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SUMMARY:MLK Concert
DESCRIPTION:You’re Invited: Sunday\, January 18\, 2026 | 3 pm\nFREE Community Concert\nBurnes Hall\, New England Conservatory\n \n\n\n290 Huntington Ave\nBoston\, MA 02115\n\n\nListen to music from the talented musicians of Project STEP\, hear from honored speaker\, historian\, author\, and member of the Project STEP Board of Directors\, Dr. Alexandria Russell\, and join us in commemorating the life and legacy of Dr. King. \n“Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.”– Dr. Martin Luther King\, Jr. \n  \nHonored Speaker: Dr. Alexandria Russell\nDr. Russell is the Executive Director of the Boston Women’s Heritage Trail and a non-resident W.E.B. Du Bois Research Institute Fellow at Harvard University’s Hutchins Center for African & African American Research.  She recently served as the Interim Helaine B. Allen Vice President of Education & External Engagement at the Boston Symphony Orchestra.  She earned Bachelor’s degrees in Political Science and Secondary Education from the College of Charleston in 2009 and her Ph.D. in History from the University of South Carolina in 2018. \n\nHer book\, Black Women Legacies: Public History Sites Seen and Unseen (University of Illinois Press)\, examines the evolution of African American women’s public commemorations across the United States from the late nineteenth century to the present.  \n\n\nDr. Russell has received several fellowships to support her research\, including a Rose Library Research Fellowship at Emory University. In 2023\, she was a recipient of the South Carolina Preservation Service Award for her contributions to African American Women’s History Research and Documentation.  \nShe is the Founder & Executive Director for Black Women Legacies\, a nonprofit organization that digitally maps historical and contemporary memorials of Black women on a free\, public website.  As a historian and memorializer\, she is committed to making her research accessible to ALL. \n\nMaster of Ceremonies: Dr. Abdi Mohamad Ali \nDr. Ali serves as Executive Director of  Word Powered\, the founder of Rev. Michael E. Haynes Legacy\, and is a member of the Project STEP Board of Directors as well as a former parent of two Project STEP graduates. \nTrained in educational ethnography under the mentorship of Dr. Sara Lawrence-Lightfoot at the Harvard Graduate School of Education\, Ali has taught students in grades 5-12 in five different Boston Public Schools as an English/Humanities teacher. A longtime Roxbury resident\, Ali is a founding faculty member of the Boston Arts Academy where for 13 years he co-designed an interdisciplinary humanities and writing program. A graduate of the Boston University Creative Writing Program\, Ali studied poetry with Poet Laureate of the United States\, Robert Pinsky\, and Nobel Prize for Literature recipient\, Derek Walcott. \nPrior to joining Word Powered\, Ali led the largest expansion of district-based teacher preparation and licensure programs for paraeducators\, career changers and bilingual candidates. This multigenerational teacher pipeline established teaching apprenticeships for high school and college students as well.
URL:https://www.projectstep.org/event/mlk-concert-2/
LOCATION:NEC | Burnes Hall\, 290 Huntington Ave\, Boston\, MA\, 02115
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SUMMARY:A Far Cry + Project STEP
DESCRIPTION:TICKETS\n\nSIDE BY SIDE @ JORDAN HALL\n\nSaturday\, January 31\, 2026\n7:30 PM\nNEC’s Jordan Hall | 30 Gainsborough Street | Boston\, MA\, 02115United States (map)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMusical Program\nSapo Perapaskero aka Taraf de Haïdouks | Turceasca\, arr. Osvaldo Golijov & Ljova\nIgor Stravinsky | Apollon musagète\nJoan Tower | String Quartet No. 5\, “White Water” (arr. Randy Zigler)\nArcangelo Corelli | Concerto Grosso Op. 6 No. 3\nCorelli | Concerto Grosso in D major Op. 6 No. 4 \nCurated by Crier Michael Unterman\nFeaturing students from Project STEP & New England Conservatory * \nGreat music isn’t just taught—it’s shared with the next generation side by side. \nIn A Far Cry’s annual Side by Side\, the Criers partner with young musicians from Project STEP and New England Conservatory for a joyful performance that celebrates the next generation of artists and the mentors\, teachers\, families\, and friends who lift them up. Students participate in a radical side-by-side rehearsal and performance experience as co-equals with the Criers\, empowering young artists through their democratic model of music making. \nThe program opens with a burst of energy: Taraf de Haïdouks’ Turceasca\, arranged by Golijov and Ljova\, revels in the joy of sharing oral musical traditions. From there\, we move into Stravinsky’s Apollon musagète\, a neoclassical ballet that reaches back toward antiquity with grace and restraint—an homage to the past\, refracted through a modern lens. Joan Tower’s White Water\, originally written for string quartet and expanded here for fuller forces\, offers a visceral\, contemporary portrait of musical momentum and renewal. And finally\, we arrive at two concerti grossi by Arcangelo Corelli\, whose influence echoes through everything that came before. \nThis is more than a concert. It’s a powerful tribute to the next generation\, a standing ovation for caregivers and educators\, and a bright spotlight on Boston’s rising talent. \n*Students will be joining for select works
URL:https://www.projectstep.org/event/a-far-cry-project-step/
LOCATION:Jordan Hall\, 30 Gainsborough Street\, Boston\, MA\, 02115\, United States
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SUMMARY:Rockport Music
DESCRIPTION:Join us on Sunday\, March 22 at 3 pm at Rockport Music’s Shalin Liu Performance Center in Rockport MA for a free community concert as part of Rockport Music’s Education & Community Program.  Tickets are FREE with RSVP and open to the public. \nThis concert is in honor of the late William Moyer\, Project STEP’s founder. \n \nWilliam (Bill) Moyer\, in 1982\, then-Orchestra Personnel Manager of the Boston Symphony Orchestra\, was charged with finding musicians from underrepresented communities in classical music to audition for open spots in the orchestra. He crisscrossed the country and could not find any that had the extensive music training required to take these auditions. His conclusion: “If we’re serious about this\, we must start a program.” With initial support from the Boston Symphony Orchestra and others in the Boston area\, he helped design and launch Project STEP (String Training Education Program) to provide that comprehensive and long-term training\, and a lasting connection to the surrounding community. \nBecause of Bill’s commitment to equity in the arts\, Project STEP opened its doors in 1982 with 7 students\, and graduated its first two students in 1988. Since that time Project STEP has introduced 2\,000 children to music through our FOCUS and core programs. In contrast with Boston’s 4-year graduation rates for Black and LatinX students (which declined in 2019 to 76.4% and 67%\, respectively)\, 100% of Project STEP’s graduates attend college or conservatory. \nRecent Project STEP graduates have attended Juilliard\, Harvard\, the New England Conservatory\, NYU\, and Brown. Project STEP graduates have gone on to become orchestra members\, founders of other programs modeled on Project STEP\, music teachers\, and soloists\, as well as financial services advisors\, doctors\, and architects. We consider Project STEP to be a model for creative youth development where music is used to help young people develop key skills and find success throughout their lives. Project STEP is the nation’s FIRST pathways program for college and conservatory students typically underrepresented in classical music. Project STEP would not be here today without William Moyer.
URL:https://www.projectstep.org/event/rockport-music/
LOCATION:Shalin Liu Performance Center at Rockport Music\, 16 MAIN STREET\, Rockport\, MA\, 01966
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SUMMARY:STEP into Grace
DESCRIPTION:Save the Date\nSTEP into Grace\nTuesday\, March 31\, 2026\nGrace by Nia | 60 Seaport Blvd #325\, Boston\, MA 02210\nDRESS code: FUN & FABULOUS – whatever makes you feel good!\n  \n  \n  \n  \nTICKETS & SPONSORSHIP\nWHEN: Tuesday\, March 31\, 2026 from 5:30 – 9:00 pm\nWHERE: Grace by Nia – 60 Seaport Blvd. | Boston\, MA\nWHY: Our most important annual fundraiser. Support Project STEP students\, music education\, and equity in the arts.\nHONORING: Lecolion Washington\, Executive Director of Community Music Center of Boston\, to receive the William Moyer Champion of Change Award \nYou’re Invited: Please join Project STEP on Tuesday\, March 31\, 2026 at Grace by Nia to celebrate and raise funds for Project STEP; the nation’s first college and career pathway program for students of color in classical music. Sip handcrafted cocktails and savor bold\, modern soul-food flavors at Grace by Nia in Boston’s vibrant Seaport District. Hear live performances from Project STEP’s brilliant young artists\, and connect with Boston’s most inspiring leaders and changemakers. \n2026 William Moyer Champion of Change Awardee\nLecolion Washington\, Executive Director of Community Music Center of Boston\n“I am deeply honored to receive this award\, which celebrates the legacy of Project STEP’s founder\, Bill Moyer. Music has always been an important part of my personal and professional life\, but as a young black bassoonist in Texas\, I didn’t always have accessible opportunities for music education. This recognition strengthens my commitment to ensuring that all young people can find their place in the arts.” – Lecolion Washington \nPress Release\nThe William Moyer Champion of Change Award honors the legacy of Project STEP’s founder William (Bill) Moyer. Bill’s visionary leadership and commitment to equity in classical music were instrumental in the founding of Project STEP. The award recognizes individuals who champion diversity\, create opportunities\, and make a lasting impact in the arts and beyond\, embodying Bill’s principles and the core values of Project STEP: community\, collaboration\, and excellence. Photo by Rue Sakayama \nPARKING: We encourage you to make a plan for parking prior to to the event:\n• Consider using a ride-share service such as Uber or LYFT.\n• Take the MBTA Red Line to South Station. Hop on any Silver Line bus and go one stop to Courthouse.\n• Parking Garages: One Seaport Garage (75 Sleeper Street)\, Fan Pier Garage/Pilgrim Parking (1Bond Drive). Please note parking can be up to $45 for a 4-hour event.\n• Try the smart phone application Spot Hero to find the best available price/spot near the venue. \n\nINDIVIDUAL SPONSORSHIP BENEFITS\nCORPORATE PARTNERSHIP INFORMATION & BENEFITS\n\nVisit the event page for a list of sponsors and committees
URL:https://www.projectstep.org/event/step-into-grace-2/
LOCATION:Grace by Nia\, 60 Seaport Blvd #325\, Boston\, MA\, 02210
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SUMMARY:NYC Concert
DESCRIPTION:Project STEP + Opportunity Music Free Community Concert \nWHEN: Sunday\, April 19\, 2026 at 3 pm \nWHERE: Manhattan School of Music\, Greenfield Hall |\n130 Claremont AvenueNew York\, New York 10027 \n\n \nThis April 2026\, approximately 20 of our Project STEP students will embark on an unforgettable journey: their very first tour to New York City! This milestone trip will give our students the rare opportunity to connect with peers from the Opportunity Music Project in NYC\, collaborating in rehearsals and culminating in a joint concert performance that celebrates both musical excellence and the power of community. \nLearn more about the NYC tour and support this project.
URL:https://www.projectstep.org/event/nyc-concert/
LOCATION:Manhattan School of Music\, 130 Claremont Avenue\, New york\, NY\, 10027
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SUMMARY:Project STEP Spring Recital in Collaboration with Tony Williams Dance Center Collaborative Project
DESCRIPTION:Project STEP Spring Recital in Collaboration with\nTony Williams Dance Center Collaborative Project\nSunday\, May 17\, 2026 | 3 pm\nThis event is sponsored in part by The Gregory E. Bulger Foundation\nFree and open to the public – NO RSVP NEEDED\nThis event is being held at Boston College High School\, however it is not a Boston College High School sponsored event. \nThis program is supported in part by grants from the following generous supporters: Mass Cultural Council and the National Endowment for the Arts. This event is also made possible by the generous support of the D’Addario Foundation\, The Gregory E. Bulger Foundation\, and The Mary Saudek Jaffee Fund. \n  
URL:https://www.projectstep.org/event/project-step-spring-recital-in-collaboration-with-tony-williams-dance-center-collaborative-project/
LOCATION:Boston College High School\, 150 Morrissey Blvd\, Boston\, MA\, 02125
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