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The Academy Begins Its 2008-09 Season
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—THE ACADEMY—
ACCLAIMED PROGRAM FOR YOUNG PROFESSIONAL MUSICIANS
COMBINING PERFORMANCE & COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
BEGINS NEW SEASON THIS FALL
15 New Musicians Join 18 Returning Fellows,
Reaching Into All Five New York City Boroughs to
Serve as Instructors, Mentors, and Performers in Public School Classrooms
As Ensemble ACJW, Fellows Perform 20 Concerts
at Carnegie Hall, The Juilliard School, and Other Venues,
Including Programs Led by Conductors Andrew Manze, Susanna Mälkki,
and Matthias Pintscher
Partnership with Skidmore College Continues To
Extend Reach Beyond New York City
Academy Alumni Featured in Concerts with
Soprano Dawn Upshaw and Composer/Conductor Peter Eötvös and
Carnegie Hall Family and Neighborhood Concerts
Presented by The Weill Music Institute
The Academy—an innovative two-year fellowship for post-graduate musicians from leading music schools, providing extensive performance opportunities, intensive training, and education work in New York City public schools—begins its new season this fall with 15 new musicians joining 18 returning fellows in the program. Established in January 2007, 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—equips musicians with the skills and practical experience needed to create careers combining musical excellence with commitment to education, community engagement, and advocacy. The program concluded its pilot phase in June 2008 when its first class of fellows completed their fellowships.
Fellows of The Academy will continue to make major contributions to New York City public schools by working alongside music teachers in all five boroughs in the 2008–2009 season. Each fellow will also create, develop, and perform in two interactive ensemble concerts with Academy colleagues in each of their schools—a new component this season. As the critically acclaimed Ensemble ACJW, the fellows will come together to perform 20 concerts at Carnegie Hall, The Juilliard School, and other venues. For the second straight year, The Academy will partner with Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs, New York, to bring its mission to audiences outside of New York City with October and February residencies. Recent alumni of the program will also return, featured in concerts at Carnegie Hall and in Family and Neighborhood Concerts presented by Carnegie Hall’s Weill Music Institute.
“As a pilot, The Academy exceeded all our initial expectations,” said Clive Gillinson, Executive and Artistic Director of Carnegie Hall. “In giving fellows a glimpse of the possibilities that are out there, we have taken them out of the practice room and connected them in a meaningful way with o |
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