Classical Kids Fair

Touch, try, and play string and percussion instruments alongside NYC’s top classical musicians! 

Compose your own music, dance with ballet professionals, watch live performances, and join group sing-alongs. 

Presented with WQXR and the Brooklyn Conservatory of Music. 

SCHEDULE

Dance with Dancers of the Met

🕒 11:15 am – 11:45 am, 1:00 pm – 1:30 pm

Step into spring with Dancers of the Met! Explore creative expression through dance at this fun movement workshop inspired by the changing seasons.

Peter and the Wolf

🕒 11:15 am – 11:45 pm, 12:45 pm – 1:15 pm

Join Allison Mari’s Woodwind Quintet for a family-friendly adaptation of Sergei Prokofiev’s Peter and the Wolf. Presented by the Brooklyn Conservatory of Music. 

Tin Can Banjos

🕒 11:45 am – 12:30 pm, 2:00 pm – 2:45 pm

Join the Beam Center for an afternoon of instrument making. Participants will be making tin can banjos, a workshop designed and led by Beam Mates. The workshop will include some light woodworking, instrument design, and music making!

Dancers of the Met

🕒 12:00 pm – 12:30 pm, 2:30 pm – 3:00 pm

Experience the artistry of classically-trained professional dancers from the artist collective Dancers of the Met. Watch original choreography at this family-friendly performance that highlights movement and expression through dance. Curated by Maria Phegan. 

Sing-Along: Meet the Voice

🕒 12:00 pm – 12:30 pm, 2:00 pm – 2:30 pm

Come discover the instrument you carry inside your body — your voice! We’ll explore all the different ways you can use it, wake up our breath, move our bodies, and sing joyful songs together. Get ready to try your chest voice, meet your head voice, and make music as a team! Presented by the Brooklyn Conservatory of Music. 

Musiquita: Bilingual Musical Adventure

🕒 1:45 am – 2:15 pm, 3:15 pm – 3:45 pm

Join Musiquita for a vibrant performance blending classical masterpieces and original kid-friendly songs in Spanish and English.

Compose with New York Philharmonic

🕒 2:45 pm – 3:15 pm, 3:30 pm – 4:00 pm

Create music in this hands-on workshop led by New York Philharmonic teaching artists. Learn music fundamentals like pitch, rhythm, and dynamics, then perform an original collaborative composition using percussion instruments.

Cosmic Explorers

🕒 10:15 am – 12:15 pm, 1:30 pm – 5:00 pm

Create dynamic astronaut puppets inspired by the Afrofuturistic sculptures of artist Yinka Shonibare! Use materials like reflective cardstock, patterned fabric, and brass fasteners. What might you discover when you explore new places or ideas? 

It’s Rocket Science

🕒 10:30 am – 1:00 pm, 2:30 pm – 5:00 pm

Learn how scientists design spacecraft to travel among the stars! Build your own space shuttle and test its aerodynamic design with a launch pad. Will your shuttle successfully enter the atmosphere?