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

This spring, Carnegie Hall's Weill Music Institute (WMI) continues to bring outstanding live performances to community venues throughout the five boroughs of New York City with its free Neighborhood Concerts. For 37 years, the Carnegie Hall's Neighborhood Concerts have featured performances by top artists across multiple genres of music, including classical, jazz, and world music.

At Carnegie Hall, parents and young people can enjoy affordably-priced Family Concerts, recommended for ages 5-10, providing a unique opportunity to introduce children to live performances of music from around the world. Pre-concert activities will take place one hour before each performance and are free to all ticket holders. In addition, WMI presents a number of free family-friendly programs throughout New York City as part of the McGraw-Hill Carnegie Kids series.

Carnegie Hall FAMILY CONCERT: THE DECLASSIFIED
Saturday, March 2, 2013 at 1:00 p.m.
Zankel Hall

Sergei Prokofiev "March" from The Love for Three Oranges, Op. 33
Franz Schubert "Allegro" from String Trio in B-flat Major, D. 471
Ludwig van Beethoven "Allegro Sostenuto" from Duo No. 3 in B-flat Major for Clarinet and Bassoon, WoO 27
Astor Piazzolla Escualo
Bohuslav Martinu La Revue de Cuisine
JOHANNES BRAHMS "Rondo alla Zingarese" from Piano Quartet No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 25

Discover what makes music cook with The Declassified, an exciting new collective of some of the world's best and brightest young professional musicians dedicated to world-class artistry, revelatory audience engagement, and innovative programming.

Tickets: $9, $15

NEIGHBORHOOD CONCERT: FALU
Saturday, March 2, 2013 at 7:30 p.m.
Jamaica Performing Arts Center

Hailing from the Jaipur musical tradition, Falu's genre-defining "Indie-Hindi" vocal style has been called "ethereal and transcendent" by Billboard Magazine. With a mix of original songs in English flavored with classic Indian ragas and Bollywood numbers, Falu is widely recognized for seamlessly blending her signature modern rock style with an impressive vocal talent.

Thanks to New York City Council Member Leroy Comrie for making this concert possible.

NEIGHBORHOOD CONCERT: SO PERCUSSION
Wednesday, March 6, 2013 at 7:00 p.m.
Pregones Theater
Friday, April 19, 2013 at 8:00 p.m.
LaGuardia Performing Arts Center at LaGuardia Community College

Using unexpected instruments like coffee cans, conch shells, and a cactus, the Brooklyn-based quartet So Percussion ventures out of the box by playing a range of new music by classical composers and popular artists. Whether performing in a concert hall or a rock venue, So Percussion is right at home projecting sheer excitement in its performances, which have been called "astonishing and entrancing" by Billboard Magazine.

MCGRAW-HILL CARNEGIE KIDS: SHINE AND THE MOONBEAMS
Saturday, March 9 2013 at 4:00 p.m.
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
Sunday, April 14, 2013 at 2:00 p.m.
Bronx Library Center
Sunday, April 21, 2013 at 2:00 p.m.
Snug Harbor Cultural Center

Family music's first soul band Shine and the Moonbeams captures the fun, sweetness, and simplicity of youth in a groovy R&B package. With compassionate verses on important subject matter such as standing up to bullies and celebrating individuality, kids and adults will identify with Shine's insightful lyrics and soulful melodies.

NEIGHBORHOOD CONCERT: ROGÉRIO BOCCATO QUARTETO
Friday, March 15, 2013 at 7:30 p.m.
The Performance Project @ University Settlement

Brazilian percussionist Rogério Boccato's After Bossa Nova Project breathes new life into music by great composers from the post-bossa-nova generation, such as Toninho Horta, Egberto Gismonti, Milton Nascimento, and Edu Lobo. With uncontainable, inventive performances grounded in fluid interaction between musicians, his quartet extracts motifs from lesser-known songs to use as a springboard for on-the-spot group compositions.

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)