Mannes School of Music, College of Performing Arts at The New School

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Mannes was the first college in America to offer a guitar major (1956) and the first to appoint a guitar ensemble as Ensemble-in-Residence (1987).  Mannes guitar graduates have won top prizes in major international competitions, teach at America's leading universities and conservatories, record for major labels, and perform at the world's leading festivals and concert halls.  Mannes provides a well-rounded musical education for all ages and levels: college, graduate, continuing, and pre-college.

Programs at Mannes College combine rigorous classical music conservatory training with a liberal arts curriculum, supported by the resources of a full university. Mannes promotes creativity and entrepreneurship and encourages students to make a positive difference in the rapidly changing world of music. The school offers the BM, BS, and undergraduate diploma in Orchestral Instruments, Piano, Harpsichord, Voice, Classical Guitar, Orchestral Conducting, Composition, and Theory.

Mannes College The New School for Music is dedicated to advancing the creative role of music in all aspects of a rapidly changing society. Mannes seeks to develop citizen artists who engage with the world around them in and through music, in traditional, new, and emergent forms of practice.

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Now in its second century of service to the community and the world of music, Mannes School of Music, is a music conservatory dedicated to providing a comprehensive, world-class education to aspiring musicians via its undergraduate and graduate programs. The Mannes Preparatory and Extension programs serve children and adults.

Career opportunities Include
Performance, Conducting, Composition, Musical Production, Teaching, Arts Administration
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Mannes College Guitar Faculty

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Michael Newman

Concerto soloist with Atlanta, Seattle, Rochester, Honolulu, and other symphony orchestras. Solo recitals at UCLA, Princeton University, and other venues. Prize winner, 1978 Toronto International Guitar Competition. Member, Newman & Oltman Guitar Duo, ensemble-in-residence at Mannes College The New School for Music since 1987. Recordings for MusicMasters/BMG and Shefield Audiophile. Master classes nationwide. Guitar faculty, Mannes College The New School for Music, since 1979; Chamber Music faculty, Mannes College, since 1994.


João Luiz

The newest member of the Mannes School of Music guitar faculty, João Luiz joins Michael Newman and the Newman & Oltman Guitar Duo at America’s first established guitar department.

João Luiz began to play the popular music of his native Brazil professionally during his childhood and was later trained in classical guitar by his mentor Henrique Pinto. Winner of the 2006 Concert Artists Guild Competition as a member of the critically acclaimed Brasil Guitar Duo, João Luiz has performed extensively in the United States, Asia, Europe and Latin America. As a performer and composer, he is equally at home with classical, Brazilian and world music; his solo guitar, guitar ensemble and chamber music repertoire covers all the main works in the guitar literature from Dowland to Berio and Brazilian rhythms from Choro to Baião. His versatility led him to be chosen to collaborate with Yo-Yo Ma and Carlos Prieto on a project to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the Cuban composer Leo Brouwer in a landmark concert in Cuba in 2014. 

His arrangements and compositions have been recorded and played by Marina Piccinini, Fábio Zanon, Paulo Martelli, Quaternaglia, Olson/De Cari Duo, Paquito D’Rivera, Clarice Assad, Bridget Kibbey, Jiji, Sybarite 5, The Newman & Oltman guitar duo, Aquarelle Guitar Quartet, and the New York City Classical Guitar Society. João Luiz’s Harp Concerto Recife written for Bridget Kibbey was premiered by the Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra in 2019. Recent commissions include works for the USC Thornton School of Music guitar department, Octeto Sicarú, GFA, and Duo Sonidos. João Luiz has recorded more than fifteen CDs playing solo, duo, trio and in quartet, most of which have featured his arrangements of classical or Brazilian works. João Luiz also formed the Trio Virado in 2011 with flutist Amy Porter and violist Juan Miguel-Hernandez to promote contemporary Latin American chamber music. The first CD of the trio, Mangabeira was released in the fall of 2015 featuring world premiere recordings of works written specially for the trio by Assad, Hand and Brouwer. 

João Luiz holds a master’s degree from Mannes School of Music as a student of Michael Newman, and as the recipient of the Augustine Foundation scholarship he earned his doctoral degree from Manhattan School of Music where he studied with David Leisner. Eager to expand the repertoire of his instrument, João Luiz has commissioned and premiered works written for him by Sérgio Assad, Leo Brouwer, Clarice Assad, David Leisner, Paulo Bellinati, Marco Pereira, Ronaldo Miranda, David Sampson, and Frederic Hand. João Luiz is the director of chamber music at CUNY Hunter College and also teaches guitar at Stony Brook University. 


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Ensemble in Residence
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Newman & Oltman Guitar Duo

Hailed as a “revelation to hear” by The Washington Post, the Newman & Oltman Guitar Duo’s phenomenal musicianship places them solidly at the top of their field. Their innovative programming, matchless technique and ensemble precision, combined with their commitment to expanding the repertoire for guitar duo, make them a chamber ensemble of world renown.

The Duo has served as Ensemble-in-Residence at New York’s Mannes College The New School for Music since 1987. Michael and Laura are artistic advisors to the D’Addario Foundation Performance Series at Carnegie Hall and are Artistsin-Residence at Lafayette College for 2013-14. They are founders and artistic directors of the New York Guitar Seminar at Mannes, Raritan River Music, and the Lanciano International Guitar Seminar in Italy.



Mannes guitar students outside the old 85th street campus

Mannes guitar students outside the old 85th street campus

Mannes Guitar Students

Each semester Mannes provides to all of its guitar students a number of great resources and opportunities:

  • Weekly private guitar lessons

  • Coaching in chamber music ensembles with other instrumentalists and singers.

  • Performing in concert as soloists and in ensembles at venues throughout the New York City metropolitan area.

  • Participate in guest master classes each year.

  • Receive career guidance through Mannes entrepreneurship training courses.

Other Mannes Guitar Teachers Throughout History

Thanks to the Mannes teachers who worked to create the Mannes legacy!

  • Alberto Valdes Blain

  • Leonid Bolotine

  • Frederic Hand

  • Herbert Levine

  • Terry Champlin

  • Roslyn Dlugin


Mannes Prep

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Mannes Prep combines a warm and supportive atmosphere with thorough pre-professional training. Our personal, continuing interest in the musical growth of each student is central to the spirit of Mannes.

Mannes Prep welcomes students ages 4-18 (pre-K through high school) at all levels, from absolute beginners through advanced students aspiring to professional careers. Each student's curriculum is individually tailored to include age- and level-appropriate class and ensemble assignments. Under the direction of a faculty dedicated to creating a feeling of community, students learn to encourage one another to reach their full potential.

Mannes Prep Guitar Faculty

Mariano Aguirre - Guitar Department Liason Mannes Prep Scott Jackson Wiley
Stanley Dorn
Joe Ravo
Francisco Roldán
Carlo Valte

Mannes Prep Guitar students and Faculty Mariano Aguirre after a masterclass with renowned guitarist, Judicaël Perroy.

Mannes Prep Guitar students and Faculty Mariano Aguirre after a masterclass with renowned guitarist, Judicaël Perroy.

For more information about Mannes Prep visit here: www.newschool.edu/mannes/prep/