Muhammad School of Music

Business Description

Henri Star Muhammad is an award-winning concert violinist, conductor, composer, recording artist, author, scholar, educator, founder and Maestro of Muhammad School of Music (MSOM).

As a professional violinist, Henri Star has mastered the most technically challenging pieces in violin literature.  Henri Star tours throughout the United States, has performed with numerous orchestras, and with such notable artists as Stevie Wonder.

As a professional educator Henri Star holds a Master’s of Science in Education, and is a New York State certified teacher of Violin.  In his 25 years of teaching he has lead violin programs in over 25 schools throughout Western New York and beyond.

During Henri Star’s classical music and violin study, he often found himself to be the only Black musician in the various orchestras he performed with. In 1999, a year after graduating from college he founded Muhammad School of Music (MSOM). MSOM has made it’s mission to inspire Black youth to take an interest in classical music.

Now celebrating 25 years, Henri Star and MSOM continues to serve students from Buffalo, the larger Western New York region, virtually through MSOM’s Virtual instruction platform, and students who travel into Buffalo from all over the country. In addition to weekly classes and instruction, Henri Star and MSOM present regular concerts and performance experiences throughout Western New York and nationwide.