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

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!

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

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

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!

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!

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.

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!

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!

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.

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

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.

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!

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!

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!

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.

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!