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March Playing Party

January 27, 2021

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

Filed Under: Extracurricular, Spotlight, Upcoming

December Playing Party

November 18, 2020

Join us for our December 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:

December 21: Open to all ages and levels!
Date: Monday, Dec. 21, 2020*
Time: 8:00am
Host: Ellen Silver
Location: Zoom

*This month’s playing party is held on a Monday morning! December 21 is the last day of Silver Music classes before break, and the first official day of winter. Come celebrate the Winter solstice with music!

Filed Under: Extracurricular, Upcoming

Spring 2020 Honors

June 30, 2020

It has been a challenging spring and we are extra proud of all our students who met milestones in 2020!

Congratulations to our online Spring 2020 Twinkle Grads!:

Congratulations to online Book Recital students!:


 








 

 

 

 

Congratulations to our Practice Challenge Champions!
100 POINTS ACHIEVED!
Pippa C, flute
Zadie L, flute
Chase L, violin
Cora T, violin
Emily M, violin
Jackson H, violin
Lila Jane H, violin
Suzanna A, violin
Tristan V, violin
Lisa S, cello
Maddie Y, cello
Sebby K, cello
Nora B, piano

200 POINTS ACHIEVED!
Emery C, violin
Remi W, violin
Francie L, cello
Ollie W, cello

Congratulations to our online Suzuki 2020 Festival Participants!:

Filed Under: Extracurricular, On practicing, Spotlight, Upcoming

Online Performances (NYC and beyond)

March 24, 2020

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.

 

Filed Under: Extracurricular, Spotlight

ALL PROGRAMS ONLINE through Spring 2021

March 19, 2020

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.

Filed Under: Extracurricular, Spotlight, Upcoming

January NYC Music Events

December 19, 2019

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

Filed Under: Extracurricular, Spotlight, Upcoming

Flute Storytime 12/16

December 10, 2019

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

Filed Under: Extracurricular, Spotlight, Upcoming

December NYC Music Events

November 22, 2019

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

Filed Under: Extracurricular, Spotlight, Upcoming

All-Instrument Jam! 11/25

November 20, 2019

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.

Filed Under: Extracurricular, Spotlight, Upcoming

October Music in NYC

September 25, 2019

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

Filed Under: Extracurricular, Spotlight

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