Kaufman Music Center

At Kaufman Music Center, we strongly believe that music education doesn't just touch lives, it transforms them. Our students and alums have gone on to become celebrated professional musicians, artists, educators and leaders in business, technology, medicine and finance as well as the arts. So when Bloomberg Philanthropies and Studio Institute reached out to offer our students the opportunity to intern at some of NYC's top cultural organizations, we had to answer the call! Special Music School High School seniors Skyler Spivey and Vianna Hamidi joined a cohort of an amazing group of interns this summer as part of the Bloomberg Arts Internship program. Thank you to Bloomberg Philanthropies and Studio Institute, who are helping us shape the next generation of arts leaders. 👏👏 📷 Bloomberg Philanthropies

Mark your calendar! On September 24, we’re kicking off a spectacular new season with an evening of FREE performances, snacks, drinks and fun. See Grammy nominee Curtis Stewart, a  jazz ensemble led by the celebrated Roni Ben Hur, Special Music School High School Choir and lots more. Oh, and did someone say POPCORN TRUCK?   After the party, stick around to see the Grammy-winning ETHEL and flutist Allison LogginsHull perform music by brilliant early-career composers.   RSVP: https://bit.ly/3T5mcu0

2024-25 NEW SEASON – TICKETS ON SALE NOW An electrifying lineup of visionary artists and singular experiences. Featuring Artists-in-Residence Meredith Monk, Curtis Stewart, and Simone Dinnerstein. Concert artists include: ETHEL, Allison Loggins-Hull, Daniel Hsu, Rob Kapilow, Marcos Balter, VOCES8, Daniel Rafimayeri, Attacca Quartet, Lisa Moore, Darius Jones, Galvin Cello Quartet, Hub New Music, Pedja Mužijević, Grace Park, Adam Golka, Brook Speltz, Njioma Grievous, Washington National Opera, The Westerlies, Aristo Sham, George Xiaoyuan Fu, J’Nai Bridges, Derek Bermel, Ying Quartet, Aaron Diehl, ArcoStrum, Hina Khuong-Huu, Mikael Darmanie, Chanticleer, Nina Bernat, Evren Ozel, Taylor Raven, Alarm Will Sound and more. Full season lineup here: https://bit.ly/4d16M1f #newseason #2425 #music #classical #newmusic #musicians

Kaufman Music Center’s Executive Director, Kate Sheeran, will depart on July 1 to become the next Dean of the Eastman School of Music at the University of Rochester. Under Kate’s game-changing leadership, the Center has experienced transformational growth: we launched the celebrated Musical Storefronts initiative during the COVID-19 pandemic; we established an Artist-in-Residence program bringing professional musicians into our classrooms; we inaugurated the Pathways program to give students from under-resourced communities access to intensive music education; and we launched new strategic partnerships and nearly doubled the Center’s endowment. While the Center conducts a nationwide search to identify its next leader, Igal Kesselman, Director of Lucy Moses School and Special Music School, and Chief Operating Officer Emily Grant will assume co-leadership roles of the institution. The entire Kaufman Music Center community extends its heartfelt thanks to Kate for her transformational leadership and looks forward to celebrating her in the coming months. 

  2024 TCS NYC Marathon JOIN KAUFMAN MUSIC CENTER’S TEAM! Learn more: https://bit.ly/4ctG02l   Bibs are available on a first-come, first-serve basis. #NYCMarathon #TCSNYCMarathon #NYCRunning

We’re on NY1 News! Reporter Eric Feldman stopped by to learn more about our Pathways program, which is expanding access to music education for young people from backgrounds that have been underrepresented in the field of music. Find out what the experience has been like for trumpet student Brielle Cohen, and how Kaufman is eliminating barriers to life-changing education programs. Learn more about Pathways: https://bit.ly/48RJEjs

OUR STUDENTS WON the Sphinx Competition !!! Huge congratulations to violinists Ana Isabella España and Rebecca Beato, who won 🥇 and 🥈respectively for the junior division of the 2024 Sphinx Organization Competition! Please join us in congratulating these two exceptional musicians!

BIG NEWS: We are thrilled to announce the launch of Kaufman Music Camp & Retreat in Warwick, NY! This summer, Kaufman Music Center heads to an idyllic retreat at Mountain Lake Park in Warwick, NY for a brand-new camp experience offering unparalleled performing arts education in a breathtaking lakefront setting. That’s right – the classes you know and love, along with programs never offered before, are now also being offered upstate for the summer! The camp brings our finest education programs for all ages in music, dance and theater from the heart of the arts on NYC’s Upper West Side all the way to the tranquil beauty of Warwick’s sparkling lakes and rolling hills. Expect the perfect mix of performing arts classes and FUN summer adventures – for all ages from young children to adults. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/gmzdYC6x We can’t wait to see you at camp this summer!

OPEN POSITION: Kaufman Music Center is seeking a Development Operations Assistant to join its Development Department. This position will report to the Manager, Events and Individual Giving and provide backline administrative assistance and data optimization for the full team in support of the Center’s mission and fundraising goals. More info: https://lnkd.in/dkRUaEVE

Kaufman Music Center is deeply grateful to the City of New York for its significant capital investment in our HVAC system. This incredibly generous support will enable essential renovations that will make the teaching and learning spaces of our home, the Abraham Goodman House, safer and more comfortable so that students, artists and audience members of all ages and backgrounds can experience the joy of music and the performing arts for many years to come. We thank Mayor Eric Adams, Commissioner of Cultural Affairs Laurie Cumbo, the New York City Council and Council Member Gale A. Brewer, and Manhattan Borough President Mark D. Levine for this vital investment.   Photo: Manhattan-based DCLA capital grantees celebrate at The Africa Center on November 16.