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Link Up

Students in grades 3–5 are given the opportunity to join the orchestra in this highly participatory program, in which they learn to sing and play an instrument in the classroom and perform with a professional orchestra from their seats at a culminating concert at Carnegie Hall. During the 2024–2025 season, NYC students will participate in The Orchestra Rocks.

Orchestras across the country and around the world are also taking part in Link Up. Partner orchestras can utilize any of the program materials—including teacher guides, student materials, concert scripts, and concert visuals—in their own communities.

Grades: 3–5
Available for Educators: NYC, Nationally, and Internationally
Partnership Opportunities: Elementary Schools, Orchestras
Season: School Year

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Link Up

Carnegie Hall’s Link Up program introduces students in grades 3–5 to the orchestra by helping them to become a part of it. Students all over the country and around the world come together with their local orchestras to learn about, listen to, and perform great music.

 

Link Up in the New York City Area

Students in the New York City area will explore rhythm, pulse, groove, and how it feels when the orchestra rocks through The Orchestra Rocks curriculum and participate in a culminating concert at Carnegie Hall’s Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage.
Link Up for National and International Partners
Learn how to join us as a Link Up partner in the US or globally.

2024–2025 Link Up Partners

Carnegie Hall’s Link Up partners with more than 100 orchestras in the US and around the globe in countries that include Canada, China, Japan, Kenya, Dominican Republic, New Zealand, and Spain, and the United Kingdom. Check out our current partners.

 

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Fund II Foundation; Carnegie Corporation of New York
Lead support for Link Up is provided by Fund II Foundation and Carnegie Corporation of New York.
Additional funding for Link Up is provided by Linda and Earle S. Altman, The Barker Welfare Foundation, JJR Foundation, John Morning / Turrell Fund, and Joan and Sanford I. Weill and the Weill Family Foundation.
Link Up in New York City schools is made possible, in part, by an endowment gift from The Irene Diamond Fund.

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