• Compose Yourself! Project Submission Deadline

    The annual Compose Yourself! Project Workshop is a unique and special opportunity for students to share their compositions with visiting professional composers/teaching artists and receive feedback. Submissions are due by February 15, 2025. Download the submission form here. The Compose Yourself! Project Workshop will be held on Saturday, March 8, 2025, from 1:00-5:00 pm.  

  • Composition Master Class: Compose Yourself! Project

    The HB Compose Yourself! Project is Hoff-Barthelson’s annual composition Master Class for young composers, directed by HBMS faculty member Derek Cooper and produced in collaboration with Copland House. The HB Compose Yourself! Project provides a rare opportunity for students to receive feedback from renowned, award-winning composers on works that they have written. This year’s guest...

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  • Elaine Stamas Chamber Music Residency

    The 2025 Elaine Stamas Chamber Music Residency offers 14 HBMS student ensembles the chance to perform for and receive coaching from musicians of the New York Philharmonic. These esteemed artists bring their deep expertise in ensemble playing, helping young musicians refine their technique, enhance their musicianship, and develop a deeper understanding of musical style. This...

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  • Violin Master Class with Almita Vamos

    Master Classes are open to the public to observe free of charge. Master class coaching by guest artists has been part of Hoff-Barthelson’s curriculum since the School’s founding in 1944. This distinguished tradition continues this season with a roster of world-class musicians and educators including David Madsen, guitar; composers Nils Vigeland and Matt Browne; Almita...

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  • Piano Master Class with Victor Rosenbaum

    Master Classes are open to the public to observe free of charge. Master class coaching by guest artists has been part of Hoff-Barthelson’s curriculum since the School’s founding in 1944. This distinguished tradition continues this season with a roster of world-class musicians and educators including David Madsen, guitar; composers Nils Vigeland and Matt Browne; Almita...

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  • C³: Concert · Clinic · Conversation

    Hoff-Barthelson Music School 25 School Lane, Scarsdale, United States

    Join us for an afternoon of discovery and inspiration as Hoff-Barthelson Music School partners with Caramoor to present C³: Concert · Clinic · Conversation, featuring the Poiesis Quartet, Caramoor’s 2025 Ernst Stiefel String Quartet-in-Residence. The program begins with a short concert, followed by a guided conversation with the Quartet, who will share insights into their...

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