Carnegie Hall Announces Winter 2014-15 Community & Family Programs

By: Nov. 06, 2014
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Carnegie Hall's Weill Music Institute (WMI) continues its season by presenting outstanding live performances in community venues throughout the five boroughs of New York City as part of its free Neighborhood Concerts series. For nearly four decades, Carnegie Hall Neighborhood Concerts have featured free performances by top artists across multiple genres including jazz, world music, classical, and more.

At Carnegie Hall, families are invited to enjoy expanded programming in the new Judith and Burton Resnick Education Wing which opened on the upper floors of the Hall in fall 2014. The wing's Weill Music Room is the Manhattan location for Carnegie Kids concerts -- fun, free, and engaging performances recommended for children ages 3-6. This free, interactive concert series will also continue to be offered in community venues in the other four New York City boroughs throughout the season.

Also at Carnegie Hall, parents and children can also enjoy affordably-priced Family Concerts, recommended for ages 5-12, providing a unique opportunity to introduce children to live performances of music from around the world. New this season, ticket holders can enjoy a free pre-concert activity in the Resnick Education Wing.

PRESENTATIONS AT CARNEGIE HALL:

CARNEGIE HALL FAMILY HOLIDAY CONCERT:
THE NEW YORK POPS
Sunday, December 21 at 3:00 p.m.
Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage

Holiday cheer fills Carnegie Hall when Steven Reineke conducts The New York Pops in a 50th-anniversary celebration of the iconic TV special Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer. The concert features the beloved songs and music composed by Johnny Marks, John Bolton as Narrator, traditional holiday favorites, a sing-along, and special surprises to make your family very merry.

CARNEGIE KIDS: SONGS FOR UNUSUAL CREATURES
Saturday, January 11 at 2:00 p.m.
Resnick Education Wing, Weill Music Room

Author and composer Michael Hearst takes audiences on a fun, interactive investigation through the kingdom of weird animals with his musical adventure Songs for Unusual Creatures. The concert features projected images and video of the world's strangest animals brought to life with the help of band mates playing the claviola, theremin, and other quirky instruments.

PRESENTATIONS THROUGHOUT NEW YORK CITY:

CARNEGIE KIDS: RANI ARBO & DAISY MAYHEM
Saturday, December 6 at 1:00 p.m.
Brooklyn Public Library, Central Library
Dr. S. Stevan Dweck Center for Contemporary Culture
10 Grand Army Plaza (at Flatbush Avenue) | Brooklyn

Rani Arbo & daisy mayhem's brand of roots music invigorates with smooth four-part vocal harmonies and an instrumental blend of fiddle, guitar, ukulele, bass, and percussion, including a drum kit built from 100% recycled materials. The upbeat and inspirational group digs deeply into the American musical tradition by performing everything from Delta blues to Appalachian ballads and spirituals.

NEIGHBORHOOD CONCERT: THE HOT SARDINES
Saturday, December 6 at 5:00 p.m.
Brooklyn Museum
200 Eastern Parkway (at Washington Avenue) | Brooklyn

Called "unforgettably wild" and "consistently electrifying" by PopMatters, The Hot Sardines' style includes hot jazz, Tin Pan Alley, and Dixieland. With a lineup that features brass over stride piano, a tap dancer, and front woman Miz Elizabeth (whose vocals have been compared to jazz icon Anita O'Day), the New York City-based band regularly thrills audiences at venues like Joe's Pub and The Standard Hotel.

Part of Brooklyn Museum's Target First Saturdays.

NEIGHBORHOOD CONCERT: DOVER QUARTET
Sunday, December 7 at 5:00 p.m.
Brooklyn Public Library, Central Library
10 Grand Army Plaza (at Flatbush Avenue) | Brooklyn

Winner of the 2013 Banff International String Quartet Competition, the Dover Quartet has been called "the young American string quartet of the moment" by The New Yorker. The first ensemble to be named quartet-in-residence at the prestigious Curtis Institute of Music, the Dover Quartet has performed in the world's great concert halls, including the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC, and Wigmore Hall in London, and its members have appeared as soloists with the world's finest orchestras.

NEIGHBORHOOD CONCERT: SNARKY PUPPY
Saturday, January 3 at 5:00 p.m.
Brooklyn Museum
200 Eastern Parkway (at Washington Avenue) | Brooklyn

Winning the Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance in 2014, Snarky Puppy sizzles with an innovative sound that's paired with a reverence for classic R&B traditions. The eclectic instrumental collective's groove is, according to the Village Voice, "an exuberant throwdown of smart danceability." With its fusion of R&B, jazz, funk, and world music, Snarky Puppy lifts audiences out of their seats.

Part of Brooklyn Museum's Target First Saturdays.

NEIGHBORHOOD CONCERT:
GOSPEL ACCORDING TO GREGOIRE MARET
Thursday, January 22 at 7:00 p.m.
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
515 Malcolm X Boulevard (at 135th Street) | Manhattan

Geneva-born Gregoire Maret's virtuoso harmonica playing is sophisticated and soulful, and his innovative compositions embrace both traditional jazz and world music styles. Maret, a musician NPR believes "redefined the role of harmonica in modern jazz," returns to the Neighborhood Concert series with a small choir in a program based on Gospel music.

About Carnegie Hall's Weill Music Institute - The Weill Music Institute creates visionary programs that embody Carnegie Hall's commitment to music education. With unparalleled access to the world's greatest artists, WMI's programs inspire audiences of all ages, nurture tomorrow's musical talent, and harnesses the power of music to make a meaningful difference in people's lives. WMI's programs are designed to facilitate creative expression, develop musical skills and capacities at all levels, and encourage participants to make lifelong personal connections to music. The Weill Music Institute also generates new knowledge in the area of music education through original research and shares a wide range of free online resources with teachers and music lovers around the globe. Nearly 450,000 people each year engage in the Weill Music Institute's programs through national and international partnerships, in New York City schools and community settings, and at Carnegie Hall. This includes over 300,000 students and teachers worldwide who participate in WMI's Link Up music education program for students grades 3 through 5, made possible through Carnegie Hall partnerships with over 70 orchestras in the US, Canada, Spain, and Japan. For a complete schedule of Community Programs and Family Programs, visit: carnegiehall.org/For_Families/.?


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