Manhattan School of Music
| Manhattan School of Music | |
|---|---|
| founding | 1917 |
| Sponsorship | Private |
| place | New York , New York , USA |
| president | James Gandre |
| Students | ~ 926 |
| Professors | 275 |
| Website | www.msmnyc.edu |
The Manhattan School of Music is a private music college in New York City founded in 1917 that teaches classical music and jazz.
The school also has a pre-school section that teaches around 500 students (precollege). Many students live in the school's Anderson Hall.
history
The school was founded by the pianist Janet D. Schenck in 1917 in the Upper East Side as a music school, taught at the well-known musicians such as Pablo Casals and the violinist and pianist Harold Bauer . From 1943 bachelor degrees, from 1947 master’s degrees and from 1974 the possibility of a doctorate were offered. The school was managed by Schenck until 1956, then by the opera baritone John Brownlee (1957–1969), who initiated the move to the current location, but died before that. From 1969 the opera conductor George Schick was the director, who also expanded the school's opera department. The following presidents were John O. Crosby (founder of the Santa Fe Opera) from 1976, Gideon W. Waldrop from 1986, Peter G. Simon from 1989, Marta Casals Istomin from 1992 and from 2005 Robert Sirota (former president of the Peabody Institute and the Johns Hopkins University ).
Personalities
Faculty members
- Cecil Bridgewater , jazz trumpeter, composer
- George Garzone , jazz saxophonist
- Midori Gotō , Japanese violinist
- Dave Liebman , tenor and soprano saxophonist
- Bob Mintzer , jazz and fusion saxophonist and clarinetist
- Jason Moran , jazz pianist
- Steve Slagle , jazz saxophonist
- Steve Turre , jazz musician
- John Weaver , organist
- Pinchas Zukerman , Israeli violinist, violist and conductor
Alumni
- Angelo Badalamenti , composer
- Ahmed Best , voice actor, actor and musician
- Angela Bofill
- Donald Byrd , jazz trumpeter
- Ron Carter , jazz bassist
- Christopher Coletti , trumpeter
- Harry Connick, Jr. , singer, pianist and actor
- Anton Coppola , musician and composer
- John Corigliano , composer
- Robert Ashley
- Ezio Flagello
- Nicolas Flagello
- Elliot Goldenthal , composer
- Susan Graham
- Dave Grusin , film composer, jazz pianist
- Herbie Hancock , jazz pianist
- Stefon Harris , jazz vibraphonist
- Rupert Holmes , composer, songwriter and author
- Paul Horn , jazz musician
- Gregor Hübner , jazz violinist
- Billy Joel , singer, pianist and songwriter
- Aaron Jay Kernis , composer
- Cornelia Lanz , mezzo-soprano
- Yusef Lateef , jazz musician
- John Lewis , jazz musician
- Catherine Malfitano , soprano
- Ursula Mamlok
- Herbie Mann , jazz and fusion flautist, composer
- Hugh Masekela , jazz trumpeter, piano horn player, singer and composer
- Bob McGrath , actor, singer and author
- Jane Monheit , jazz singer
- Jason Moran , jazz pianist
- Walter Murphy , pianist, composer
- Tobias Picker , composer
- Chris Potter , jazz saxophonist, composer
- John Riley , jazz drummer
- Max Roach , jazz drummer and composer
- Larry Rosen
- Don Sebesky , jazz musician
- Dawn Upshaw , singer
- Dirk Weiler
- Joe Wilder , jazz trumpeter and flugelhorn player
- Richard Williams , jazz trumpeter
- Larry Willis , jazz pianist
- Phil Woods , jazz musician
- Lisle Atkinson , jazz double bass player
- Miguel Zenón , jazz musician
- Torrie Zito , pianist, composer
- Olivia Trummer , jazz musician (piano, vocals, composition)
Web links
- Official website (English)
Footnotes
- ↑ https://www.msmnyc.edu/about/history/
- ↑ https://www.msmnyc.edu/about/leadership/
- ↑ https://www.msmnyc.edu/about/offices-staff/registrar/enrollment-statistics/
- ↑ since 1969 on Claremont Avenue near the Columbia University campus
Coordinates: 40 ° 48 ′ 44 " N , 73 ° 57 ′ 41" W.