Join us for our March Playing Party!

Playing Parties are an opportunity for students to come share music and support their peers! Everyone is invited to perform a piece for the group, or join just to listen. Please RSVP to silvermusic@silvermusic.org to receive the Zoom link.

Details below:

Open to all instruments, ages, and levels!
Date: Sunday, March 21, 2021
Time: 5:00pm
Host: Ellen Silver
Location: Zoom

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.

Poetry and Music
Friday, Jan. 3, 7pm
The New York Public Library
This evening of American poetry and Beethoven recordings focuses on the themes of healing, gratitude, and self-discovery, incorporating manuscripts and rare recordings from The New York Public Library’s archival collections. FREE

Backstage Violin Recital
Sunday, Jan. 5, 4:30pm
Silver Music Tiemann Place
Check out our newly renovated space at 45 Tiemann Place while enjoying works for violin and piano by one of our alumni violin students. The program will be less than an hour and a wonderful opportunity for our violin students to hear another student perform at a high level. FREE

Meet The Music! 
Sunday, Jan. 12, 2pm
Alice Tully Hall
Beethoven himself will appear in Alice Tully Hall to help a young pianist play his music as he meant it to be played. Tickets start at $10

APAP Showcase
Sunday, Jan. 12, 2:20-3:20pm
Ailey Studio Theatre
Come see and hear our flute teacher, Zara Lawler, perform in three collaborative performances (The Flute on Its Feet, Lawler + Fadoul and The Fourth Wall) featuring the flute, percussion and movement! Wonderful for our flute students and our RSP kids! FREE

ChamberFest2020
Wednesday, Jan. 15, 1pm
Alice Tully Hall
Juilliard artists share their talent with the community in these hour-long lunchtime concerts on Wednesday afternoons throughout the season. FREE

Sonatenabend
Wednesday, Jan 22, 6pm
Pianists from Juilliard’s Collaborative Piano department perform sonata repertoire in partnership with student instrumentalists. FREE

Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
Saturday, Jan. 25, 7pm
Orpheus performs the world premiere of Jessie Montgomery and Jannina Norpoth’s arrangement of Tchaikovsky’s The Seasons. This collection of piano miniatures is paired with Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons, performed by violinist Vadim Gluzman. Tickets start at $25

Chamber Music Recital

Sunday, Dec. 1, 12-5pm (various times)

Come hear Juilliard students perform chamber music in an hour long recital. A wonderful opportunity for our own Chamber Music students! FREE

Chloe Kiffer Violin Recital

Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2pm

Hear works by Strauss, Stavinsky, Ravel, and more! Performed by violinist Chloe Kiffer and pianist, Alexandre Moutouzkine.

Baroque Violin Recital

Tuesday, Dec. 3, 6pm

Interested in hearing what Baroque violin music actually would have sounded like? Come hear Julliard students perform works on Baroque violin. FREE

Young People’s Concerts: A Composer’s Toolkit

Saturday, Dec. 7, 2pm

David Geffen Hall

Audiences will explore how tradition and new concepts, from grand musical statements to atmospheric sounds, create a timeless art form. Music Director Jaap van Zweden conducts. Tickets start at $16

Candlelight Carol Festival

Sunday, Dec. 15, 4pm

Riverside Church

This service of music and light combines carillon, organ, harp, and all of the choirs of The Riverside Church. Musical prelude begins at 3:30 p.m. Tickets are $25-$35

Flute Storytime

Monday, Dec. 16, 4:30-5:00

Join us for 30 delightful minutes of flute-playing and story time. This session of storytime will feature one book about Christmas and one book about Hanukkah! $5 suggested donation

A City Singing at Christmas

Thursday, Dec. 19, 7pm

St. Patrick’s Cathedral

An evening of traditional and contemporary Christmas hymns and carols sung by The Young People’s Chorus of New York City. FREE

New York String Orchestra

Saturday, December 28, 8pm

Carnegie Hall

Come hear the New York String Orchestra perform Mendelssohn’s Sinfonia No. 10 in B Minor (written when he was just 12!), Brahms’ Symphone No. 1 and Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto performed by Shannon Lee. Tickets start at $12.50

ALL-INSTRUMENT JAM  at 72nd St!

Does your child play an instrument? Would they enjoy playing folksongs, simple tunes and Suzuki favorites in a mixed-instrument setting?

Join us for our second session of All-Instrument Jam on Monday, November 25 from 4:30-5:00 at our 218 W 72nd St! This event is for students who already play an instrument at a beginner-intermediate level. (Can your child play at least half “The Ants Song”? They are welcome to join!)

Come with your instrument and, if you have one, a favorite tune. Our teacher, Zara Lawler will lead the group in a jam session celebrating each instrumentalist and supporting children at multi-levels. Ideal for children 4-10 years old, and parents are welcome too!

Please RSVP in advance to silvermusic@silvermusic.org with you and your child’s name, age, instrument, and experience.