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October 2019
Halloween
School closed in observance of Halloween for private lessons (K- adult), Early Childhood Division and K-12 classes and ensembles. Some Adult Division classes are scheduled to meet. Please check with your instructor.
Find out more »November 2019
1944-45: Musical Lights in a Darkened Sky
Aaron Copland described musical creativity as “a confirmation of life.” While a group of Westchester visionaries succeeded during the seemingly endless dark days of World War II 75 years ago in establishing an artistic oasis that became the Hoff-Barthelson Music School, leading composers in the U.S. and Europe were producing thrilling, life-affirming musical works. Acclaimed pianist and lecturer Michael Boriskin leads a wide-ranging tour through some of the most iconic and remarkable music created during that notable year of 1944-45…
Find out more »Faculty Concert: A Musical Potpourri
The Hoff-Barthelson Music School Faculty Concert Series continues with a “Musical Potpourri” – an eclectic mix of musical selections, both familiar and new. Works to be performed include Louise Farrenc’s masterful Sextet in C minor, Opus 40; Maurice Ravel’s ingenious Piano Trio in A minor; Claude Debussy’s arrangement of Robert Schumann’s 6 Canonic Etudes for 2 pianos, Opus 56; and Joaquin Turina’s expressive and seductive Sonata for Violin and Piano, No. 2, Opus 82. Faculty performers are Elizabeth Condon, oboe;…
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