Volta Music Foundation participates in Carnegie Hall’s Link Up Program: The Orchestra Moves
In collaboration with Carnegie Hall, the Volta Music Foundation is participating in Link Up the Orchestra Moves, a music education program provided by Carnegie Hall’s Weill Music Institute (WMI), during the 2023-2024 season. The nearly 2,000 students participating in the Link Up curriculum will attend a culminating concert on April 18th, 11 am at The Parker Playhouse Theatre, where they sing and play the recorder with the orchestra from their seats. This experience often serves as a student’s first concert and allows them to apply the musical concepts they have studied. This concert is possible with the generous support of Volta’s partner, Broward Center for the Performing Arts.
For over 35 years, Link Up has paired orchestras with students in grades 3–5 at schools in their local communities to explore orchestral repertoire and fundamental musical skills, including creative work and composition, through a hands-on music curriculum. Link Up addresses the urgent need for music instruction and resources by providing a free, high-quality, year-long curriculum that teachers can implement, along with printed and digital classroom materials, online video and audio resources, and the professional development and support necessary to make the program an engaging experience for students. Volta has partnered with Broward Center for the Performing Arts, which has provided recorder instruments to all enrolled Broward County school participants and opened their doors to the beautiful Parker Playhouse Theater for this final performance for our students.
Volta Music Foundation is one of over 100 national and international organizations chosen for this program. Since 2003, Carnegie Hall has partnered with professional, community, and university orchestras across the US and around the world to support their existing education programs and strengthen their partnerships with local schools. In 2023-2024, Link Up will partner with sites in the US, Canada, China, the Dominican Republic, Spain, Kenya, New Zealand, and Japan to serve more than 300,000 students and teachers globally.