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| Motto: | Macte virtute sic itur ad astra (“Those who excel, thus reach the stars.”) |
| Established: | 1917 |
| Type: | Private |
| President: | Robert Sirota |
| Location: | New York City, New York, United States |
| Campus: | Urban |
| Website: | http://www.msmnyc.edu/ |
The Manhattan School of Music (MSM) is a music conservatory on the Upper West Side of New York City that offers degrees on the bachelors, masters, and doctoral levels in the areas of classical and jazz performance and composition. With a faculty of 275 and over 800 students from 40 countries, it has been rated by the U.S. News & World Report as having one of the lowest acceptance rates among undergraduate music programs in the United States. Additionally, the school also has a pre-college division which trains which trains 500 students per academic year.
Founded in 1917, the school is located on Claremont Avenue in the Morningside Heights neighborhood of New York City, adjacent to the campus of Columbia University, where it has been since 1969. Many of the students live in the school's residence hall, Andersen Hall. At the present time, 75 percent of the students come from outside New York State and 47 percent from outside the United States.
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History
The School was founded in 1917–1918 by Janet D. Schenck, pianist and philanthropist, as the Neighborhood Music School. It was located in a brownstone building on New York City's Upper East Side. Pablo Casals and Harold Bauer were among the first of many distinguished artists who offered guidance to the School. Eventually, its reputation for excellence extended throughout the greater metropolitan area, and its name was changed to Manhattan School of Music.
In 1943, the artistic and academic growth of the School resulted in a charter amendment to grant the bachelor of music degree. Two subsequent amendments authorized the offering in 1947 of the master of music degree and, in 1974, the degree of doctor of musical arts. In 1956, Dr. Schenck retired and John Brownlee, noted Metropolitan Opera baritone, was appointed director, a title later revised to president. President Brownlee initiated the idea of relocating the School to the Morningside Heights neighborhood; his death occurred only months before his efforts were realized. In 1969, George Schick, Metropolitan Opera conductor, accompanist, and distinguished opera coach, succeeded Brownlee as president and led the School's move to its present location. He created a wonderful opera program, while all other major school functions are managed by Senior Director Stanley Bednar.
John O. Crosby, founder and general director of the Santa Fe Opera, was appointed president in 1976. He was followed by Gideon W. Waldrop, who was appointed in 1986, and Peter C. Simon in 1989. On July 1, 1992, Marta Casals Istomin was named President, a position which she held until October 2005 when she retired.
As of October 2005, Dr. Robert Sirota, former director of the Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University, took over the presidency of the Manhattan School.
Manhattan School faculty are currently engaged in an effort to form a union under the auspices of the New York State United Teachers Union.
Prominent faculty
Current and former prominent faculty include:
Prominent alumni
Board of Trustees
The school's president is Robert Sirota and the Board of Trustees is chaired by David A. Rahm. Other members of the Board of Trustees include such notable persons as:
See also
References
- ^ Beckerman, Jim. "Ridgewood native is the voice of the Met", The Record (Bergen County), 28 July 2008. Accessed 29 July 2008.
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