Manhattan School of Music
President James Gandre | | |
Provost | Joyce Griggs | |
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Academic staff | 352 | |
Students | 1,115[1] | |
Undergraduates | 508 | |
Postgraduates | 607 | |
Location | , , United States 40°48′44″N 73°57′41″W / 40.81222°N 73.96139°W | |
Campus | Urban, 1 acre (0.40 ha) | |
Colors | Maroon and black | |
Mascot | Manny the polar bear | |
Website | msmnyc | |
The Manhattan School of Music (MSM) is a
Founded in 1917, the school is located on
History
Manhattan School of Music was founded between 1917 and 1918 by the pianist and philanthropist Janet D. Schenck. It was initially known as the "Neighborhood Music School". Initially located at the
In 1943, the artistic and academic growth of the school resulted in a charter amendment to grant the bachelor of music degree. Two subsequent amendments authorized the offering in 1947 of the master of music degree and, in 1974, the degree of doctor of musical arts. In 1956, Dr. Schenck retired and
John O. Crosby, founder and general director of the Santa Fe Opera, was appointed president in 1976. He was followed by Gideon W. Waldrop, who was appointed in 1986, and Peter C. Simon in 1989. On July 1, 1992, Marta Casals Istomin was named president, a position which she held until October 2005 when she retired.
Dr. Robert Sirota, former director of the Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University, took over the presidency in 2005.[5] He was succeeded by James Gandre, formerly of Roosevelt University, effective May 2013.[6]
Performance venues
Manhattan School contains multiple performance spaces, each dedicated to separate ensemble requirements. The largest is Neidorff-Karpati Hall, where all orchestral and large jazz ensemble concerts are held. Major renovation of the Hall was completed in November 2018.[7]
Notable people
This article's list of alumni may not follow Wikipedia's verifiability policy. (October 2023) |
Faculty and administrators
- Harold Bauer
- Raymond Beegle
- Gabriela Beňačková
- John Carisi[8]
- Paul Cohen
- Judith Clurman
- Richard Danielpour
- Mignon Dunn
- Andrew Gerle
- Midori Gotō
- Randy Graff
- Horacio Gutiérrez
- Thomas Hampson
- Stefon Harris
- Ingrid Jensen
- Yehuda Hyman
- Olga Kern
- David Krakauer
- Dave Liebman
- Joe Locke
- David Loud
- Spiro Malas
- Catherine Malfitano
- James Morris
- Philippe Muller
- Ashley Putnam
- Bob Mintzer
- Vincent Herring
- Jaleel Shaw
- Dayna Stephens
- Jason Moran
- Jonel Perlea
- Neil Rosenshein
- Tazewell Thompson
- Pinchas Zukerman
- Jim McNeely
- Mary Watson Weaver
Students and alumni
- Annette A. Aguilar
- Ambrose Akinmusire
- Franck Amsallem
- Aris Antoniades
- Robert Ashley
- Angelo Badalamenti
- Jared Bernstein
- Judith Bettina
- Angela Bofill
- Luis Bonilla
- Liam Bonner
- Linda Bouchard
- Sara Davis Buechner
- Donald Byrd
- John-Michael Caprio
- Andrea Carroll[9]
- Ron Carter
- Marko Ciciliani
- Paul Cohen
- Harry Connick Jr.
- Anton Coppola
- John Corigliano
- Anthony Roth Costanzo
- Jon Cowherd
- Joshua Coyne
- Kim Crosby
- Jovianney Emmanuel Cruz
- Sebastian Currier
- Marlon Daniel
- Mark Delpriora
- Alondra de la Parra
- Josu de Solaun Soto
- Salvatore Di Vittorio
- Edward Downes
- Steven Feifke
- Ezio Flagello
- Nicolas Flagello
- Sullivan Fortner
- Steve Gadd
- Kirill Gerstein
- Elliot Goldenthal
- Susan Graham
- Dave Grusin
- Page Hamilton
- Herbie Hancock
- Edward W. Hardy
- Stefon Harris
- Megan Marie Hart
- Miho Hazama
- Ian Hendrickson-Smith
- Shuler Hensley
- Sara Hershkowitz
- Margaret Hillis
- Larry Hochman
- Daniel Hoffman (violinist)
- Jennifer Holloway
- Rupert Holmes
- Lisa Hopkins
- Paul Horn
- Helen Huang
- Lauren Jelencovich
- Aaron M. Johnson
- Scott Joiner
- Hyung-ki Joo
- Margaret Juntwait
- Marina Kamen
- Aaron Jay Kernis
- Dawn Kotoski
- Dominic Lalli
- Ben Lanzarone
- Yusef Lateef
- John Lewis
- Catherine Malfitano
- Ursula Mamlok
- Herbie Mann
- Kit McClure
- Bob McGrath
- Nellie McKay
- Johanna Meier
- Jane Monheit
- Brian Michael Moore
- Rob Moose
- Carmen Moral
- Jason Moran
- Walter Murphy
- Max Neuhaus
- Elmar Oliveira
- Simon O'Neill
- Marcus Paus
- William Pell
- Leo Pellegrino
- Meghan Picerno
- Tobias Picker
- Kariné Poghosyan
- Chris Potter
- Charlie Puth
- John Bernard Riley
- Max Roach
- Larry Rosen
- Don Sebesky
- Lynn Strongin
- Richard Tee
- Jonathan Tetelman
- Natalie Toro
- Joseph Trapanese
- Sarah Traubel
- Art Tripp
- Gordon Turk
- Marilyn Tyler
- Dawn Upshaw
- David Van Tieghem
- Dirk Weiler
- Joe Wilder
- Bernie Williams
- Carol Williams
- Richard Williams
- Phil Woods
- Yung Wook Yoo
- Rolande Maxwell Young
- Dolora Zajick
- Miguel Zenón
- Motswedi Modiba
- Shahab Paranj
Transportation
The
References
- ^ "Manhattan School of Music". College Navigator. National Center for Educational Statistics. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
- ^ "Manhattan School of Music Announces New Degree Program in Musical Theatre". 20 May 2015.
- ^ "Historical Significance, Historic Morningside Heights". Archived from the original on February 22, 2014. Retrieved September 20, 2013.
- ^ "Manhattan School of Music: Timeline". Archived from the original on September 11, 2017. Retrieved October 31, 2012.
- ^ "Composer Robert Sirota". Archived from the original on 2011-02-04. Retrieved 2011-03-15.
- ^ "Manhattan School of Music Names New President". The New York Times. 13 March 2013. Retrieved March 13, 2013.
- ^ Music, Manhattan School of. "Renovation". www.msmnyc.edu. Retrieved 2017-10-03.
- ISBN 0313301573.
- ^ F. Paul Driscoll (December 2015). "Sound Bites: Andrea Carroll". Opera News.
- ^ "Manhattan Bus Map" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. July 2019. Retrieved December 1, 2020.
External links
- Media related to Manhattan School of Music at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website