David Greer News

Bloomingdale School of Music is pleased to announce that they are the grateful recipients of the Baisley Powell Elebash Capital Grant for capital improvements to their Upper West Side home.

Bloomingdale School of Music are the recipients of the Baisley Powell Elebash Capital Grant for capital improvements to their Upper West Side home.

Bloomingdale School of Music was featured in an all-new extended segment as part of the 11th season of NBC Universal's George to the Rescue. Now a new Steinway & Sons tour segment features a beautiful look at what goes into making a piano, with a mini reveal at the end.

Bloomingdale School of Music's first virtual community concert and spring benefit Bloomingdale ONLINE on April 16, 2020 raised more than $30,000 in support of the school's Student Scholarship Fund. The evening was broadcast via Zoom to an audience of several hundred live viewers throughout the country.

Bloomingdale School of Music was featured in an all-new episode as part of the 11th season of NBC Universal's George to the Rescue. The episode premiered in various markets beginning Saturday, April 11, 2020. For more information, @George2Rescue on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter or Youtube.

Bloomingdale School of Music announces a virtual community concert and spring benefit Bloomingdale ONLINE on Thursday, April 16, 2020 at 7pm. The evening will be broadcast via Zoom and attendance is FREE and available by registering at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/bloomingdales-virtual-spring-gala-fundraiser-tickets-102045767638.

Bloomingdale School of Music will be featured in an all-new episode as part of the 11th season of NBC Universal's George to the Rescue.

Bloomingdale School of Music will be featured in an all-new episode as part of the 11th season of NBC Universal's George to the Rescue.

The Tyler Clementi Foundation was honored at Moving with the Spirit, a dramatic performance and fundraiser organized by the Gay Fellowship at Blessed Sacrament Church. The event was be a celebration of New York City Pride Week and the 50th Anniversary of the Stonewall riots.

Abingdon Theatre Company presented a one-night only reading of Steel Magnolias, by Robert Harling, directed by Blanche Baker on Monday, May 20th at 7pm at The Lucille Lortel Theatre (120 Christopher Street.)

On Saturday, May 18,2019, Bloomingdale School of Music students will participate in the 19th Annual Performathon where they will perform 10 hours of music in 2 community locations to raise funds for the student Scholarship and Financial Aid Fund, enabling their less fortunate classmates to access to high quality music instruction. Sign up or sponsor a student and support BSM scholarships!

Come celebrate the legendary American composer Joan Tower. Regarded as one of the most important American composers living today, Joan Tower will join Bloomingdale School of Music faculty members violinist Claudia Schaer, bassoonist Gili Sharett and pianist Marc Peloquin in a celebration of her birthday and a tribute to her unique and beautiful artistry. Joan Tower has made lasting contributions to musical life for the past half century. With her iconic Silver Ladders, she was the first woman to win the prestigious Grawemeyer Award, and the recording of her Made In America won three different Grammy awards.

Bloomingdale School of Music (BSM)  is pleased to host 2018-19 Exploring the Metropolis Composer in Residence Taylor Brook in a free workshop for young composers on the use of electronics on March 5, 2019 at 7:00 pm. Featured as part of the event will be Taylor's composition, 'Alluvium.' The workshop will be held at BSM's David Greer Recital Hall located at the school's home site located at 323 West 108th Street, between Broadway and Riverside Drive in Manhattan.

Abingdon Theatre Company, in association with Paul Boghosian and Jim Kierstead, Executive Producer, will present a special one-night only concert of Tonya & Nancy: The Rock Opera, a darkly comedic original musical done with a great deal of heart, with libretto and concept by Elizabeth Searle and music by Michael Teoli, on Monday evening, February 4, 2019 at 7:00 p.m. at the Lucille Lortel Theatre (121 Christopher Street).

Bloomingdale School of Music (BSM)  is pleased to host 2018-19 Exploring the Metropolis Composer in Residence Taylor Brook in a free workshop for young composers on the use of electronics on March 5, 2019 at 7:00 pm. Featured as part of the event will be Taylor's composition, 'Alluvium.' The workshop will be held at BSM's David Greer Recital Hall located at the school's home site located at 323 West 108th Street, between Broadway and Riverside Drive in Manhattan.

On Saturday, May 19,  Bloomingdale School of Music students will perform 12 hours of music in 3 community locations  to raise funds for the student Scholarship and Financial Aid Fund, enabling their less fortunate classmates to experience and engage in high quality music instruction.    

Abingdon Theatre Company has launched its 25th Anniversary main stage season with The Gentleman Caller, the New York premiere production of a new play by Philip Dawkins. Check out photos from opening night below!

Bloomingdale School of Music is pleased to continue its Faculty Focus Performance Series with a solo concert by piano faculty member Nuno da Silva Marques in a program devoted to the works of the great pianist/composers Frederic Chopin, Enrique Granados and Sergei Rachmaninov. Their music for piano as well as their own virtuosity at the instrument influenced generations of composers and pianists. The concert will be held in the David Greer Recital Hall located at the school's home site at 323 West 95th Street, between Broadway and Riverside Drive in Manhattan. Seating is limited.

Bloomingdale School of Music (BSM) is pleased to continue its mini-series celebrating the music of women composers with a concert entitled, The Music of Rebecca Clarke on Friday, March 9th at 7:00 pm.  This free concert will be held at the David Greer Recital Hall at the school's home site at 323 West 108th Street in Manhattan. Seating is limited. Led by BSM piano faculty member Tim McCullough and joined by mezzo soprano Lara Nie and violist Ann Roggen, the program shines a spotlight on the music of the English/American composer Rebecca Clarke and features vocal settings of poems by William Shakespeare and William Blake as well as the epic Viola Sonata.  

Bloomingdale School of Music (BSM) is pleased to continue their free concert series with By The Water, a program that shines a light on the music of women composers performed by the Chartreuse String Trio. the Chartreuse String Trio, features BSM violin/viola faculty member Carrie Frey, joined by violinist Myra Hinrichs and cellist Helen Newby. This free concert on January 12, 2018 at 7:00 pm will be held at the David Greer Recital Hall at the school's home site located at 323 West 108th Street (off of Broadway) in Manhattan. Admission is FREE and seating is limited.