23-24 Manhattan School of Music Performance Calendar

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SEPTEMBER

SEPT 10 & 17

Verdi Square Festival

SEPT 10 | SUN

MSM OPERA THEATRE

Kristen Kemp , Music Director

5 PM Verdi Square

VERDISQUAREFESTIVAL.ORG

SEPT 17 | SUN

MSM MUSICAL THEATRE

Shane Schag , Music Director

5 PM Verdi Square

VERDISQUAREFESTIVAL.ORG

SEPT 20 | WED MSM SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

George Manahan (BM ’73, MM ’76), Conductor

Lulwa Al Shamlan (BM ’23), piano

TRAD. KOREAN FOLK SONG (arr. Choi)

Arirang Fantasy (아리랑)

GRAŻYNA BACEWICZ  Piano Concerto

ANTONÍN DVOŘÁK  Symphony No. 8 in G Major, Op. 88

7:30 PM Neidorff-Karpati Hall

SEPT 27 | WED FACULTY RECITAL Rogério Boccato, percussion

Vitor Gonçalves , accordion

Tal Yahalom , guitar

Featuring seminal works by a diverse group of nineteenth- and twentiethcentury Brazilian composers

EGBERTO GISMONTI Frevo

JACOB DO BANDOLIM O Voo Da Mosca

JOÃO BOSCO Sinhá

CARLOS AGUIRRE Milonga Gris

VARDAN OVSEPIAN Chorinho for Tati

PIXINGUINHA Ingênuo

Um a Zero

JACOB DO BANDOLIM Santa Morena

EGBERTO GISMONTI Lôro

7:30 PM Miller Recital Hall

SEPT 28 | THURS MSM SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

Leonard Slatkin (HonDMA ’13), Conductor

DUKE ELLINGTON Three Black Kings

MASON BATES The B-Sides

ALAN HOVHANESS  Symphony No. 2, Op. 132 (“Mysterious Mountain”)

GEORGE GERSHWIN An American in Paris

7:30 PM Neidorff-Karpati Hall

OCTOBER

OCT 1 | SUN

MSM ARTISTS IN RESIDENCE

AMERICAN STRING QUARTET

Peter Winograd and Laurie Carney, violin

Daniel Avshalomov, viola

Wolfram Koessel , cello

FRANZ SCHUBERT  Quartet No. 13 in A Minor, D. 804 (“Rosamunde”)

CAROLINE SHAW Blueprint

VIVIAN FUNG Pizzicato

JOHANNES BRAHMS  Quartet in B-flat Major, Op. 67

3 PM Greenfield Hall

$15 adults, $10 non-MSM students and seniors

Verdi Square Festival MSM JAZZ ARTS

5 PM Verdi Square

VERDISQUAREFESTIVAL.ORG

OCT 5 | THURS

Lives of the Piano

The Piano and Rhythm

Lisa Yui (DMA ’05), Director

7:30 PM Miller Recital Hall

OCT 6 | FRI MSM JAZZ ORCHESTRA

Dennis Mackrel , Conductor

Celebrating the Music of Thad Jones

7:30 PM Neidorff-Karpati Hall

OCT 9 | MON

CONTEMPORARY PERFORMANCE PROGRAM

TACTUS

7:30 PM Ades Performance Space Free, tickets required

OCT 11 | WED

ORCHESTRAL PERFORMANCE PROGRAM

OPUS130

David Chan , Conductor

Arthur Li (MM ’23), piano

CARLOS SIMON Fate Now Conquers

ALFRED SCHNITTKE  Concerto for Piano and String Orchestra

FELIX MENDELSSOHN  Symphony No. 4 in A Major, Op. 90 (“Italian”)

7:30 PM Neidorff-Karpati Hall

OCT 12 | THURS

FACULTY RECITAL

Sidney Outlaw, baritone

Warren Jones, piano Knowledge

GABRIEL FAURÉ Poème d’un jour, Op. 21 (Text by Charles Grandmougin)

JOHANNES BRAHMS Die Mainacht (Text by Ludwig Christoph Heinrich Hölty)

Von ewiger Liebe (Text by August Heinrich Hoffmann)

Botschaft (Text by Georg Friedrich Daumer)

Mädchenfluch

CLAUDE DEBUSSY Le promenoir des deux amants

WILLIAM GRANT STILL Songs of Separation

B. E. BOYKIN 26 Ways of Looking at a Black Man (New York City Premiere) (Text by Raymond Patterson)

7:30 PM Greenfield Hall

OCT 16 | MON

“WHAT MAKES IT GREAT?”

MSM JAZZ ORCHESTRA

Swing! The Great Big Bands of the Swing Era

Rob Kapilow, Conductor

COUNT BASIE Jumpin’ at the Woodside

GLENN MILLER In the Mood

ARTIE SHAW Begin the Beguine

DUKE ELLINGTON Concerto for Cootie

BENNY GOODMAN Sing, Sing, Sing (With a Swing)

7:30 PM Merkin Hall at Kaufman Music Center Tickets required. KAUFMANMUSICCENTER.ORG

OCT 16 | MON MSM Faculty Composers’ Concert

7:30 PM Ades Performance Space Free, tickets required

OCT 17 | TUES

MSM ARTISTS IN RESIDENCE

WINDSCAPE

The Art of Fugue . . . and Farrenc

Tara Helen O’Connor, flute

Keisuke Ikuma (BM ’90), oboe

Alan R. Kay, clarinet

Frank Morelli (BM ’73), bassoon

David Jolley, horn

With guest artist

Joanne Polk (DMA ’90), piano

J. S. BACH (arr. Kay)  Great Fantasia and Fugue in G Minor

J. S. BACH (arr. Baron)  Selected Contrapuncti from The Art of Fugue

SAMUEL BARBER Summer Music

ALEXANDER VON ZEMLINSKY Humoreske

LOUISE FARRENC  Sextet for Piano and Winds, Op. 40

7:30 PM Greenfield Hall

$15 adults, $10 non-MSM students and seniors

OCT 18 | WED

MSM BRASS ENSEMBLE

John Sheppard (BM ’86), Conductor

7:30 PM Neidorff-Karpati Hall

$10 non-MSM students and seniors

OCT 23 | MON MSM Composers’ Concert

Reiko Füting (DMA ’00), Coordinator

7:30 PM Ades Performance Space

OCT 26 | THURS

MSM CAMERATA NOVA

George Manahan (BM ’73, MM ’76), Conductor

Jaehyuk Lee , saxophone

JEFF SCOTT (BM ’90) Sacred Women

JACQUES IBERT Concertino da Camera

EDVARD GRIEG Holberg Suite, Op. 40

7:30 PM Greenfield Hall

NOVEMBER

NOV 1 | WED

FACULTY RECITAL

Inesa Sinkevych, piano

Joanne Polk (DMA ’90), piano

CÉCILE CHAMINADE La Sévillane, Op. 19 for Two Pianos

JIE WANG (BM ’05, MM ’07) The Confrontation from Game for Two

SAMUEL BARBER Souvenirs, Op. 28

SERGEI RACHMANINOFF Symphonic Dances, Op. 45

7:30 PM Greenfield Hall

NOV 2 | THURS

MSM JAZZ CHAMBER ORCHESTRA

Jazz Composers’ Concert

Matt Holman , Director

Works by MSM jazz composition students

7:30 PM Miller Recital Hall

NOV 2 & 3

First- and Second-Year Vocal Performance Class Recitals

NOV 2 | THURS | 7 PM NOV 3 | FRI | 5 PM & 7 PM Greenfield Hall

NOV 3–5

MSM MUSICAL THEATRE

Bye Bye Birdie

MUSIC BY CHARLES STROUSE

Katie Spelman , Director and Choreographer

David Loud , Music Director

NOV 3 | FRI | 7:30 PM

NOV 4 | SAT | 1 & 7:30 PM NOV 5 | SUN | 1 PM

Neidorff-Karpati Hall

$30 adults, $15 non-MSM students and seniors

NOV 6 | MON

CONTEMPORARY PERFORMANCE PROGRAM TACTUS

7:30 PM Greenfield Hall

NOV 8 | WED

CONTEMPORARY PERFORMANCE PROGRAM DICE TRIO

Works by MSM composition students that they will be presenting at the MultiPhonics Festival in Magdeburg, Germany

7:30 PM Miller Recital Hall

BOOK BY MICHAEL STEWART

LYRICS BY LEE ADAMS

NOV 10 | FRI

MSM CAMERATA NOVA

Kyle Ritenauer (BM ’11, MM ’15), Director

VALERIE COLEMAN Freedmen of the Five Civilized Tribes

AARON COPLAND Appalachian Spring Suite for 13 instruments

WYNTON MARSALIS (H on DMA ’95) A Fiddler’s Tale

7:30 PM Greenfield Hall

NOV 12 | SUN

MSM PERCUSSION

ENSEMBLE

Kyle Ritenauer (BM ’11, MM ’15), Director

ELLEN REID Fear/Release

CHRISTOPHER CERRONE (BM ’07)

Goldbeater’s Skin

With new works by Ya-Lan Chan (MM ’16, DMA ’23) and José Eduardo Muñoz (MM ’23)

7:30 PM Ades Performance Space

Free, tickets required

NOV 13 | MON

MSM Composers’ Concert

Reiko Füting (DMA ’00), Coordinator

7:30 PM Greenfield Hall

NOV 13–15 & 20

MSM Jazz ComboFest

Visit MSMNYC.EDU/PERFORMANCES in November for full schedule.

NOV 15 | WED

FACULTY RECITAL

Duncan Patton, timpani

Kyle Ritenauer (BM ’11, MM ’15), Conductor

Ariel Horowitz , violin

Tal First , viola

Natasha Brofsky and Kari Docter, cello

Mariko Anraku , harp

Patricia Zuber, flute

Joshua Owens (MM ’23), oboe

Dean LeBlanc (MM ’96), clarinet  Hunter Lorelli (MM ’21, PS ’22), bassoon  Britton-René Collins and Steven White (MM ’17), marimba

Matt Ward (BM ’98), percussion and featuring MSM Camerata Nova

Solitary Dream of Infinite Connection: The Music of Duncan Patton

Étude Penombre from The Cryptic Circle

Winter

Solitary Dream of Infinite Connection

Moxie

Idyll

Tough Questions

In Motion

7:30 PM Greenfield Hall

NOV 16–19

MSM OPERA THEATRE

A Midsummer Night’s Dream

MUSIC BY BENJAMIN BRITTEN

Libretto by Benjamin Britten and Peter Pears based on the play by William Shakespeare

George Manahan (BM ’73, MM ’76), Conductor

John de los Santos , Director

NOV 16–18 | THURS–SAT | 7:30 PM

NOV 19 | 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 17 | FRI

FACULTY EMERITUS RECITAL

Nils Vigeland, former Chair of Composition

Adrian Blanco (MM ’16), Fei-Fei, Nacho Ojeda (MM ’23), and Jing Yang (BM ’10, DMA ’15), piano

Pale Fire (World Premiere)

7:30 PM Greenfield Hall

NOV 20 | MON

Collaborative Pianists’ and Singers’ Seminar Concert

Myra Huang (MM ’01), Thomas Lausmann (PS ’00), and Bryan Wagorn (DMA ’13), Collaborative Piano Faculty

7:30 PM Greenfield Hall

NOV 21 | TUES

MSM SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

Daniela Candillari , Conductor

James C. Harris (MM ’23), baritone

ELLEN REID Floodplain

RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS Five Mystical Songs

JEAN SIBELIUS  Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 43

7:30 PM The Riverside Church

Free, tickets required

NOV 27 | MON

MSM JAZZ ORCHESTRA AT DIZZY’S CLUB

7:30 & 9 PM Dizzy’s Club

Tickets required. JAZZ.ORG/DIZZYS

Saxophone Studio Recital

Paul Cohen (MM ’76, DMA ’85), Director

7:30 PM Greenfield Hall

NOV 28 | TUES

Collaborative Pianists’ and Singers’ Seminar Concert

Thomas Muraco, Collaborative Piano Faculty

7:30 PM Greenfield Hall

NOV 29 | WED

Lillian Fuchs Chamber Music

Competition Winners’ Concert

7:30 PM Greenfield Hall

NOV 30 & DEC 1 | THURS & FRI

MSM OPERA THEATRE

Undergraduate Opera Scenes

A. Scott Parry, Director

7:30 PM Ades Performance Space

Free, tickets required

DECEMBER

DEC 1 & 3

MSM ChamberFest

Visit MSMNYC.EDU/PERFORMANCES in November for full schedule.

DEC 3 | SUN

MSM SAXOPHONE ENSEMBLE

Paul Cohen (MM ’76, DMA ’85), Director

7:30 PM Neidorff-Karpati Hall

DEC 4 | MON

CONTEMPORARY PERFORMANCE PROGRAM TACTUS

7:30 PM Greenfield Hall

DEC 6 | WED MSM SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA & MSM JAZZ ORCHESTRA

George Manahan (BM ’73, MM ’76), Conductor

Ed Neumeister, Conductor

Ken Kagawa , trombone

GIUSEPPE VERDI   Overture to La forza del destino

HENRI TOMASI  Concerto for Trombone and Orchestra and Festive Jazz Selections

7:30 PM Neidorff-Karpati Hall

DEC 7 | THURS

MSM CHORALE & MSM CHAMBER CHOIR

Deborah Simpkin King and Malcolm Merriweather (DMA ’15), Directors

7:30 PM Neidorff-Karpati Hall

DEC 7 & 8, 11–13

MSM

Jazz ComboFest

Visit MSMNYC.EDU/PERFORMANCES in November for full schedule.

DEC 8 | FRI

FACULTY RECITAL

Daniel Epstein, piano

Xiao Wang (BM ’13, MM ’15, AD ’16), violin

Ben Larsen (BM ’09, MM ’11), cello

MÉLANIE BONIS Soir-Matin, Op. 76

ADOLPHUS HAILSTORK III (BM ’65, MM ’66, H on DMA ’19)

Piano Trio (1985)

ANTONÍN DVOŘÁK  Trio in F Minor, Op. 65

7:30 PM Greenfield Hall

DEC 10 | SUN

Marimba Concert

She-e Wu , Director

7:30 PM Neidorff-Karpati Hall

Collaborative Pianists’ and Singers’ Seminar Concert

Kenneth Merrill , Collaborative Piano Faculty

7:30 PM Greenfield Hall

Intro to Electronic Music Class Performance

7:30 PM Bossi-Comelli Studio

DEC 11 | MON

MSM Composers’ Concert

Reiko Füting (DMA ’00), Coordinator

7:30 PM Greenfield Hall

DEC 11–14 | MON–THURS

MSM OPERA THEATRE La finta giardiniera

BY WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART

Djordje Nesic , Conductor and Vocal Coach

Jennifer Williams , Director

7:30 PM Ades Performance Space

$15 adults, $10 non-MSM students and seniors

DEC 12 | TUES

MSM JAZZ REPERTORY ORCHESTRA

Jon Faddis , Conductor

6 PM Neidorff-Karpati Hall

JANUARY

JAN 7 | SUN

Robert Mann String

Quartet Institute

Final Concert

Nicholas Mann , Director

2 PM Greenfield Hall

JAN 17 | WED

FACULTY RECITAL

Mary Dunleavy, soprano

Dimitri Pittas, tenor

Thomas Muraco, piano

GIUSEPPE VERDI  “Libiamo ne' lieti calici” from La traviata

VINCENZO BELLINI La ricordanza

“Eccomi in lieta vesta” from I Capuleti e i Montecchi

ROBERT SCHUMANN  Romance in F-sharp Major, Op. 28, no. 2

CHARLES GOUNOD “Il se fait tard! Adieu!” from Faust

PAULINE VIARDOT  4 Lieder

ROBERT PATERSON Batter’s Box

FRÉDÉRIC CHOPIN Mazurka in A Minor, Op. 17, no. 4

GIACOMO PUCCINI  “Vogliatemi bene” from Madama Butterfly

FRANZ LEHÁR  “Lippen schweigen” from Die lustige Witwe

7:30 PM Greenfield Hall

JAN 22 | MON

CONTEMPORARY PERFORMANCE PROGRAM TACTUS

7:30 PM Greenfield Hall

JAN 24 | WED

ORCHESTRAL PERFORMANCE PROGRAM OPUS130

Featuring MSM OP Faculty

Leonard Slatkin (HonDMA ’13), Conductor

ROBERTO SIERRA Fandangos

IGOR STRAVINSKY The Firebird Suite (1919)

EDWARD ELGAR Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36 (“Enigma”)

7:30 PM Neidorff-Karpati Hall

JAN 29 | MON

MSM Composers’ Concert

Reiko Füting (DMA ’00), Coordinator

7:30 PM Ades Performance Space Free, tickets required

JAN 31 | WED

FACULTY RECITAL

Shmuel Katz, viola

Thomas Lausmann (PS ’00), piano

Raehann Bryce-Davis (MM ’12, PS ’13), mezzo-soprano

JOHANNES BRAHMS  Two Songs for Viola, Mezzo, and Piano, Op. 91

JOHANN NEPOMUK HUMMEL Potpourri for Viola and Orchestra, Op. 94

WILLIAM BERGSMA Fantastic Variations on a Theme from Tristan

CHARLES MARTIN LOEFFLER 4 Poèmes , Op. 5

VALERIE COLEMAN Fanmi Imèn

7:30 PM Greenfield Hall

FEBRUARY

FEB 2 | FRI

MSM SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

George Manahan (BM ’73, MM ’76), Conductor

Sonya Shin (BM ’23), violin

ADOLPHUS HAILSTORK III (BM ’65, MM ’66, H on DMA ’19) Fanfare on Amazing Grace

DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH  Violin Concerto No. 1 in A Minor, Op. 77

GUSTAV MAHLER  Symphony No. 5 in C-sharp Minor

7:30 PM Neidorff-Karpati Hall

FEB 2–4

MSM MUSICAL THEATRE Freshman Pops

Shane Schag , Music Director

FEB 2 | FRI | 7:30 PM

FEB 3 | SAT | 2 & 7:30 PM

FEB 4 | SUN | 2 PM

Miller Recital Hall

$15 adults, $10 non-MSM students and seniors

FEB 5–20

Eisenberg-Fried Concerto Competition

FEB 5  |  MON

Piano Preliminaries

10 AM  Neidorff-Karpati Hall

FEB 8  |  THURS

String Preliminaries

10 AM  Neidorff-Karpati Hall

FEB 13  |  TUES

Piano Finals

1 PM  Neidorff-Karpati Hall

FEB 14  |  WED

Voice Finals

4 PM  Miller Recital Hall

FEB 15  |  THURS

String Finals

1 PM  Neidorff-Karpati Hall

Woodwind Finals

4 PM  Greenfield Hall

FEB 20  |  TUES

Guitar, Harp, and Percussion Finals

4 PM  Greenfield Hall

FEB 7 | WED

MSM JAZZ ORCHESTRA

Darcy James Argue , Conductor

Celebrating the Life and Legacy of Wayne Shorter

7:30 PM Neidorff-Karpati Hall

FEB 8 | THURS MSM BRASS ENSEMBLE

John Sheppard (BM ’86), Conductor

7 PM St. Patrick's Cathedral

Lives of the Piano

The Piano and Harmony

Lisa Yui (DMA ’05), Director

7:30 PM Greenfield Hall

FEB 11 | SUN

MSM ARTISTS IN RESIDENCE

AMERICAN STRING QUARTET

Peter Winograd and Laurie Carney, violin

Daniel Avshalomov, viola

Wolfram Koessel , cello

W. A. MOZART Adagio and Rondo in C Major, K. 617

MARCEL TOURNIER Féerie for Harp and String Quartet

TOSHI ICHIYANAGI Still Time III

LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN  String Quartet in G Major, Op. 18, no. 2

CLAUDE DEBUSSY Danse sacrée et danse profane

MAURICE RAVEL  String Quartet in F Major

3 PM Greenfield Hall

$15 adults, $10 non-MSM students and seniors

FEB 13 | TUES MSM CAMERATA NOVA

Woodwind Serenades

7:30 PM Ades Performance Space Free, tickets required

FEB 14 | WED CONTEMPORARY PERFORMANCE PROGRAM TACTUS

7:30 PM Neidorff-Karpati Hall

FEB 16 | FRI

Celebrating Black History Month

Presented by the MSM Black Student Union

7:30 PM Neidorff-Karpati Hall

FEB 16–18 | FRI–SUN MSM MUSICAL THEATRE

The Hills Are Alive! A NEW MUSICAL BOOK AND LYRICS BY FRANKIE JOHNSON MUSIC BY ERIC THOMAS JOHNSON

Evan Pappas , Director

John Yun , Music Director

Todd L. Underwood , Choreographer FEB 16 | FRI | 7:30 PM FEB 17 | SAT | 2 & 7:30 PM

FEB 18 | SUN | 2 PM The Riverside Theatre

$15 adults, $10 non-MSM students and seniors

FEB 19 | MON

FACULTY RECITAL

Kim Laskowski, bassoon

Linda Chesis , flute

Pascual Martínez Forteza , clarinet

Robert Botti , oboe

Richard Deane , horn

Margaret Kampmeier, piano

Jocelyn Stewart (MM ’83), harpsichord

ÉLISABETH JACQUET DE LA GUERRE  Trio

Sonata No. 1 in G Minor

CLAUDE ARRIEU Suite en Quatre

GERMAINE TAILLEFERRE Sonate champêtre

LOUISE FARRENC  Sextet in C Minor, Op. 40

7:30 PM Greenfield Hall

MSM Composers’ Concert

Reiko Füting (DMA ’00), Coordinator

7:30 PM Ades Performance Space

Free, tickets required

FEB 21 & 22 | WEDS & THURS

MSM SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA & MSM OPERA THEATRE  present

Opera in Concert

Danielle Jagelski (MM ’22), Conductor

George Manahan (BM ’73, MM ’76), Conductor

KAIJA SAARIAHO Traversée from L’Amour de loin

W. A. MOZART  Overture to Le nozze di Figaro

ETHEL SMYTH  Overture to The Wreckers

JULES MASSENET  Act I of Cendrillon

7:30 PM Neidorff-Karpati Hall

Free, tickets required

MARCH

MAR 12 | TUES

MSM ARTISTS IN RESIDENCE

WINDSCAPE

Bombshell

Tara Helen O’Connor, flute

Keisuke Ikuma (BM ’90), oboe

Alan R. Kay, clarinet

Frank Morelli (BM ’73), bassoon

David Jolley, horn

With guest artist Joyce Griggs , saxophone

DARIUS MILHAUD La cheminée du roi René, Op. 205

CHARLES KOECHLIN (arr. Jolley) Épitaphe de Jean Harlow, Op. 164

SHUYING LI Back of the Bus

ELISE ARANCIO Bombshell

CHARLES KOECHLIN  Septet for Winds, Op. 165

Windscape honors Women’s History

Month in a program that pays homage to civil rights activist Rosa Parks and two famed women of the Silver Screen: Jean Harlow and Hedy Lamarr.

7:30 PM Greenfield Hall

$15 adults, $10 non-MSM students and seniors

MAR 13 | WED

FACULTY RECITAL

Erin Rogers, saxophone

Dennis Sullivan , percussion and electronics

Gelsey Bell and Paul Pinto , voice

Erica Dicker, violin

Alec Goldfarb , electric guitar

ALEC GOLDFARB AND ERIN ROGERS from a cobwebbed heap

GELSEY BELL AND ERIN ROGERS Skylight

QIUJIANG LEVI LU For Popebama

ERIN ROGERS High Lonesome (World Premiere)

7:30 PM Greenfield Hall

MAR 20 | WED

MSM CAMERATA NOVA Cellobration

David Geber, Director

7:30 PM Ades Performance Space Free, tickets required

MAR 22–24 | FRI–SUN

MSM MUSICAL THEATRE

Nine

BOOK BY ARTHUR KOPIT

MUSIC AND LYRICS BY MAURY YESTON

Eugenio Contenti , Director

David Loud , Music Director

Lorna Ventura , Choreographer

MAR 22 | FRI | 7:30 PM

MAR 23 | SAT | 2 & 7:30 PM

MAR 24 | SUN | 2 PM

Neidorff-Karpati Hall

$30 adults, $15 non-MSM students and seniors

This production is presented in honor of Liz and Walt Sayre (BM ’74, MM ’79)

MAR 25 | MON

MSM Composers’ Concert

Reiko Füting (DMA ’00), Coordinator

7:30 PM Greenfield Hall

MAR 27 | WED

FACULTY RECITAL

Charles Neidich, clarinet

Ayako Oshima Neidich , clarinet

Mohamed Shams (MM ’10), piano

ALICE MARY SMITH  Sonata for Clarinet and Piano

URSULA MAMLOK (BM ’57, MM ’58) Aphorisms II

JOAN TOWER Fantasy (…those harbor lights)

DOROTHY RUDD MOORE Night Fantasy

KEIKO FUJIIE Menin aeide, thea

JULIA PERRY Serenity

ETHEL SMYTH (transc. C. Neidich)  Sonata for Violin and Piano in A Minor, Op. 7

7:30 PM Greenfield Hall

MAR 28 | THURS

The 2024 Dora Zaslavsky Koch

Piano Competition

9:30 AM Neidorff-Karpati Hall

APRIL

APR 1 | MON

18th Annual International Students’ Concert

7:30 PM Miller Recital Hall

APR 3 | WED

MSM JAZZ ORCHESTRA

Jim Saltzman , Conductor

Featuring pieces by MSM jazz composition students

7:30 PM Neidorff-Karpati Hall

APR 3 & 4 | WED & THURS

MSM OPERA THEATRE Cendrillon

MUSIC AND LIBRETTO BY PAULINE VIARDOT

Chun-Wei Kang , Music Director

A. Scott Parry, Director

7:30 PM Greenfield Hall

$15 adults, $10 non-MSM students and seniors

This production was made possible by The Sally and Anthony Amato Program Fund: Preparing for the Opera World.

APR 5 | FRI

MSM Composers’ Concert

Reiko Füting (DMA ’00), Coordinator

7:30 PM Greenfield Hall

APR 7 | SUN

MSM PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE

Kyle Ritenauer (BM ’11, MM ’15), Director

ALBERTO GINASTERA Cantata para América Mágica

With new works by Paolo Marchettini (DMA ’14) and Joshua Núñez (MM ’23)

7:30 PM Neidorff-Karpati Hall

APR 8 & 11 | MON & THURS

MSM SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

George Manahan (BM ’73, MM ’76), Conductor

Featuring thesis compositions of MSM composition students

7:30 PM Neidorff-Karpati Hall

APR 9 & 10 | TUES & WED

MSM OPERA THEATRE

Der Kaiser von Atlantis

MUSIC BY VIKTOR ULLMANN LIBRETTO BY PETER KIEN

Djordje Nesic , Conductor and Vocal Coach

John de los Santos , Director

7 & 9 PM Ades Performance Space

$15 adults, $10 non-MSM students and seniors

APR 12 | FRI

CONTEMPORARY PERFORMANCE PROGRAM TACTUS

7:30 PM Neidorff-Karpati Hall

APR 14 | SUN

MSM ARTISTS IN RESIDENCE

AMERICAN STRING QUARTET

Peter Winograd and Laurie Carney, violin

Daniel Avshalomov, viola

Wolfram Koessel , cello

Featuring guest artist

Matthias Buchholz , viola

JOSEPH HAYDN  String Quartet in F Major, Op. 77, no. 2

DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH  String Quartet No. 13 in B-flat Minor, Op. 138

JOHANNES BRAHMS  String Quintet No. 2 in G Major, Op. 111

3 PM Greenfield Hall

$15 adults, $10 non-MSM students and seniors

APR 15 | MON

“WHAT MAKES IT GREAT?”

MSM SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

Rob Kapilow, Conductor

Ariel Horowitz , violin

Beethoven’s Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 61

7:30 PM Merkin Hall at Kaufman Music Center

Tickets required. KAUFMANMUSICCENTER.ORG

APR 15–MAY 1

Jazz ComboFest

Visit MSMNYC.EDU/PERFORMANCES in April for full schedule.

APR 16 | TUES

MSM JAZZ ORCHESTRA AT DIZZY’S CLUB

7:30 & 9 PM Dizzy’s Club

Tickets required. JAZZ.ORG/DIZZYS

APR 16–18 | TUES–THURS

First- and Second-Year Vocal Performance Class Recitals

7:30 PM Greenfield Hall

APR 21 | SUN

MSM SAXOPHONE ENSEMBLE

Paul Cohen (MM ’76, DMA ’85), Director

7:30 PM Ades Performance Space

Free, tickets required

APR 24 | WED

The Frankfurt Exchange Project

Hwanee Pak , Conductor

Students from MSM and Hochschule für Musik, Theater und Tanz in Frankfurt, Germany, perform a program of works by composition students from both institutions that the ensemble is also presenting in Frankfurt and Darmstadt.

7:30 PM Greenfield Hall

The Pianist in the 21st Century Showcase

Anthony de Mare (BM ’80), Director

7:30 PM Miller Recital Hall

APR 25 | THURS WIND ENSEMBLE of MSM CAMERATA NOVA

Erika Svanoe , Conductor

ERIKA SVANOE Steampunk Scenes

SHUHEI TAMURA City Girl Sentimentalism

ROBERT KURKA The Good Soldier Schweik Suite

With a new work by student

composer Cengxing Shi

7:30 PM Ades Performance Space

Free, tickets required

APR 25–28 | THURS–SUN

MSM OPERA THEATRE La rondine

MUSIC BY GIACOMO PUCCINI

LIBRETTO BY GIUSEPPE ADAMI

Marcello Cormio , Conductor

Katherine M. Carter, Director

APR 25–27 | THURS—SAT  | 7:30 PM

APR 28 | 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.

APR 26 | FRI

MSM Composers’ Concert

Reiko Füting (DMA ’00), Coordinator

7:30 PM Ades Performance Space

APR 29 | MON

Saxophone Studio Recital

Paul Cohen (MM ’76, DMA ’85), Director

7:30 PM Greenfield Hall

MAY 1–3 | WED–FRI

MSM MUSICAL THEATRE

Fred Ebb Musical in Development

7:30 PM Ades Performance Space

Made possible by a generous grant from the Fred Ebb Foundation.

MAY 1 | WED

Lillian Fuchs Chamber Music

Competition Winners’ Concert

7:30 PM Greenfield Hall

MAY 2 | THURS

Ruth Widder String Quartet Competition Winners’ Concert

7:30 PM Greenfield Hall

MAY 2 & 3 | THURS & FRI

MSM OPERA THEATRE

The Fairy Queen

BY HENRY PURCELL

Based on A Midsummer Night’s Dream by William Shakespeare

Jackson McKinnon , Conductor

Felicity Stiverson , Director and Choreographer

7:30 PM The Riverside Theatre

$15 adults, $10 non-MSM students and seniors

MAY 3 | FRI

MSM OPERA THEATRE

American Songbook Cabaret

7:30 PM Miller Recital Hall

MAY 5 | SUN

Collaborative Pianists’ and Singers’ Seminar Concert

Thomas Muraco, Collaborative Piano Faculty

7:30 PM Greenfield Hall

Intro to Electronic Music Class Concert

7:30 PM Miller Recital Hall

MAY 6 | MON

Collaborative Pianists’ and Singers’ Seminar Concert

Myra Huang (MM ’01), Thomas Lausmann (PS ’00), and Bryan Wagorn (DMA ’13), Collaborative Piano Faculty

7:30 PM Greenfield Hall

Advanced Electronic Music Class Concert

7:30 PM Miller Recital Hall

MSM MUSICAL THEATRE

Senior Showcase

Visit MSMNYC.EDU/PERFORMANCES in January 2024 for updated listing.

MAY 7 | TUES

MSM JAZZ REPERTORY ORCHESTRA

Jon Faddis , Conductor

6 PM Ades Performance Space

Free, tickets required

Collaborative Pianists’ and Singers’ Seminar Concert

Kenneth Merrill , Collaborative Piano Faculty

7:30 PM Greenfield 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 5 to 18.

OCT 21

Honors Recitals

All Day † Greenfield Hall

NOV 11

JAZZ ENSEMBLES

4 PM Miller Recital Hall

NOV 18

JAZZ ENSEMBLES

4 PM Miller Recital Hall

DEC 9

CHAMBER ENSEMBLES

All Day † Greenfield Hall

CONCERT ORCHESTRA

Milan Milisavljević , Conductor

9:20 AM Neidorff-Karpati Hall

PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA

Nathan Hetherington , Conductor

6:30 PM Neidorff-Karpati Hall

DEC 16

PianoFest

All Day † Greenfield Hall

SENIOR SELECT CHORUS

James Noble (MM ’05, DMA ’10), Director

10:30 AM Miller Recital Hall

STRING ENSEMBLE

10:30 AM Ades Performance Space

YOUTH CHORUS

Jeanai La Vita (MM ’02), Director

11:30 AM Miller Recital Hall

MANHATTAN CHORALE

Pamela Levy (DMA ’90), Director

2:30 PM Bossi-Comelli Studio

REPERTORY ORCHESTRA

Felipe Tristán , Conductor

6:30 PM Neidorff-Karpati Hall

SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

Tanatchaya Chanphanitpornkit , Conductor

7:30 PM Neidorff-Karpati Hall

These concerts are supported in part by the Martin and Shirley Katz Cohen Endowment for Precollege Classical Concerts.

JAN 20

Chamber Music

Competition

Time TBD † Greenfield Hall

JAN 27

Senior Honors Recital

Time TBD † Greenfield Hall

FEB 3

Chamber Music

Competition

Winners’ Concert

Time TBD † Greenfield Hall

FEB 10

Faculty Recital

3:30 PM Greenfield Hall

SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

Tanatchaya Chanphanitpornkit , Conductor

6:30 PM Neidorff-Karpati Hall

PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA

Nathan Hetherington , Conductor

7:30 PM Neidorff-Karpati Hall

These concerts are supported in part by the Martin and Shirley Katz Cohen Endowment for Precollege Classical Concerts.

FEB 24

PianoFest

All Day † Greenfield Hall

MAR 2

PianoFest

All Day Greenfield Hall

CONCERT ORCHESTRA

Milan Milisavljević , Conductor

9:30 AM Neidorff-Karpati Hall

REPERTORY ORCHESTRA

Felipe Tristán , Conductor

6:30 PM Neidorff-Karpati Hall

MAR 9

Honors Recitals

All Day † Greenfield Hall

MAR 16

JAZZ ENSEMBLES

4 PM Miller Recital Hall

MAR 23

PianoFest

All Day † Greenfield Hall

JAZZ ENSEMBLES

4 PM Miller Recital Hall

APR 13

Honors Recitals

All Day † Greenfield Hall

APR 20

PianoFest

All Day † Miller Recital Hall

MAY 4

STRING ENSEMBLE

Tanatchaya Chanphanitpornkit , Conductor

10:15 AM Ades Performance Space

Chamber Music Festival

All Day † Greenfield Hall

MAY 11

CONCERT ORCHESTRA

Milan Milisavljević , Conductor

9:30 AM Neidorff-Karpati Hall

SENIOR SELECT CHORUS

James Noble (MM ’05, DMA ’10), Director

10:30 AM Greenfield Hall

Musical Theatre

Performance

Giuseppe Spoletini , Director

11:15 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), Director

2:30 PM Ades Performance Space

MANHATTAN CHORALE

Pamela Levy (DMA ’90), Director

2:30 PM Greenfield Hall

Commencement

Ceremony

5:45 PM Neidorff-Karpati Hall

REPERTORY ORCHESTRA

Felipe Tristán , Conductor

7 PM Neidorff-Karpati Hall

PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA

Nathan Hetherington , Conductor

8PM Neidorff-Karpati Hall

For detailed listings, please visit MSMNYC.EDU/PRECOLLEGE throughout the season.

MASTER CLASSES

SEP 19 | TUES

Jason Moran (BM ’97), Jazz piano*

4 PM Bossi-Comelli Studio

OCT 6 | FRI

ORCHESTRAL PERFORMANCE

Vadim Karpinos

Assistant Principal Timpani and Percussion, Chicago Symphony Orchestra

1 PM Bossi-Comelli Studio

OCT 11 | WED

Dale Kavanagh, guitar

5 PM Pforzheimer Hall

OCT 12 | THURS

Aaron Parks (BM ’04), Jazz piano

4 PM Bossi-Comelli Studio

OCT 17 | TUES

ORCHESTRAL PERFORMANCE

David Kim

Concertmaster, Philadelphia Orchestra

1 PM  Ades Performance Space

Sir James Galway, flute*

4 PM Miller Recital Hall

Sponsored by the Anna Bulgari Endowment for Master Classes

OCT 20 | FRI

Rena Shereshevskaya, piano

4 PM Miller Recital Hall

OCT 24 | TUES

Dan Weiss (BM ’99), Jazz drums

4 PM Bossi-Comelli Studio

OCT 27 | FRI

Kevin Kenner, piano

4 PM Greenfield Hall

NOV 6 | MON

Caroline Davis, Jazz saxophone

4 PM Bossi-Comelli Studio

NOV 17 | FRI

Vardan Ovsepian, Jazz piano

4 PM Bossi-Comelli Studio

DEC 5 | TUES

Melvin Chen, piano*

4 PM Greenfield Hall

JAN 19 | FRI

Nabaté Isles, Jazz trumpet

4:30 PM Bossi-Comelli Studio

JAN 23 | TUES

Mikhail Voskresensky, piano*

4 PM Greenfield Hall

JAN 29 | MON

ORCHESTRAL PERFORMANCE

Blaise Déjardin*

Principal Cello, Boston Symphony Orchestra

2 PM  Miller Recital Hall

FEB 2 | FRI

Michael Martin Kofler, flute*

2 PM Greenfield Hall

FEB 9 | FRI

ORCHESTRAL PERFORMANCE

Ed Stephan*

Principal Timpani, San Francisco Symphony

1 PM Bossi-Comelli Studio

FEB 12 | MON

Harish Raghavan, Jazz double bass

4 PM Bossi-Comelli Studio

FEB 22 | THURS

Kenny Wessel, Jazz guitar*

4 PM Room 707

MAR 14 | THURS

Mihaela Martin, violin*

Part of a mini-residency occurring March 14–16, 2024

7 PM Greenfield Hall

MAR 20–22 | WED–FRI

Marcin Dylla, guitar

The Augustine Foundation Master Class Residency

5 PM Miller Recital Hall

Made possible by The Augustine Foundation.

MAR 22 | FRI

ORCHESTRAL PERFORMANCE PROGRAM

Marc Damoulakis (BM ’99)*

Principal Percussion, Cleveland Orchestra

1 PM Bossi-Comelli Studio

MAR 26 | TUES

Kate Gentile

A collaboration between Jazz Arts and the Contemporary Performance Program

4 PM Room 707

* Part of the Janice B. and Milford D. Gerton Master Class Series

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 2023–24 season.

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-on-one career advising. In addition, the CCRCI continues to oversee the pathway degree program in music education with Teachers College, as well as an internship program that offers an array of experiential learning opportunities to enhance students’ education. For more information , students and alumni are encouraged to visit MSMNYC.EDU/CCRCI

TICKETS

For updated listings and repertoire , please visit MSMNYC.EDU/MASTERCLASSES throughout the season.

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 NEIGHBORS ATTEND FOR FREE!

When a ticket order is placed by a patron 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.

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.

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 the newly renovated 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

SUSAN MADDEN VICE PRESIDENT FOR ADVANCEMENT 917-493-4115

SMADDEN@MSMNYC.EDU