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***ATTENTION FAMILY EDITORS***
SPRING 2008 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS FOR KIDS AND FAMILIES
PRESENTED BY THE WEILL MUSIC INSTITUTE AT CARNEGIE HALL
The McGraw-Hill Companies CarnegieKids for Ages 3 to 6;
Family Concerts at Carnegie Hall for Ages 5 to 12
Plus: Free Neighborhood Concerts in All Five Boroughs of New York City
This spring, The Weill Music Institute at Carnegie Hall offers a variety of interactive and affordable events for kids and families, including McGraw-Hill Companies CarnegieKids, Family Concerts, and free Neighborhood Concerts in all five boroughs. With opportunities for preschoolers to adults, new listeners to emerging professional musicians, The Weill Music Institute plays a central role in Carnegie Hall’s commitment to making great music accessible to as many people as possible. For information on all of the programs of The Weill Music Institute, please visit www.carnegiehall.org and click on “Explore and Learn.”
The McGraw-Hill Companies CarnegieKids (Recommended for ages 3 to 6)
The McGraw-Hill Companies CarnegieKids program introduces children to one of the four instrument families of the orchestra and basic musical concepts through these fun, interactive 45-minute concerts. Children listen, sing, and move to engaging music and stories led by a host and small instrumental ensemble. Concerts take place in Carnegie Hall’s Kaplan Space and tickets are $6. This spring, The McGraw-Hill Companies CarnegieKids program features the percussion family of instruments.
Dates for Music Makers: The Percussion Family are:
Saturday, March 1 to Sunday, March 2 at 10:00 and 11:30 a.m.
Tuesday, March 4 to Saturday, March 8 at 10:00 and 11:30 a.m.
Tuesday, March 11 to Thursday, March 13 at 10:00 and 11:30 a.m.
Tickets, priced at $6, are available at the Carnegie Hall Box Office, 154 West 57th Street, or can be charged to major credit cards by calling CarnegieCharge at 212-247-7800 or by visiting the Carnegie Hall website, www.carnegiehall.org. Group sales are available through CarnegieCharge.
For more information, visit www.carnegiehall.org/carnegiekids.
Family Concerts (Recommended for ages 5 to 12)
Featuring music for the entire family, these one-hour, weekend afternoon concerts are designed for children ages 5–12 to experience the joy of attending a live musical performance. Programs in Carnegie Hall’s Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage and Zankel Hall showcase classical, jazz, and world music ensembles. Fun and engaging pre-concert activities allow children to meet artists one-on-one for an up-close look at the instruments they play. All tickets are affordably priced at $9. Family Concerts are sponsored by Bank of America, Carnegie Hall’s Proud Season Sponsor.
Spring 2008 Family Concert highlights include:
Sonidos Latinos
The Music of Latin America
Sunday, March 9 at 2:00 p.m. in Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage
Pre-concert activities begin at 12:30 p.m.
Michael Barrett, Co-Creator
Jamie Bernstein, Co-Creator and Host
Marco Granados, Co-Creator and Flutist
The Sonidos Latinos series originated at Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts in upstate New York and centers on the composers and music of Cuba, Brazil, Mexico, Argentina, and Venezuela. For this performance, Michael Barrett, renowned conductor and head of Caramoor Center, brings the Sonidos Latinos Festival Ensemble to Carnegie Hall for an exploration of traditional instruments from Latin American countries, narrated by Jamie Bernstein.
Brooklyn Youth Chorus
Exploring Sounds of the Human Voice
Sunday, April 6 at 1:00 p.m. in Zankel Hall
Pre-concert activities begin at 12:00 p.m.
Dianne Berkun, Artistic Director and Conductor
With a mission of helping children of all backgrounds realize their potential as musicians and as individuals, the Grammy Award-winning Brooklyn Youth Chorus Academy now stands as one of the country's leading youth choruses. Join us to explore the wide array of sounds that can be made with the human voice. This exciting exploration into the human voice will feature many opportunities for the audience to join in the fun of making music!
Orchestra of St. Luke’s
Symphony in Space
Saturday, April 26 at 2:00 p.m. in Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage
Pre-concert activities begin at 12:30 p.m.
John Morris Russell, Conductor
Explore the universe with John Morris Russell and the Orchestra of St. Luke’s on an extraterrestrial musical voyage. Striking NASA images are projected and set to music from Holst’s The Planets to Mozart’s Jupiter Symphony; selections by Bach and Dvořák that inspired astronauts and aerospace engineers; and popular selections from Star Trek and Star Wars.
Ensemble ACJW
Musicians of The Academy
Sunday, May 18 at 1:00 p.m. in Zankel Hall
Music for the whole family, performed by Ensemble ACJW. Come to Carnegie Hall for a fun, interactive concert performed by the musicians of The Academy—a program of Carnegie Hall, The Juilliard School, and The Weill Music Institute in partnership with the New York City Department of Education—young professional musicians who inspire the music students of the NYC public schools.
Neighborhood Concerts
Now in its 32nd season, Carnegie Hall’s Neighborhood Concert Series presents free concerts for New Yorkers of all ages in collaboration with museums; colleges; libraries; community, cultural, and religious centers; and shelters throughout the five boroughs. Neighborhood Concerts, which reflect both the diverse sounds of the city and Carnegie Hall’s ever-expanding programming, offer classical, Latin, jazz, tango, doo-wop, bluegrass, Brazilian, African, Indian, Caribbean music, and more! These concerts are free and open to the public with many geared toward younger audiences. Don’t miss these opportunities to hear world class musicians in your own backyard!
The spring Neighborhood concert schedule will include more than 50 performances including: Ensemble ACJW at Kingsborough Community College on March 27 and at Queens College on March 28, the Vijay Iyer Trio at the Flushing Branch Library on April 6, and Avantango at the Brighton Beach Branch of the Brooklyn Public Library on May 13.
For a full schedule of Carnegie Hall Neighborhood Concerts and venue information, please visit www.carnegiehall.org/neighborhoodconcerts. The complete spring schedule will be posted by February 15.
The Weill Music Institute at Carnegie Hall
The Weill Music Institute creates broad-reaching music education programs, playing a central role in Carnegie Hall’s commitment to making great music accessible to as many people as possible through creative musical interaction and inspiring lifelong learning. Educational programs are woven into the fabric of the Carnegie Hall concert season, with opportunities for preschoolers to adults, new listeners to emerging professional musicians. With its access to the world’s greatest artists and latest technologies, The Weill Music Institute is uniquely positioned to inspire the next generation of music lovers, nurture tomorrow’s musical talent, and shape the evolution of music education itself. The Weill Music Institute annually serves over 115,000 children, students, teachers, parents, young music professionals, and adults in the New York City metropolitan area, across the United States, and around the world.
Programs of The Weill Music Institute include: Family Concerts at Carnegie Hall and free Neighborhood Concerts in all five boroughs, which bring music to thousands within the greater New York City community each year. School-based programs enable students at all levels to participate in curricula that are age-appropriate, interactive, and conform to New York City, state, and national education standards. Professional Training Workshops connect emerging young musicians with internationally renowned artists. The Academy—a program of Carnegie Hall, The Juilliard School, and The Weill Music Institute in partnership with the New York City Department of Education—provides extensive performance opportunities and intensive music education training in an innovative new two-year fellowship for post-graduate musicians. The Weill Music Institute also brings its educational programs to national and international audiences, using web-based and distance-learning technology.
Program Information
THE MCGRAW-HILL COMPANIES CARNEGIEKIDS
Kaplan Space at Carnegie Hall
Music Makers: The Percussion Family
Saturday, March 1 to Sunday, March 2 at 10:00 and 11:30 a.m.
Tuesday, March 4 to Saturday, March 8 at 10:00 and 11:30 a.m.
Tuesday, March 11 to Thursday, March 13 at 10:00 and 11:30 a.m.
Tickets: $6
The McGraw-Hill Companies is proud to sponsor CarnegieKids.
CarnegieKids is supported, in part, by a generous endowment gift from Linda and Earle S. Altman.
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FAMILY CONCERTS – All tickets are priced at $9
Pre-concert activities for concerts in Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage begin at 12:30 p.m. Pre-concert activities for concerts in Zankel Hall begin at 12:00 p.m.
Sunday, March 9 at 2:00 p.m.
Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage
CARNEGIE HALL FAMILY CONCERT: SONIDOS LATINOS
Michael Barrett, Co-Creator
Jamie Bernstein, Co-Creator and Host
Marco Granados, Co-Creator and Flutist
The Music of Latin America
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Sunday, April 6 at 1:00 p.m.
Zankel Hall
CARNEGIE HALL FAMILY CONCERT: BROOKLYN YOUTH CHORUS
Dianne Berkun, Artistic Director and Conductor
Exploring Sounds of the Human Voice
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Saturday, April 26 at 2:00 p.m.
Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage
CARNEGIE HALL FAMILY CONCERT: ORCHESTRA OF ST. LUKE’S
John Morris Russell, Conductor
Symphony in Space
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Sunday, May 18 at 1:00 p.m.
Zankel Hall
CARNEGIE HALL FAMILY CONCERT: ENSEMBLE ACJW
Musicians of the Academy
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Family Concerts are sponsored by Bank of America, Carnegie Hall's Proud Season Sponsor.
Carnegie Hall Family Concerts are made possible, in part, by generous endowment gifts from Mr. and Mrs. Lester S. Morse, Jr., and the Henry and Lucy Moses Fund.
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NEIGHBORHOOD CONCERTS – Free and open to the public; please contact the performance venue for specific ticket reservation information
For a full schedule of Carnegie Hall Neighborhood Concerts and performance venue contact information, please visit www.carnegiehall.org/neighborhoodconcerts. Complete spring schedule will be posted by February 15.
Neighborhood Concerts are funded in part by the New York City Council and Department of Cultural Affairs.
Additional support is provided by the Max and Victoria Dreyfus Foundation.
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The Academy—a program of Carnegie Hall, The Juilliard School, and The Weill Music Institute in partnership with the New York City Department of Education—is made possible by a leadership gift from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
Major funding has also been provided by Mercedes and Sid Bass, The Kovner Foundation, Martha and Bob Lipp, The Peter Jay Sharp Foundation, The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, Judith and Burton Resnick, Susan and Elihu Rose, and Mr. and Mrs. Lester S. Morse Jr., with additional support from the Ella Fitzgerald Charitable Foundation, The Dana Foundation, Suki Sandler, and The William Petschek Family.
Ensemble ACJW performances are supported, in part, with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts.
Programs of The Weill Music Institute at Carnegie Hall are generously supported by the City of New York: Office of the Mayor, the Department of Cultural Affairs, and the New York City Council; and by the New York State Council on the Arts.
Bank of America is the Proud Season Sponsor of Carnegie Hall.
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Ticket Information
Tickets for The McGraw Hill Companies CarnegieKids and Carnegie Hall Family Concerts, are available at the Carnegie Hall Box Office, 154 West 57th Street, or can be charged to major credit cards by calling CarnegieCharge at 212-247-7800 or by visiting the Carnegie Hall website, www.carnegiehall.org.
Neighborhood concerts are free and open to the public. Please contact the concert venues for specific ticket reservation information.
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