking forward to>>>

MSM Symphony Orchestra and MSM Opera Theatre are presenting two special performances of Opera in Concert on February 21 and 22 — showcasing the talented instrumental musicians and vocal performers>>>

Nino de la Torre (BM ’26) is a featured performer in MSM Musical Theatre’s new production The Hills Are Alive!  taking place at the Riverside Theatre for four performances only from February 16 to 18>>>

 PM.jpeg The following is shared to all from MSM alumna Julie Park (MM ’23). Enjoy! Dear MSM Community, February 10 marks the start of a Lunar New Year. Lunar New Year is the celebration of the>>>

Thomas Muraco, MSM Collaborative Piano faculty member for more than 30 years. Dear MSM Family, We write with heartbreaking news that our longtime faculty colleague and friend Thomas Muraco passed>>>

June Cavlan (MM ’25) is a first year MSM Jazz Arts voice student studying for her masters under the tutelage of Jean Baylor. She is a featured performer in the MSM Jazz Orchestra concert Celebrating>>>

Congratulations to those members of the MSM Community who are part of Grammy-winning work, among them Miguel Zenón (MM ’01); MSM faculty and alumni in the wind ensembles Harlem Quartet and Imani>>>

Lulwa Al Shamlan (BM ’23, MM ’25) is a first-year master student studying classical piano under the tutelage of Marc Silverman. A winner of the 2023 Dora Zaslavsky Koch Concerto Competition, Lulwa>>>

Jacob Eddy (BM ’27) is a Freshman composition major from San Antonio, Texas and currently studies with Mark Stambaugh at MSM. We spoke with Jacob about his piece featured in the upcoming MSM>>>

The MSM Opera Theatre production The Cunning Little Vixen won first place in one division of the 2023 National Opera Association’s Opera Production Competition Awards, and La liberazione di Ruggiero>>>

Joshua Smith (BM ’27) is a freshman musical theatre major at MSM from Hinesville, Georgia who recently performed live on NBC’s The Today Show with other MSM students! Joshua speaks with us about that>>>

Mozart’s Costa violin came to MSM for a day in December 2023, on loan from the International Mozarteum Foundation MSM string students were given the opportunity to hold and play this Italian master>>>

This year, more than 40 members of the MSM Community are part of GRAMMY-nominated work; five of these nominations  are for primary artists. The prestigious industry awards will be presented on>>>

Dear MSM Community: “Every man must decide whether he will walk in the light of creative altruism or the darkness of destructive selfishness. This is the judgment. Life’s most persistent and urgent>>>

On Saturday, December 9, 2023, Manhattan School of Music’s (MSM) saluted Precollege alumna, composer and pianist Chloe Flower (PC’00), at gala evening in which the School presented its inaugural>>>

Billy Short, Principal Bassoonist at the Metropolitan Opera, recently made time in his busy schedule to answer a few questions about studying bassoon at Manhattan School of Music. Learn about his>>>

This November 22 marks the inaugural “Founder’s Day,” a new MSM tradition launched by MSM President James Gandre that will take place annually to celebrate Janet Daniels Schenck, the School’s>>>