We are very excited to congratulate and present the participants in our bi-annual Music Technique Skills-Building Scales & Studies Competition, judged by NBS faculty members Dr. Marianna Prjevalskaya (piano), Dr. Igor Resnianski (piano), Irina Rostomashvili (strings), and Dr. Meghan Woodward (winds). The Nelly Berman School is proud to be one of the few community music schools in the United States to have a unique…
We are very excited to announce our judges and present our participants for our Fall 2020 Music Technique Skills-Building (MTSB) Scales and Studies Competition! The Nelly Berman School is proud to be one of the few community music schools in the United States to have a unique program like this in our curriculum and program offerings. We hope that this program continues…
The Nelly Berman School of Music is proud to be one of the few community music schools in the United States to have a unique music technique program in our curriculum and program offerings. This program is based on the education that our Russian-trained teachers have themselves received, which includes rigorous training of having biannual juries with studies, scales, arpeggios, and more.…
Alyssa Gabrilovich (junior piano) won the 2019-2020 Eastern Sectionals of the Music Teacher’s National Association Performance Competition, the biggest nationwide music competition for secondary school, college, and post-collegiate level musicians. She was invited to the finals, originally to be held in Chicago in March 2020. She also received Honorable Mention at the Princeton Festival’s Piano Competition in the open class.…
NBS student Anushka Chakraborty was recently chosen among the top 7 middle school students for the New York Times Podcast Contest, from over 1300 total participants and 450 in her age category. Her podcast topic was “Bach’s Mystery: A Small Piece Of A Larger Puzzle”. In her monologue, she discussed specific details of Bach’s keyboard music, tried to solve the…
Since its founding in 1983, the Nelly Berman School of Music has organized biannual student concert, which are open to all students at the school. The “Rising Stars” concerts have been a staple of the NBS program for the past 40 years. These concerts give all of our teachers and students a platform to showcase their musical accomplishments. For the past few years,…
The Nelly Berman School is proud to welcome Sir Julian Milkis to our clarinet faculty, by special arrangement, giving our students the opportunity to take lessons from one of the most prominent solo clarinetists of the 21st century. Mr. Milkis’ impressive sound, a virtuosic technical ease and a musical imagination has captivated critics and audiences alike around the world, He carries…
We are very excited to congratulate and present the participants in our first bi-annual piano and strings Music Technique Skills-Building Competition, judged by NBS faculty members Dr. Anna Kislitsyna (piano), Elliot Mallard (strings), Dr. Igor Resnianski (piano), and Irina Schuck (strings). The Nelly Berman School is proud to be one of the few community music schools in the United States to have a unique program…
Since its founding in 1995 by Nelly and Elena Berman, the NBS Classical Music Institute (NBSCMI) has helped thousands of musically gifted students achieve their musical potential through its 501(c)(3) scholarship fund. This year marks the first time the scholarship auditions were ever held virtually. This spring, we are honored to announce that Ian Hobson, winner of the 1981 Leeds…
Updated December 23, 2020 Dear NBS Community, The Nelly Berman School of Music is currently offering both virtual & in-person lessons, at each teacher’s discretion. Click below for the school’s guidelines and procedures for in-person lessons: If you have any questions, please contact the office by email at [email protected]. Thank you for your support during this difficult time! We look…