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>>>

Dear MSM Community, It is with heavy hearts that we write to inform you that our brilliant colleague, Marlena Malas, a revered member of the MSM Community since joining the faculty in 1982 and a 2021>>>

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>>>

Sherry Sylar, Oboist with the New York Philharmonic, recently sat down with us to provide some audition tips for oboe applicants! Sherry Sylar and Leonard Bernstein, photographed in 1989. What are>>>

A special guest of MSM’s recently staged Bye Bye Birdie was Charles Strouse (in photo, center), the composer of the 1963 musical. He attended both a rehearsal and performance and gave enthusiastic>>>

MSM was recently featured on CBS-TV for considerable power savings each year thanks to upgrades with the energy company Con Edison. The savings are equivalent to the amount of energy that 96>>>

Here are four wellness tips — and one bonus tip! — from MSM counselor Dr. Michael Tate. He has advice specifically for music students to help cope with pressures that come up during a busy academic>>>

 PM.jpeg About the concert: A Q&A with Justin Bischof and Chloé Kiffer Justin Bischof (BM ’90, MM ’92, DMA ’98), Chair of the MSM Alumni Council:  We are looking forward to making our return>>>

Hannah Jones (MM ’24) is a second year master’s student from Houston, Texas studying under the tutelage of Ashley Putnam. She sings the role of Hermia, a headstrong ‘ride-or-die’ young lady in A>>>

Kyle Ritenauer (BM ’11, MM ’15) is the director of the MSM Percussion Ensemble who are in concert at MSM on Sunday, NOV 12 at 7:30 PM in Neidorff-Karpati Hall. He tells us about the performance, and>>>

MSM Contemporary Performance students Adeline DeBella (MM ’24), Grace Pressley (MM ’24), and Sam Friedman (MM ’24) will be in concert at MSM on November 8 at 7:30 PM with their Dice Trio, featuring>>>

The new and improved Reed Room at MSM for double reed students was unveiled one year ago on the first floor in Room 116 — its upgrade is thanks to the generous support of donors including the Stephen>>>

Niko Charney (BM ’25) from Shelton, Connecticut, is a junior MSM Musical Theatre major studying with Bob Stillman. Niko plays Albert Peterson in Bye Bye Birdie, “a kindhearted ‘Mamma’s boy’ who wants>>>