Carnegie Hall

Since its doors opened in 1891, New York City's Carnegie Hall has set the international standard for excellence in performance. Its walls have echoed with applause for the world's outstanding classical music artists, as they have for the greatest popular musicians and many prominent dancers, authors, social crusaders, and world figures who have appeared on its stages.

Carnegie Hall presents approximately 180 performances by the world's finest artists each season on its three great stages—the celebrated Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage (cap. 2804); the innovative Zankel Hall (cap. 600), and the intimate Weill Recital Hall (cap. 268)—with offerings ranging from orchestral concerts, chamber music, and solo recitals to jazz, world, and popular music. The venue is also home to over 500 independently produced events each year. The opening of innovative Zankel Hall in September 2003 enabled Carnegie Hall to especially further its programming in early music, contemporary music, and popular music, and also explore new media projects.

The Juilliard School

Now at the start of its second century, The Juilliard School has set this country’s standard for education in the performing arts since its founding in 1905. In 1968, Juilliard became one of the original constituents of Lincoln Center, and the only academic one. Its esteemed music programs were joined by a Dance Division (established 1951) and Drama Division (established 1968). In 2001, Juilliard broke new ground by opening its pre-professional Juilliard Institute for Jazz Studies, a collaboration with Jazz at Lincoln Center, and has since added Bachelor and Master of Music programs in jazz. Juilliard represents the finest in performing-arts education, growing with and responding to the needs of a thriving cultural community in the US and abroad, its student body drawn from 49 states (including Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia) and 46 foreign countries, its alumni among the best-known and respected artists worldwide. The School continues to expand its student and alumni services, curriculum, outreach programs, and long-range planning, including the ongoing campaign for its $300 million Second Century Fund.

The Weill Music Institute at Carnegie Hall

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 annually serve over 115,000 children, students, teachers, parents, young music professionals, and adults in the New York metropolitan area and across the US, as well as 65,000 people around the world through its online and distance learning initiatives. Click here for more information.

New York City Department of Education

The New York City Department of Education provides instruction to all students, from pre-kindergarten through grade 12—instruction that meets their needs and that helps them grow each day and each year. The New York City public school system is the largest in the nation and has the responsibility to develop, support, and sustain over 1,400 great schools to give every student the opportunity to succeed.