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May 2025
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 2025 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 »Honors Program Student Recital
Student recital featuring students enrolled in the Honors Program. * Elena Collins, voice Ariana Thomas, piano Adele Xie, piano The Honors Program for gifted and committed students, selected through auditions, has produced prize-winning performers in national and international competitions. The program is designed for students 12 years or older who have been enrolled in private lessons for at least two semesters, have been recommended by their teacher, and are motivated, committed, and working up to their potential. Honors students perform stylistically…
Find out more »Honors Program Student Recital
Student recital featuring students enrolled in the Honors Program. * Adhijay Arvind, cello Madeline Margulis-Ohnuma, cello Luke Padovano, cello The Honors Program for gifted and committed students, selected through auditions, has produced prize-winning performers in national and international competitions. The program is designed for students 12 years or older who have been enrolled in private lessons for at least two semesters, have been recommended by their teacher, and are motivated, committed, and working up to their potential. Honors students perform stylistically…
Find out more »Suzuki Guitar Program Porch Party
Current and prospective Suzuki guitar students and their parents are invited to join us for a Suzuki Porch Party! Come learn more about our exciting plans for our 2025-26 Suzuki Guitar Program, and meet faculty and other Suzuki families!
Find out more »June 2025
Suzuki Strings Porch Party
Current and prospective Suzuki violin and cello students and their parents are invited to join us for a Suzuki Porch Party! Come learn more about our exciting plans for our 2025-26 Suzuki program, and meet Suzuki faculty and other Suzuki families!
Find out more »Honors Program Student Recital
Student recital featuring students enrolled in the Honors Program. * Melody Dong, violin Phoebe Lai, voice Chihoko Saito, piano Nikhil Saxena, cello The Honors Program for gifted and committed students, selected through auditions, has produced prize-winning performers in national and international competitions. The program is designed for students 12 years or older who have been enrolled in private lessons for at least two semesters, have been recommended by their teacher, and are motivated, committed, and working up to their potential. Honors…
Find out more »Honors Program Student Recital
Student recital featuring students enrolled in the Honors Program. * Audrey Li, viola Lucius Liu, piano Roland Sadre, piano Ciara Walker, voice The Honors Program for gifted and committed students, selected through auditions, has produced prize-winning performers in national and international competitions. The program is designed for students 12 years or older who have been enrolled in private lessons for at least two semesters, have been recommended by their teacher, and are motivated, committed, and working up to their potential. Honors…
Find out more »Flute Plus
Join us for our 48th Annual Celebration with special guest Rie Schmidt, founding member of Flute Force (est. 1981). View flyer here.
Find out more »Youth Orchestras Finale Concert
Featuring the Young People's Symphonette and Chamber Orchestra under the direction of Robert Schwartz and the Festival Orchestra under the direction of Leandro Gazineo. Also featuring the winners of the First Annual Concerto Competition Luke Padovano,cello Eliza Watkins , viola Program includes works by Beethoven, Kabalevsky, Bruch, Dvořák, Ravel, Márquez, and Rimsky-Korsakov. View flyer here.
Find out more »Honors Program Student Recital
Student recital featuring students enrolled in the Honors Program. * Meera Chari, cello Annika Yogaratnam, violin The Honors Program for gifted and committed students, selected through auditions, has produced prize-winning performers in national and international competitions. The program is designed for students 12 years or older who have been enrolled in private lessons for at least two semesters, have been recommended by their teacher, and are motivated, committed, and working up to their potential. Honors students perform stylistically diverse programs for…
Find out more »Honors Program Student Recital
Student recital featuring students enrolled in the Honors Program. * Natalie Jong, violin Elliott Levine, violin Zoe Verduin, violin The Honors Program for gifted and committed students, selected through auditions, has produced prize-winning performers in national and international competitions. The program is designed for students 12 years or older who have been enrolled in private lessons for at least two semesters, have been recommended by their teacher, and are motivated, committed, and working up to their potential. Honors students perform stylistically…
Find out more »Vocal Program Recital
Come hear students from the HBMS Vocal Program perform their year-end recital!
Find out more »Auditions: HBMS Orchestra Program Returning Students
Hoff-Barthelson Music School invites students in grades 6-12 to audition for our prestigious Youth Orchestra Program's Chamber Orchestra and Festival Orchestra. Request an audition time here. Audition requirements for returning students. One piece of your choice that showcases your technical and musical abilities An excerpt from the Orchestra’s 2024-2025 repertoire Auditions for students new to the Orchestra Program will be held on September 4, 2025, from 7-10 pm. Learn about the HBMS Youth Orchestras here.
Find out more »Suzuki Piano Program Porch Party
Current and prospective Suzuki piano students and their parents are invited to join us for a Suzuki Porch Party! Come learn more about our exciting plans for our 2025-26 Suzuki Piano Program, and meet faculty and other Suzuki families!
Find out more »Auditions: HBMS Orchestra Program Returning Students
Hoff-Barthelson Music School invites students in grades 6-12 to audition for our prestigious Youth Orchestra Program's Chamber Orchestra and Festival Orchestra. Request an audition time here. Audition requirements for returning students. One piece of your choice that showcases your technical and musical abilities An excerpt from the Orchestra’s 2024-2025 repertoire Auditions for students new to the Orchestra Program will be held on September 4, 2025, from 7-10 pm. Learn about the HBMS Youth Orchestras here.
Find out more »Juneteenth
Juneteenth - The School is closed for regularly scheduled lessons and classes.
Find out more »September 2025
Chamber Music Placement Meetings
Placement meetings for K-12 Chamber Music and Piano Ensembles for the 2025-26 school year. Learn more about the Chamber Music Program here. Schedule a Placement Meeting here.
Find out more »Chamber Music Placement Meetings
Placement meetings for K-12 Chamber Music and Piano Ensembles for the 2025-26 school year. Learn more about the Chamber Music Program here. Schedule a Placement Meeting here.
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