End-of-Year Student Gala
2025-05-20 18:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | Providence Career & Technical Academy, 41 Fricker Street, Providence, RI, 02903, United States
Join us for this special final student event as our young musicians from beginners to graduating students take the stage to perform for family and friends, followed by a reception.
End-of-Year Student Gala
Tuesday, May 20 at 6 pm
Providence Career and Technical Academy
41 Fricker Street, Providence 02903
This event is free and no reservations are necessary. Come on down to the PCTA and join us!

MusicWorks Collective Season Finale Concert
2025-06-07 19:00 - 20:30 | The CMW Center, 1326 Westminster Street, Providence, RI, 02888, United States
MusicWorks Collective concludes Season 28 with a program of Music That Makes You Want to Dance! featuring Jennifer Higdon’s Dance Card, Nikos Skalkottas’ Greek Dances, and the Souvenir de Florence by Tchaikovsky.
The concert will be followed by a reception and dance party!
MusicWorks Collective Season Finale Concert
Saturday, June 7 at 7 pm
The CMW Center
1326 Westminster Street, Providence
This event is free, with optional Choose-What-You-Pay suggested ticket prices:
$25 adult
$20 senior
$5 student
CMW students and families: free
***RESERVE YOUR SEAT BELOW***

An Afternoon with Jonathan Biss
2025-06-14 16:00 - 19:00 | The CMW Center, 1326 Westminster Street, Providence, RI, 02888, United States
Spend an afternoon in Biss bliss!
Please join us at the CMW Center for what will certainly be a magical event.
Renowned pianist and longtime friend to CMW Jonathan Biss returns for a special concert to benefit Community MusicWorks. Jonathan will perform three emotionally stirring masterpieces: the late Schubert piano sonatas. Here’s a rare chance to hear these much-celebrated pieces performed by a virtuoso described as “mesmerizing” and “passionately committed and amazing in technical command.”
Saturday afternoon’s performance will include two intermissions–one which features delightful refreshments. Seating is limited for this intimate performance, so make your reservation today!
An Afternoon with Jonathan Biss
Saturday, June 14 at 4:00 pm
The CMW Center
1326 Westminster Street, Providence 02909
This event to benefit CMW is free, with optional Choose-What-You-Pay suggested ticket prices:
$50 adult
$100 patron
$20 senior
$5 student
CMW students and families: free
***Reserve your seat below***

Season 29 Opening Concert
2025-09-07 12:00 - 16:00 | The CMW Center, 1326 Westminster Street, Providence, RI, 02888, United States
**We have reached capacity for seating in the Performance Hall, but you are encouraged to come on down to the CMW Center and enjoy the concert in the cafe, where we’ll be live-streaming the concert video.**
Season 29 begins on Sunday, September 7 with a festive late-summer open house and concert, featuring the rich lyricism of Dvořák’s Piano Quintet, the dynamic Concerto for String Orchestra by Portuguese composer Joly Braga Santos, and quartets by Hawa Diabaté and Merlijn Twaalfhoven from the Kronos Quartet’s Fifty for the Future commissioning project.

12 pm: Building tours and light, casual eats, including empanadas and strawberries with chocolate and cream by the fabulous Fragolas
1 pm: MusicWorks Collective in Concert (also fabulous)
2:30 pm: More building tours and refreshments, with music by DJ Josh Rodriguez

Join us!
MusicWorks Collective Season Opening Concert
Sunday, September 7 at 1 pm
The CMW Center
1326 Westminster Street

Discovery Series: Composer György Ligeti
2025-10-17 19:30 - 20:30 | The CMW Center, 1326 Westminster Street, Providence, RI, 02888, United States
Join us for the launch of CMW’s Discovery Series—a musical exploration led by Resident Musician Jesse Holstein.
This immersive, hour-long program delves into the fascinating world of composer György Ligeti (1923 – 2006) featuring audio, video, and excerpts from his String Quartet No. 1, Métamorphoses nocturnes performed by the MusicWorks Collective.
Begin your voyage of discovery with Ligeti’s groundbreaking music, then return the following afternoon for a full performance of the quartet—alongside works by Beethoven, Kernis, and Cetilia—as the MusicWorks Collective presents Music of the Spheres.

Friday, October 17 at 7:30 pm
Discovery Series: György Ligeti
The CMW Center
1326 Westminster Street, Providence
Reserve your seat

Saturday, October 18 at 4:00 pm
MusicWorks Collective: Music of the Spheres
The CMW Center
1326 Westminster Street, Providence
Reserve your seat

MusicWorks Collective: Music of the Spheres
2025-10-18 16:00 - 18:00 | The CMW Center, 1326 Westminster Street, Providence, RI, 02888, United States
Join us for a captivating afternoon as we turn our gaze to the cosmos with music  inspired by the spheres.
In this program, the MusicWorks Collective explores the celestial and the sublime, presenting music inspired by the movements of the heavens and the mysteries of the universe. The concert features an evocative work by Ludwig van Beethoven, whose compositions often echo the grandeur of nature, the innovative textures of György Ligeti, known for his otherworldly soundscapes; an ethereal piece by Aaron Jay Kernis; and a specially selected composition by CMW Resident Musician Laura Cetilia offering an intimate meditation on the spectacular beauty of our world.
Let the music transport you beyond the stars!
MusicWorks Collective: Music of the Spheres
Saturday, October 18 at 4 pm
The CMW Center
1326 Westminster Street, Providence 02909
***RESERVE YOUR SEAT BELOW***

Bach to the Future: The All-Night Bach Marathon
2025-11-07 - 2025-11-08 | Manning Chapel at Brown University, 21 Prospect Street, Providence, RI, 02912, United States
And WE’RE BACH! The Bach Marathon returns for the 12th 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 you please. Coffee will be brewing courtesy of the local shop, the Coffee Exchange, and we will celebrate midnight with pasta!
Curated by the amazing Zan Berry!
Bach to the Future: The All-Night Bach Marathon
Friday, November 7, 7 pm – Saturday, November 8, 7 am
Manning Chapel, Brown University
21 Prospect St, Providence, RI 02912
Directions to Manning Chapel
Admission is free; no reservations necessary
Graphic designed by Jeremy Ferris
This Year’s Lineup:

Sonata Series Event #1: Adrienne Taylor / Sebastian Ruth / Andrei Baumann
2025-11-20 19:00 - 20:00 | The CMW Center, 1326 Westminster Street, Providence, RI, 02888, United States
In our first Sonata Series Event of the season, CMW Resident Musicians Adrienne Taylor and Sebastian Ruth are joined by guest pianist Andrei Baumann to share a musical evening of rich lyricism and deep expression.
The program features Samuel Coleridge-Taylor’s affecting Variations for Cello and Piano, a transcription of Antonín Dvořák’s Silent Woods from the composer’s cycle for piano four-hands, Ze Šumavy (From the Bohemian Forest), and Paul Hindemith’s beautifully crafted Sonata for Viola and Piano in F Major.
Come join us for this special evening of music!
Sonata Series Event #1
Thursday, November 20 at 7 pm
The CMW Center
1326 Westminster Street, Providence

***Reserve your seat below***

Songs of Darkness and Light: A Family Musical Event
2025-12-13 13:30 - 16:00 | The CMW Center, 1326 Westminster Street, Providence, RI, 02888, United States
Songs of Darkness and Light is a joyful, family-friendly solstice celebration featuring performances by the MusicWorks Collective and storyteller Valerie Tutson. Step into the festive magic of The CMW Center for a drop-in, interactive experience filled with music, crafts, hot chocolate, and sweet treats!

A highlight of the event is a reading of The Longest Night by Marion Dane Bauer, an award-winning children’s book in which woodland animals try to bring back the sun on the darkest night of the year. In the end, it’s the gentle song of a chickadee that coaxes the light’s return—reminding us all of the power of music.

Drop-in hours from 1:30 – 4:00 pm, with performances at 2:00 and 3:00 pm and interactive crafts throughout.

Songs of Darkness and Light: A Family Musical Event
Saturday, December 13
1:30 – 4:00 pm
The CMW Center
1326 Westminster Street, Providence
***Reserve your seat below***

MusicWorks Collective Lab Concert #1: Music Meets Theater
2026-01-16 19:30 - 21:00 | The CMW Center, 1326 Westminster Street, Providence, RI, 02888, United States
Experience Something New at The CMW Center
Introducing: Lab Concerts
This January, we’re launching Lab Concerts, a new series that invites you to join us in exploring fresh dimensions of the concert experience. As we kick off the New Year, the concert space becomes a place for experimentation and discovery, where music unfolds in both familiar and unexpected ways.
Join us as we transform the CMW Center Performance Hall into a creative playground!
For our first Lab Concert, MusicWorks Collective teams up with award-winning director Brian Mertes to reimagine the chamber music experience. Every art form has its own rules, and in this performance, performers and audience alike embark on a journey of discovery, blending the sensibilities of theater and music.
Featuring works by Caroline Shaw, Aleksandra Vrebalov, J. S. Bach, the Danish String Quartet, and original music by the ensemble, this concert experiments with a bold new arc of performance, where boundaries are explored, and surprises await.
MusicWorks Collective Lab Concert #1: Music Meets Theater
Friday, January 16 at 7:30 pm
The CMW Center
1326 Westminster Street, Providence
Learn more about Brian Mertes here:
http://brianmertes.com/about
***RESERVE YOUR SEAT BELOW***

MusicWorks Collective Lab Concert #2: Eeyore Has a Birthday
2026-01-23 19:30 - 21:00 | The CMW Center, 1326 Westminster Street, Providence, RI, 02888, United States
“Sad? Why should I be sad? It’s my birthday. The happiest day of the year,” said Eeyore.
Join the MusicWorks Collective for a playful program of music and storytelling!
In this enchanting presentation, the MusicWorks Collective brings Jon Deak’s witty and wonderful musical composition Eeyore Has a Birthday to life, with performers both narrating and performing A. A. Milne’s beloved tale. In addition, the ensemble performs original works that blend words and music in imaginative ways.
*This event is captioned for the hard of hearing; all are welcome*
MusicWorks Collective Lab Concert #2: Eeyore Has a Birthday
Friday, January 23 at 7:30 pm
The CMW Center
1326 Westminster Street, Providence

Lab Concerts is a new series designed to explore fresh dimensions of the concert experience. As we kick off the New Year, the concert space becomes a place for experimentation and discovery, where music unfolds in both familiar and unexpected ways.
***RESERVE YOUR SEAT BELOW***

MusicWorks Collective Lab Concert #2: Eeyore Has a Birthday
2026-01-24 13:00 - 14:30 | The CMW Center, 1326 Westminster Street, Providence, RI, 02888, United States
*Concert for all ages; bring the whole family!*
“Sad? Why should I be sad? It’s my birthday. The happiest day of the year,” said Eeyore.
Join the MusicWorks Collective for a playful program of music and storytelling!
In this enchanting program, the MusicWorks Collective brings Jon Deak’s witty and wonderful musical composition Eeyore Has a Birthday to life, with performers both narrating and performing A. A. Milne’s beloved tale. In addition, the ensemble performs original works that blend words and music in imaginative ways.
MusicWorks Collective Lab Concert #2: Eeyore Has a Birthday
Saturday, January 24 at 1:00 pm
The CMW Center
1326 Westminster Street, Providence
Lab Concerts is a new series designed to explore fresh dimensions of the concert experience. As we kick off the New Year, the concert space becomes a place for experimentation and discovery, where music unfolds in both familiar and unexpected ways.
***RESERVE YOUR SEAT BELOW***

Apple Hill String Quartet in Concert
2026-01-29 19:00 - 20:30 | The CMW Center, 1326 Westminster Street, Providence, RI, 02888, United States
CMW is thrilled to present a performance by the Apple Hill String Quartet!
The Apple Hill String Quartet is joined by CMW violist Jesse Holstein and oud player Kareem Roustom for an eclectic program including W.A. Mozart’s perennially perfect Quintet in A Major and Kareem’s groundbreaking composition Quintet for Oud and Strings. The show is rounded out by a new piece, Sketches for String Quartet, by Brooklyn-based composer Dana Lyn.
Proceeds from this event support CMW student scholarships to summer sessions at the Apple Hill Center for Chamber Music in Nelson, New Hampshire.
Apple Hill String Quartet
Thursday, January 29 at 7:00 pm
The CMW Center
1326 Westminster Street, Providence

CANCELED: Student Performance Party
2026-02-07 14:00 - 17:00 | The CMW Center, 1326 Westminster Street, Providence, RI, 02888, United States
This student event has been canceled due to the weather and a parking ban in the city of Providence. We’ll update the calendar with a rescheduled date when it is set.
Stay safe and warm!

Discovery Series: Composer Aleksandra Vrebalov
2026-02-20 19:30 - 20:30 | The CMW Center, 1326 Westminster Street, Providence, RI, 02888, United States
Join us in welcoming composer Aleksandra Vrebalov as she leads an exploration of her work and the inspiration of the music of George Crumb. We’ll hear a performance of her piece, ilektrikés rímes, by the MusicWorks Collective, a presentation on Crumb’s Black Angels, and an experimental piece by our Daily Orchestra Program / SoundLab students.
Discovery Series: Aleksandra Vrebalov
Friday, February 20 at 7:30 pm
The CMW Center
1326 Westminster St, Providence
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MusicWorks Collective: Black Angels
2026-02-21 19:00 - 21:00 | The CMW Center, 1326 Westminster Street, Providence, RI, 02888, United States
The MusicWorks Collective presents a powerful program centered around George Crumb’s haunting Black Angels, composed during the height of the Vietnam War, along with a piece by Serbian-American composer Aleksandra Vrebalov, whose work ilektrikés rímes echoes Crumb’s groundbreaking soundscape. The concert concludes with Max Richter’s luminous On the Nature of Daylight, composed in response to a moment of profound societal duress in the lead-up to the Iraq War.
The MusicWorks Collective: Black Angels
Saturday, February 21 at 7:00 pm
The CMW Center
1326 Westminster Street, Providence
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Youth Salon
2026-03-06 18:00 - 20:00 | The CMW Center, 1326 Westminster Street, Providence, RI, 02888, United States
Youth Salon
Friday, March 6 at 6 pm
The CMW Center
1326 Westminster Street, Providence
In this rapidly changing age of technology, many of us have both curiosities and concerns about the use of Artificial Intelligence and its place in the arts. This Youth Salon, the students of Phase II invite you to join us as we explore the facts, create space for open dialogue, and engage in activities that both inspire and remind us of the importance of human creativity!
Join us March 6th!
This event is free; no reservations required.

Sonata Series Event #2
2026-03-12 19:00 - 20:00 | The CMW Center, 1326 Westminster Street, Providence, RI, 02888, United States
Our second Sonata Series Event features Resident Musicians Minna Choi and Zan Berry along with guest pianist Eliko Akahori for a program steeped in romanticism and deep expression.
Come experience Amy Beach’s dramatic and passionate Violin Sonata and the equally affecting Cello Sonata in e minor by Johannes Brahms. You won’t want to miss this evening of music!
Sonata Series Event #2
Thursday, March 12 at 7 pm
The CMW Center
1326 Westminster Street, Providence

***Reserve your seat below***

An Afternoon with Emanuel Ax to Benefit CMW
2026-03-28 16:00 - 18:00 | The CMW Center, 1326 Westminster Street, Providence, RI, 02888, United States
World-renowned pianist Emanuel Ax returns to Community MusicWorks!
Join us Saturday, March 28 for an unforgettable afternoon of music. Emanuel Ax performs a program of solo works and joins the MusicWorks Collective for the sublime Mozart Piano Concerto No. 14, K. 449.
This event promises an intimate, deeply expressive musical experience, set within the CMW Center Performance Hall’s state-of-the-art acoustics.
All proceeds support CMW’s free music programs, bringing the joy and transformative power of music to young people in our community.
Emanuel Ax and the MusicWorks Collective in a Benefit for Community MusicWorks
Saturday, March 28 at 4 pm
The CMW Center
1326 Westminster Street, Providence
Ticket prices to benefit CMW:
Maestro – $1,000 includes a front-row seat to the concert.
Virtuoso – $500 includes a second or third row seat to the concert.
Superstar – $250 includes a back section seat to the concert.
***Reserve your seat below***

Sonata Series Event #3
2026-04-30 19:00 - 20:00 | The CMW Center, 1326 Westminster Street, Providence, RI, 02888, United States
Join us for the final Sonata Series Event of the season! Resident Musicians Lisa Sailer and Kimberly Fang are joined by guest pianist Ivan Tan for a compelling evening of music featuring works by Brahms and Prokofiev. Come hear Brahms’ beloved Sonata No. 1 in G Major, arranged for viola and piano and Prokofiev’s haunting Sonata No. 1 in f minor. You won’t want to miss this event!
Sonata Series Event #3
Thursday, April 30 at 7 pm
The CMW Center
***Reserve your seat below***

Senior Student Recital
2026-05-05 18:00 - 19:00 | The CMW Center, 1326 Westminster Street, Providence, RI, 02888, United States

End-of-Year Student Gala
2026-05-19 18:00 - 20:00 | Providence Career & Technical Academy, 41 Fricker Street, Providence, RI, 02903, United States

MusicWorks Collective Season Closing Concert
2026-06-06 16:00 - 18:00 | The CMW Center, 1326 Westminster Street, Providence, RI, 02888, United States
