This past February, the Nelly Berman School of Music held one of its most successful annual faculty concerts on record. Thanks to the enormous support of our school community, including our wonderful board members, and local restaurants and businesses, our faculty played to a sold-out concert hall and families were able to mingle while partaking in our massive buffet-style food…
The Nelly Berman School of Music will be offering a number of online music programs, including online music lessons, online group theory classes, online performance classes, and an online “Practice-a-thon” Practice Challenge from March 13, 2020, until MontCo businesses reopen. According to our teachers who have been teaching online for years, there are many benefits to online lessons, including: Lessons can be recorded and students see their…
Earlier this year, the Nelly Berman School of Music held its “Celebration of the Arts” Music Competition, offering young music students the chance to work to prepare a piece at a high level, perform in front of a camera, get thoughtfully written feedback. Though our winners’ concerts, originally to be held at West Chester University on Sunday, March 15th, were…
GRAND PRIX WINNERS (Top three scorers overall) Congratulations to: Erica Clarke (piano student of Dr. Anna Kislitsyna) Caleb Uy (piano student of Dima Borisovsky & Elena Berman) Sophia Ma (harpsichord student of Dr. Anna Kislitsyna) PLATINUM WINNERS (All students who scored above 24 out of a total of 25) Erica Clarke (piano student of Dr. Anna Kislitsyna) Caleb Uy (piano…
This summer, the Nelly Berman School of Music will offer two one-week Summer Music Boot Camps, focusing on the music theory, history, and art trends of the Baroque through Modern music periods. The camp has a maximum of ten participants, ensuring individualized attention to each camper. Students who have done Summer Music Boot Camp in the past made tremendous progress…
The Nelly Berman School Classical Music Institute presents the “Celebration of the Arts” Festival Featuring the Pennsylvania Academy of Ballet Sunday, March 15, 2020 @ 3PM The Nelly Berman School Classical Music Institute is proud to present the “Celebration of the Arts” Festival, to be held as an online virtual concert on Sunday, March 15, 2020. In the “Celebration of the Arts”…
This year’s Annual Faculty Recital and International Food Reception will be on Sunday, February 23, 2020, at 6:00pm. The concert will feature performances by our highly-accomplished music faculty, who are graduates of top music conservatories in the United States and Russia, and some of whom who have international performing careers. The Nelly Berman School students will get to see their…
As part of our “Celebration of the Arts” Festival, the Nelly Berman School will be holding a music competition for our students to inspire them to strive for their highest potential as they work to master their instruments. On Sunday, March 15, 2020, Platinum, Gold and Silver prize winners will perform at our winners’ concerts at the 375-seat Madeleine Wing…
Can you believe it’s a new year and a new decade?! We here at the Nelly Berman School are super excited about all the events and classes we’ll be offering this winter semester! Our winter semester starts on Thursday, January 2, 2020, and concludes on Sunday, April 5, 2020. Please read on to learn more about how your child can become involved…
Congratulations to Chris Jung, who won the $1,000 1st Prize at the Rotary Club of Pottstown’s Performing Arts Competition! Congratulations to George Zhang (taught by Elena Berman), 7 years old, who competed in the Dorothy Sutton Festival and received a Superior Rating Award for his outstanding level of performance! He will advance to the state level. Pianist Chris Jung (taught…