A Series of Notable Directors
Lestor Cantor, a bassoonist, became Director after Mr. Powers, followed by John Winkelman (1979-81), and later Ed Houser (1981-1984).
Timeline Stories
Margaret Cramer joins GHMS as faculty and then Registrar
Margaret Cramer begins teaching flute in 1972, and in 1983 starts working in the front office, eventually becoming the school’s Registrar- a position she still holds to this day!
Marion Rous becomes the Director of GHMS
Succeeding Susan Dyer, concert pianist and lecturer Marion Rous became the Director of Greenwich House Music School in 1922. Rous was known for her lectures entitled “What Next in Music,” […]
Tuition in 1920
In 1920, private music lessons cost .60 cents for children and $1 for adults.
B.C. Vermeersch Becomes Director
B.C. was a founding member of the Coalition for Community Music Schools, and began the North River Chamber concert featuring contemporary composers and ensembles, such as Meredith Monk, David Behrman, […]
German Diez Becomes Piano Chair
Concert pianist German Diez joined GHMS as a piano faculty member in 1950 and became Chair of the piano department in 1968. Maestro Diez was born in Havana, Cuba on […]
Maxwell Powers Becomes Director
In the 1940s, composer Maxwell Powers became the Director of GHMS where he facilitated performances by prominent contemporary composers and musicians like Henry Cowell, John Cage, Morton Subotnick, and Edgard Varèse. Powers was […]
Composer Frank Wigglesworth
In 1946, composer Frank Wigglesworth joined the Music School faculty, where he studied with avant-garde composer Edgard Varèse. Wigglesworth played both the violin and viola and began composing at the […]
Greenwich House acquires 46 Barrow St
In 1928, Greenwich House acquired 46 Barrow St. and renovated the two buildings so they could stand together. The building reopened in September 1929, one month before the stock market […]
Move to Barrow Street
In 1913, Greenwich House acquired 44 Barrow St for a separate music school and opened GHMS the following year in 1914.