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Manhattan School of Music

EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION

Conservatory, founded 1917 by Janet D. Schenck.

Location:
Manhattan, NY

Founding Date:
1917

Motto:
Macte virtute sic itur ad astra

Enrollment:
800

Official Website:
http://www.msmnyc.edu/

STUDENTS

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Angelo Badalamenti
Composer
22-Mar-1937   Scored several David Lynch films
Angela Bofill
Singer
3-May-1954   I Try
Donald Byrd
Jazz Musician
9-Dec-1932 4-Feb-2013 Hard bop trumpeter
Harry Connick, Jr.
Singer
11-Sep-1967   Golden voiced singer/actor
Lee Curreri
Actor
4-Jan-1961   Bruno Martelli on Fame
Herbie Hancock
Jazz Musician
12-Apr-1940   Innovative jazz/fusion composer and pianist
Rupert Holmes
Singer/Songwriter
24-Feb-1947   The Piña Colada Song
Herbie Mann
Jazz Musician
16-Apr-1930 1-Jul-2003 Jazz flautist
Max Roach
Jazz Musician
10-Jan-1924 16-Aug-2007 Enduring jazz drummer

TEACHERS AND PROFESSORS

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Rose Bampton
Singer
28-Nov-1907 21-Aug-2007 Operatic soprano
Karl Schnabel
Pianist
6-Aug-1909 27-Aug-2001 Modern Technique of the Pedal
Dorothy Tree
Actor
21-May-1906 13-Feb-1992 City of Darkness

ADMINISTRATORS AND TRUSTEES

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
John McTiernan
Film Director
8-Jan-1951   The Hunt for Red October




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