Season 15 || 2021-22
At its core, musiConnects is about holding space for the art of string playing - the daily rhythms of practice; the long-term personal growth fostered by the collaboration of teacher and student; and the vulnerability of performance - in Roslindale, Mattapan, and surrounding neighborhoods of Boston. Every participant contributes to this space - from the youngest beginner first putting bow to string in Twinkle, Twinkle, to a quartet of Resident Musician teaching artists presenting a musical project in formal recital. Together, these musicians - of all ages, backgrounds, and skill levels - will build Season 15, a celebration of string artistry in its many forms. On stages and street corners, in community gathering spaces and concert-focused recital halls, we'll explore centuries of music, join forces with remarkable guest artists, and - as always - hold space for celebration. See you soon.
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PRICE + DVORAK || Quintets for Piano and Strings, with John Kramer || October-November
Our fall recital project features the piano quintets of Florence Price and Antonin Dvorak - twin masterworks of epic sweep and romantic yearning. If history and circumstance were different, Price would be the household name, and Dvorak the discovery. As it stands, both composers speak to us across the decades, with music of warmth and generosity.
Friday, November 5, 8pm - Music in the Sanctuary at Winchester Unitarian Society
Saturday, November 6 - Third Place Concert Series, location TBD
Our fall recital project features the piano quintets of Florence Price and Antonin Dvorak - twin masterworks of epic sweep and romantic yearning. If history and circumstance were different, Price would be the household name, and Dvorak the discovery. As it stands, both composers speak to us across the decades, with music of warmth and generosity.
Friday, November 5, 8pm - Music in the Sanctuary at Winchester Unitarian Society
Saturday, November 6 - Third Place Concert Series, location TBD
STUDENT STAGE || November-December
From Twinkle, Twinkle to Vivaldi concerti to fiddle standards, mC solo recitals are a joyous celebration of musical progress across all ages and levels. Our first "All-Play" of the season ("Family Fiddle Food Fest") brings teachers and students together in joyful noise.
Sunday, November 21, 4pm - Fall Solo Recital, location TBD
Thursday, December 16, 6pm - Family Fiddle Food Fest, location TBD
From Twinkle, Twinkle to Vivaldi concerti to fiddle standards, mC solo recitals are a joyous celebration of musical progress across all ages and levels. Our first "All-Play" of the season ("Family Fiddle Food Fest") brings teachers and students together in joyful noise.
Sunday, November 21, 4pm - Fall Solo Recital, location TBD
Thursday, December 16, 6pm - Family Fiddle Food Fest, location TBD
KAI AND THE LIGHTS || December, multiple dates
A beloved tradition: this original story of warmth and hope by poet Ashley Rose is lovingly illustrated by our Resident Musicians, who weave together centuries of string chamber music with iconic holiday melodies. All ages welcome - this multi-disciplinary performance is particularly welcoming to young children in their first concert experiences.
December 1-3 (in schools)
Saturday, December 4 (in concert)
Saturday December 5 (in concert)
A beloved tradition: this original story of warmth and hope by poet Ashley Rose is lovingly illustrated by our Resident Musicians, who weave together centuries of string chamber music with iconic holiday melodies. All ages welcome - this multi-disciplinary performance is particularly welcoming to young children in their first concert experiences.
December 1-3 (in schools)
Saturday, December 4 (in concert)
Saturday December 5 (in concert)
SCHUBERT + GLASS || Quartet Fragments || January-February 2022
Our Resident Musicians return to the string quartet in a program joining the 19th-century lyricism of Franz Schubert with the Quartet Satz (2017) of Philip Glass. Though separated by over 200 years, these composers' worlds are closely aligned: a hypnotic, intimate listening experience built from driving rhythm and deeply-felt melody.
[late January + February 2022 - stay tuned for concert dates!]
Our Resident Musicians return to the string quartet in a program joining the 19th-century lyricism of Franz Schubert with the Quartet Satz (2017) of Philip Glass. Though separated by over 200 years, these composers' worlds are closely aligned: a hypnotic, intimate listening experience built from driving rhythm and deeply-felt melody.
[late January + February 2022 - stay tuned for concert dates!]
SPOTLIGHT SERIES || Betsy Hinkle, with Joy Cline Phinney, piano
New in Season 15, the SPOTLIGHT SERIES features the individual artistry of our Resident Musician teaching artists, who appear in recital with guest collaborators. Betsy kicks off this tradition with a gorgeous recital program centered around the violin & piano works of Florence Price, presented in collaboration with guest artist Joy Cline Phinney.
[late January 2022 - stay tuned for concert dates!]
New in Season 15, the SPOTLIGHT SERIES features the individual artistry of our Resident Musician teaching artists, who appear in recital with guest collaborators. Betsy kicks off this tradition with a gorgeous recital program centered around the violin & piano works of Florence Price, presented in collaboration with guest artist Joy Cline Phinney.
[late January 2022 - stay tuned for concert dates!]
HAILSTORK + SINGLETON || March 2022
In their winter recital project, mC's Resident Musicians explore the string chamber music of Adolphus Hailstork - whose String Quartet no. 3 gradually reveals the strains of the great Spiritual, "There Is a Balm in Gilead" - and Charlton Singleton - whose rousing "Testimony" was commissioned by the Kronos Quartet's groundbreaking 50 for The Future.
March 12, 13 - locations TBD
at Spirit!, March 24, 6pm (see below)
In their winter recital project, mC's Resident Musicians explore the string chamber music of Adolphus Hailstork - whose String Quartet no. 3 gradually reveals the strains of the great Spiritual, "There Is a Balm in Gilead" - and Charlton Singleton - whose rousing "Testimony" was commissioned by the Kronos Quartet's groundbreaking 50 for The Future.
March 12, 13 - locations TBD
at Spirit!, March 24, 6pm (see below)
SPIRIT! / STUDENT STAGE || March 2022
At Spirit!, our students and Resident Musician faculty co-create a moving concert centered on the iconic Spiritual "Deep River." As an "All-Play" tradition, Deep River brings together every participant in our Residency Program - from the youngest beginner to the most seasoned members of our mC2 peer leadership group.
March 20 - Winter Solo Recital, location TBD
March 24, 6pm -Spirit! (Winter All-Play), location TBD
At Spirit!, our students and Resident Musician faculty co-create a moving concert centered on the iconic Spiritual "Deep River." As an "All-Play" tradition, Deep River brings together every participant in our Residency Program - from the youngest beginner to the most seasoned members of our mC2 peer leadership group.
March 20 - Winter Solo Recital, location TBD
March 24, 6pm -Spirit! (Winter All-Play), location TBD
MONTGOMERY + BARTOK || May 2022
This spring, our Resident Musicians split into teams to celebrate the art of the duo, in which composers build deep musical conversations using the smallest of means. Betsy, Lizzy, and Kevonna take on contemporary masterpieces by star American composers: Jessie Montgomery's Duo and Paul Wiancko's American Haiku. Our students join in the fun, too, when David, Josh, and Betsy lead them through an exploration of Béla Bartók's 44 Duos, a fascinating masterpiece that is at once a staple of string pedagogy and a recorded archive of Eastern European folk music.
May 7, 28, 29 - locations TBD
throughout Performathon week, May 16-22 (see below)
at Stand By Me, June 9, 6pm (see below)
This spring, our Resident Musicians split into teams to celebrate the art of the duo, in which composers build deep musical conversations using the smallest of means. Betsy, Lizzy, and Kevonna take on contemporary masterpieces by star American composers: Jessie Montgomery's Duo and Paul Wiancko's American Haiku. Our students join in the fun, too, when David, Josh, and Betsy lead them through an exploration of Béla Bartók's 44 Duos, a fascinating masterpiece that is at once a staple of string pedagogy and a recorded archive of Eastern European folk music.
May 7, 28, 29 - locations TBD
throughout Performathon week, May 16-22 (see below)
at Stand By Me, June 9, 6pm (see below)
PERFORMATHON! || May 16-22
Our second-annual Performathon mobilizes ALL participants - Resident Musicians, teaching faculty, and students of all ages in our Residency Program & Roslindale Community Program - in a week-long, outdoor performance festival throughout Roslindale, Mattapan, and surrounding neighborhoods of Boston.
May 16-22, multiple dates + locations - watch this page and our social media channels for pop-up details!
Our second-annual Performathon mobilizes ALL participants - Resident Musicians, teaching faculty, and students of all ages in our Residency Program & Roslindale Community Program - in a week-long, outdoor performance festival throughout Roslindale, Mattapan, and surrounding neighborhoods of Boston.
May 16-22, multiple dates + locations - watch this page and our social media channels for pop-up details!
STAND BY ME / STUDENT STAGE || June 2022
Every year, the musiConnects season ends with a joyous, raucous, All-Play performance of "Stand By Me," and a Spring Solo Recital celebrating a year's worth of progress on our instruments.
June 5, 4pm - Spring Solo Recital, location TBD
June 9 - Stand By Me (Season Finale All-Play), location TBD
Every year, the musiConnects season ends with a joyous, raucous, All-Play performance of "Stand By Me," and a Spring Solo Recital celebrating a year's worth of progress on our instruments.
June 5, 4pm - Spring Solo Recital, location TBD
June 9 - Stand By Me (Season Finale All-Play), location TBD