The audio excerpts on this page are from performances given by Manhattan School of Music students, faculty, and invited guests. A wide variety of ensemble types, historical periods, genres, and styles are represented here to give the listener a sample of the rich musical life at Manhattan School of Music

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Clip No.	Performers	Composers	Composition	Excerpt Length	Performance Date	Listen to Recording (.mp3 file)
1	MSM Chamber Sinfonia David Hoose, Conductor	W.A. Mozart	Overture to Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute)	6:38	February 19, 2010	Listen >
2	MSM Opera Theater Laurent Pillot, Conductor Lori Guilbeau, Soprano	Gabriel Fauré	Pénélope, "Vous n'avez fait qu'éveiller dans mon sein..." (Act I, Scene 4)	1:57	December 9, 2009	Listen >
3	Jane Monheit and the MSM Jazz Philharmonic Orchestra Justin DiCioccio, Conductor	Cole Porter (arr. Nelson Riddle)	Night and Day	4:32	March 24, 2010	Listen >
4	MSM Afro-Cuban Jazz Orchestra Bobby Sanabria, Conductor	Ray Santos (arr. Danny Rivera and Bobby Sanabria)	3-D Mambo	3:57	October 23, 2009	Listen >
5	MSM Symphony Orchestra Kurt Masur, Conductor	Antonín Dvořák	Symphony No. 8 in G Major, op. 88 III. Allegreto grazioso.	6:36	March 28, 2008	Listen >
6	MSM Chamber Sinfonia Sidney Harth, Conductor	W.A. Mozart	Symphony No. 41 in C Major, K. 551 ("Jupiter") IV. Molto Allegro	8:26	January 30, 2009	Listen >
7	MSM Symphony Orchestra Joana Carneiro, Conductor Rachel Calloway, Mezzo-Soprano	Hugo Wolf (arr. Steven Stucky)	Die ibr Schwebet um diese Palmen from Spanisches Liederbuch (World Premiere)	2:35	February 13, 2009	Listen >
8	Glenn Dicterow/Lisa Kim, Violin Karen Dreyfus/Irene Breslaw, Viola David Geber/Julia Lichten, Cello	Johannes Brahms	String Sextet No. 1 in B-flat Major, op. 18 IV. Rondo: Poco allegretto e grazioso	3:01	February 11, 2009	Listen >
9	Manhattan School of Music Charles Mingus Student Jazz Ensemble	Charles Mingus	Jump Monk	11:15	February 21, 2009	Listen >
10	MSM Symphony Orchestra John Nelson, Conductor	Ludwig van Beethoven	Symphony No. 3 in E-flat Major, op. 55 (“Eroica”) I. Allegro con brio	16:02	November 16, 2009	Listen >
11	MSM Symphony Orchestra and Chamber Chorus Philippe Entremont, Conductor	Maurice Ravel	Suite No. 2 from Daphnis et Chloé	16:22	January 28, 2010	Listen >