[8] His music has been performed by Pierre Boulez,[9] Michael Tilson Thomas,[10] Tashi,[11] the Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson Trio and pop icons James Taylor and Sting.

[12] Across a successful career as a conductor, Silverman worked on the Tony, Drama Desk and Grammy Award nominated 1976 Joseph Papp production of The Threepenny Opera which starred in the lead role Raul Julia.

[16] Upon graduating Silverman became a regular concert guitarist and worked with the New York Philharmonic, the Boston Symphony Orchestra and The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center.

[16][19] Silverman taught at Tanglewood during the 1960s and in 1965 was appointed music director of The Lincoln Center Repertory Theater before joining Canada's Stratford Festival at the invitation of Glenn Gould.

[23] In 1971 Silverman, along with Lyn Austin and Oliver Smith, was a founding member of the Lenox Arts Center, later the Music Theatre Group.

Of Silverman's musical direction, Alan Rich of New York Magazine said, "This is strong, intelligent music-making, and it clarifies, more than any version I have heard live or on records, the stature of this dazzling score.

[13][14] During the 1980s, Silverman enjoyed a brief and successful directing career including an Obie award winning production of the Virgil Thomson and Gertrude Stein opera, The Mother of Us All in 1983.

[28][29] He also conceived and directed the 1986 music-theater piece Black Sea Follies at Playwrights Horizons[30][31] Aside from his involvement with theatre, Silverman has worked with several musicians as an arranger including a Grammy award-winning collaboration with James Taylor on Hourglass.

Hotel For Criminals by Richard Foreman and Stanley Silverman had its UK premiere in October 2016 at the New Wimbledon Studio directed by Patrick Kennedy.

'"[41] Other collaborations include Dream Tantras For Western Massachusetts, Hotel For Criminals, Madame Adare, The American Imagination, Africanus Instructus, Love & Science and Dr Selavy's Magic Theatre[42] which led to the New York Times describing Silverman as "the brightest talent in this medium to come along since Leonard Bernstein... he could turn out to be the later day Cole Porter.

"[43][44] Silverman has been influenced by the works of Baroque composers Handel, Henry Purcell, Austrian expressionist Arnold Schoenberg, French guitarist Django Reinhardt, songwriters Rodgers and Hart, and Cuban charanga.

Elephant Steps The Satyricon Dream Tantras for Western Massachusetts Dr. Selavy's Magic Theatre Hotel for Criminals The American Imagination Madame Adare The Columbine String Quartet Tonight Up from Paradise Africanus Instructus A Good Life Paradise for the Worried Love and Science Celebrating Stanley (Revue) Celebrating Silverman (Revue) Broadway Off-Broadway Repertory Theater of Lincoln Center Stratford Festival, Canada Guthrie Theatre.

New York Royal Shakespeare Company The Berkshire Theatre Festival Tenso Canso Planh The Midsummer Night's Dream Show Oedipus The King (Oratorio) Crepuscule The Charleston Concerto Variations on a Theme of Kurt Weill New York Shakespeare Festival Fanfare Chaconne in D minor (Arranged for Brass Quintet) Birthday Variations for Avery Fisher Trio No.