ChamberFest

ChamberFest — Recital featuring students enrolled in the HBMS chamber music program.

Piano Master Class with Victor Rosenbaum

Master Classes are open to the public to observe free of charge. Master class coaching by guest artists has been part of Hoff-Barthelson’s curriculum since the School’s founding in 1944. This distinguished tradition continues this season with a roster of world-class musicians and educators including David Madsen, guitar; composers Nils Vigeland and Matt Browne; Almita...

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Music of Our Time Festival Student Composition Recital

The Music of Our Time Contemporary Music Festival – Student Recital featuring music composed by participants of the Compose Yourself! Project and HBMS Composition classes under the direction of Derek Cooper.

Music of Our Time Festival Student Recital

The Music of Our Time Contemporary Music Festival – Student Recital featuring Our Mentors in Modernism - Schoenberg, Ives, Stravinsky, Bartók, and Britten.

Music of Our Time Festival Student Recital: Micro-Commissions

The Music of Our Time Contemporary Music Festival – Micro-Commissions Project, a collaboration between HBMS and the Manhattan School of Music. Co-directed by Peter Seidenberg and Reiko Fueting, MSM’s head of composition, this initiative pairs ten HBMS students with ten MSM composers, who have written original works tailored to each student’s instrument and skill level....

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Music of Our Time Festival Large Ensembles Performance

The Music of Our Time Contemporary Music Festival – Student Recital featuring music composed between 1975 and the present. Featuring the world premiere of All the Sounds Around Her by Kian Ravaei Commissioned by HBMS for a student ensemble and made possible under the auspices of Hoff-Barthelson’s Wilma Machover Residency and Commission Program, this piece...

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Music Showcase Festival at Dorney Park

Members of the Young People's Symphonette and Chamber Orchestra travel to Dorney Park in Allentown, Pennsylvania to participate in the 2025 Music Showcase Festival where they will receive a year-end assessment by an outside panel focused on reinforcing skills that students have developed through their participation in the orchestras.

Honors Program Student Recital

Student recital featuring students enrolled in the Honors Program. * Elena Collins, voice Ariana Thomas, piano Adele Xie, piano The Honors Program for gifted and committed students, selected through auditions, has produced prize-winning performers in national and international competitions. The program is designed for students 12 years or older who have been enrolled in private lessons...

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Honors Program Student Recital

Student recital featuring students enrolled in the Honors Program. * Adhijay Arvind, cello Madeline Margulis-Ohnuma, cello Luke Padovano, cello The Honors Program for gifted and committed students, selected through auditions, has produced prize-winning performers in national and international competitions. The program is designed for students 12 years or older who have been enrolled in private lessons...

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