Songs of Refuge is a concert celebrating the vitality of Providence's resettled communities through music and storytelling. In this special event, the MusicWorks Collective, in partnership with Dorcas International of Rhode Island, the Refugee Dream Center, and PVD World Music, collaborates with guest artists of Colombian, Sudanese, Burundi, Congolese, Afghan, Iranian, and Ukrainian heritage, sharing […]
Join us as we start our voyage into Season 27! Our program opens with the Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson Calvary Quartet, a work from the 1950s that captures the composer’s masterful fluency with Classical and Jazz forms, with an opening melody based on a spiritual by the same name. Next, we are excited to premiere CMW […]
Join us as we start our voyage into Season 27! ***CONCERT LOCATION HAS BEEN MOVED TO BELL STREET CHAPEL DUE TO THREAT OF THUNDERSTORMS*** Our program opens with the Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson Calvary Quartet, a work from the 1950s that captures the composer’s masterful fluency with Classical and Jazz forms, with an opening melody based […]
Join us for our first Sonata Series event of the season! Resident Musicians Adrienne Taylor, cello, and Becca Kasdan, violin, are joined by guest pianist Andrei Baumann for a stirring program of sonatas by Ludwig van Beethoven and Croatian composer Dora Pejačević. Sonata Series Event #1 Thursday, October 26 at 7 pm Music Mansion 88 […]
And, WE'RE BACH! Bach to the Future, the All-Night Bach Marathon, resumes in-person for the 10th annual collaboration between Community MusicWorks and the musicians in and around Providence, Rhode Island! This unique event creates a space for musicians of all types to interpret and explore the music of J.S. Bach, using both classical […]
CMW students take the stage to perform solo, duo, and ensemble pieces for family and friends. Come by and cheer on our young musicians! The event is followed by a potluck—bring a dish to share. Student Performance Party Tuesday, November 21 at 6 pm Southside Cultural Center 393 Broad Street, Providence RI 02907 Admission is […]
Join us for a concert celebrating the ongoing collaboration between the MusicWorks Collective and musicians from the local refugee community. Songs of Refuge is a project with a focus on music making as a place of homecoming and belonging for musicians who have been transplanted from their home countries and offers a gesture of welcome […]
Join us for an afternoon of meditative music, including a world premiere piece by composer and former CMW Resident Musician Laura Cetilia and works by Swiss composer and clarinetist Jürg Frey and German composer Ludwig van Beethoven. MusicWorks Collective presents a performance of three works for string quartet that in different ways bring us toward […]
MusicWorks Collective presents a world premiere piece by composer and former CMW Resident Musician Laura Cetilia and works by Swiss composer and clarinetist Jürg Frey and German composer Ludwig van Beethoven. Join us for a special performance of three works for string quartet that in different ways bring us toward the devotional and aspirational qualities […]
Join us in cheering on our students as they perform for family and friends! Student Performance Party Saturday, February 3 at 3 pm Calvary Baptist Church