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Performances and Events
MSM Precollege Division Performances
Robert Mann String Quartet Institute Final Concert
Distance Learning Master Class: Jörgen van Rijen, trombone
MSM Faculty Recital: Thomas Lausmann, piano and Shmuel Katz, viola with Eve Gigliotti, mezzo-soprano
Distance Learning Master Class: Clemens van der Feen, Jazz bass
Orchestral Performance Program: OPUS130 conducted by Daniela Candillari
MSM Camerata Nova in partnership with American Opera Initiative and Cafritz Young Artists of Washington National Opera
MSM Camerata Nova conducted by Jason Noble
MSM Musical Theatre:
Freshman Pops
MSM News
Meet the string quartets taking part in the 2025 Robert Mann String Quartet Institute
The Horatio Quartet, Candide Quartet, and Poiesis Quartet are the three promising young string quartets participating in the 2025 Robert Mann String Quartet Institute from January 8 to 12, with a final concert open to the public on January 12.
MSM alumni guitar duo Gutterres e Leite receive standing ovation at São Paulo’s restored Teatro Cultura Artística
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 series. Learn more in this blog post.
Jazz at MSM — An Historical Perspective
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 composer John Lewis (BM ’52, MM ’53, HonDMA ’96), the founder of the Modern Jazz Quartet, who passed away in 2001 at the age of 80. John K. Blanchard (MM ’89), Institutional Historian and Director of Archives at MSM, takes a look back at the history of jazz studies at MSM.
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