Bloomingdale School of Music
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Breath, Voice, and Memory (BSM Birthday Concert) at Bloomingdale School of Music
Bloomingdale School of Music 323 West 108th Street, New York, NY, United StatesA journey through works for clarinet, bassoon, and piano, revealing the expressive richness of chamber music across eras Suggested Donation $10 Photo Consent By attending this event, you consent to the taking of photographs, audio recordings, video recordings, and/or other digital images or recordings during this event by staff, volunteers, or outside media. Bloomingdale School...
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Beethoven and Strauss at Bloomingdale School of Music
Bloomingdale School of Music 323 West 108th Street, New York, NY, United StatesProgram Notes Violinist Rolf Schulte and pianist Judith Olson present a concert of two major works of the chamber music repertoire. Beethoven’s dramatic and turbulent Violin Sonata in C minor, written when the composer was forced to accept the inevitability of his deafness. Richard Strauss wrote his last major chamber work, the Violin Sonata, at...
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Piano, Percussion, & Electronics at Bloomingdale School of Music
Bloomingdale School of Music 323 West 108th Street, New York, NY, United StatesProgram Notes A concert program featuring four new and recent works for piano and percussion, each created in close collaboration with the composers. Interwoven with live and fixed electronic elements, the concert showcases a set of uniquely crafted pieces—each exploring a distinct sonic world and highlighting the rich, expressive potential of contemporary percussion and piano....
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Piano Project (Aaron Copland’s World: 125th Anniversary) Early and Late Shows, at Bloomingdale School of Music
Bloomingdale School of Music 323 West 108th Street, New York, NY, United StatesConcerts at 2 p.m., 4 p.m., & 6 p.m. Monica Verona, Artistic Director Photo Policy By attending this event, you consent to the taking of photographs, audio recordings, video recordings, and/or other digital images or recordings during this event by staff, volunteers, or outside media. Bloomingdale School of Music (Bloomingdale) may use, edit, alter, copy,...
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Love Stories at Bloomingdale School of Music
Bloomingdale School of Music 323 West 108th Street, New York, NY, United StatesThe works in this program all have a connection to various types of love stories. You will hear music for clarinet, violin, and piano by Johannes Brahms, Leah Finck, and Edward Knight in a program that is sure to warm your heart. Photo Consent By attending this event, you consent to the taking of photographs,...
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Salon Echoes: Schubert and Beyond, at Bloomingdale School of Music
Bloomingdale School of Music 323 West 108th Street, New York, NY, United StatesProgram Notes Step into the intimacy of Schubert’s Viennese salon with an evening of lyrical piano, beloved Lieder, and the joyful Trout Quintet. Paired with the haunting contemporary soundscape of Missy Mazzoli’s A Thousand Tongues, this program reflects on Romantic longing through both timeless and modern voices, uniting current and former BSM faculty in a...
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The Session: An Exploration of Fiddle Music, at Bloomingdale School of Music
Bloomingdale School of Music 323 West 108th Street, New York, NY, United StatesOverview A collection of fiddle and piano tunes Program Norwegian Dances by J. Halvorsen Allegro con brio Allegretto Fiddler on the Roof by J. Bock Arr. by J. Williams Ukulele Serenade by A. Copland Southland Sketches by H.T. Burleigh Andante Adagio ma non troppo Allegretto grazioso Allegro Ashokan Farewell from "The Civil War" by J....
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Shadows and Light: Music in a Divided Era, at Bloomingdale School of Music
Bloomingdale School of Music 323 West 108th Street, New York, NY, United StatesProgram Notes This program of works for flute and piano will explore the shifting artistic landscapes of early 20th-century Europe, embodied by beauty, upheaval, and resilience. Works will include Georges Hüe’s Fantaisie, Erwin Schulhoff’s Sonata for Flute and Piano, Lili Boulanger’s Nocturne, and Prokofiev’s Sonata in D major. Program Fantaisie for Flute and Piano (1917)...
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Bloomingdale Training Program Recital at Bloomingdale School of Music
Bloomingdale School of Music 323 West 108th Street, New York, NY, United StatesThe three concentrations of Bloomingdale Training Program (BTP) will come together to present a program of Strings, Guitar, and Piano
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Bowling with Mozart at Bloomingdale School of Music
Bloomingdale School of Music 323 West 108th Street, New York, NY, United StatesProgram Notes Kegelstatt is German for a nine-pin-bowling alley. The sublime trio composed for viola, clarinet and piano bears such title because it is believed that Mozart conceived it while playing rounds of bowling. The hasty handwriting of the autograph seems to prove this theory. Regardless, it is an unusual piece as it replaces the...
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The Piano Music of Bartok at Bloomingdale School of Music
Bloomingdale School of Music 323 West 108th Street, New York, NY, United StatesJudith Olson and her students perform solos and duets by 20th century Hungarian composer Bela Bartok, whose 400-plus works for piano include two landmark collections: "For Children," based on Hungarian and Slovakian tunes, and "Mikrokosmos" (Little World), miniatures in a world of compositional styles and techniques. The program includes selections from these sets, and from...
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Latin American and Chinese Musical Landscapes at Bloomingdale School of Music
Bloomingdale School of Music 323 West 108th Street, New York, NY, United StatesThis concert, featuring guitarist Dr. José Maldonado and pianist Dr. Weiwei Zhai, will showcase a blend of Latin American and Chinese compositions, celebrating the rich cultural heritage of both artists. The program includes solo and duo works by esteemed composers such as Manuel Maria Ponce (Mexico), Ernesto Cordero (Puerto Rico), Alonso Torres Matarrita (Costa Rica),...
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Violin and Piano Music from the 30s and 40s by American Composers, at Bloomingdale School of Music
Bloomingdale School of Music 323 West 108th Street, New York, NY, United StatesExperience the full range of the "American Sound" from the 30s and 40s in this recital of violin and piano music by all American composers. Violinist Veronica Carpenter is an impassioned violinist and music educator based in New York City. She has performed with such ensembles as the Flagstaff Symphony Orchestra and the Phoenix Symphony...
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Folk Music for Flute, Piano and Bassoon at Bloomingdale School of Music
Bloomingdale School of Music 323 West 108th Street, New York, NY, United StatesA celebration of folk-infused music written for flute, piano, and bassoon. Balladry of Europe and South America are highlighted in this tour de force. Program J.S. Bach Sonata in E minor Adagio ma non tanto Allegro Andante Allegro Valerie Coleman Danza de la Mariposa Heitor Villa-Lobos Bachianas brasileiras No. 6 Aria (Chôro) Fantasia Mel Bonis...
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Can We Go Home Again? Brahms to Schönberg, at Bloomingdale School of Music
Bloomingdale School of Music 323 West 108th Street, New York, NY, United StatesProgram Notes Less than twenty years separates Brahms's last piano composition and Schönberg's first venture into free atonality. Brahms was an heir of the tonal language, and dramatic possibilities, of Beethoven. Schönberg proposed to remove that harmonic motivation. If you remove the musical concept of "home," what is left? These two works, side by side,...
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Can We Go Home Again? at Bloomingdale School of Music
Bloomingdale School of Music 323 West 108th Street, New York, NY, United States“Less than twenty years separates Brahms’s last piano composition and Schönberg’s first venture into free atonality. Brahms was an heir of the tonal language, and dramatic possibilities, of Beethoven. Schönberg proposed to remove that harmonic motivation. If you remove the musical concept of “home,” what is left? I believe these two works, side by side,...
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Piano Project at Bloomingdale School of Music
Bloomingdale School of Music 323 West 108th Street, New York, NY, United StatesConcerts at 2 p.m., 4 p.m., & 6 p.m. Monica Verona, Artistic Director
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A Living Legacy: Violin-Piano Music from our American Contemporaries at Bloomingdale School of Music
Bloomingdale School of Music 323 West 108th Street, New York, NY, United StatesClaudia Schaer and Marc Péloquin present a recital of outstanding contemporary American Violin-Piano duos. A wealth of genres and styles are at our fingertips ... Philip Wharton's Tombeau de Ravel harkens back not just to the impressionist Ravel but also to baroque composer François Couperin, reminding us of the past with vivid fresh imagination. Drew...
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Instrument Discovery Day – For All Ages! at Bloomingdale School of Music
Bloomingdale School of Music 323 West 108th Street, New York, NY, United StatesInstrument Discovery Day Join for an exciting day of exploring different musical instruments at Bloomingdale School of Music! Whether you're a beginner or an experienced musician, this in-person event is perfect for anyone interested in discovering new sounds and expanding their musical horizons. You will get to try guitar, trumpet, flute, voice, piano, percussion, clarinet,...
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Piano Lecture and Recital with Guest Artist Chelsea Randall at Bloomingdale School of Music
Bloomingdale School of Music 323 West 108th Street, New York, NY, United StatesPianist Chelsea Randall, founder of the American Mavericks Project (AMP) dedicated to piano music by Black American composers, presents a lecture/recital spotlighting works by some of today’s most exciting contemporary Black composers, including Shawn Opkebholo, Krystal Flagstad, Joyce Solomon Moorman, Nkeiru Okoye, AMP’s 2024 Call for Scores winners Jeremiah Evans and Lawren Brianna Ware and...
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Piano Project 2025 at Bloomingdale School of Music
Bloomingdale School of Music 323 West 108th Street, New York, NY, United StatesJoin us for the 18th Annual Piano Project at Bloomingdale School of Music as we celebrate our 60th Anniversary! Enjoy performances by talented pianists on Saturday, March 15, 2025, with concerts at 2 p.m., 4 p.m., and 6 p.m., under the artistic direction of Monica Verona.
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Winter Chamber and Orchestra Recital at Bloomingdale School of Music
Bloomingdale School of Music 323 West 108th Street, New York, NY, United StatesThis 2024, Bloomingdale has been promoting the art of chamber music playing for students of all instruments, and encouraging folks to make music together — because at its heart, music-making is first and foremost a great social activity. Our ensemble participants range in age from grade school to adult — come and hear what community...
