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Season Calendar of Public Events (2009-2010)




Fellowship Seminars
Fridays, 12:00-3:00 pm

Our series of monthly brown bag lunch seminars which focus on topics relevant to the understanding of our unique organizational model. Please call the CMW office if you would like to attend.

For a complete listing of dates, click here.




Providence String Quartet Open Rehearsals



Pull up a chair! Our sound system broadcasts Providence String Quartet rehearsals onto Westminster Street. Occasional "open rehearsals" include sidewalk receptions.




Community MusicWorks Players


CMW Players

In its third season, the CMW Players is a flexible ensemble which includes members of the Providence String Quartet, participants in our Fellowship Program, and guest artists. The creation of the CMW Players allows Community MusicWorks to present more varied repertoire, include more musicians, and provide additional concerts for audiences in Rhode Island and beyond.



Concert Admission Policy


Community MusicWorks is committed to providing the greatest possible access to live music. While some Providence String Quartet and Community MusicWorks Players concerts are free events, others may have a suggested donation or ticket cost associated with them. We hope that the price of admission will not prevent you from attending a concert. Please contact Community MusicWorks for more information.

September

Thursday, September 17, 5:30-7:00 pm
Open Rehearsal: Providence String Quartet

Music to be rehearsed includes works by Mendelssohn and Mozart. Includes a sidewalk reception.

Location: Community MusicWorks, 1392 Westminster Street
Admission: Free!

 

Sunday, September 20, 4:00-6:00 pm
Concert: Providence String Quartet

Mozart String Quartet K. 387
Mendelssohn String Quartet in F Minor, Opus 80

Location: Warren, RI
Admission: Call Community MusicWorks at 401.861.5650 for information

 

Friday, September 25, 5:00-6:00 pm
Musical Workshop: Singing with Fred Jodry

Location: Lima Elementary School, 234 Daboll St, followed by picnic 6-7 pm at Dexter Training Grounds (Armory Park)
Admission: Free




October

Friday, October 16, 5:00-6:00 pm
Musical Workshop: Quartet of Happiness

Location: The Met School, Peace Street Campus, 362 Dexter Street
Admission: Free!

 


Thursday, October 22, 8:00-10:00 pm
Concert: Providence String Quartet & Community MusicWorks Players

Program to include the Viola Quintet in F Major, Opus 88 by Johannes Brahms

Location: Pawtucket, RI
Admission: TBA

 

Saturday, October 24, 8:00-10:00 pm
Concert: Providence String Quartet & Community MusicWorks Players

Presented by Community Concerts at St. Michael's

Program to include the Viola Quintet in F Major, Opus 88 by Johannes Brahms (with Chloe Kline, viola) and Beethoven's String Quartet Opus 18, No. 2 in G Major.

Location: St. Michael's Church, 399 Hope Street, Bristol
Admission: 20 general; $15 seniors; $10 students


Sunday, October 25, 4:00-6:00 pm
Concert: Providence String Quartet & Community MusicWorks Players

Presented by Temple Beth-El

Program to include the Viola Quintet in F Major, Opus 88 by Johannes Brahms (with Chloe Kline, viola) and Beethoven's String Quartet Opus 18, No. 2 in G Major.

Location: Temple Beth-El, 70 Orchard Avenue
Admission: Free!

 

November


Friday, November 6, time 5:30-7:30 pm
Concert: Studio Recitals

Performances by Community MusicWorks students and teachers

Location: The Met School, Peace Street Campus, 362 Dexter Street
Admission: Free!

 

Friday, November 13, 5:00-6:00 pm
Musical Workshop:
Ljova and the Kontraband

Ljova and the Kontraband is chamber-jam music for the "remix generation". As if by alchemy, Eastern-European and Gypsy melodies, Latin rhythms, Jazz-inspired improvisations, and deeply rooted Classical forms are given new meanings in original compositions that fearlessly forge a new direction, with a nostalgic gaze towards the past.

Location: The Met School, Peace Street Campus, 362 Dexter Street
Admission: Free!

 

Saturday, November 21, 4:00-6:00 pm
Concert: Community MusicWorks Players with Fred Jodry, harpsichord
Annual Freda Bromsen Bolster Memorial Concert
Presented by the John Carter Brown Library


SOLD OUT

Program to include works by Elgar (Serenade for Strings), Carter (Elegy), and Vivaldi (Concerto for Four Violins, Concerto for Two Cellos, Violin Concerto "Autumn"). A collaborative performance with participants in CMW's Institute for Musicianship and Public Service.

Location: John Carter Brown Library, corner of George and Brown Streets
Admission: Free! Seating is limited and reservations are required. Call Community MusicWorks at 401.861.5650 to reserve.

 

Sunday, November 22, 4:00-6:00 pm
Concert: Community MusicWorks Players with Fred Jodry, harpsichord

Program to include works by Elgar (Serenade for Strings), Carter (Elegy), and Vivaldi (Concerto for Four Violins, Concerto for Two Cellos, Violin Concerto "Autumn") and a collaborative performance with participants in CMW's Institute for Musicianship and Public Service.

Location: All Saints' Memorial Church, 674 Westminster Street
Admission: $15 general, $5 children, Community MusicWorks families attend free

 



December

Friday, December 4, 5:00-6:00 pm
Musical Workshop: Electronic Music with Mike Kelley

A prize winner at the Primrose International Viola Competition at the age of 18, Mike has been performing and teaching internationally with the Apple Hill Chamber Players for over ten years. An active composer and electronic musician, he has been a Teaching Fellow in Electronic Music at The Juilliard School, and has created scores for various projects at Yale University to the acclaimed disco group Metro Area.

Location: The Met School, Peace Street Campus, 362 Dexter Street
Admission: Free!

 

 

Saturday, December 12, 3:00-5:00 pm
Performance Party

Performances by CMW students and teachers. Bring your family and a dish to pass for the potluck meal that follows.

Location: Calvary Baptist Church, 747 Broad Street
Admission: Free!

 

Saturday, December 19, 8:00-9:30 pm
Concert: Community MusicWorks Players, with the New Providence Piano Trio

Program to include works by Brahms (Piano Trio in C Minor), Mendelssohn (String Quartet,Opus 44, No. 2), Martinu (Duo for Violin and Viola), and Turina.

Location: Music Mansion, 88 Meeting Street (at Congdon Street)
Admission: $15 general, $5 children, Community MusicWorks families attend free

 

* CANCELLED DUE TO SNOW *

Sunday, December 20, 3:00-4:30 pm
Concert: Community MusicWorks Players, with the New Providence Piano Trio

Program to include works by Brahms (Piano Trio in C Minor), Mendelssohn (String Quartet,Opus 44, No. 2), Martinu (Duo for Violin and Viola), and Turina.

Location: Bell Street Chapel, 5 Bell Street
Admission: $15 general, $5 children, Community MusicWorks families attend free

 



January


Friday, January 22, 5:00-6:00 pm
Musical Workshop: Providence String Quartet

The Providence String Quartet, CMW's quartet-in-residence, delves into the fiery world of Buenos Aires and tango dancing through Osvaldo Golijov's Last Round, with the CMW Fellows Quartet and Justin McCarty, double bass.

Location: The Met School, Peace Street Campus, 362 Dexter Street
Admission: Free!

 

Providence String Quartet

Saturday, January 30, 7:00-9:00 pm
Concert: Providence String Quartet and CMW Fellows Quartet with Justin McCarty, double bass

Presented by Providence College

Mozart: String Quartet in G Major, K. 387
Philip Glass: String Quartet No. 5 (1991)
Elliott Carter: Elegy (1943)
Osvaldo Golijov: Last Round (1996)

Location: Ryan Concert Hall, Smith Center for the Arts,
549 River Avenue (enter through the Eaton Street gate)
Admission: Free!

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February

 

Sunday, February 14, 2:00-3:30 pm
Concert: Community MusicWorks Players with Sakiko Mori, piano

Presented by the Providence Public Library

Philip Glass: String Quartet No. 5 (1991)
Georgy Catoire:
Elegy for Violin and Piano in D Minor, Opus 26
Dmitri Shostakovich:
Piano Trio in E Minor, Opus 67

Location: Providence Public Library,
150 Empire Street
Admission: Free!


CMW Fellows Quartet



Friday, February 19, 6:30-8:30 pm
Concert: Studio Recitals

Performances by Community MusicWorks students and teachers

Location: Lima Elementary School
Admission: Free!


Friday, February 26, 5:00-6:00 pm
Musical Workshop: The Art of Practicing with Wild Bill Stalnaker

Bill Stalnaker teaches horn at Lewis & Clark College and is the former associate principal horn with the Oregon Symphony.

Location: The Met School, Peace Street Campus, 362 Dexter Street
Admission: Free!


 

 

March

Sunday, March 7, 2:00-3:30 pm
Concert: Community MusicWorks Players
Fred Kelley Memorial Scholarship Concert


Program: Works for solo violin (Bach), solo cello (Ysaye e), as well as violin and cello duo (Kodaly, Handel-Halvorsen)

Location: Regent Avenue School Building, 101 Regent Avenue
Admission: Donations to the Fred Kelley Memorial Scholarship Fund gratefully accepted. The Fund supports Community MusicWorks students who wish to attend summer music camps. Limited seating; reserve by calling Community MusicWorks at 401.861.5650.


Saturday, March 13, 3:00-5:00 pm
Performance Party

Performances by CMW students and teachers. Bring your family and a dish to pass for the potluck meal that follows.

Location: Paul Cuffee School, 459 Promenade Street
Admission: Free!




ST. LAWRENCE STRING QUARTET RESIDENCY (March 17 & 18)
Co-presented by Community MusicWorks and Rhode Island Chamber Music Concerts


Photo by Marco Borggreve

Wednesday, March 17, 8:00-10:00 pm
St. Lawrence String Quartet concert, presented by Rhode Island Chamber Music Concerts

Music by Mendelssohn, Beethoven, and John Adams

Location: Alumnae Hall, Brown University, 194 Meeting St
Admission: $32, $25, $22, $5 (students)

Tickets can be bought at the door after 7:15pm or at Books on the Square, 471 Angell Street.

Read about the St. Lawrence String Quartet in The New Yorker by clicking here.



Providence String Quartet

Thursday, March 18, 6:00-8:00 pm

Free spaghetti dinner followed by a concert featuring the Providence String Quartet, CMW Fellows Quartet, CMW students, and special guest artists, the St. Lawrence String Quartet.

Program to include music by Philip Glass and Felix Mendelssohn's String Quartet in F Minor, Opus 80.

Schedule: 6-7 pm dinner; 7-8 pm concert
Location: West End Community Center,
109 Bucklin Street
Admission: Free!

Download concert flier in English here and in Spanish here.



Saturday, March 20, 2:00-4:00 pm
Concert: Providence String Quartet, in collaboration with Musica Dolce


Mendelssohn: String Quartet in F Minor, Opus 80 (PSQ)
Schubert: String Quartet in D Minor "Death and the Maiden" (Musica Dolce)
Brief performances by CMW's Phase III teen ensemble and Musica Dolce students

Location: Industrial Trust Building, 14 High Street, Westerly, RI
Admission: $15


PSQ
Providence String Quartet

Sunday, March 21, 3:00-4:30 pm
Concert: Providence String Quartet and CMW Fellows Quartet
Presented by The Portsmouth Arts Guild

Mendelssohn: String Quartet in F Minor, Opus 80
Elliott Carter: Elegy (1943)
Philip Glass: String Quartet No. 5 (1991)

Location: St. Paul's Episcopal Church,
2679 East Main Road, Portsmouth, RI
Admission: $15

For more information, call 401.293.5278 or visit the Portsmouth Arts Guild website

logo2 This activity is made possible in part by a grant from the Rhode Island State Council on the Arts, through a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts "American Masterpieces" program. logo




Friday, March 26, 5:00-6:00 pm
Musical Workshop:
Jessie Montgomery

Jessie is a former member of the Providence String Quartet returning to Providence to coach Community MusicWorks students who are learning one of her compositions.

Location: The Met School, Peace Street Campus,
362 Dexter Street
Admission: Free!

 

April

Saturday, April 10, 7:00-9:00 pm
Youth Salon


A youth performance night curated and created by Phase II and Phase III teenage musicians, designed to raise awareness about a local or global cause. This year's Youth Salon will support the rebuilding efforts at the Ambassador Music School in Port au Prince, Hati and will feature a guest performance by Infusion Experience.

Location: Providence CityArts for Youth,
891 Broad Street
Admission: Free! (Donations gratefully accepted)

 


Friday, April 16, 5:00-6:00 pm
Musical Workshop: Elixir

Elixir blends driving fiddle and guitar with the rich texture and rhythmic excitement of a full horn section, deftly weaving brassy riffs and daring solos in and out of traditional Irish, French Canadian and New England tunes.

Location: Lima Elementary School, 234 Daboll St
Admission: Free!

 

 

May


Saturday, May 1, 3:00-4:00 pm
Phase II student recital

Program to include solo and ensemble works performed by Community MusicWorks teens in Phase II.

Location: Providence Public Library, 150 Empire Street
Admission: Free!

 


Providence String Quartet

Wednesday, May 12, 7-8:30pm
Preview performance and discussion of Bela Bartok's String Quartet No. 5
Providence String Quartet
Presented by The Providence Athenaeum

Having transcribed and cataloged thousands of folk songs from all over Eastern Europe, Béla Bartók, along with his compatriot and colleague Zoltán Kodály, invented the field of ethnomusicology. Bartók’s music is an amazing synthesis of traditional Western-tonality and authentic Eastern European/Magyar folk music. Commissioned by the Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge Foundation, Bartók composed his Fifth String Quartet in 1934.

Location: 251 Benefit Street
Admission: $30 members, $35 non-members by reservation only; call 401.421.6970

 

Friday, May 14, 5:30-7:30 pm
Concert: Providence String Quartet and CMW Fellows Quartet with Kim Kashkashian, viola

A family-friendly evening featuring a spaghetti dinner followed by an hour-long concert to include music by Bela Bartok and Johannes Brahms.

Location: John Hope Settlement House, 7 Thomas P. Whitten Way
Admission: Free, including spaghetti dinner!


CMW Fellows Quartet


Kim Kashkashian

Saturday, May 15, 7:30-9:30 pm
Concert: Providence String Quartet and CMW Fellows Quartet with Kim Kashkashian, viola

Program to include Bartok's String Quartet No. 5 and the Viola Quintet in F Major by
Johannes Brahms.

Location: Metcalf Auditorium, Rhode Island School of Design Museum,
20 North Main Street
(enter through the Chace Center)

General admission: $35
($25 for RISD Museum and Providence Athenaeum members)
CMW benefactor admission: $50
(includes preferred seating)

Reservations recommended;
call Community MusicWorks at 401.861.5650.

Tickets also available at the door.

 


Friday, May 21, 5:00-6:00 pm
Musical Workshop: Rami Vamos

Combining his talents as a performer, educator, writer, and composer, Rami Vamos has produced a wide array of creative output, ranging from children’s musicals to chamber compositions. For the past ten years he has used these creations to share an appreciation of classical music with people of all ages and backgrounds.

Location: The Met School, Peace Street Campus,
362 Dexter Street
Admission: Free!







 

Saturday, May 22, 12:00-5:00 pm
Providence Youth Arts Collaborative Showcase

"Roots & Rituals:
A Creative Day for Creative People"

Doors 11:30am
Workshops 12-2pm
Performances 2-5pm


Come support and participate in a youth-planned, cross-organizational arts day: "Roots & Rituals: A Creative Day for Creative People." Young people from the Providence Youth Arts Collaborative (AS220 Broad Street Studios, Community MusicWorks, the Carriage House, New Urban Arts, and Providence ¡CityArts! for Youth) have joined forces to organize the first-ever youth arts day at AS220 on the theme of Roots & Rituals, generously sponsored by the National Endowment for the Arts!

Join us for this FREE collaborative arts and media day where you can make cool stuff, learn about local youth arts organizations, and see expressive performances. Don't leave your personality at home, bring your SKILLZ, experience different art practices in workshops, or just hang out. There will be an open mic – show us what you got! Get ready for a day you won't soon forget! You will have an awesome time!

Location: AS220, 115 Empire St
Admission: Free!

For more information, contact Jori Ketten
jori@communitymusicworks.org


 


Schedule (subject to change)

12-1pm
Improv Workshop (sign-up)
Laser Cutter Workshop (drop-in)
Story Booth (drop-in)
Writing Workshop (sign-up)
Visuals Workshops (drop-in)

1-2pm
Dance Workshop (sign-up)
Laser Cutter Workshop (drop-in)
Story Booth (drop-in)
Movie in an Hour (sign-up)
Visuals Workshops (sign-up and drop in)

2-3pm
Youth Panel
Street Band
Free Food

3-4pm
Broad Street and Carriage House Dance Performances with CMW Rhythm Machine Warm-up
Video and Slideshow Screening (work from Broad Street, Carriage House, and CMW)

4-5pm
Roots & Rituals performances featuring CMW Fiddle Lab and Broad Street Studio Street Band finale

plus ongoing youth gallery show and other surprises!





June


Saturday, June 5, 1:00-6:00 pm
Performance Party

Schedule: Part I begins at 1:00 pm (featuring high school seniors and Phase II & III group pieces), there will be a break for juice and cookies at 2:30 pm, Part II at 3:30 pm (featuring Phase I students, group pieces, and Labs) and the potluck meal follows at 5:00 pm.

Location: Calvary Baptist Church, 747 Broad Street
Admission: Free!

 

Saturday, June 19, 8:00-9:30 pm
Providence String Quartet & CMW Players


Program to include the String Sextet No. 1 in B-flat Major by Johannes Brahms

Location: Bell Street Chapel, 5 Bell Street
Admission: $15 general, $5 children, Community MusicWorks families attend free


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