Chamber Music Beginnings
Music comes to life in innovative educational programs for students grades 3-5!
Through entertaining concerts and teaching sessions, students learn music fundamentals (melody, rhythm, form, artistry, and expression) first-hand from our world-class musicians and teaching artists. Students discover the intimacy of chamber music and the values of cooperation, teamwork, and personal responsibility that are essential to a successful performance. All programs are aligned with the NYC DOE Blueprint for Teaching and Learning in Music.
This season host Jerome Brooks, co-host Ana Cantorán Viramontes, and musicians of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center explore the many musical moods of Johannes Brahms and discover melody through the works of Coleridge-Taylor, Price, and Burleigh.
Accompanying teaching sessions and in-school concerts are led by teaching artists of the Vision Collective and Youth Orchestra of Urban Towns and Hoods.
Each unit includes:
- Concerts presented by our world-class musicians and teaching artists
- In-class activities and instruction prior to each concert led by our teaching artists
- Access to teaching materials, recordings of the works to be heard in concert, and guided listening activities
All programs are offered free of charge with available quota. Instruction and teaching materials are available in English and Spanish.
Unit 1: Brahms and Me!
Saturday, October 8, 2022 at 1:00 PM
Dr. S. Stevan Dweck Cultural Center, Brooklyn Public Library, Brooklyn (presented in partnership with Brooklyn Public Library)
Wednesday, October 19, 2022 at 10:00 AM and 11:30 AM
Merkin Hall at Kaufmann Music Center, Manhattan
Unit 2: Raise Our Voices!
Wednesday, April 26, 2023 at 10:00 AM and 11:30 AM
Dr. St. Stevan Dweck Cultural Center, Brooklyn Public Library, Brooklyn (presented in partnership with Brooklyn Public Library)
Thursday, April 27, 2023 at 10:00 AM and 11:30 AM
Merkin Hall at Kaufmann Music Center, Manhattan
Unit 3: Classics in Your Classroom
May–June 2023
Performances at your school!
Our teaching artists bring intimate concerts right into your classroom or auditorium. This will be an opportunity for your students to ask questions and interact with our artists.
Dates for programs subject to change.
All attendees will be required to follow all Covid guidelines in effect at the time of the concerts and teaching sessions.
For more information please contact
Yvonne Mpwo, Education and Community Engagement Associate
ympwo@chambermusicsociety.org; (212) 875-5776