The MusicWorks Collective opens the season with a program exploring identity, place, and belonging through music that draws on diverse cultural traditions and lived experience. The concert begins with Angelica Negrón's Marejada, a shimmering quartet woven together with recorded sounds from her native Puerto Rico, before turning to Jerod Impichchaachaaha’ Tate's Pisachi (Reveal), a work inspired […]
Join us for the first of the series! Guest pianist Andrei Baumann joins violinist Irene Guerra-Rudas and cellist Adrienne Taylor for an evening of intimate and expressive music. The program opens with Irene and Andrei in a set of evocative shorter works, including Libby Larsen’s Blue Piece, Antonio Maria Valencia’s Canción de Cuna, and Lili […]
For this afternoon concert, we journey through Baroque and modern sound worlds with guest artists Fred Jodry, harpsichord, and Kristen Watson, soprano. The program pairs Bach and Barbara Strozzi with two works by Henryk Górecki: the Harpsichord Concerto and Three Pieces in an Old Style, the latter performed alongside CMW students. The MusicWorks Collective with […]
The Bach Marathon returns for the 13th annual collaboration between Community MusicWorks and the musicians in and around Providence. This unique event creates a space for musicians of all types to interpret and explore the music of J.S. Bach, using both classical and non-traditional/experimental approaches. Bring a blanket and pillow, and come and go as […]
Songs of Darkness and Light is a family solstice-themed celebration featuring performances by the MusicWorks Collective and storyteller Valerie Tutson. Join us in the magically festive Community MusicWorks Center for a drop-in interactive experience that includes performances, crafts, songs, hot chocolate and other sweet treats! This event features a reading of The Longest Night by […]
In this new year, the MusicWorks Collective celebrates the music of former CMW colleague Jessie Montgomery. Students will perform D Major Jam, and we'll revisit 12 Moods, CMW's commission inspired by Langston Hughes's Ask Your Mama: 12 Moods for Jazz. The program also features Julius Eastman's groundbreaking Gay Guerrilla, a bold work imagining liberation and […]
Sonata Series Event #2 Thursday, January 28, 7 pm The CMW Center 1326 Westminster Street, Providence ***Reserve your seat below*** <!-- If you embed multiple forms on your page, only copy one of the lines. Otherwise, multiple copies of the form will appear. -->
Student Performance Party Saturday, February 6, 2 pm The CMW Center 1326 Westminster Street, Providence
In this afternoon event, Syrian composer and clarinetist Kinan Azmeh returns for a special collaboration with the MusicWorks Collective. Proceeds from this concert will support CMW students attending summer music programs. The MusicWorks Collective with Kinan Azmeh Saturday, February 20, 4 pm The CMW Center 1326 Westminster Street, Providence ***Reserve your seat below*** <!-- If […]
CMW’s Youth Salon is an event led by the teen students in our Phase II program. The Youth Salon has a theme, chosen by the students, that is different every season, and activities and performances are led by the students. Join us! Youth Salon Friday, March 5 at 6 pm The CMW Center