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“At MSM we promote the highest standards of excellence in our supportive atmosphere, infused with the incomparable creative energy of New York City.”

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President, Manhattan School of Music

MSM News

MSM Vocal Arts alumnus Daniel Espinal is named a winner of the 2024 Metropolitan Opera Laffont Competition

Tenor and MSM alumnus Daniel Espinal (BM '22) is one of five winners of this year’s Metropolitan Opera Laffont Competition. Each of this year's winners receives a $20,000 prize as well as a significant career boost from the renown and exposure that comes with winning such an important competition. The prestigious competition has launched the careers of many opera luminaries.

In Memoriam:
Faculty member Solomon Mikowsky (1936–2024)

To the MSM Community:
We write today to share the profoundly sad news that beloved piano faculty member Solomon Mikowsky – who possessed a singular pedagogical genius which he brought to his work at Manhattan School of Music for more than half a century – passed away on Friday, March 15.

MSM Audition Week 2024
“By The Numbers!”

While most current MSM students enjoyed spring break, the Admissions Team welcomed applicants and family members from across the globe to our campus for in-person auditions, which took place from February 26 to March 8. Nearly 2,000 talented musicians auditioned on campus where they were able to take campus tours and meet current students and others in the MSM Community. We’ve tallied it up, and here’s what this year's auditions looked like by the numbers!

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