October 16, 2025

More than 20 MSM college alumni are performing at Merkin Concert Hall at the Kaufman Music Center this season, which runs through June 6, 2026.

The MSM alumni performing at Merkin Hall this season are listed below, in order of performance date.

View the full season here.

Busy Being Free: Great Singer-Songwriters of the 1960s & 70s

Sean Hartley (MM ‘89), host

Sean will also host the following programs:

• “The Last 25 Years: Broadway Close Up” on October 27
• “The Gershwin Brothers: The Art of Collaboration” on February 1
• “Dorothy Fields: The Sunny Side of the Street” on March 1
• “Stephen Schwarts: Magic To Do” March 22

Modus Operandi Orchestra on October 15

Dr. Justin Bischof (BM ’90, MM ’92, DMA ’98), Artistic Director & Conductor

Join MOO for their return to Merkin Hall in a concert featuring
performances of Mozart’s:
Symphony No. 40 K 550
Violin Concerto No. 5 K 219 featuring Chloé Kiffer (MM ’14, PS ’15), Violin, MSM faculty
Symphony No. 41 “Jupiter” K551

View the concert flyer here.

Simone Dinnerstein, piano & Baroklyn on October 21

• Simone Dinnerstein (P ’89), piano and conductor
• Monica Davis (BM ’09), violin
• Celia Hatton (MM ’13, PS ’14), viola

Victoria Shereshevskaya, mezzo-soprano on October 28

Featuring Chloé Kiffer (MM ‘14, PS ‘15), violin

New York Festival of Song: South America, North America – A Love Story on November 20

Shelén Hughes (BM ’18, MM ’20), soprano

Osvaldo Golijov: Dreams and Prayers of Issac The Blind on December 15

Marcus Stevenson (P ’17), viola, Ivalas Quartet

Ivalas Quartet on January 13

Marcus Stevenson (P ’17), viola

New York Festival of Song: Fugitives on February 12

Justin Austin (BM ’14, MM ’17), baritone

Paquito D’Rivera, clarinet on February 13

Paquito D’Rivera (HonDMA ’18)

New York Festival of Song: Poulenc/Sondheim on April 7

Christine Price (BM ’14), soprano

Chanticleer on April 21

Adam Brett Ward (BM ’03), countertenor

Chanticleer will also perform at Trinity Church on April 22nd.

100 Years of American Piano Music: Anthony de Mare, piano

Anthony De Mare (BM ’80), piano, MSM faculty