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!

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

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)

Handel’s Messiah
Saturday, December 2, 7:30pm
Riverside Church
The Riverside Church and New Amsterdam Opera present Handel’s Messiah in the traditional Advent/Christmas format. Join in at the Hallelujah chorus! $35-$45

Reflections Series International
Saturday, December 2, 7:30pm
Goddard Riverside’s Bernie Wohl Center
Come hear internationally renowned violinist Gil Morgenstern and his special guest, cellist Alexis Pia Gerlach in a diverse program of music, ranging from Bach and Handel to today’s contemporary composers (Bruce Saylor, Chen Yi). $15-$30.

MSM Cello and Piano Recital
Sunday, December 3, 11:00am
Manhattan School of Music
Ellen Silver’s former cello student, Laura Melnicoff, will be performing in a student recital with pianist, Andrew King. Start your Sunday morning with works by Beethoven, Clementi, and Grieg. FREE.

BAC Holiday Concert
Sunday, December 3, 3:30pm
Local 61
If you find yourself in Brooklyn, join the Brooklyn Accordion Club as it presents a holiday concert featuring soloists and an accordion orchestra! You can sing along and spot our program director, Blythe Bonnaffons, in the ensemble. $10

Community Concert for a Cause
Friday, December 8, 7:00pm
Silver Music Tiemann Location
Hear Silver Music Faculty perform a rich program of cello, flute, and piano music at our second Community Concert for a Cause. The concert, Musicians Take a Stand for Refugees, will feature works by composers of different nationalities who emigrated to the United States. $10 suggested donation (all proceeds for this event will be donated to the International Rescue Committee)

Chanukah Festival
Sunday, December 10, 11:00am
92nd Street Y, Upper East Side
The day’s schedule of events is full of crafts, music, and games, including a live Chanukah Game Show and the chance to make your own holiday snacks. Stay for the Israeli folk dance performance and the opportunity to join in a charitable effort for those in need. All ages. $18

Christmas with Manhattan Chorale
Tuesday, December 12, 7:30pm
Lincoln Center
It will be an evening of Christmas anthems performed by Manhattan Chorale, members of the New York City Chamber Orchestra, brass, and organ. The program will include Britten’s Festival Te Deum, Mendelssohn’s There Shall a Star from Jacob, Tavener’s Ex Maria Virgine, as well as audience caroling and seasonal narration. $7 with the Promo Code: SVN07

Brandenburg Concertos
Friday, December 15, 7:30pm
Alice Tully Hall
Chamber Music Society features the complete Brandenburg Concertos, a well-known and loved collection of six instrumental works by Johann Sebastian Bach. $45-$90

Carnegie Hall Family Concert: My City My Song
Saturday, December 16, 12 pm & 3 pm
Zankel Hall
Three NYC-based artists perform in a participatory experience that provides children with the opportunity to discover music from different parts of the world that can be found right in their own city. Children ages 4-8 are exposed to folk songs from the country of Georgia, Freedom Songs from the Civil Rights Movement, and dance tunes from Haiti. $10 + Free pre-concert activities taking place one hour prior to the performance.

Pre-College Symphony
Saturday, December 16, 7:30pm
Peter Jay Sharp Theater
Be wowed by a 10 year old violinist played Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto in E minor along with Juilliard’s Pre-College Symphony. Also Beethoven’s 5th! FREE

The Nutcracker
November 25 through December 31
David H. Koch Theater
Embrace the season with the full production of The Nutcracker featuring Tchaikovsky’s iconic score. A few of our Silver Music students will appear on stage too!