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May 2024
Music of Our Time Festival Large Ensembles Performance
The Music of Our Time Contemporary Music Festival – Student Recital featuring music composed between 1923 and the present. Featuring two world premieres: Three Eastern Episodes by Ke-Chia Chen Commissioned by HBMS for a student ensemble and made possible under the auspices of Hoff-Barthelson’s Wilma Machover Residency and Commission Program. Performed by HBMS cellists Sarah Rivas, Yasmin Yogaratnam, Vera Kolvalskya, Ryan Kaufman, Jad Benslimane, and Zack Gottesman and coached by Peter Seidenberg Suite Miniature by Joseph Fong Commissioned by and…
Find out more »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 2024 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.
Find out more »June 2024
From Prague to Budapest: Festival Orchestra Finale Concert
The Festival Orchestra concludes its 2023-24 season with "From Prague to Budapest" at the Performance Arts Center at Purchase College. Program: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Symphony No. 38, K 504 “Prague” Bohuslav Martinů - Concerto for Oboe H. 353, with guest soloist Gerard Reuter Zoltán Kodály - Dances of Galánta View flyer here. Program and soloist are subject to change.
Find out more »Vocal Program Recital
Come hear students from the HBMS Vocal Program perform their year-end recital!
Find out more »Flute Plus
Join in the fun of our 47th annual celebration of all things flute! Featuring a performance of Joseph Fong's award-winning composition “Suite Miniature” composed for the HBMS Flute Clubs, as well as performances by the Junior Flutes, Adult Flute Choir, and Flute Club. View flyer here.
Find out more »Suzuki Porch Party
Current and prospective Suzuki violin students and their parents are invited to join us for a Suzuki Porch Party! Come learn more about our exciting plans for our 2024-25 Suzuki program, meet Suzuki faculty, and other Suzuki families! RSVP here. View flyer here.
Find out more »July 2024
Summer Arts Program Begins
Hoff-Barthelson's popular Summer Arts Program for students entering grades 1-9 begins.
Find out more »Independence Day
Independence Day - The School is closed for regularly scheduled lessons and classes, and the Summer Arts Program is not in session.
Find out more »HBMS Flute Ensemble to Play at UN
We are thrilled to announce a special performance by the Hoff-Barthelson Flute Ensemble Program at the Opening of the United Nations High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development 2024. Led by Donna Elaine, our talented students will present an arrangement of Valerie Coleman's "Umoja," a powerful anthem symbolizing unity. Please join us in celebrating this momentous event on Monday, July 8th, around 11:00 am. You can watch the performance via UNTV webcast at https://webtv.un.org/en. Visit the live schedule starting at 10:00 am and find…
Find out more »Placement Auditions: HBMS Orchestra Program
Hoff-Barthelson Music School invites you to audition for our prestigious Youth Orchestra Program! Auditions for the Chamber Orchestra and Festival Orchestra will be held on Thursday, July 18, 2024, from 3:00 - 5:00 pm. Sign-up here. Audition requirements: Two pieces of your choice that showcase your technical and musical abilities Scales and Rolls Violin and Cello: One 3-octave scale of your choosing Viola, Bass, and Harp: One 2-octave scale of your choosing Winds and Brass: One 1-octave scale of your…
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