Vocal Performance, Voice, Acting
Students at Mannes combine classical conservatory training and progressive approaches to music development. Whether performing at cultural institutions around New York City like Lincoln Center and Carnegie Hall or creating original works, students and faculty can draw on their rigorous, cross-discipline training to create groundbreaking work.
Explore student and faculty work, learning opportunities, and upcoming performances.
Arts Management and Entrepreneurship student tells the story of her country through music and collaboration.
MM Performer-Composer students present their work in online space.
Composer and Mannes School of Music faculty member Ruo Huang eflects on the meditative qualities of music.
Arts Management and Entrepreneurship student tells the story of her country through music and collaboration.
Mannes School of Music and Parsons School of Design collaborate on the opera Il Postino
Legendary vocal coach Arthur Levy helps students find their unique style
“I have a strong responsibility to prepare my students for the real world once they leave. I want them to think about all of the different choices they could make as musicians.” -Simone Dinnerstein
Perform at Lincoln Center and Carnegie Hall, apprentice with members of the Orchestra of St. Luke's, join the Martha Graham Dance Company in riveting productions, and take the stage with The Mannes Opera. Experience firsthand what it's like to be a working musician in one of the most vibrant music scenes in the world.
Don't just learn how to play your instrument; learn how to perform. Develop your artistry alongside peers from the College of Performing Arts, Parsons, and across The New School by creating multidisciplinary projects with theater directors, designers, and media students. Record an album with jazz students. Make new work with actors, writers, and directors. You'll never run out of opportunities to grow and showcase your talent in new and original ways.
Today's artists are makers and doers. Performers are composers, composers are improvisers, musicians are changemakers. At Mannes, you can develop your artistry through a curriculum that goes far beyond that of the traditional conservatory. In courses like The Stone Workshops, Improv Artists Lab, and The Digital Revolution, you'll have the opportunity to play alongside boundary-breaking artists and award-winning faculty members. Take courses that will challenge you to make music in new and inspired ways.
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