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Sarah Johnson, Chief Education Officer of Carnegie Hall. She directs the Hall’s Weill Music Institute, the illustrious concert venue’s education and social impact arm. Programs created by WMI serve more than 800,000 people annually, including children, students, teachers, parents, young music professionals, and adults in the New York City metropolitan area, across the United States, and around the world. Over the past fifteen years, Ms. Johnson has led WMI in enormous programmatic growth as she and her team have launched numerous major initiatives including the Hall’s three national youth ensembles—international touring ensembles featuring the country’s finest teen musicians in the realm of classical and jazz; programs in justice settings for both youth and adults in which participants write and perform their own music, collaborate, and develop their artistry; and a range of early childhood programs including the Lullaby Project, pairing new and expectant parents and caregivers with professional artists to write and sing personal lullabies for their babies, supporting maternal health, aiding childhood development, and strengthening the bond between parent and child. In 2017, she received the Arts Education Leadership Award from Americans for the Arts, and she was also the 2013 American Express NGen Leadership Award winner, an honor given each year to one accomplished leader under the age of 40 who has demonstrated significant impact in addressing society’s critical needs. In fall 2012, Musical America named Ms. Johnson one of the 30 Rising Stars in the Performing Arts under the age of 40. Prior to joining Carnegie Hall, Ms. Johnson served as Director of Education and Community Partnerships at The Philadelphia Orchestra. She has also worked as a teaching artist with the New York Philharmonic and Lincoln Center Institute. A graduate of The Juilliard School, Ms. Johnson received her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in oboe performance, and she is a founding member of Ariel Winds |
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