Trio Sonata in G Major, BWV 1039
Jesse Holstein, Ealain McMullin, violins

Violin Sonata No. 4 in C Minor, BWV 1017
Cynthia Freivogel, violin, and Fred Jodry, harpsichord

Concerto in D Major for Three Violins, BWV 1064R
Minna Choi, EmmaLee Holmes-Hicks, Cynthia Freivogel, violins

Concerto in C Major for Two Harpsichords, BWV 1061*
Fred Jodry and Michael Baumann, harpsichords

*On Sunday, the Concerto for Two Harpsichords will be replaced by Aaron McFarlane performing the Chaconne from Partita No. 2 in D Minor for Solo Violin, BWV 1004

Eric Booth and Tricia Tunstall have begun producing an online newsletter for the growing El Sistema movement in the United States. You can download the first edition here.

On Sunday, a bus full of young CMW cellists made the trip up to Roxbury, MA to hear the virtuosic Boston Cello Quartet.

-Sara Stalnaker, Resident Musician

Currently at the printer, CMW's fall newsletter will be arriving in the mailboxes of program families and supporters by the middle of November. Don't want to wait? You may preview our newsletter here.

Teaching artists—artists who make teaching a part of their professional practice as artists—are critical to the future of arts education and to improving the quality of schools. These are two of the conclusions of the Teaching Artists Research Project, a three-year study by NORC at the University of Chicago, that is the most comprehensive examination of the work and world of teaching artists.

Prior studies have provided strong evidence that arts education has powerful positive effects on student achievement and outcomes. This brand new study, led by Nick Rabkin, offers hope to schools struggling to preserve arts education programs and to policy-makers searching for effective education strategies to improve schools.

CMW is featured several times in the full report which is available to download here.

Checking in from New Brunswick, Canada, a few photos of building paper instruments from the centre director of Sistema St. John.

Hear former CMW fellow ('09-'11) Aaron McFarlance on CBC Radio here.

Photo by Liz Cox

Major events posted here. Additional details coming soon…

This Saturday, Jori is coordinating a one-day convening presented by Artists in Context that will take place at various locations throughout Providence and bring together artists, activists, academics and others wanting or working to bring about social change. Check it out!

With funding from The Andrew W. Mellon Foudation, CMW is piloting a Third-Year Fellowship position this season, giving a former CMW Fellow the opportunity to stay connected to CMW for an additional year while developing his or her own community-based project. We're very happy to be able to bring cellist Adrienne Taylor back to Providence in this capacity, and we're looking forward to seeing how plans for her own CMW-inspired initiative develop over the course of the season.

For those who don't yet know her, Adrienne has worked to bring communities together through music education and performance as a former member of the Civic Orchestra of Chicago’s MusiCorps and the Boston Public Quartet, and as a CMW Fellow ('08-'10).

Formerly assistant principal cello of Portugal’s Orquestra do Norte, Adrienne has also performed with the Chicago Civic Orchestra, the Eroica Ensemble, and Yo-Yo Ma’s Silk Road Ensemble. She attended Indiana and Northwestern Universities where her teachers included Tsuyoshi Tsutsumi, Hans Jørgen Jensen, and János Starker.

Last year, Adrienne participated in the Abreu Fellows Program at the New England Conservatory, where she studied El Sistema, Venezuela’s world-renowned community music education philosophy. Adrienne is thrilled to return to CMW as a Third-Year Fellow, and to incorporate what she has learned from El Sistema into her work with CMW students and staff.

Welcome back, Adrienne!