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IN MEMORIAM: Karen Ritscher (1952–2025)
Manhattan School of Music mourns the loss of viola faculty member Karen Ritscher, on July 15, 2025. A gifted violist, inspiring teacher, and cherished member of the MSM community, Karen brought profound musical insight, warmth, and joy to all who knew her. Her legacy—as an artist, educator, and mentor—will continue to resonate in the lives of her students, colleagues, and friends for years to come.
News Release: Manhattan School of Music Announces Fully Online Bachelor of Fine Arts for Performing Artists
The flexible new “degree completion program” will allow experienced performing artists to transform their work experience into academic credit via the School’s groundbreaking Prior Learning Assessment, propelling students towards a Bachelor of Fine Arts in as little as one year. Learn more here.
News Release: Jim Saltzman is Appointed Dean of Jazz Arts at Manhattan School of Music
The acclaimed composer, conductor, and saxophonist succeeds Ingrid Jensen and will assume the role effective July 1, 2025. Hailed by the Boston Globe as a “postmodern jazz saxophonist [who] plays with passion and intensity” and by All Music as “a force to be reckoned with,” Dr. Saltzman has taught at MSM for 14 years (starting on the Precollege faculty in 2011 and joining the Jazz Arts faculty in 2015).
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