Musical Explorers

In partnership with Carnegie Hall’s Weill Music Institute, Musical Explorers connects children to rich and diverse musical communities as they build fundamental music skills through listening, singing, and moving to songs from all over the world. Featuring world-class artists and multiple types of activities, the program is designed to grow the musical horizons of its students. Regardless of where you teach, you can open the world to your students by bringing Musical Explorers into your classroom.

Musical Explorers is a semester-long project that introduces students to three diverse musical cultures represented by musicians from Denver and around the world, allowing students to experience and share cultures not referenced in a traditional curriculum. Free digital resources include lesson plans, audio recordings, instructional videos, and culminating interactive concert experiences that happen at the Newman Center for the Performing Arts. The Musical Explorers performances for the 2024-25 season will take place April 29 and April 30 (10am and noon both days), 2025.

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2024-25 Season

The 2024-25 Musical Explorers program will feature Dominican roots with Yasser Tejeda, bluegrass with Martin Gilmore, and traditional Japanese song and dance with the Japanese Arts Network. The program is offered for free to participating schools. Transportation subsidies are available for all schools (PLEASE NOTE: individual schools are responsible for securing their own transportation.)

The 2024-25 program will launch with the kickoff professional development session on January 4, 2025. Culminating concerts will take place April 29 and 30, 2025 at 10am and noon, both days.

Click below to register now! Registration deadline is September 20, 2025.

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Thank you to our community partners Denver Arts & Venues (Denver Music Advancement Fund) and US Bank who proudly help to fund our Musical Explorers program.

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