Mannes is a unique place where you will receive intensive technical training on your instrument from a faculty of renowned revolutionary performers, who will also help you find your place in the landscape of contemporary music in New York City.
Our guitar faculty includes a preeminent collection of musicians. Mannes graduates Frederic Hand and Michael Newman, both of whom are legends in their own right, co-lead the Classical Guitar department. They are joined each semester by guest artists from all over the world who lead students in master classes. Recent visitors include Oscar Ghiglia, Roland Dyens, Benjamin Verdure, Eliot Fisk, and Scott Tennant and William Kanengiser, members of the Los Angeles Guitar Quartet. These masters are currently joined by our resident artists, the Newman & Oltman Guitar Duo.
With New York City as your classroom, you'll find ways to jump-start your career from the moment you set foot on campus. Play at landmark venues like Lincoln Center and Carnegie Hall. Collaborate in cutting-edge performances as part of our many ensembles, including Mannes American Composers Ensemble, the College of Performing Arts Theater Orchestra, and the New School Studio Orchestra. Gain the skills needed to start your own label, manage your own publicity, and create your own groundbreaking work. Take part in a culture of performance with programs like Guitar Studio, which features a concert for student soloists at the end of every semester along with one presented by Guitar Ensemble.
Learn to engage with the world through music while studying alongside star faculty. In our Bachelor of Music program, combine rigorous conservatory training with a range of complementary studies. Mannes' entrepreneurship courses give you the tools with which to make your own opportunities as an artist. Liberal arts electives at Lang and design electives at Parsons show you new ways to make an impact on a rapidly changing world through your art.
As a graduate student in our Master of Music program, you take part in an elite two-year program focused on advancing all aspects of your musical study and performance skills. The broad range of performance opportunities available prepare you for any career you can imagine as a professional artist.