With Carnegie Hall's Lullaby Project, pregnant women and new mothers work with professional artists to write personal lullabies for their babies, supporting maternal health, aiding child development, and strengthening the bond between parent and child. In New York City, the project reaches mothers in hospitals, homeless shelters, and at Rikers Island Correctional Facility. Extending across the country, the Lullaby Project enables partner organizations to support families in their own communities. To learn more, visit: http://www.carnegiehall.org/Lullaby/

As director of The Weill Music Institute, Sarah Johnson is responsible for developing and overseeing all educational and community activities at Carnegie Hall. The Weill Music Institute annually serves over 350,000 children, students, teachers, parents, young music professionals, and adults in the New York City metropolitan area, across the United States, and around the world. During her time at Carnegie Hall, Ms. Johnson has led the first major strategic planning initiative for the Weill Music Institute, including the development of a digital strategy for the department, and has launched numerous programs including the award-winning Musical Connections, which serves people in acute need in healthcare settings, correctional facilities including juvenile justice centers, homeless shelters, and senior service organizations and the recently announced National Youth Orchestra of the United States of America.

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