"Seeing Notes"
“Seeing Notes” explores the FMDG Music School’s century-long mission to provide music education to blind and visually impaired students. Founded in 1913 by philanthropists Winford and Edith Holt, the school is renowned for its inclusive approach and supportive community. Interviews with faculty, students, and alumni highlight the school’s impact and the unique, family-like atmosphere it fosters. Directed by Vytas Čuplinskas, this video captures the essence and profound impact of the FMDG Music School.
The Fil at The Met
Videos from The Filomen M. D’Agostino Greenberg Music School’s partnership with The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Youth and Adult Students
The Guavatones (Maya Graves, Matthew Herrera, Iolanta Mamatkazina, Madeline Mau, Diana Murray, Vinnie Wang)
“White Winter Hymnal” (Music & Lyrics by Fleet Foxes)
Jillian Raquet, vocalist
“No One Else” (music & lyrics by Dave Malloy)
FMDG Music School Vocal Ensemble
“A Festive Pat-A-Pan” (Trad. French Carol, arr. Tom Fettke and Thomas Grassi)
“Quizas, Quizas, Quizas” by Osvaldo Farrés
Haowen Deng, piano
Beethoven: “Six Variations on ‘Nel cor piu non mi sento”
Alumni
2025 BMF International Music Festival for the Blind
Sergei Lyapunov: Piano Concerto No. 2 in E Major, Op. 38
Yerko Difonis, piano
George Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue
Matthew Whitaker, piano
FMDG Music YouTube Channel
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