THE DECLASSIFIED, THE ITTY BIDDIES, Community Sing and More Set for Carnegie Hall's Family Programs, March-April 2013

NEIGHBORHOOD CONCERT: VERY BE CAREFUL
Saturday, March 16, 2013 at 4:00 p.m.
El Museo del Barrio

Rousing fans to boogie and shake to the sounds of a Colombian coastal beat, Very Be Careful is alive with rhythmic, pulsating grooves that pull dancers to their feet and splash smiles across the faces of listeners. With a Caribbean soul and a Californian heart, this ultimate good-times bar band embraces its Latin roots with a devotion to the vallenato folk music of its Colombian ancestors, and mixes in a contemporary funk feel.

NEIGHBORHOOD CONCERT: CLAUDIA ACUÑA
Wednesday, March 27, 2013 at 7:30 p.m.
Harlem Stage at The Gatehouse

Chilean singer-songwriter Claudia Acuña sings mainly in Spanish, but her soulful, crooning alto transcends all language barriers with its powerful sense of freedom and heartfelt emotion. Born in Santiago, Chile, this cognac-voiced siren lives in New York City but remains fiercely committed to her rich heritage. A real success story, Acuña worked the coat check at the Blue Note for almost a decade before headlining the bill at the famed jazz venue. Now she's making it big on jazz giant Branford Marasalis's label, Marsalis Music.

NEIGHBORHOOD CONCERT: THE TOOMAI STRING QUINTET
Saturday, April 6, 2013 at 2:00 p.m.
Queens Library @ Flushing

MANUEL PONCE Tres canciones mexicanas (arr. Andrew Roitstein)
•• Estrellita
•• La barca del marino
•• Cuiden su vida
MARIO LAVISTA Reflejos de la noche
CARLOS CHÁVEZ Largo, liberamente from String Quartet No. 2
- intermission -
MANUEL PONCE Suite cubana (arr. Andrew Roitstein)
•• Serenata marina
•• Plenilunio
•• Paz de ocaso
Ernesto Lecuona Zambra gitana (arr. Andrew Roitstein)
Ernesto Lecuona En tres por cuatro (arr. Andrew Roitstein)
Ernesto Lecuona A la antigua (arr. Andrew Roitstein)
ISRAEL LOPEZ "A gozar con mi combo" (arr. Andrew Roitstein)
BENY MORÉ "Bonito y sabroso" (arr. Andrew Roitstein)
ANTONIO CASTRO "No encuentro palabras" (arr. Andrew Roitstein)
ERNESTO DUARTE "Cómo fue" (arr. Andrew Roitstein)
OBDULIO MORALES "Dame Bururu" (arr. Andrew Roitstein)

The fun and fresh Toomai String Quintet is all about connecting with its audiences. It's making its mark on the classical music scene through its engaging concerts in untraditional venues around the country, performing classical and modern repertoire, as well as music from all corners of the world. The Toomai String Quintet and special guest vocalist Alina Roitstein serve up a program of classical Cuban and Mexican music, along with fresh arrangements with salsa, Latin jazz, and mariachi flavors.

MCGRAW-HILL CARNEGIE KIDS: THE ITTY BIDDIES
Saturday, April 13, 2013 at 1:00 p.m.
Brooklyn Public Library, Central Library

The Itty Biddies are a trio of sweet songstresses with cool, clubby roots that will lift audiences out of their seats from the first note. Their show takes audiences on a journey of imagination of story and song, from an African safari to the big skies of Texas and back on the subway in New York City. The Itty Biddies' soaring vocals, paired with ukulele and bass has been called "the smoothest 45 minutes in kiddie concert history" by Time Out New York Kids, and will have both adults and kids singing and dancing all the way home.

NEIGHBORHOOD CONCERT: ENSEMBLE ACJW
Sunday, April 14, 2013 at 5:00 p.m.
Our Saviour's Atonement Lutheran Church

JOHN HARBISON Wind Quintet
Maurice Ravel Sonata for Violin and Cello
ANTONÍN DVORÁK Piano Quintet No. 2 in A Major, Op. 81

Innovative and boundary breaking, Ensemble ACJW is an inspirational collective of young professional musicians on a two-year fellowship with Carnegie Hall and The Juilliard School. When these extraordinarily talented fellows aren't teaching in New York City public schools, they're presenting edgy, provocative concerts that are revolutionizing how musicians perform and engage with their audiences.

Carnegie Hall FAMILY CONCERT: POLYGRAPH LOUNGE
Sunday, April 21, 2013 at 1:00 p.m.
Zankel Hall

Combining a variety of unusual, zany instruments-including a didgeridoo, theremin, and melodica-along with choreography for the whole audience, Polygraph Lounge guides families through virtuosic improvisation and song using musical magic.

Tickets: $9, $15

NEIGHBORHOOD CONCERT: JASPER STRING QUARTET
Friday, April 26, 2013 at 8:00 p.m.
LaGuardia Performing Arts Center at LaGuardia Community College

The exquisite Jasper String Quartet takes ensemble unity and expression to a whole new level of refinement, delivering incisive and powerful readings of formidable classics and fresh new works. The string players are decorated with a variety of prizes and just recently completed a residency at Oberlin Conservatory. This fun-loving, innovative quartet is also deeply involved in educational outreach programs with schools and the community-during their Banff Centre residency, they launched "guerilla chamber music" concerts in unusual settings all around Alberta, Canada.

COMMUNITY SING: THE PEOPLE SING AND DANCE WITH THE BROADWAY ALL-STAR VOICES
Sunday, April 28, 2013 at 3:00 p.m.
Michael Schimmel Center for the Arts

Imagine being on a lit-up Broadway stage-now get ready to sing and dance with real Broadway all-stars! Composer Thomas Cabaniss, musical director of Chicago: The Musical Leslie Stifelman, and choreographer Melissa Rae Mahon (pictured at right) will guide you through the show-stopping, electrifying numbers of your most beloved Broadway musicals.

Community Sing events are part of the Neighborhood Concert Series.

The Weill Music Institute creates broad-reaching music education and community programs that play a central role in Carnegie Hall's commitment to making great music accessible to as wide an audience as possible. Woven into the fabric of the Carnegie Hall concert season, these programs occur at Carnegie Hall as well as in schools and throughout neighborhoods, providing musical opportunities for everyone, from preschoolers to adults, new listeners to emerging professionals. With 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, to nurture tomorrow's musical talent, and to shape the evolution of musical learning itself. The Weill Music Institute's school and community programs and online initiatives annually serve more than 350,000 children, students, teachers, parents, young music professionals, and adults in the New York metropolitan area, across the US, and around the world.

For a complete schedule of Community Programs and Family Programs, visit: carnegiehall.org/Education/Community-and-Family.

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