ELAINE KAUFMAN CULTURAL CENTER LUCY MOSES SCHOOL FOR MUSIC AND DANCE
129 WEST 67TH STREET, NEW YORK, NY 10023 kaufmanmusiccenter.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: KAUFMAN MUSIC CENTER STIMULATES APPRECIATION OF AND PARTICIPATION IN MUSIC THROUGH MUSIC PERFORMANCE AND EDUCATION IN WAYS THAT AWAKEN CREATIVITY, ADVANCE INNOVATION, AND CREATE A SENSE OF WONDER AMONG PERFORMERS, STUDENTS, TEACHERS, AND THE PUBLIC AT LARGE. WE BELIEVE MUSIC IS ESSENTIAL TO THE HUMAN EXPERIENCE AND A VITAL COMPONENT OF EDUCATION FOR EVERYONE.

TO PROVIDE MUSIC EDUCATION AND PERFORMANCE PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS OF ALL AGES AND ABILITIES.

NEW YORK CITY'S LARGEST COMMUNITY MUSIC SCHOOL, LUCY MOSES SCHOOL OFFERS PRIVATE INSTRUMENT LESSONS AS WELL AS CLASSES IN MUSIC, DANCE, AND THEATER TO STUDENTS OF ALL AGES FROM TODDLERS TO SENIORS AND ALL LEVELS OF EXPERIENCE. IN 2018-19, THE SCHOOL WELCOMED OVER 3,000 LEARNERS OF ALL AGES, ABILITIES, AND BACKGROUNDS WHO FOUND CLASSES AND TEACHERS THAT ENGAGED, EMPOWERED, AND INSPIRED THEM.

MERKIN HALL'S 2018-19 SEASON WAS EXCEPTIONAL. TUESDAY MATINEES, THE HALL'S LONGEST RUNNING SERIES, SHOWCASED RISING STARS LIKE VIOLINIST TESSA LARK AND THE ARGUS QUARTET. IN FEBRUARY, THE HALL DEBUTED A NEW CONCERT SERIES, ONLY AT MERKIN WITH TERRANCE MCKNIGHT, PROVIDING AUDIENCE MEMBERS WITH INSIGHTFUL CONVERSATIONS AND VIRTUOSIC PERFORMANCES BY ACCLAIMED PIANISTS URSULA OPPENS AND ANDRE WATTS AND HARPIST BRIDGET KIBBEY. THE CENTER ALSO PRESENTED GROUNDBREAKING NEW WORKS AT THE NINTH SEASON OF ECSTATIC MUSIC: A SIX-CONCERT SERIES FEATURING ADVENTUROUS ARTIST COLLABORATIONS REPRESENTING A DIVERSE COLLECTION OF GENRES AND SOUNDS. IN A SERIES OF SOLD-OUT PERFORMANCES, BROADWAY CLOSE UP GAVE THEATER FANS A NEW PERSPECTIVE ON THE SHOWS AND SONGS THEY LOVE, PLUS A PREVIEW OF THE BEST NEW MUSICALS HEADED TO BROADWAY. BROADWAY PLAYHOUSE INTRODUCED CHILDREN FROM ACROSS NYC TO MUSICAL THEATER. IN JULY 2019, WE LAUNCHED THE INNOVATORS CIRCLE, A MEMBERSHIP GROUP FOR LEADERSHIP SUPPORTERS OF THE HALL. MEMBERS OF THE CIRCLE WILL ACCESS EXCLUSIVE BENEFITS DURING THE 2019-20 SEASON, INCLUDING AN INVITATION TO A PRIVATE CONCERT AND COCKTAIL RECEPTION WITH ROB KAPILOW, ATTENDANCE AT DRESS REHEARSALS FOR SOME OF OUR CELEBRATED CONCERT SERIES, AND SPECIAL RECOGNITION IN MERKIN HALL PROGRAMS.

SPECIAL MUSIC SCHOOL IS NYC'S ONLY K-12 PUBLIC SCHOOL THAT TEACHES MUSIC AS A CORE SUBJECT, AND THE SCHOOL REPRESENTS A UNIQUE PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN KAUFMAN MUSIC CENTER AND THE NYC DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. THE CENTER'S FUND FOR MUSIC EDUCATION FULLY FUNDS THE MUSIC PROGRAM, ALLOWING STUDENTS TO STUDY WITHOUT THE FINANCIAL BARRIERS ASSOCIATED WITH WORLD-CLASS MUSICAL EDUCATION. OUR GRADUATES ATTEND TOP COLLEGES AND CONSERVATORIES, INCLUDING THE JUILLIARD SCHOOL, NEW ENGLAND CONSERVATORY, BARD COLLEGE AND CONSERVATORY, BERKLEE COLLEGE OF MUSIC, COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY, OBERLIN COLLEGE AND SMITH COLLEGE.

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