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Archives for March 2020

Musical Movies

While we all practice social-distancing and are encouraged to stay inside, Silver Music has put together a list of movies that feature classical music or highlight a musician, music teacher, or composer. (Ratings and streaming platforms are listed). Enjoy!

Fantasia 1940 version NR (Disney+)
Walt Disney’s timeless masterpiece is an extravaganza of sight and sound! See the music come to life, hear the pictures burst into song and experience the excitement that is Fantasia over and over again.

Fantasia 2000 version NR (Disney+)
Walt Disney’s animated musical masterpiece is an extravaganza of sight and sound-now brilliantly restored for the first time ever in high definition!

Abominable PG (Amazon Prime, Youtube, Vudu, Google Play)
When mischievous friends Yi (Chloe Bennet), Jin, and Peng discover a young yeti on their roof, they name him Everest and embark on a thrilling adventure to reunite the magical creature with his family. On the journey of their lifetimes, Everest helps Yi, Jin, and Peng unlock an inner bravery they didn’t know they had. Yi is also a violinist who misses her late father, who was also a violinist.

The Music Man NR (Amazon Prime, Youtube, Vudu, Google Play, iTunes)
Based on the Broadway musical, Harold Hill arrives in River City, Iowa masquerading as a band instructor and plans to con the townspeople into paying him to create a boys’ marching band and then leave town. Enjoy the music and songs from one of Broadway’s biggest hits.

The Sound of Music or Sing-Along Edition G (Amazon Prime, Youtube, Google Play, iTunes, Disney+)
Rodger’s and Hammerstein’s cinematic treasure is the true story of Maria (Julie Andrews), a spirited young Austrian Woman who leaves the convent to become a governess for Captain von Trapp’s (Christopher Plumber) seven unruly children. Enjoy some of the most beloved Broadway songs of all time!

Mr. Holland’s Opus PG (Amazon Prime, Youtube, Vudu, iTunes, Hulu)
A composer turned teacher spends 30 years in the classroom inspiring students.

Amadeus PG (Amazon Prime, Yutube, Vudu, iTunes)
Based upon a Viennese urban legend, this film recounts the downfall of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, as orchestrated by his nemesis, the less talented but politically favored Antonin Salieri.

School of Rock PG-13 (Amazon Prime, Youtube, Vudu, Google Play) iTunes, Hulu
Overly enthusiastic guitarist Dewey Finn (Jack Black) gets thrown out of his bar band and finds himself in desperate need of work. Posing as a substitute music teacher at an elite private elementary school, he exposes his students to the hard rock gods he idolizes and emulates, helping students get in touch with their inner rock ‘n’ roll animals.

Online Performances (NYC and beyond)

Boston Symphony Orchestra 
The Boston Symphony is posting audio from its archives daily.

Carnegie Hall
Carnegie Hall partners with medici.tv, making live webcasts of select Carnegie Hall concerts available to audiences around the world. Online Broadcasts

The Berlin Phiharmonic
Redeem the voucher code BERLINPHIL by 31 March and receive free access to all concerts and films in the Digital Concert Hall.

Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center
Every day at 12:30 PM (ET), CMS will be releasing daily chamber music performances and events, highlighting some of the 1,000+ works in our archive, including performances, lectures, and family programs. Check out their weekly curated playlists and daily releases of archival videos and audio. The Watch & Listen page also houses over a thousand videos of concerts, lectures, and masterclasses, as well as fifty years of audio recordings.

The Metropolitan Opera
You can stream handpicked past performances of the Met’s Live in HD series each night right from the organization’s website  metopera.org . The performances will go live at 7:30 p.m. ET and will remain active for 20 hours.

NPR
NPR Music is compiling a list of live audio and video streams from around the world, categorized by date and genre, with links to streaming platforms such as Facebook, Instagram and YouTube. Some will require registration or a subscription, but most will be free, often with digital tip jars and opportunities to directly support artists by buying music and merchandise. Online Concerts

NYPhil Plays On
A new portal for free digital content by the NY Philharmonic provides hours of digital content, including performance footage both past and new. Keep checking back here for updates.

San Francisco Symphony
“Keeping Score” project is streaming on the Symphony’s YouTube channel. 

Silkroad
Yo-Yo Ma’s organization is offering a virtual concert series. 

The Vienna Staatsoper
The Vienna State Opera is now opening its livestream archives, so that music lovers all over the world will still be able to enjoy opera and ballet. This online program will follow the originally planned schedule at the house. Streams start at 7 p.m. or 5 p.m. CET respectively (for Die Walküre, Siegfried, Götterdämmerung) and remain available for 24 hours.

92Y
Here’s where you can find new livestreamed concerts and events, highlights from the archives, family activities and ways the NYC community can gather together online.

 

ALL PROGRAMS ONLINE through Spring 2021

This 2020-2021 academic year, all lessons and classes will remain virtual for the health and safety of our families, faculty, and staff. 

Registration is open for our Spring Ready, Set, Play! program. Classes will be offered throughout the week and students will be grouped by age/experience. Late starts will be prorated.

On Saturdays, Violin/Viola, Flute, and Piano Readiness Classes will be offered.

Instrumental Lessons and Group classes are offered throughout the week. This year, online group classes have been shortened to 45 minutes for string players, and 30 minutes for piano students. (All flute, guitar, and beginning string groups will also be 30 minutes). We are also offering Suzuki group classes in select levels to string/flute students outside our instrumental program this fall.

One-on-One Composition Lessons are available in 5 week sessions. Music & Yoga classes are available in 10 week sessions. Music Theory is offered for multiple levels, in 7-week sessions.

Check out our Online Tips & Resources page to find helpful information regarding online lessons and additional resources to engage with music.

The best way to reach us while the school is online: silvermusic@silvermusic.org. Please don’t hesitate to contact us if you have any questions! 

We are thankful that we have music in our lives and in our homes to help keep us present and focused on what is beautiful. 

Our Fall Semester begins September 12th and ends January 15th. Our Spring Semester begins January 19th and ends June 6th. Our academic calendar is available online here.