Music is essential to the human experience and a vital component of education for everyone. That belief has guided Kaufman Music Center since its founding and continues to shape everything we do.
Kaufman Music Center is one of New York City’s leading institutions for music education and performance. Merkin Hall, the Center’s intimate performance venue, provides unparalleled access to extraordinary artists, bold ideas, and world premieres where every performance offers audiences the chance to share music at the highest level. Its acclaimed Artist-in-Residence program also gives performers the resources to develop groundbreaking, multidisciplinary projects as well as educational opportunities to mentor and inspire. Kaufman Music Center continuously cultivates and nurtures new generations of artists through Special Music School, the nation's only K-12 public school prioritizing an immersive musically-focused education, as well as Lucy Moses School, one of New York City’s finest community performing arts schools for students of all ages.
Mission
Kaufman Music Center stimulates appreciation of and participation in music through music performance and education in ways that awaken creativity, advance innovation and create a sense of wonder among performers, students, teachers and the public at large.
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