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Ensemble Connect

Ensemble Connect is a program of Carnegie Hall, The Juilliard School, and the Weill Music Institute in partnership with the New York City Department of Education. This two-year fellowship program prepares extraordinary young professional classical musicians for careers that combine musical excellence with teaching, community engagement, advocacy, entrepreneurship, and leadership. Ensemble Connect offers top-quality performance opportunities, intensive professional development, and the opportunity to partner with a New York City public school throughout the fellowship.

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Ages: Young Professionals
Availability for Young Musicians: NYC
Season: School Year

Ensemble Connect Up Close: Sangam, A Confluence of Musical Rivers

Sandeep Das and Mike Block have collaborated for more than 15 years to bring different worlds of music together so that they seamlessly flow as one. In this concert, through improvisation and the tradition of learning music aurally, they collaborate with members of Ensemble Connect to achieve a sangam, a confluence of different musical ideas that join like tributaries to form a mighty river of music. The repertoire includes original compositions; traditional music from India, Nepal, and Greece; and adaptations of contemporary music from Finland, Norway, and the US.

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Ensemble Connect Fellowship

The application for the 2025–2027 Ensemble Connect Fellowship is now open!

Ensemble Connect School Partnership

Ensemble Connect’s in-school residencies represent one of the largest collaborations between a cultural institution and NYC public schools.

The Connected Musician

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About the Fellowship

Blue and light blue ribbons of color extend toward the titles: Performance, Partnership with NYC Public Schools, Community Engagement, Professional Development, and Residencies

Artistry. Education. Advocacy. Entrepreneurship.

This two-year fellowship program prepares extraordinary young professional classical musicians for careers that combine musical excellence with teaching, community engagement, advocacy, entrepreneurship, and leadership. Ensemble Connect offers top-quality performance opportunities, intensive professional development, and the chance to partner with a New York City public school throughout the fellowship.

Exemplary performers, dedicated teachers, and passionate advocates for music, the forward-looking musicians of Ensemble Connect are redefining what it means to be a musician in the 21st century.

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A valuable part of New York’s musical fabric … thoughtful, invigorating programs.
The New York Times

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Presented by The Juilliard School

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Presented by The Juilliard School

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Presented by The Juilliard School

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Ensemble Connect is a program of Carnegie Hall, The Juilliard School, and the Weill Music Institute in partnership with the New York City Department of Education.
Lead funding has been provided by Max H. Gluck Foundation, the Hearst Foundations, The Kovner Foundation, Phyllis and Charles Rosenthal, The Edmond de Rothschild Foundations, Beatrice Santo Domingo, and Hope and Robert F. Smith.
Global Ambassadors: Michael ByungJu Kim and Kyung Ah Park, Hope and Robert F. Smith, and Maggie and Richard Tsai.
Additional support has been provided by the Kathi and Peter Arnow Foundation, Ronald E. Blaylock and Petra Pope, E.H.A. Foundation, Barbara G. Fleischman, Clive and Anya Gillinson, Stella and Robert Jones, Martha and Robert Lipp, Rockefeller Brothers Fund, Susan and Elihu Rose Foundation, Melanie and Jean E. Salata, The Morris and Alma Schapiro Fund, Sarah Billinghurst Solomon and Howard Solomon, Carlos Tome and Theresa Kim, and David S. Winter.
NYC Department of Education
Public support is provided by the New York City Department of Education.
Ensemble Connect is also supported, in part, by endowment grants from The Kovner Foundation and the Estate of Eleanor Doblin Unger.

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