Developing potential, enriching lives and creating community since 1944 
February 2023
HB Circle Pre-Concert Reception
Reception for HB Circle members prior to the start of the HB Artist Series Faculty Concert, which begins at 7:30 pm. The HB Circle is a community of parents, adult students, alumni, and community members who place a high value on music education and the lifelong joy of music. Members of the HB Circle advance the mission and values of Hoff-Barthelson Music School by offering expertise and counsel, supporting its annual fund, financial aid programs, and strategic initiatives, and/or serving…
Find out more »HB Artist Series: The Faculty in Performance
The 2022-2023 HB Artist Faculty Performance Series continues with pianists Vered Reznik and Eleonora Rotshteyn, violinists Eriko Sato and Lani King Chang, and cellist Michael Finckel performing works by Gershwin, Bach, Arensky and Glazunov. Joining the faculty are guest artists cellist Mark Humburg, pianist Elke Velazquez and violist Leslie Tomkins. Program and performers subject to change without notice. General admission: $20; HBMS Students: free of charge. RSVP and purchase tickets here. View flyer here.
Find out more »February Recess
February Recess - The School is closed for regularly scheduled lessons and classes.
Find out more »March 2023
HB Artist Series: The Faculty in Performance
The 2022-2023 HB Artist Faculty Performance Series continues with flutist Donna Elaine, pianists Rie Matsumoto and Eleonora Rotshteyn, guitarist Andrew Marino, and violinist Lani King Chang performing works by Richard Strauss, Manuel Ponce, Carlo Domeniconi and Astor Piazzolla. Joining the faculty are guest artists Jessica Westerman, piano; Shinjoo Cho, Bandoneon; and Alla Sherbakov, violin. Program and performers subject to change without notice. General admission: $20; HBMS Students: free of charge. RSVP and purchase tickets here. View flyer here.
Find out more »Composition Master Class: HB 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 Master Class is open to the public to observe free of charge, but reservations are required. RSVP here.
Find out more »Violin Master Class with Kelly Hall-Tompkins
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. Master classes are an enlightening experience for students and audiences alike. After months of careful preparation, students perform for, and then receive feedback and guidance from a master teacher who challenges the student to think in new and critical ways about the piece they’ve prepared. The results are…
Find out more »Baroque and Beyond Festival Student Recital
Student recital celebrating music composed from 1600-1750; featuring music of great Germanic composers Bach, Telemann, and Handel, as well as masters from other lands. View flyer here. The Baroque and Beyond Festival is made possible, in part, with a grant from the Westchester Community Foundation, a division of The New York Community Foundation.
Find out more »Baroque and Beyond Festival Student Recital
Student recital celebrating music composed from 1600-1750; featuring music of great Germanic composers Bach, Telemann, and Handel, as well as masters from other lands. View flyer here. The Baroque and Beyond Festival is made possible, in part, with a grant from the Westchester Community Foundation, a division of The New York Community Foundation.
Find out more »Baroque and Beyond Student Recital
Student recital celebrating music composed from 1600-1750; featuring music of great Germanic composers Bach, Telemann, and Handel, as well as masters from other lands. View flyer here. The Baroque and Beyond Festival is made possible, in part, with a grant from the Westchester Community Foundation, a division of The New York Community Foundation.
Find out more »Baroque and Beyond Student Recital
Student recital celebrating music composed from 1600-1750; featuring music of great Germanic composers Bach, Telemann, and Handel, as well as masters from other lands. View flyer here. The Baroque and Beyond Festival is made possible, in part, with a grant from the Westchester Community Foundation, a division of The New York Community Foundation.
Find out more »Baroque and Beyond Student Recital
Student recital celebrating music composed from 1600-1750; featuring music of great Germanic composers Bach, Telemann, and Handel, as well as masters from other lands. View flyer here. The Baroque and Beyond Festival is made possible, in part, with a grant from the Westchester Community Foundation, a division of The New York Community Foundation.
Find out more »Baroque and Beyond Student Recital
Student recital celebrating music composed from 1600-1750; featuring music of great Germanic composers Bach, Telemann, and Handel, as well as masters from other lands. View flyer here. The Baroque and Beyond Festival is made possible, in part, with a grant from the Westchester Community Foundation, a division of The New York Community Foundation.
Find out more »Baroque and Beyond Student Recital
Student recital celebrating music composed from 1600-1750; featuring music of great Germanic composers Bach, Telemann, and Handel, as well as masters from other lands. The recital will include a performance by the HBMS Clarinet Club - Daniel Spitzer, Director View flyer here. The Baroque and Beyond Festival is made possible, in part, with a grant from the Westchester Community Foundation, a division of The New York Community Foundation.
Find out more »Baroque and Beyond Festival Student Recital
Student recital celebrating music composed from 1600-1750; featuring music of great Germanic composers Bach, Telemann, and Handel, as well as masters from other lands. View flyer here. The Baroque and Beyond Festival is made possible, in part, with a grant from the Westchester Community Foundation, a division of The New York Community Foundation.
Find out more »Baroque and Beyond Festival Student Recital
Student recital celebrating music composed from 1600-1750; featuring music of great Germanic composers Bach, Telemann, and Handel, as well as masters from other lands. View flyer here. The Baroque and Beyond Festival is made possible, in part, with a grant from the Westchester Community Foundation, a division of The New York Community Foundation.
Find out more »Family Concert
Each year Hoff-Barthelson provides a delightful opportunity for family members – students, siblings, parents, grandparents, cousins – to perform together at our Family Concert.
Find out more »April 2023
Spring Recess
Spring Recess - The School is closed for regularly scheduled lessons and classes.
Find out more »HB Artist Series: The Faculty in Performance
The 2022-2023 HB Artist Faculty Performance Series concludes with Jennifer Tibbetts, soprano; Peter Seidenburg, cello; Kathryn Jones, piano; and Joseph Piscitelli, flute; Jamie Reynolds, jazz piano; and Ed Palermo, saxophone. Program and performers subject to change without notice. General admission: $20; HBMS Students: free of charge. Additional information coming soon.
Find out more »Piano Master Class with Ruth Slenczynska
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. Master classes are an enlightening experience for students and audiences alike. After months of careful preparation, students perform for, and then receive feedback and guidance from a master teacher who challenges the student to think in new and critical ways about the piece they’ve prepared. The results are…
Find out more »May 2023
Wind Ensemble Year End Concert
Hoff-Barthelson's Wind Ensemble performs its year end concert.
Find out more »ChamberFest
Chamberfest — Recital featuring students enrolled in the HBMS chamber music program.
Find out more »Flute Master Class with Jennifer Grim
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. Master classes are an enlightening experience for students and audiences alike. After months of careful preparation, students perform for, and then receive feedback and guidance from a master teacher who challenges the student to think in new and critical ways about the piece they’ve prepared. The results are…
Find out more »Young Composer’s Recital
The Music of Our Time Contemporary Music Festival – Student Recital featuring music composed by the School’s youngest composers under the direction of Derek Cooper.
Find out more »Compose Yourself! Project Student Recital
The Music of Our Time Contemporary Music Festival – Student Recital featuring music composed by participants of the Compose Yourself! Project under the direction of Derek Cooper.
Find out more »The Music of Our Time Student Recital
The Music of Our Time Contemporary Music Festival – Student Recital featuring music composed between 1922 and the present.
Find out more »All That Jazz!
The Music of Our Time Contemporary Music Festival – Student Recital featuring the HBMS Jazz ensembles performing music composed between 1922 and the present.
Find out more »Music of Our Time Student Recital
The Music of Our Time Contemporary Music Festival – Student Recital featuring music composed between 1922 and the present.
Find out more »Music of Our Time Student Recital
The Music of Our Time Contemporary Music Festival – Student Recital featuring music composed between 1922 and the present.
Find out more »The Music of Our Time Student Recital
The Music of Our Time Contemporary Music Festival – Student Recital featuring music composed between 1922 and the present.
Find out more »Music of Our Time Student Recital
The Music of Our Time Contemporary Music Festival – Student Recital featuring music composed between 1922 and the present.
Find out more »Music of Our Time Student Recital
The Music of Our Time Contemporary Music Festival – Student Recital featuring music composed between 1922 and the present.
Find out more »Suzuki String Spring Recitals
Student recital featuring performances by students enrolled in the Suzuki Strings Program. Recitals will be held in the Joan Behrens Bergman Auditorium at: 10:30 am 12:00 pm 1:30 pm Learn more about Hoff-Barthelson’s Suzuki Program for violin, viola, cello, piano and flute! Interested families are invited to attend today’s recitals as audience members and to participate in a Suzuki Program Information Meeting and Q&A from 1:00-1:30 pm.
Find out more »Suzuki Program Information Meeting
Learn more about Hoff-Barthelson’s Suzuki Program for violin, viola, cello, piano and flute! Interested families are invited to attend today’s recitals (Suzuki Strings: 10:30 am, 12:00 pm or 1:30 pm; Suzuki Piano: 3:00 pm) as audience members and to participate in a Suzuki Program Information Meeting and Q&A from 1:00-1:30 pm.
Find out more »Compose Yourself! Project: Composer Panel Discussion
Part of the Music of Our Time Festival.
Find out more »Suzuki Piano Spring Recital
Student recital featuring performances by students enrolled in the Suzuki Piano program. Learn more about Hoff-Barthelson’s Suzuki Program for violin, viola, cello, piano and flute! Interested families are invited to attend today’s recital as audience members and to participate in a Suzuki Program Information Meeting and Q&A from 1:00-1:30 pm.
Find out more »Memorial Day Weekend
Memorial Day Weekend - The School is closed for regularly scheduled lessons and classes.
Find out more »June 2023
Juneteenth
Juneteenth - The School is closed for regularly scheduled lessons and classes.
Find out more »
