CMW represents at the CVS Caremark 5K in downtown Providence on Sunday morning. Clearly there was an enthusiastic tie-dying party after Friday's family picnic…

Friday's picnic for CMW families included a potluck feast, fun and games, and some serious business: rehearsing for an upcoming performance by the Providence String Quartet and Phase III student quartet.

Phase 2 started the year out with a retreat at Camp Aldersgate in North Scituate, RI. Included in the overnighter was an open fire, microwaved marshmallows, an orchestra rehearsal on Handel, canoeing, and a leadership training by members of YUGA and Phase 3 member Fidelia.

-Sara Stalnaker, Providence Quartet

Jesse gets a little fruit shopping in on the way to the PSQ photo shoot.

Sebastian, our fearless leader.

New official PSQ photos by Sandor Bodo coming soon…

Here are some photos of Community MusicWorks staff and students looking smart at last spring's Imagining Art + Social Change conference. You can visit the conference documentation page on our website, where you'll be treated to many more excellent images from the conference donated by our photographer friends Mary Beth Meehan, Jori Ketten, Owen Muir, and Sandor Bodo.

Wednesday, September 17 at 12:00 pm
Fiddle tunes from around the world in beautiful Burnside Park
Violins, mandolin, guitar, possible percussion cameo by Liz Cox?

Cellist Adrienne Taylor joins CMW this week.

From Adrienne's bio:

Adrienne received a Bachelor of Music Degree and Performer Diploma from Indiana University and completed her Master of Music degree at Northwestern University. Her teachers include David Szepessy, Hans Jørgen Jensen, and Tsuyoshi Tsutsumi.

Adrienne has performed in recitals and chamber music concerts throughout the U.S. as well as in Europe and Japan. As a member of the Chicago Civic Orchestra from 2005-2007, Adrienne participated in the orchestra’s Musicorps program which presents educational concerts to schools and colleges throughout the city. Adrienne enjoyed various performance opportunities during her time in Chicago, including performances with Yo-Yo Ma’s Silk Road Ensemble during their visit to the city in 2006. 

In 2007, Adrienne accepted a position as assistant principal cellist of Orchestra do Norte in Portugal, where she had the opportunity to perform throughout the country. We're thrilled that she has returned to the U.S. to participate in CMW's Fellowship Program beginning in September 2008.

Many thanks to Mary Beth Alger and her family for hosting the PSQ (and their family) last week. Mary Beth is the director of the Chappaquiddick Summer Music Festival. What a way to begin rehearsing for the fall concerts! 

Photos by Sebastian.

CMW staff will begin the coming season using Google's free calendar software, definitely a technological upgrade over the Word document that we used to have to email around or download from our website. Now each staff member can easily access the CMW staff calendar anytime they are online.

Maybe this innovation will revolutionize our student scheduling in future seasons? In the meantime, send positive vibes to Minna and Liz as they prepare to puzzle over the annual giant jigsaw that is student lesson scheduling over the next several weeks!

-Heath Marlow, CMW staff