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This fall, The Weill Music Institute at Carnegie Hall offers a variety of interactive and affordable events for kids and families: The 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 fall, The McGraw-Hill Companies CarnegieKids features the brass family of instruments and, in the spring, the percussion family.

Dates for Music Makers: The Brass Family are:
Monday, October 29 to Wednesday, October 31 at 10:00 and 11:30 a.m.
Friday, November 2 at 10:00 and 11:30 a.m.
Saturday, November 3 at 10:00 and 11:30 a.m.; 2 and 3:30 p.m.
Monday, November 5 to Friday, November 9 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 only.

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.

Fall 2007 Family Concert highlights include:

Frank London and Friends: Klezmer Party!
Sunday, October 21 at 1:00 p.m. in Zankel Hall; pre-concert activities begin at 12 noon
Internationally acclaimed and Grammy Award-winning artist Frank London brings a dozen of the world’s greatest klezmer musicians into Zankel Hall for a special concert of klezmer music and Yiddish songs, exploring how this traditional music has transformed over time. The concert will include opportunities to sing along as well as join in the festive party with dancing led by Jill Gellerman.

Harbor Latin Youth Ensemble
Sunday, December 2 at 1:00 p.m. in Zankel Hall; pre-concert activities begin at 12 noon
Harbor Latin Youth Ensemble—directed by musician/educators Ramon Rodriguez, Pablo Mayor, and Gustavo Schartz—is comprised of the most advanced student ages 12–19 enrolled in the Harbor Conservatory for the Performing Art’s Pre-Professional Latin Music Program. Join these talented young performers for a concert exploring the musical ingredients of salsa!

Young People’s Chorus of New York City: Holidays Around the World
Saturday, December 15 at 2:00 p.m. in Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage; pre-concert activities begin at 12:30 p.m. with Charlotte Blake Alston
In a spirited celebration of the season, the award-winning Young People’s Chorus of New York City and its artistic director Francisco J. Núñez raise their voices in holiday songs from many cultures and traditions around the world.

Tickets, priced at $9, 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.

For more information, visit www.carnegiehall.org/familyconcerts .


Neighborhood Concerts
Now in its 32nd season, the 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!

In November, as part of Carnegie Hall’s first major international festival Berlin in Lights, members of the acclaimed Berliner Philharmoniker and the Simón Bolívar Youth Orchestra of Venezuela perform in communities in all five boroughs of New York City. These concerts are free and open to the public with many geared towards younger audiences. Don’t miss these opportunities to hear world class musicians in your own backyard!

Simón Bolívar Youth Orchestra of Venezuela Ensemble
Saturday, November 10 at 11:00 a.m.
Queens Museum of Art
Flushing Meadows Corona Park
Queens, NY
718-592-9700
(Designed for ages 6 to 11)

Simón Bolívar Youth Orchestra of Venezuela Ensemble
Saturday, November 10 at 3:00 p.m.
Brooklyn College Performing Arts Center, Levenson Recital Hall
2900 Campus Road and Hillel Place
Brooklyn, NY
718-951-4112
(Designed for ages 6 to 11)

Simón Bolívar Youth Orchestra of Venezuela Ensemble
Tuesday, November 13 at 10:30 a.m.
Snug Harbor Cultural Center, Music Hall
1000 Richmond Terrace
Staten Island, NY
718-448-2500
(Designed for ages 6 to 11)

Berliner Philharmoniker Horn Quartet
Thursday, November 15 at 4:30 p.m.
Miccio Youth Center PAL
595 Clinton Street
Brooklyn, NY
212-304-8214
(Designed for ages 6 to 12)

Members of the Berliner Philharmoniker perform Igor Stravinsky’s Histoire du soldat
Thursday, November 15 at 6:00 p.m.
University Settlement
184 Eldridge Street
New York, NY
212-453-4533
(Designed for ages 6 to 11 and their parents)

Please contact the performance venue for specific ticket reservation information.

For a full schedule of Carnegie Hall Neighborhood Concerts, please visit www.carnegiehall.org/neighborhoodconcerts .


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 Brass Family
Monday, October 29 to Wednesday, October 31 at 10:00 and 11:30 a.m.
Friday, November 2 at 10:00 and 11:30 a.m.
Saturday, November 3 at 10:00 and 11:30 a.m.; 2:00 and 3:30 p.m.
Monday, November 5 to Friday, November 9 at 10:00 and 11:30 a.m.

Tickets: $6

Music Makers: The Percussion Family
(Tickets go on sale January 16, 2008 at 11:00 a.m.)
Saturday, March 1 to Sunday, March 2 at 10 and 11:30 a.m.
Tuesday, March 4 to Saturday, March 8 at 10 and 11:30 a.m.
Tuesday, March 11 to Thursday, March 13 at 10 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.