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January NYC Music Events

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

Flute Storytime 12/16

Flute Storytime

On Monday, December 16 from 4:30-5:00pm, join flutist, Zara Lawler, for our next session of Flute Storytime! This week’s session will feature a holiday story with festive music! 

This event will take place at our 72nd St location, 218 W 72nd St, #2FW. Flute Storytime is geared towards children 3-7 years old. $5 suggested donation.

RSVPs to silvermusic@silvermusic.org are appreciated

December NYC Music Events

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! 11/25

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.

October Music in NYC

Little Orchestra Society: The Three C’s

Sunday, Oct 6, Various times

Brooklyn Children’s Museum

The Little Orchestra Society is in residence at Brooklyn Children’s Museum for a series of family music workshops. Each session explores music of a different culture, engaging children, parents, and caregivers through movement, song, composition, and an introduction to world instruments.  This event explores, culture, classical music, and composing! FREE

Flute Story Time

Monday, Oct 7, 4:30pm

Silver Music 72nd St

Join our flute teacher, Zara Lawler, for 30 delightful minutes of flute-playing and story time. This is an opportunity to hear and see the flute up close and hear books come to life enhanced by flute music. This event will be geared towards children 3-7 years old. FREE

Powell Artist Flute Recital

Tuesday, Oct. 8, 6:30pm

Buffet Crampon NY Showroom

Powell Flutes Boston Artist Elise Blatchford, (a colleague of our flute teacher, Zara Lawler) will be giving a Flute Recital featuring Bach and a sonata by Carl Vine that sounds like video games! FREE

Juilliard Piano Faculty Quartet

Thursday, Oct 10, 7:30pm

Paul Hall

Juilliard faculty members and alumni will perform an evening of chamber music as part of the Daniel Saidenberg Faculty Recital Series. The program features Schumann’s Piano Quartet with composer/cellist Paul Wiancko’s American Haiku, and Ives’ complex Piano Trio. $10-$20

The Philadelphia Orchestra

Tuesday, October 15, 8pm

Carnegie Hall

Come hear one of America’s greatest orchestra with nearly 130 instruments on stage—including wind and thunder machines! The program will include Richard Strauss’ Eine Alpensinfonie and Bartok’s Piano Concerto No. 3. Tickets from $20.50

CMS Kids: Creative Creatures

Sunday, Oct 20, 11am

Rose Studio

Featuring host Rami Vamos and CMS Artists, each CMS Kids program is an inclusive concert experience adapted for neurodiverse audiences, including children with autism or other special needs. Tickets are $25

 

Little Orchestra Society

Saturday, Oct 19, various times

Kaye Playhouse

Entering its 72nd Season, Little Orchestra Society (LOS) is devoted to bringing innovative classical music concerts to young concertgoers and families, featuring music — from classical to jazz. Tickets start at $16

Voice Demos! 9/26 + 9/28

Check out Vocal Options at Silver Music!

Come learn more about the two new vocal programs we are offering this fall at Silver Music!

On Thursday evenings we will offer Kids’ Chorus for students aged 7+. Click here to learn more: https://silvermusic.org/kids-chorus/

On Saturday mornings we will offer Family Sing for adults and children aged 5+. Click here to learn more: https://silvermusic.org/family-sing/

This week we are offering Free Demo classes for both Kids’ Chorus and Family Sing! Check out what these classes are all about!

Please RSVP to silvermusic@silvermusic.org if you plan to attend either demo.
KIDS’ CHORUS DEMO:
Thursday, September 26
6:30-7:15pm
218 W 72nd St
Ages 7+
FAMILY SING DEMO:
Saturday, September 28
9:45-10:30am
218 W 72nd St
Ages 5+ (accompanied by an adult)

March Music Events in NYC

LiveSounds

Friday, Mar. 1, 7pm
Third Street Music School
Pianist Vanessa May-lok Lee and puppeteers Jacob Graham and Teddy Yudain perform a musical narrative inspired by the “choose-your-own-adventure” books that May-lok Lee loved as a kid. The audience gets to decide which path the puppets take within the narrative. FREE.


Music Across Borders

Saturday, Mar. 2, 2pm
David Geffen Hall
How is writing a symphony like playing a video game? In both you get to choose your own adventure! Find out where composers find inspiration, hear how melodies transform, and travel to new sound worlds. Tickets start at $15. Ages 6-12.

Yo-Yo Ma and Tchaikovsky

Wednesday, Mar. 6, 7:30pm
David Geffen Hall
Cello superstar Yo-Yo Ma and pipa virtuoso Wu Man join the Philharmonic for Zhao Lin’s colorful concerto, A Happy Excursion. The concert concludes with the melancholy sonic landscape of Tchaikovsky’s powerfully haunting Pathétique. Tickets start at $66.

Pre-College Symphony
Friday, Mar.8, 7:30pm
Alice Tully Hall
An exciting program performed by Pre-College students collaborating with professional musicians! Works include Tchaikovsky’s Romeo’s and Juliet, Mussorgsky’s Night on Bald Mountain, Rossini’s Overture to William Tell and Beethoven’s “Triple” Concerto. Tickets are $10 ($5 for students).

 

Children Concert: The Giving Tree

Sunday, Mar. 10, 11am
Interface NYC
Shel Silverstein’s timeless thought-provoking children’s book is reimagined set to the beloved music of Tchaikovsky. From Swan Lake to The Nutcracker to Sleeping Beauty, these classics will be performed by a clarinet and cello duo. Tickets are $12.

Silver Music String Festival

Sunday, Mar. 10, 4pm
American Academy of Arts and Letters
Hear ALL our string students perform in this incredible hall in traditional “play-down” format. Our youngest beginners and most advanced students will perform Suzuki repertoire as an ensemble, led by our wonderful teachers. Tickets are $10 (student performers receive 4 free tickets).

 

Sounds of the City in Flatiron

Saturday, Mar. 23, 4pm
PMT Dance Studio
Cellist Marta Bagratuni and pianist Audrey Abela will be joined by Hilary Castle (violin) and friends to explore all the sounds the city has to offer! Tickets are $30 (kids are free)

Open House 12/16

Join us for an Open House on December 16 from 4-4:30pm at our 72nd St location!

All ages welcome–come by to see our school, try an instrument, and learn more about our programs.

Our location is 218 W 72nd St, press buzzer #2RW to enter.
We are at the top of one flight of stairs, strollers may be left downstairs by the mailboxes.

Hope to see you on Sunday!

December Music Events in NYC

Shine and the Moonbeams
Saturday, Dec. 1, 11am
David Rubenstein Atrium at Lincoln Center
A soulful, groove-heavy R&B musical extravaganza in a rock ’n roll package, capturing the sweetness, uncertainty, and simplicity of youth. FREE (recommended for ages 2-5)

Accordion Holiday Concert
Sunday, Dec. 2, 6pm
Berg’n
A unique and jolly way to celebrate the season! Come sing holiday carols with 20+ accordion-players and other instrumentalists. Our program director, Blythe Bonnaffons, will be performing and MCing this event. Appropriate for all ages. $5-$10 sliding scale.

Nouveau Classical Project: Currents
Thursday, Dec. 6, 7:30pm
David Rubenstein Atrium at Lincoln Center
NCP has commissioned Currents, its latest evening-length performance featuring music for flute, clarinet, violin, cello, piano, and electronics by some of today’s most exciting composers: Olga Bell, David Bird, Gabrielle Herbst, and Isaac Schankler. FREE

Jazz for Kids
Sunday, Dec. 2, 9, 16, 2pm
Jazz Standard
The Jazz Standard Youth Orchestra, made up of talented youngsters between the ages of 11 and 18, provides the music including big band classics like “Cherokee” and “Billie’s Bounce.” Suggested donation $5.

Sonatenabend
Wednesday, Dec. 5, 6pm
Paul Recital Hall
Pianists from Juilliard’s Collaborative Piano department perform sonata repertoire in partnership with student instrumentalists. FREE.

Handel’s Messiah
Sunday, Dec. 8, 8:00pm
Carnegie Hall
Messiah has become the best known and most performed of all of Handel’s works, as well as the most performed choral work, throughout the world. Come hear the Cecelia Chorus perform this work at Carnegie and see if you can spot our viola teacher, Surai Balbeisi in the orchestra! Tickets start at $25.

Wednesdays at One: Juilliard Lab Orchestra
Wednesday, Dec. 12, 1pm
Alice Tully Hall
Juilliard artists share their talent with the community in these free, hour-long lunchtime concerts on Wednesday afternoons throughout the season. FREE.

Brandenburg Concertos
Wednesday, December 12, 6:30pm
Temple Emanu-El
Come hear the renowned St. Luke’s Orchestra perform one of the greatest works of the Baroque era, Bach’s Brandenburg Concertos, with each movement showcasing the virtuosity and distinct sonority of a different instrument. A perfect follow-up to our Faculty Concerts featuring concerti! FREE

Carnival of the Animals
Saturday, December 15, 1pm, 4pm
Miller Theatre at Columbia University
Miller’s annual holiday treat returns, a playful production that brings Camille Saint-Saëns’s beloved work to life—Carnival of the Animals. Experience the magic, as everyday objects take on new lives as lions, elephants, and birds, through the incredible vision of director Lake Simons and some of New York’s best puppeteers. $9-$30

Colonial Christmas
Saturday, December 15, 7:30pm
The Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine
Early Music New York presents 18th-century New England shape-note anthems and hymns sung by the men’s vocal ensemble, with English country dance tunes played by a band of fiddle, flute and bass. Tickets start at $20.

Holiday Brass
Sunday, Dec. 16, 3:00pm
David Geffen Hall
A family-friendly event for ages 4+, experience the power, brilliance, and virtuosity of the New York Philharmonic Brass and Percussion. $59

Home Alone in Concert
Thursday & Friday, Dec. 20-21, 7pm
David Geffen Hall
Don’t miss this holiday blockbuster as the Philharmonic performs John Williams’s score live to film. Tickets start at $45

November Music Events in NYC

Recital: Keiko Tokunaga, Violin
Saturday, Nov. 3, 6pm
Paul Hall
Pre-College and college alumnae Keiko Tokunaga and Mika Emily Sasaki present a recital featuring a work by Pre-College faculty member and college alumnus Evan Fein. FREE

The Melita Ensemble
Friday, Nov. 2, 7pm
The Church of St. Paul the Apostle
Come hear our viola teacher, Molly Goldman, perform with The Melita Ensemble on the Upper West Side!

Elena Moon Park: Rabbit Days and Dumplings
Saturday, Nov. 3, 11am
David Rubenstein Atrium
Elena Moon Park and Friends celebrates folk and children’s music from all over East Asia, reinterpreted to mix various musical traditions, languages, styles, and stories. FREE (ages 2-5)

Mozart for Munchkins: Jazz for Juniors
Saturday, Nov. 3, 4pm
Greenwich House Music School
MfM creates an interactive and engaging atmosphere in which families can experience and enjoy music! Each interactive performance is followed by an “instrument petting zoo” where everyone is welcome to try the instruments and meet the performers! Kids under 12: FREE, Adults: $30

Sonatenabend
Wednesday, Nov. 14, 6pm
Julliard
Pianists from Juilliard’s Collaborative Piano department perform sonata repertoire in partnership with student instrumentalists. FREE

Silver Music Faculty Recital
Saturday, Nov. 17, 5pm
218 W 72nd St
Come hear our faculty perform! One teacher from each of our departments (flute, violin, viola, cello, piano) will be performing a show piece or movement of a concerto. The recital will be interactive with questions and commentary specifically designed for our students. $12/advance, $15 at the door.

CMS Kids
Sunday, Nov. 18, 3pm
Daniel and Joanna S. Rose Studio
Program curated for ages 3-6 where families can explore the up-close and friendly world of chamber music in the intimate Rose Studio. $25

Juilliard String Quartet
Monday, Nov. 19, 7:30pm
Alice Tully Hall
Areta Zhulla and Ronald Copes, violins. Roger Tapping, viola. Astrid Schween, cello. Tickets start at $30 (15 for Juilliard Students)