25-26 Manhattan School of Music Performance Calendar
PERFORMANCE SEASON
It is my true privilege and delight to welcome you to Manhattan School of Music’s 2025–26 performance season. With more than 1,000 performances encompassing the full range of MSM’s classical, jazz, and musical theatre programs, this season offers something for everyone. (Be sure to check our website regularly for additional performances and calendar updates.)
As you’ll see within these pages, our nine performance venues – as well as prestigious partner institutions like Dizzy’s Club and Merkin Hall – will house eight thrilling months of live performance: from a series of Jazz Orchestra big-band concerts to fully staged opera and musical theatre productions, including Donizetti’s L’Elisir d’Amore and MSM alumnus Rupert Holmes’
The Mystery of Edwin Drood ; from performances by the School’s prestigious Orchestral Performance Program (led by esteemed conductors David Chan and Leonard Slatkin) and MSM Artists in Residence American String Quartet and Windscape to largescale works from the MSM Symphony Orchestra conducted by, among others, George Manahan (BM ’73, MM ’76), Mei-Ann Chen, and James Dodgson; from faculty and student recitals to a full season of Saturday Precollege Division concerts. And once again this year, we present a busy schedule of open-to-the-public master classes from world-renowned musicians and artists.
Bringing to life performances like the ones listed in this calendar beautifully spotlights the collective process of cooperation and collaboration – creating together. And as MSM prepares to open its doors to the season ahead, let it serve as a reminder that even in our differences we can find common ground and elevate our work as artists to fulfill the hope and promise of a better tomorrow.
Finally, all of us at MSM share a deep-seated conviction that the performing arts can provide a profound measure of uplift, healing, and consolation during tumultuous times. We look forward to offering many such moments in the days, weeks, and months ahead. Welcome.
James Gandre , President
Manhattan School of Music Mission Statement
Manhattan School of Music is deeply committed to excellence in education, performance, and creative activity; to the humanity of the School’s environment; to preparing all our students to find their success; and to the cultural enrichment of the larger community. A premier international conservatory, MSM inspires and empowers highly talented individuals to realize their potential. We take full advantage of New York’s abundant learning and performance opportunities, preparing our students to be accomplished and passionate performers, composers and teachers, and imaginative, effective contributors to the arts and society.
SEPTEMBER
For updated listings and repertoire, please visit MSMNYC.EDU/PERFORMANCES throughout the season.
SEP 17 | WED
MSM SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
George Manahan (BM ’73, MM ’76), Conductor
Seiran Tozlian , piano
SUSAN BOTTI (MM ’90) Impetuosity
BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 2
STRAVINSKY Petrushka (1947)
7:30 PM Neidorff-Karpati Hall
SEP 22 | MON
SPECIAL STUDENT PROJECT
imUnsure:
A Multi-Disciplinary Piano+ Performance on Young East Asian Women’s Silence, Resistance, and Sense of Belonging
Jixue Yang (BM ’18, MM ’20, DMA Candidate),
Artistic Curator and piano
Lulu Yueyi Wang , Visual Artist
TIAN QIN (BM ’22) GG Prelude *
YA-LAN CHAN (MM ’16, DMA ’23) Kintsugi *
HUIJUAN LING A Darkness Ever So Soft*
ANRUO CHENG Reflections †
CHUJUN LI (MM ’20) Forgotten Maria *
JEE WON KIM (MM ’20) 막 / 幕 / Veil*
*World Premiere
†New York Premiere
7:30 PM Ades Performance Space
Free, tickets required
SEP 26 | FRI
MSM Composers’ Concert
Reiko Füting (DMA ’00), Coordinator
7:30 PM Greenfield Hall
SEP 28 | SUN
MSM ARTISTS IN RESIDENCE AMERICAN STRING QUARTET
Peter Winograd and Laurie Carney, violin
Matthias Buchholz , viola
Wolfram Koessel , cello
3 PM Greenfield Hall
$15 adults, $10 non-MSM students and seniors
SEP 29 | MON
CONTEMPORARY PERFORMANCE PROGRAM TACTUS
Erin Rogers and Matt Ward (BM ’98), Co-Artistic and Administrative Advisors
7:30 PM Ades Performance Space
Free, tickets required
“WHAT MAKES IT GREAT?”
MSM CAMERATA NOVA
Mozart’s Clarinet Concerto
Rob Kapilow, Conductor
Romie de Guise-Langlois , clarinet
7:30 PM Merkin Hall at Kaufman Music Center
Tickets required. KAUFMANMUSICCENTER.ORG
OCTOBER
OCT 3 | FRI
ORCHESTRAL PERFORMANCE PROGRAM OPUS130
Leonard Slatkin (HonDMA ’13), Conductor HAILSTORK (BM ’65, MM ’66, HONDMA ’19) Epitaph for a Man Who Dreamed (In memoriam Martin Luther King, Jr.)
BRITTEN Sinfonia da Requiem DVOŘÁK Symphony No. 7
7:30 PM Neidorff-Karpati Hall
OCT 5 | SUN
CAMERATA NOVA BRASS ENSEMBLE
John Sheppard (BM ’86), Conductor 2 PM Neidorff-Karpati Hall
OCT 6 | MON
The Dora Zaslavsky Koch Piano Competition
10 AM Neidorff-Karpati Hall
OCT 8 | WED
FACULTY RECITAL
Jessica Meyer and Shmuel Katz (BM ’98, MM ’00), viola
NOKUTHULA NGWENYAMA Climbing to Dragon’s Mountain for four-part viola choir
J.S. BACH ( Arr. Nodaira) Chaconne for 4 violas
MOZART ( Arr. Katz) Two Andantes from Piano Sonatas K. 330 and K. 333 for viola trio
MEYER A Fire to be Kindled
BENJAMIN DALE Introduction and Andante for 6 violas, Op.5
J.S. BACH ( Arr. Katz) Sarabande from English Suite No. 4 in F Major, BWV. 809, for 4 violas
MEYER Hello for viola choir
PAT BALLARD ( Arr. Max Raimi) Mr. Sandman for 6 violas
Premiere of a new work by student composer Hannah Thill
7:30 PM Greenfield Hall
OCT 9 | THURS
MSM JAZZ ORCHESTRA
Jim Saltzman (DMA ’17), Director
Featuring MSM Jazz Vocalists
7:30 PM Neidorff-Karpati Hall
OCT 16 | THURS
Vocal Arts Department Recital
Christòpheren Nomura , coordinator
7:30 PM Greenfield Hall
OCT 17–19
MSM SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
DISNEY’S Up in Concert
James Dodgson , Conductor
OCT 17 & 18 | FRI & SAT | 7:30 PM
OCT 19 | SUN | 2 PM
Neidorff-Karpati Hall
OCT 22 | WED
FACULTY RECITAL
Lucy Shelton, soprano
With guest artists Piper Weldon (MM ’26), soprano
Joe DeAngelo (MM ’26), violin
Madeline Hocking (MM ’22), violin and viola
Jordan Barrow, cello
Yoshi Weinberg (MM ’20) and Sarah Pedlar (MM ’27), flute and piccolo
Mariana Clavijo Ledesma (MM ’26) and Tyler Neidermayer (MM ’20), clarinet and bass clarinet
Adrian Bianco and Tiffany Leard (MM ’26), piano
Jeremy Gill , Guest Conductor
ANA SOKOLOVIC Looking at the Moon
SHULAMIT RAN Selections from Moon Songs
ARNOLD SCHOENBERG Pierrot lunaire
Selections from The Pierrot Project by Karl Kohn, John Harbison, Miriam Gideon, Stephen Mosko, and Ursula
Mamlok (BM ’57, MM ’58)
7:30 PM Greenfield Hall
OCT 22 & 23 | WED & THURS
MSM OPERA THEATRE
Graduate Opera Scenes
7:30 PM Ades Performance Space
Free, tickets required
OCT 24 | FRI
MSM SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Mei-Ann Chen , Conductor
Koshiro Takeuchi , violin
MARTINES Sinfonia in C Major
KORNGOLD Violin Concerto
RAVEL Daphnis and Chloé Suite No. 2
RAVEL Boléro
7:30 PM Neidorff-Karpati Hall
OCT 24–26
MSM MUSICAL THEATRE
Pippin
MUSIC AND LYRICS BY STEPHEN SCHWARTZ
BOOK BY ROGER O. HIRSON AND BOB FOSSE
Lorna Ventura , Director and Choreographer
Andrew Gerle , Music Director
OCT 24 | FRI | 7:30 PM
OCT 25 | SAT | 2 PM & 7:30 PM
OCT 26 | SUN | 2 PM*
*Talk-back immediately follows.
The Riverside Theatre
$15 adults, $10 non-MSM students and seniors
OCT 27 | MON
MSM Composers’ Concert
Reiko Füting (DMA ’00), Coordinator 7:30 PM Greenfield Hall
OCT 29 & 30 | WED & THURS
MSM OPERA THEATRE Die sieben Todsünden (The Seven Deadly Sins )
MUSIC BY KURT WEILL
LIBRETTO BY BERTOLT BRECHT
Rebecca Jo Loeb (MM ’07), Director
Felicity Stiverson , Choreographer
7:30 PM Ades Performance Space
$15 adults, $10 non-MSM students and seniors
OCT 30 | THURS
Lives of the Piano
Lisa Yui (MM ’00, DMA ’05), Director
7:30 PM Greenfield Hall
OCT 31 | FRI
MSM Faculty Composers’ Concert
7:30 PM Ades Performance Space
Free, tickets required
NOVEMBER
NOV 4 | TUES
MSM ARTISTS IN RESIDENCE WINDSCAPE
Reimagined Realms
Tara Helen O’Connor, flute
Keisuke Ikuma (BM ’90, ’96), oboe
Alan R. Kay, clarinet
Frank Morelli (BM ’73), bassoon
David Jolley, horn
BURLEIGH ( Arr. A. Kay) Selections from From the Southland
SATIE ( Arr. D. Jolley) Selections from Gnossiennes
FUCHS Woodwind Quintet No. 2, (“American”)
BEETHOVEN ( Arr. M. Rechtman) Quintet in E-flat Major, Op. 4
7:30 PM Greenfield Hall
$15 adults, $10 non-MSM students and seniors
NOV 6 & 7
First- and Second-Year Vocal Performance Class Recitals
NOV 6 | THURS | 7:30 PM
NOV 7 | FRI | 5:30 & 8 PM Greenfield Hall
NOV 6 & 10
MSM JAZZ CHAMBER ENSEMBLE
Jazz Composers’ Concert
Matt Holman (MM ’10, DMA ’18), Director Featuring Mark Shim , saxophone and Scott Wendholt , trumpet
Works by MSM jazz composition students
NOV 6 | THURS | 7:30 PM
Miller Recital Hall
NOV 10 | MON | 7:30 & 9 PM
Dizzy’s Club
Tickets required. JAZZ.ORG/DIZZYS
NOV 7 | FRI
CAMERATA NOVA WIND ENSEMBLE
Jason Noble , Conductor
MARKOWSKI Processional
HARRIS Dawn Chorus
DAI FUJIKURA My Butterflies
JOLLEY Sounds from the Gray Goo: Sars Cov-2
HARTLEY Double Quartet for Saxophones and Brass
DAY Symphony Basquiat
7:30 PM Ades Performance Space
Free, tickets required
NOV 7–9
MSM MUSICAL THEATRE
The Mystery of Edwin Drood
MUSIC, LYRICS, AND BOOK BY RUPERT HOLMES (’67, H on DMA ’21)
Evan Pappas , Director
David Loud , Music Director
NOV 7 | FRI | 7:30 PM
NOV 8 | SAT | 7:30 PM
NOV 9 | SUN | 2 PM* & 7:30 PM
*Talk-back immediately follows.
Neidorff-Karpati Hall
$30 adults, $15 non-MSM students and seniors
NOV 11 | TUES
FACULTY RECITAL
Ted Rosenthal Trio and Friends
Selections from the recent releases The Ted Rosenthal Songbook and Classics Reimagined
7:30 PM Ades Performance Space
Free, tickets required
NOV 12 | WED
CONTEMPORARY PERFORMANCE PROGRAM
TACTUS
Erin Rogers and Matt Ward (BM ’98), Co-Artistic and Administrative Advisors
7:30 PM Greenfield Hall
NOV 14 | FRI
SPECIAL STUDENT PROJECT Resurrection
Zeke Morgan and Jonathan Gold , Co-Curators and Producers
MORGAN KOL
GOLD Vir Heroicus Sublimis
7:30 PM Ades Performance Space
Free, tickets required
NOV 17 | MON
MSM Composers’ Concert
Reiko Füting (DMA ’00), Coordinator
7:30 PM Ades Performance Space
Free, tickets required
NOV 18–21
MSM Jazz ComboFest
Experience a new jazz combo every hour and meet the artists between sets.
Miller Recital Hall & Ades Performance Space
Visit MSMNYC.EDU/PERFORMANCES in November for full schedule.
NOV 19 | WED
CAMERATA NOVA
George Manahan (BM ’73, MM ’76), Conductor
THOMAS Of Paradise and Light
PURCELL Abdelazer; or, The Moor’s Revenge
ADAMS Shaker Loops
7:30 PM Greenfield Hall
NOV 20–23
MSM OPERA THEATRE
L’Elisir d’Amore
MUSIC BY GAETANO DONIZETTI
LIBRETTO BY FELICE ROMANI
Michael Sakir, Conductor
Katherine M. Carter, Director
NOV 20–22 | THURS–SAT | 7:30 PM
NOV 23 | SUN | 2 PM
Neidorff-Karpati Hall
$30 adults, $15 non-MSM students and seniors
MSM Opera Theatre is made possible in part by the Joseph F. McCrindle Endowment for Opera Productions.
NOV 21 | FRI
FACULTY RECITAL
William Short, bassoon
GEORG PHILIPP TELEMANN Bassoon Sonata in F Minor
ALAIN BERNAUD Hallucinations
BERNARD GARFIELD Poème
PHILIPP FRIEDRICH BÖDDECKER Sonata Sopra “La Monica”
JOSQUIN DES PREZ Selected Motets
JEFF SCOTT (BM ’90) Elegy for Innocence
AMANDA HARBERG Trio (World Premiere)
7:30 PM Greenfield Hall
NOV 23 | SUN
Marimba Concert
She-e Wu , Director
7:30 PM Greenfield Hall
NOV 25 | TUES
Collaborative Pianists’ and Singers’
Seminar Recital: Double Feature
Myra Huang (MM ’01), Thomas Lausmann (PS ’99), and Bryan Wagorn (DMA ’13), Directors
6 PM Greenfield Hall
Kenneth Merrill , Director
8 PM Ades Performance Space
Free, tickets required
DEC 1 | MON
Saxophone Studio Recital
Paul Cohen (MM ’76, DMA ’85), Director
7:30 PM Greenfield Hall
DEC 3 | WED
FACULTY RECITAL
Peter Andreacchi
With guest artists Meredith Krinke , soprano
Morena Galan (MM ’25), mezzo-soprano
Justin Austin (BM ’14, MM ’17), baritone
Tzu-Wei Jack Huang (BM ’19, DMA ’25), cello
Zuoliang Liu (MM ’14, PS ’15, DMA ’22), flute
Ian Fleck (BM ’27), clarinet
Michael Brinzer (BM ’18), saxophone
Sam Nester (MM ’12, DMA ’17), trumpet
Eduardo Díaz , guitar
Hwanee Pak (BM ’25) and Mischa Gerbrecht , percussion
Moonyoung Yang (MM ’19), Alexander Jurak (BM ’27), and Jiayan Li , piano
PETER ANDREACCHI Greeting
No Bird Would Brook My Grief in that High Wood
Eight Sketches after Joan Mitchell
21st Century Troubadour
My Soul is a Vagabond Minstrel
The True Friend
7:30 PM Greenfield Hall
DEC 4 | THURS
MSM CHORALE AND CHAMBER CHOIR
Deborah Simpkin King , Director
7:30 PM Neidorff-Karpati Hall
Lillian Fuchs Chamber Music
Competition Winners’ Concert
7:30 PM Greenfield Hall
DEC 4 & 5
MSM OPERA THEATRE
Undergraduate Opera Scenes
A. Scott Parry, Director
7:30 PM Ades Performance Space
Free, tickets required
DEC 6 | SAT
FACULTY RECITAL
Tommy Mesa (DMA ’23)
With student guest artists Songs of Isolation
ANDREA CASARRUBIOS SEVEN for solo cello
Sophia for cello and piano
CARLOS SIMON Silence
STEPHANIE ANN BOYD Alleluia Olora
QUENTON BLACHE Net
KEVIN DAY Cello Sonata No. 1
7:30 PM Greenfield Hall
Free, tickets required
DEC 7 | SUN
MSM PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE
Kyle Ritenauer (BM ’11, MM ’15), Director
7:30 PM Neidorff-Karpati Hall
MSM SAXOPHONE ENSEMBLE
Paul Cohen (MM ’76, DMA ’85), Director
7:30 PM Ades Performance Space
DEC 8 | MON
MSM Composers’ Concert
Reiko Füting (DMA ’00), Coordinator
7:30 PM Greenfield Hall
DEC 9 | TUES
MSM SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
George Manahan (BM ’73, MM ’76), Conductor
Harry Ning (BM ’25), trombone
GINASTERA Estancia : Four Dances, Op. 8a
WAGENSEIL Concerto for Trombone
SIBELIUS Symphony No. 3 in C Major, Op. 52
7 PM Neidorff-Karpati Hall
MSM JAZZ ORCHESTRA
Late Set
Elio Villafranca , Composer and Conductor
Join Cuban jazz pianist, composer, and faculty member Elio Villafranca leading a late set of his own music.
9:15 PM Ades Performance Space
Free, tickets required
DEC 14 | SUN
CLASS CONCERT
Intro to Electronic Music
7:30 PM Miller Recital Hall
DEC 16 | TUES
SPECIAL STUDENT PROJECT 20th and 21st Century Chamber Concertos: A Centennial Perspective
Eric Clark , Artistic Curator and Producer
WEBERN Concerto for Nine Instruments, Op. 24 (1934)
CHRISTIAN KRIEGESKOTTE Threnody (for Fritz): Chamber Concerto for Piano, Percussion and 13 Instruments (2025, world premiere)
BERG Chamber Concerto for Piano and Violin with 13 Wind Instruments (1925)
7:30 PM Ades Performance Space
Free, tickets required
JAN 11 | SUN
Robert Mann String Quartet Institute
Nicholas Mann , Director
Final Concert
2 PM Greenfield Hall
JAN 21 | WED
MSM ORCHESTRAL PERFORMANCE PROGRAM OPUS130
David Chan , Conductor
Daria Podorozhnova , piano
BRAHMS Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat Major, Op. 83
RACHMANINOFF Symphonic Dances , Op. 45
7:30 PM Neidorff-Karpati Hall
JAN 22 | THURS
FACULTY RECITAL
Mary Dunleavy, soprano
Amy Justman (P ’96, MM ’02), soprano
Christòpheren Nomura, baritone
Dimitri Pittas, tenor
Sidney Outlaw, baritone
Tim McDevitt (’06), baritone
A concert of songs, arias, and show tunes sung by MSM Faculty
Works by SCHUBERT, PUCCINI, VERDI, GOUNOD, VIARDOT, BRAHMS, DUPARC, STROUSE, SONDHEIM, LOESSER, and KUO.
7:30 PM Greenfield Hall
JAN 27 | TUES
MSM JAZZ ORCHESTRA
Mike Holober, Director
This Rock We’re On: Imaginary Letters
7:30 PM Neidorff-Karpati Hall
JAN 30 | FRI SYMPOSIUM
European Opera House Summit
Presentations and events throughout the day
Visit MSMNYC.EDU/PERFORMANCES in January for full schedule
FEBRUARY
FEB 1 | SUN
MSM ARTISTS IN RESIDENCE
AMERICAN STRING QUARTET
Peter Winograd and Laurie Carney, violin
Matthias Buchholz , viola
Wolfram Koessel , cello
3 PM Greenfield Hall
$15 adults, $10 non-MSM students and seniors
FEB 2 | MON
MSM Composers’ Concert
Reiko Füting (DMA ’00), Coordinator
7:30 PM Greenfield Hall
FEB 2–6
Eisenberg-Fried Concerto Competition
FEB 2 | MON
Piano Preliminaries
10 AM Neidorff-Karpati Hall
FEB 3 | TUES
String Preliminaries
10 AM Neidorff-Karpati Hall
Voice Finals
6 PM Neidorff-Karpati Hall
FEB 4 | WED
Guitar, Harp, and Percussion Finals
12 PM Greenfield Hall
Woodwind Finals
3 PM Greenfield Hall
FEB 5 | THURS
Piano Finals
10 AM Neidorff-Karpati Hall
FEB 6 | FRI
String Finals
10 AM Neidorff-Karpati Hall
FEB 3 | TUES
FACULTY RECITAL
Chloé Kiffer (MM ’14, PS ’15), violin
Alexandre Moutouzkine (MM ’03, PS ’05, AD ’06), piano
Paul Cohen (MM ’76, DMA ’85), saxophone
With student guest artists
MARC EYCHENNE Cantilène et Danse
OLIVER COSTELLO (BM ’25) Reflecting Pools for 8 violins
EVAN CHAMBERS Come Down Heavy!
WOLFGANG JACOBI Kleine Stücke
SEIRAN TOZLYAN Fragments and Fusion (World Premiere)
ASTOR PIAZZOLLA Libertango
7:30 PM Greenfield Hall
Free, tickets required
FEB 6 | FRI
Vocal Arts Department Recital
Christòpheren Nomura , Coordinator
7:30 PM Greenfield Hall
FEB 6–8
MSM MUSICAL THEATRE Freshman Pops
Shane Schag (PS ’02), Music Director
FEB 6 | FRI | 7:30 PM
FEB 7 | SAT | 7:30 PM
FEB 8 | SUN | 2 PM
Miller Recital Hall
$15 adults, $10 non-MSM students and seniors
FEB 8 | SUN
CAMERATA NOVA
BRASS ENSEMBLE
John Sheppard (BM ’86), Conductor
2 PM Neidorff-Karpati Hall
FEB 9 | MON
MSM Faculty: Create!
Featuring compositions by noncomposition faculty at MSM
7:30 PM Greenfield Hall
FEB 10 | TUES
FACULTY RECITAL
David Cossin (BM ’94), percussion
Steve Reich’s Music for 18 Musicians
Commemorating Reich’s 90th Birthday and the 50th Anniversary of the work’s premiere
Featuring MSM students and alumni
7:30 PM Ades Performance Space
Free, tickets required
FEB 11 | WED
MSM SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
George Manahan (BM ’73, MM ’76), Conductor
Featuring thesis compositions of MSM composition students
7:30 PM Neidorff-Karpati Hall
FEB 12 | THURS
Lives of the Piano
Lisa Yui (MM ’00, DMA ’05), Director
7:30 PM Greenfield Hall
FEB 13 | FRI
Celebrating Black History Month
Presented by the MSM Black Student Union
7:30 PM Neidorff-Karpati Hall
FEB 17 | TUES
MSM JAZZ COMPOSERS’ ORCHESTRA
Christopher Zuar (MM ’13), Director
7:30 PM Neidorff-Karpati Hall
FEB 20 | FRI
CONTEMPORARY PERFORMANCE PROGRAM TACTUS
Erin Rogers and Matt Ward (BM ’98), Co-Artistic and Administrative Advisors
7:30 PM Neidorff-Karpati Hall
FEB 20—22
MSM MUSICAL THEATRE
Violet
MUSIC BY JEANINE TESORI
LIBRETTO BY BRIAN CRAWLEY
Banji Aborisade , Director and Choreographer
Eric Thomas Johnson , Music Director
FEB 20 | FRI | 7:30 PM
FEB 21 | SAT | 2 & 7:30 PM
FEB 22 | SUN | 2 PM*
*Talk-back immediately follows.
The Riverside Theatre
$15 adults, $10 non-MSM students and seniors
FEB 23 | MON
MSM Composers’ Concert
Reiko Füting (DMA ’00), Coordinator
7:30 PM Ades Performance Space
Free, tickets required
FEB 24 | TUES
FACULTY RECITAL
Wael Farouk (PS ’07), Joanne Polk (DMA ’90) and William Wolfram, piano
RACHMANINOFF Suite No. 2, Op. 17
AMR OKBA One Coin and Two Sides (World Premiere)
ARENSKY Suite No. 1 for two pianos, Op. 15
ROSSINI ( Arr. D. Krug ) The Barber of Seville Fantasie for piano six hands
7:30 PM Greenfield Hall
FEB 25 & 26 | WED & THURS
MSM SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA AND MSM OPERA THEATRE present Opera in Concert
Vinay Parameswaran , Conductor
Samantha Sosa (MM ’25), soprano
BARBER Symphony No. 1 in One Movement, Op. 9
JOAQUÍN RODRIGO Cuatro madrigales amatorios
BIZET Selections from Carmen
7:30 PM Neidorff-Karpati Hall
Free, tickets required
MAR 25 | WED
CAMERATA NOVA:
DOUBLE FEATURE
Concert of J.S. Bach Arias and Chamber Music
5:30 PM Greenfield Hall
Cellobration!
David Geber and Julia Lichten , Directors
7:30 PM Ades Performance Space
Free, tickets required
MAR 26 | THURS
MSM ARTISTS IN RESIDENCE WINDSCAPE
Silent Frames, American Voices
Tara Helen O’Connor, flute
Keisuke Ikuma (BM ’90, ’96), oboe
Alan R. Kay, clarinet
Frank Morelli (BM ’73), bassoon
David Jolley, horn
BERNSTEIN ( Arr. K. Ikuma) Selected Anniversaries
KEATON/PRUTSMAN Steamboat Willie, Jr.
A 1928 film featuring Buster Keaton will be screened as Windscape performs the world premiere of Stephen Prutsman’s live film score.
7:30 PM Miller Recital Hall
$15 adults, $10 non-MSM students and seniors
MAR 27–29
MSM MUSICAL THEATRE
A Little Night Music
MUSIC AND LYRICS BY STEPHEN SONDHEIM
BOOK BY HUGH WHEELER
Eugenio Contenti , Director
David Loud , Music Director
MAR 27 | FRI | 7:30 PM
MAR 28 | SAT | 7:30 PM
MAR 29 | SUN | 2 PM* & 7:30 PM
*Talk-back immediately follows.
Neidorff-Karpati Hall
$30 adults, $15 non-MSM students and seniors
MAR 29 | SUN
MSM ARTISTS IN RESIDENCE
AMERICAN STRING QUARTET
Peter Winograd and Laurie Carney, violin
Matthias Buchholz , viola
Wolfram Koessel , cello
3 PM Greenfield Hall
$15 adults, $10 non-MSM students and seniors
MAR 30 | MON
MSM Composers’ Concert
Reiko Füting (DMA’00), Coordinator
7:30 PM Greenfield Hall
“WHAT MAKES IT GREAT?”
MSM CAMERATA NOVA
Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony
Rob Kapilow, Conductor
7:30 PM Merkin Hall at Kaufman Music Center
Tickets required. KAUFMANMUSICCENTER.ORG
MAR 31 | TUES
CONTEMPORARY PERFORMANCE PROGRAM TACTUS
Erin Rogers and Matt Ward (BM ’98), Co-Artistic and Administrative Advisors
7:30 PM Ades Performance Space
Free, tickets required
APR 3 & 13
MSM JAZZ ORCHESTRA
Darcy James Argue , Conductor
Aaron Diehl , piano
A Banquet for the Birds and other works composed and arranged by Darcy James Argue
APR 3 | FRI | 7:30 PM
Neidorff-Karpati Hall
APR 13 | MON | 7:30 & 9 PM
Dizzy’s Club
Tickets required. JAZZ.ORG/DIZZYS
APR 6 | MON
MSM PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE
Kyle Ritenauer (BM ’11, MM ’15), Director
7:30 PM Neidorff-Karpati Hall
APR 7 | TUES
20th Annual International Students’ Concert
7:30 PM Miller Recital Hall
APR 9 | THURS
MSM OPERA THEATRE
Opera Workshop Performance
Gordon Ostrowski , Director
7:30 PM Miller Recital Hall
Free, tickets required
APR 10 | FRI
MSM SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Matt Ward (BM ’98), Conductor
Featuring thesis compositions of MSM composition students
7:30 PM Neidorff-Karpati Hall
APR 13 | MON
MSM Composers’ Concert
Reiko Füting (DMA ’00), Coordinator
7:30 PM Greenfield Hall
MSM CONSULATE SERIES
ZODIAC TRIO
Presented in cooperation with the Philippine Consulate General of NY
Vanessa Mollard (BM ’05), violin
Kliment Krylovskiy (BM ’06), clarinet
Riko Higuma (BM ’01, MM ’03), piano
Riley Bragg (BM ’19, MM ’22), soprano
Ramon Gabriel Tenefrancia (BM ’18), tenor
Works arranged by Thomas Palmer (MM ’22)
7 PM Miller Recital Hall
Free, tickets required
APR 14 | TUES
MSM OPERA THEATRE
New American Songbook Cabaret
Shane Schag (PS ’02), Music Director
Timothy McDevitt (’06), Director
7:30 PM Miller Recital Hall
APR 15 | WED
MSM SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
George Manahan (BM ’73, MM ’76), Conductor
Bixby Kennedy (DMA Candidate), clarinet
BACEWICZ Overture
COPLAND Clarinet Concerto
RESPIGHI Fontane di Roma , P. 106
RESPIGHI Pini di Roma , P. 141
7:30 PM Neidorff-Karpati Hall
APR 15–17
First- and Second-Year Vocal Performance Class Recitals
APR 15 | WED | 7:30 PM
APR 16 | THURS | 7:30 PM
APR 17 | FRI | 7:30 PM Greenfield Hall
APR 16 | THURS
MSM CHORALE AND CHAMBER CHOIR
Deborah Simpkin King , Director
7:30 PM Neidorff-Karpati Hall
APRIL 16–19
MSM OPERA THEATRE Dark Sisters
MUSIC BY NICO MUHLY
LIBRETTO BY STEPHEN KARAM
Rakefet Hak (’97), Conductor
Janine Morita Colletti , Director
APRIL 16–18 | THURS–SAT | 7:30 PM
APRIL 19 | SUN | 2 PM
Ades Performance Space
$15 adults, $10 non-MSM students and seniors
MSM Opera Theatre is made possible in part by the Joseph F. McCrindle Endowment for Opera Productions.
APR 20 | MON
Saxophone Studio Recital
Paul Cohen (MM ’76, DMA ’85), Director
7:30 PM Greenfield Hall
APR 21 & 22 | TUES & WED
MSM UNDERGRADUATE OPERA THEATRE La Périchole
MUSIC BY JACQUES OFFENBACH
LIBRETTO BY HENRI MEILHAC AND LUDOVIC HALÉVY
Jackson McKinnon , Conductor
John de los Santos , Director
7:30 PM The Riverside Theatre
$15 adults, $10 non-MSM students and seniors
APR 22 | WED
The Pianist in the 21st Century Showcase
Anthony de Mare (BM ’80), Director
7:30 PM Miller Recital Hall
Ruth Widder String Quartet
Competition Winners’ Concert
7:30 PM Greenfield Hall
The competition and winners’ concert are made possible by the generosity of the Widder Foundation.
APR 23 | THURS
Lillian Fuchs Chamber Music
Competition Winners’ Concert
7:30 PM Greenfield Hall
APR 24 | FRI
MSM Composers’ Concert
Reiko Füting (DMA ’00), Coordinator
7:30 PM Ades Performance Space
Free, tickets required
APR 27–30
MSM Jazz ComboFest
Experience a new jazz combo every hour and meet the artists between sets.
Miller Recital Hall & Ades Performance Space
Visit MSMNYC.EDU/PERFORMANCES in April for full schedule.
APR 29 | WED
CONTEMPORARY PERFORMANCE PROGRAM TACTUS
Erin Rogers and Matt Ward (BM ’98), Co-Artistic and Administrative Advisors
7:30 PM Greenfield Hall
APR 30–MAY 3
MSM OPERA THEATRE
La clemenza di Tito
MUSIC BY WOLFGANG MOZART
LIBRETTO BY CATERINO MAZZOLÀ
George Manahan (BM ’73, MM ’76), Conductor
A. Scott Parry, Director
APR 30–MAY 2 | THURS–SAT | 7:30 PM
MAY 3 | SUN | 2 PM
Neidorff-Karpati Hall
$30 adults, $15 non-MSM students and seniors
MSM Opera Theatre is made possible in part by the Joseph F. McCrindle Endowment for Opera Productions.
MSMNYC.EDU/PERFORMANCES
MAY 3 | SUN
MSM SAXOPHONE ENSEMBLE
Paul Cohen (MM ’76, DMA ’85), Director
7:30 PM Greenfield Hall
MAY 5 | TUES
Collaborative Pianists’ and Singers’ Seminar Recital: Double Feature
Kenneth Merrill , Director
6 PM Greenfield Hall
Myra Huang (MM’01), Thomas Lausmann (PS ’99), and Bryan Wagorn (DMA ’13), Directors
8 PM Ades Performance Space
Free, tickets required
MAY 7 | THURS
MSM MUSICAL THEATRE
Senior Showcase
4 & 7:30 PM Ades Performance Space
MAY 10 | SUN
CLASS CONCERT
Intro to Electronic Music
7:30 PM Miller Recital Hall
MAY 11 | MON
CLASS CONCERT
Advanced Electronic Music
7:30 PM Miller Recital Hall
PRECOLLEGE
The Precollege Division of Manhattan School of Music, held on SATURDAYS throughout the school year, is a professionally oriented music Program dedicated to the musical and personal growth of talented musicians aged 8 to 18.
NOV 8
Concerto Competitions
Philharmonic Strings
Philharmonic Piano
Woodwinds, Brass, & Percussion
All Day † Greenfield Hall
NOV 15
Concerto Competitions
Symphony Strings
Symphony Piano
Repertory Strings
Repertory Piano
All Day † Greenfield Hall
JAZZ ENSEMBLES
4 PM Miller Recital Hall
NOV 22
JAZZ ENSEMBLES
4 PM Miller Recital Hall
DEC 6
Chamber Music Festival
Time TBD † Greenfield Hall
DEC 13
SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Tanatchaya Chanphanitpornkit , Conductor
6:30 PM Neidorff-Karpati Hall
PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA
Nathan Hetherington (MM ’04, MM ’06), Conductor
7:30 PM Neidorff-Karpati Hall
DEC 20
CONCERT ORCHESTRA
Tanatchaya Chanphanitpornkit , Conductor
9:20 AM Neidorff-Karpati Hall
SENIOR SELECT CHORUS
James Noble (MM ’05, DMA ’10), Director
10:30 AM Greenfield Hall
REPERTORY ORCHESTRA
Gregory Krajci , Conductor
11:15 AM Neidorff-Karpati Hall
YOUTH CHORUS
Jeanai La Vita (MM ’02), Director 11:30 AM Miller Recital Hall
MANHATTAN CHORALE I
Pamela Levy (DMA ’90), Director 2:30 PM Bossi-Comelli Studio
MANHATTAN CHORALE II
Pamela Levy (DMA ’90), Director 3:30 PM Bossi-Comelli Studio
JAN 17
Chamber Music
Competition
Time TBD † Greenfield Hall
JAN 31
Chamber Music
Competition
Winners’ Concert
All Day † Greenfield Hall
FEB 7
Art Song Competition
All Day † Greenfield Hall
FEB 21
Lunar New Year Concert
2 PM Miller Recital Hall
FEB 28
SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Tanatchaya Chanphanitpornkit , Conductor
6:30 PM Neidorff-Karpati Hall
PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA
Nathan Hetherington (MM ’04, MM ’06), Conductor
7:30 PM Neidorff-Karpati Hall
MAR 21
JAZZ ENSEMBLES
4 PM Miller Recital Hall
MAR 28
JAZZ ENSEMBLES
4 PM Miller Recital Hall
MAY 2
Chamber Music Festival
All Day † Greenfield Hall
MAY 9
CONCERT ORCHESTRA
Tanatchaya Chanphanitpornkit , Conductor
9:20 AM Neidorff-Karpati Hall
SENIOR SELECT CHORUS
James Noble (MM ’05, DMA ’10), Director 10:30 AM Greenfield Hall
Musical Theatre Performance
Giuseppe Spoletini (MM ’01) and James Noble (MM ’05, DMA ’10), Directors
11:30 AM Ades Performance Space
YOUTH CHORUS
Jeanai La Vita (MM ’02), Director 11:30 AM Miller Recital Hall
SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Tanatchaya Chanphanitpornkit , Conductor
2 PM Neidorff-Karpati Hall
Opera Workshop Performance
David Gordon (MM ’02) and LeAnn Overton , Directors
2:30 PM Ades Performance Space
MANHATTAN CHORALE I
Pamela Levy (DMA ’90), Director
2:30 PM Bossi-Comelli Studio
MANHATTAN CHORALE II
Pamela Levy (DMA ’90), Director 3:30 PM Bossi-Comelli Studio
COMMENCEMENT CEREMONY
5:45 PM Neidorff-Karpati Hall
REPERTORY ORCHESTRA
Felipe Tristán , Conductor
7 PM Neidorff-Karpati Hall
PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA
Nathan Hetherington (MM ’04, MM ’06), Conductor
8 PM Neidorff-Karpati Hall
MASTER CLASSES
MSM’s hosts many Master Classes across all areas of study throughout the Performance Season. The list below includes those that were confirmed as of August 31, 2025. Please visit MSMNYC.EDU/MASTERCLASSES for this season’s full Master Class schedule, which will be updated throughout the season.
OCT 1 | WED
Alexander Korsantia, piano*‡
4 PM Greenfield Hall
OCT 9 | THURS
Glenn Dicterow, violin* †
4 PM Greenfield Hall
Karen Dreyfus, viola †
4 PM Miller Recital Hall
OCT 17 | FRI
ORCHESTRAL PERFORMANCE
Brendan Kane (’07), Principal Bass
Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
10 AM Greenfield Hall
OCT 20 | MON
ORCHESTRAL PERFORMANCE
Gábor Boldoczki, Trumpet
Liszt Academy of Music
10 AM Greenfield Hall
OCT 23 | THUR
ORCHESTRAL PERFORMANCE
Mark Nuccio, Principal Clarinet
Houston Symphony Orchestra
2:20 PM Miller Recital Hall
OCT 27 | MON
Douglas Humpherys, piano* ‡
4 PM Greenfield Hall
OCT 29 | WED
ORCHESTRAL PERFORMANCE
Samuel Coles, Principal Flute Philharmonia Orchestra
10 AM Myers Recital Hall
OCT 31 | FRI
ORCHESTRAL PERFORMANCE
Don Liuzzi, Principal Timpani
Philadelphia Orchestra
1 PM Bossi-Comelli Studio
NOV 11 | TUES
René Izquierdo, guitar*
5 PM Pforzheimer
NOV 14 | FRI
James Kim (DMA ’23), cello
12 PM Greenfield Hall
NOV 20 | THURS
Peter Herresthal, violin* †
4 PM Greenfield Hall
DEC 2 | TUES
Corey Hamm, piano* ‡
4 PM Greenfield Hall
JAN 29 | THUR
Mihaela Martin, violin* †
4 PM Greenfield Hall
FEB 9 & 11
Jason Vieaux, guitar
The Augustine Foundation Master Class Residency
FEB 9 | MON | 5 PM
FEB 11 | WED | 7PM Mikowsky Recital Hall
This master class residency is made possible by the generous support of the Augustine Foundation.
FEB 10 | TUES
Jason Vieaux, guitar Better Practice –Better Performance
The Augustine Foundation Master Class Residency
7 PM Mikowsky Recital Hall
FEB 19 | THUR
Leonidas Kavakos, violin † 11:30 AM Greenfield Hall
This master class is made possible by the Anna Bulgari Master Class Endowment.
FEB 26 | THURS
Teng Li, viola* †
4 PM Greenfield Hall
MAR 27 | FRI
Richard Goode, piano* ‡
5 PM Greenfield Hall
*Part of the Janice B. and Milford D. Gerton Master Class Series made possible by the Arts and Letters Foundation
† Violin and Viola Master Class Series coordinated by Lucie Robert
‡ Piano Master Class Series coordinated by Jeffrey Cohen
PURCHASE/RESERVE TICKETS
For ticketed performances at Manhattan School of Music and The Riverside Theatre contact: MSM BOX OFFICE MON–FRI, 12–5 PM 917-493-4428 MSMNYC.EDU
Tickets are also available at the Box Office one hour before the show on the day of the ticketed performance.
Admission for most events at MSM venues is free. Performances requiring tickets are indicated throughout this calendar.
SEATING REQUIREMENTS
For performances at Manhattan School of Music, please call the MSM Box Office to request wheelchair- and walker-accessible seating. Seating locations are subject to availability.
Wheelchair and walker access to Manhattan School of Music is available via the ramp located at 130 Claremont Avenue.
Please note that Mikowsky Recital Hall, Myers Recital Hall, and the cafeteria are not wheelchair accessible. All other MSM performance spaces are accessible.
MSM
NEIGHBORHOOD PASS: NEIGHBORS ATTEND FOR FREE!
When a ticket order is placed by a patron who lives in the 10027 zip code, the first two (2) tickets to any of MSM’s ticketed events are free. All additional tickets to the event will be charged at the regular price. For events with multiple performances, the promotion is limited to one performance date/time per event. Patrons must include their zip code in their MSM box office profile address or the promotion will not activate.
DISTANCE LEARNING (THE ORTO CENTER)
The Orto Center (which houses MSM’s groundbreaking Distance Learning Program) showcases collaborative videoconference master classes, programs, and coachings that serve to expand access to world-class artists and teachers for the MSM Community. These feature distinguished MSM faculty members and their artistic counterparts from around the world, including from such prestigious institutions as the Royal Academy of Music, UK; New World Symphony; Royal Danish Academy of Music; and the Conservatorium van Amsterdam. Distance Learning Master Classes will be announced throughout the 2025–26 season and are open to the public.
Visit MSMNYC.EDU/DISTANCE-LEARNING for more information.
THE CENTER FOR CAREER READINESS & COMMUNITY IMPACT
The Center for Career Readiness & Community Impact (CCRCI) supports students’ educational and professional growth as they pursue personally meaningful career paths. In addition to career-advancing coursework, the Program’s highlights include a series of arts partnerships with local K–12 schools and memory care facilities, MSM performances for visiting school groups, teaching placements for CCRCI participants, a dynamic calendar of Setting the Stage workshops, resources for current students/alumni (including the Hire A Musician referral service, Private Teacher Directory, and Online Opportunities Board), and one-onone career advising. In addition, the CCRCI continues to oversee the pathway degree Program in music education with Teachers College, an internship Program that offers an array of experiential learning opportunities to enhance students’ education, and MSM's inaugural Travel Assistance Program which provides assistance in the form of financial reimbursement to select MSM students for professional development and/or employment opportunities related to their chosen field.
For more information, students and alumni are encouraged to visit MSMNYC.EDU /ccrci
THE VIRTUOSO SOCIETY
MANHATTAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC’S PATRON PROGRAM
One of the world’s premier music conservatories, Manhattan School of Music is dedicated to the personal, artistic, and intellectual development of aspiring musicians, from precollege through postgraduate studies. We prepare students for careers as accomplished and passionate performers, composers, and teachers, and as leaders in the arts and society.
Play a vital part in the life of this dynamic and beloved institution by becoming a member of the Virtuoso Society, our patron program, and help a young artist reach for the stars. In recognition of their generosity, we are pleased to invite Virtuoso Society members to special performances and receptions throughout the year.
To join the Virtuoso Society or for further information on how to support Manhattan School of Music, please contact the OFFICE OF PHILANTHROPY 917-493-4434 PHILANTHROPY@MSMNYC.EDU MSMNYC.EDU/GIVING
NAME A SEAT
Naming a seat in Neidorff-Karpati Hall provides a wonderful opportunity to celebrate your family, friends, a birthday or milestone event; to recognize a mentor or teacher who has inspired you; or to honor the memory of a loved one, while providing crucial support to maintain this beautiful hall—described by the New York Times as “one of the Art Deco treats in the city.”
We invite you to “take a seat” by making a fully tax-deductible contribution:
$5,000 Orchestra seat
$3,000 Balcony seat
In recognition of your generous support, a plaque bearing your name, or the name of the person you choose to honor, will grace your seat in magnificent Neidorff-Karpati Hall.
For further information, and to learn more about additional naming opportunities, please contact
