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    Bed-Stuy’s Oldest Piano Studio Still Creating Young Maestros, after Nearly a Century

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    The Patricia F. Robinson Music Studio on Monroe Street – a steadfast pillar in Brooklyn’s music community — is celebrating nearly a century of developing musicians and music leaders with performances by a group of gifted students, aged 13 and under, in the prestigious Carnegie Hall’s Weill Hall, on Saturday, June 8, 2024 at 1pm.


    These gifted young music artists, all students of the Patricia F. Robinson Music Studio, will showcase their musical prowess by playing piano with an orchestra, among other instruments while performing a range of music genres at the concert. Ms. Robinson is warmly inviting the public to come out in support of these young musicians “as they take center stage to embark on an exciting musical journey.”

    Patricia F. Robinson


    That journey began in 1930 in Bedford Stuyvesant, when Ms. Robinson’s late mom opened her music practice. Since then, thousands of students of all ages have played on Ms. Robinson’s pianos in her brownstone, “a beacon of musical education and hope,” located at 590 Madison Street in Brooklyn.


    The Studio’s programs focus on fostering a love for music in children and providing them with opportunities to explore their talents, according to the school’s press announcement: “This upcoming performance at Carnegie Hall is a testament to the Studio’s success in achieving its mission: Enriching the community and the lives of our young people.”


    The event also underscores the ongoing dedication of the Patricia F. Robinson Music Studio to provide high-quality music education to children in the Bed-Stuy community and beyond. The Studio also is committed to offering enriching cultural experiences that, according to Ms. Robinson, “inspire students to develop their musical abilities, stimulate their creativity, and cultivate a lifelong love of music and the arts that will last a lifetime.”


    For information on the Patricia F. Robinson Music Studio, please call 917-214-7297.
    Donations to the school are welcome to this school that provides scholarships to those young music-lovers in need.


    Note to readers: Our Time Press profiles Mrs. Robinson on May 30, and she will be a Guest Editor in one issue devoted to Music Month during our month-long salute to Juneteenth and June Men’s Month.

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