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(New York, NY; September 13, 2023)—This October, Carnegie Hall’s Weill Music Institute (WMI) offers free, interactive, and engaging events for families in the Hall’s Resnick Education Wing. Additional kid-friendly games, activities, and video series are available online for young music-lovers everywhere.

Family Day: 50 Years of Hip-Hop

On Saturday, October 7 from 12:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m., WMI invites children ages 3–10 and their caregivers to a free daylong open house as part of Family Day: 50 Years of Hip-Hop. This highly interactive, playful day will offer families a multitude of activities that celebrate this major musical milestone. Take a spin at being a DJ, make your own beats, learn about the history of hip-hop, dance and sing to live performances, and much more. Family Day is a fun-filled experience for the whole family, as children can explore their own creativity and learn alongside other children and families. Admission is granted on a first-come, first-served basis, and families are welcome to drop by for a visit or stay throughout the day for a musical journey of their choice.

Highlights of Family Day Include:

• Mainstage Performances
  Dance and sing along to the electrifying sounds of artists Divinity Roxx, DJ Perly, and more!
   
• Turntable Room
  Take a spin at being a DJ with guidance from artists including Trece Vasquez.
   
• Flex Dance
  Flex your best moves in this dance workshop with Flex Dance Program.
   
• Carnegie Hall Hip-Hop History Gallery
  Learn about some of the most exciting hip-hop artists who have performed at Carnegie Hall!
   
• Graffiti Art
  Create your own personalized artwork with artists from Graff Lab Studio.
   
• Beat Boxing
  Join Soul Science Lab in this interactive beatboxing and group freestyle experience.
   
• Quiet Zone and Family Care Room
  Shh ... Find a moment of calm in the Quiet Zone, designed for families seeking a quiet area or our Family Care Room, open to families attending to personal needs like infant feeding.
   

Camille’s Rainbow, Immersive Performance for Babies, Returns to Carnegie Hall

Camille’s Rainbow, a performance specifically designed for babies and toddlers (ages 0–2), co-commissioned by Carnegie Hall and Minnesota Opera, returns in October. This one-of-a-kind experience encourages creative play, as children explore a world of colors. In Camille’s Rainbow, Camille ventures on a journey to discover herself with the help of her colorful friends Yo, Roo, and Boo. The performances are highly interactive and invite audiences to tap into their imagination and be a part of the show. After a successful premiere last season, performances return this fall twice daily from Tuesday, October 31 to Saturday, November 4. Additional performances will be offered in April 2024. Click here for a special look into Camille’s Rainbow.

Photo: Richard Termine
 

Free Online Quizzes, Games, and Activities for Music-Lovers Everywhere

Children ages 5–12 everywhere can learn about music through highly interactive and fun activities online on Carnegie Hall Kids. Carnegie Hall Kids ignites imagination in children, offering activities that both encourage musical curiosity and develop knowledge of musical concepts. Test your musical prowess through popular quizzes such as Music in Outer Space, Weird and Wild Instruments, Animal or Instrument?, Name That Dance, and many more. Explore New York City, meet and “recruit” musicians from a variety of musical and cultural backgrounds, and create a composition to be performed on the stage of Carnegie Hall in the narrative game Tune Crafter. Learn about the geographic roots of musical traditions around the world or the instrument families that make up the orchestra through interactive maps. Sing and move to playtime songs with the help of special guests in the Sing with Carnegie Hall video series (ages 3–6).

Program Information

FAMILY DAY: 50 YEARS OF HIP-HOP

Saturday, October 7, 12:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
Resnick Education Wing

Free admission is granted on a first-come, first-served basis.
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CAMILLE’S RAINBOW

Tuesday, October 31, 2023 at 10:00 a.m.
Tuesday, October 31, 2023 at 11:30 a.m.
Wednesday, November 1, 2023 at 10:00 a.m.
Wednesday, November 1, 2023 at 11:30 a.m.
Thursday, November 2, 2023 at 10:00 a.m.
Thursday, November 2, 2023 at 11:30 a.m.
Friday, November 3, 2023 at 10:00 a.m.
Friday, November 3, 2023 at 11:30 a.m.
Saturday, November 4, 2023 at 10:00 a.m.
Saturday, November 4, 2023 at 11:30 a.m.
Resnick Education Wing

Emeline Michel, Camille
Eleni Arapoglou, Roo
Patrick Thompson, Boo
Juana Luna/Simi Murumba, Yo
Kristi Shade, Harp

This event is for babies and toddlers ages 0–2 and their caregivers; adults must be accompanied by a child aged 0–2 to attend this event. Registration for this free event is required of all attendees—including children—and is limited to a total of four (up to two children and two caregivers).

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About Carnegie Hall’s Weill Music Institute

Carnegie Hall’s Weill Music Institute (WMI) creates visionary programs that embody Carnegie Hall’s commitment to music education, playing a central role in fulfilling the Hall’s mission of making great music accessible to as many people as possible. With unparalleled access to the world’s greatest artists, WMI’s programs are designed to inspire audiences of all ages, nurture tomorrow’s musical talent, and harness the power of music to make a meaningful difference in people’s lives. An integral part of Carnegie Hall’s concert season, these programs facilitate creative expression, develop musical skills and capacities at all levels, and encourage participants to make lifelong personal connections to music.

More than 800,000 people each year engage in WMI’s programs through national and international partnerships, in New York City schools and community settings, and at Carnegie Hall. This includes more than 155 orchestras, music presenters, and education organizations in 40 states as well as internationally in 15 countries on 6 continents. WMI’s hands-on programs tap into the creativity of audiences of all ages, inviting them to make their own music in all genres, express their viewpoints, and raise their voices. WMI shares an extensive range of online music education resources and program materials for free with teachers, families, orchestras, arts organizations, and music lovers worldwide. As a leader in music education, WMI generates new knowledge through original research, which inform Carnegie Hall’s own programs and are also available as a resource to artists, organizations, and peers.

For more information, please visit: carnegiehall.org/education
 

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Family Days are made possible, in part, by endowment gifts from Linda and Earle S. Altman, The Irene Diamond Fund, Mr. and Mrs. Lester S. Morse Jr., and the Henry and Lucy Moses Fund.

Lead funding is provided by The ELMA Music Foundation (U.S.) and an anonymous donor through support for the Lullaby Project and Early Childhood Programs.

Major support is provided by Ardian US Foundation and Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF).

Carnegie Hall Kids is made possible by major funding from Fund II Foundation.