Manhattan School of Music

Founded as a community music school in 1918, Manhattan School of Music is deeply committed to excellence in education, performance, and creative activity; to the humanity of the School's environment; to preparing our students to find their success; and to the cultural enrichment of the larger community. MSM is located in New York City’s Morningside Heights neighborhood and enrolls nearly 1,030 students in undergraduate, graduate, post-masters, and doctoral programs each year. Degree programs include performance (classical/jazz), musical theatre, contemporary performance, and composition. MSM students hail from nearly all 50 states within the United States and approximately 50 countries. This rich tapestry of backgrounds and cultures is foundational to MSM’s commitment to providing a welcoming and student-centered environment. MSM is proud of our community of distinguished, award-winning alumni working throughout and at the highest levels of the musical, cultural, educational, and professional industries. MSM offers a wide variety of performance opportunities which have been praised as a significant contribution to operatic life in New York City. Recent productions of Rusalka and Princess Ida: The Glow Up (2025) and The Cunning Little Vixen(2023) earned first place awards in the National Opera Association's annual production competition. Recent professional partnerships include BAM & BMP-What to wear; Jonathan Tetelman & Bernie Sanders at Carnegie Hall; Prabal Gurung's 2026 spring collection for NYFW; and a Lunar New Year Celebration at The Green Space with The Gerda Lissner Foundation Foundation & WQXR. Upcoming performances include Opera-In-Concert: Highlights from Carmen, with the MSM Symphony Orchestra; Bach Week: chamber music collaborations with MSM's Camerata Nova; the American premier of Raphael Fusco's An American Requiem at Merkin Hall; La Clemenza di Tito; Dark Sisters (Muhly/Karam); and La Périchole.