The Orto Center - MSM Distance Learning

04/04/2023

Join us tonight for the 17th Annual International Student Concert at 7:30pm EDT! Students representing Cyprus, Chile, South Korea, Egypt, Germany, Italy, Türkiye, Latvia, and Poland will be presenting music from their home countries.

Produced in collaboration with the Office for International Student Services and the Orto Center for Distance Learning and Recording Arts.

03/30/2023

Spring is here and the Orto Center at Manhattan School of Music is in full swing! Connect with us for one of our award-winning on-demand Distance Learning programs for K-12 and adult learner audiences. There's still time to book a program before the school year ends and join in on the fun! View all of our program offerings here: https://www.cilc.org/ContentProvider/ViewContentProvider.aspx?id=99

03/20/2023

Last Friday was St. Patrick's Day and we felt like dancing a jig! Join us with our new dance and rhythm program Feet Got the Beat where students will learn different dances from around the world!

https://www.cilc.org/ContentProvider/Program.aspx?id=9401

03/17/2023

Today! Join Manhattan School of Music for the 3rd annual Northern Cadence International Jazz Series!

Also be sure to watch the combined concerts tomorrow night on the National Arts Centre / Centre national des Arts page! You won't want to miss it!

03/16/2023

Tomorrow at noon! Manhattan School of Music will participate in the 3rd annual Northern Cadence International Jazz Series, a special series of mini jazz concerts from three schools from different countries! Other schools are the Sibelius Academy, University of the Arts Helsinki (Finland) and Schulich School of Music of McGill University (Canada), hosted by the National Arts Centre / Centre national des Arts.

Watch last years performance and join us tomorrow!

Three mini jazz concerts from three schools in three different countries – hear them all now in this special event! The NAC presents Northern Cadence International Jazz Series 2022, hosted by NACO Music Director Alexander Shelley. This special jazz concert, features students and faculty from the S...

03/15/2023

This Friday at noon, Manhattan School of Music will participate in the 3rd annual Northern Cadence International Jazz Series, a special series of mini jazz concerts from three schools from different countries! Other schools are the The Sibelius Academy, University of the Arts Helsinki (Finland) and Schulich School of Music of McGill University (Canada), hosted by the National Arts Centre / Centre national des Arts. This year's band from MSM features current MSM students and faculty member and drummer Kendrick Scott!

To prepare for Friday's event, watch the 1st ever Northern Cadence concert! We hope you see you there!

The NAC presents Northern Cadence International Jazz Series, a special 90-minute jazz concert, featuring the Sibelius Academy in Helsinki, Finland, the Manhattan School of Music in New York, USA, and McGill University's Schulich School of Music in Montreal, Canada. Each school will present a jazz en...

03/10/2023

Alexander Shelley, conductor of the National Arts Centre Orchestra | l'Orchestre du Centre national des Arts connected with Manhattan School of Music students last year to discuss the life of being an orchestral musician. In this clip from a conversation with MSM faculty member Jessica Phillips, in collaboration with MSM's Center for Career Readiness & Community Impact, he speaks to the importance of mental health as a musician.

03/08/2023

Last Spring Manhattan School of Music Musical Theatre students connected with Daniel Bowling, Musical Theatre chair at the Royal Academy of Music. This was the first Distance Learning master class for our students and we look forward to many more in the future!

03/06/2023

The Orto Center has been busy this year holding wonderful master classes with our partners around the world! This week, we will be sharing some of our favorite moments. Be sure to stay tuned!

Click below to see what exciting master classes we have coming up in the next few months! All events are free and open to the public!

https://www.msmnyc.edu/programs/distance-learning/msm-students/

03/03/2023

Join us April 4 at 7:30pm for the 17th Annual International Student Concert livestream! This year, the concert will feature 10 students representing 10 countries from 4 different continents! You won't want to miss out!

02/28/2023

Did you know that jazz began in African-American communities in New Orleans in the late 1800s? Join us for History of Jazz: Swinging Through Time to learn more about America's cultural past, hear some popular tunes, and take a trip through time!

https://www.cilc.org/ContentProvider/Program.aspx?id=2746