The Glass Menagerie Downtown Community

Susan Glass has enjoyed a rich and varied career as a music educator, having taught children and adults in many diverse settings. She began her career at Little Red School House & Elisabeth Irwin High School, where she taught music and founded three children’s choruses, and an adult chorus, which became The Glass Menagerie. She was a longtime member of the faculty at the New York University Summer Kodály Institute. For several years she taught at the Gateway School of New York — a special setting for children with learning disabilities. She has returned to LREI as a Middle School and High School vocal teacher and choral director. Over the years, her students have participated in concerts with Pete Seeger and with Peter, Paul and Mary at Carnegie Hall, Avery Fisher Hall, and on PBS television. Susan is a frequent clinician and guest conductor throughout the United States.