Greenwich House Music School, Community music and arts school on Barrow Street, Greenwich Village, New York, United States
Greenwich House Music School is a music and arts education center in Greenwich Village offering instruction in multiple instruments, dance classes, and art programs. The building at 46 Barrow Street includes a concert hall and serves students of all ages.
The school was founded in 1905 by Mary Kingsbury Simkhovitch to provide music education for immigrant children. It grew from a broader community support initiative in Greenwich Village.
The Renee Weiler Concert Hall, a 90-seat room on the second floor with two Steinway grand pianos, hosts the Sound It Out avant-garde jazz series, which NYC Jazz Record ranked among the city's top five jazz venues. The school's Uncharted series gives local artists a place to premiere new work, and in 2014 the hall hosted Cafe Au Go Go Revisited, a homage to the Bleecker Street cafe that ran from 1964 to 1970.
The school is at 46 Barrow Street in Greenwich Village, and the Renee Weiler Concert Hall sits on the second floor, reached from the street entrance. Concerts run all year, including the Sound It Out jazz series and the annual Uncharted series, so check the programme before visiting.
The second-floor Renee Weiler Concert Hall seats 90 people and holds two Steinway grand pianos; the Uncharted series there has premiered new work by Marc Ribot, Emeline Michel and Bria Skonberg. In 2014 the school staged Cafe Au Go Go Revisited, a homage to the Bleecker Street cafe that ran from 1964 to 1970.
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