Project STEP

Omer Quartet Masterclass
2021-02-27 12:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York) | Virtual
Omer Quartet Masterclass
Saturday, February 27, 2021 at 12PM
Join us as we welcome the Omer Quartet for a virtual masterclass with our students!
“Distinctive among today’s young string quartets, the Omer Quartet won First Prize in the 2017 Young Concert Artists International Auditions, and holds the Helen F. Whitaker Chamber Music Chair of YCA.”
Learn more about the Omer Quartet here.
FREE and open to friends of Project STEP with RSVP – Virtual Masterclass
Many thanks to Ashmont Hill Chamber Music for making this event possible.

Johannes Moser Masterclass
2021-02-14 13:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | Virtual
Johannes Moser Masterclass
Sunday, February 14, 2021 at 1 PM
Join us on Valentine’s Day as German-Canadian cellist, and Boston favorite, Johannes Moser returns to Project STEP to give a virtual masterclass. Hailed by Gramophone Magazine as “one of the finest among the astonishing gallery of young virtuoso cellists,” he has appeared with many of the top international orchestras, including performances with the Boston Symphony Orchestra at Symphony Hall and Tanglewood.
FREE and open to friends of Project STEP with RSVP – Virtual Masterclass
Join us on Valentine’s Day – If I told you I love you, would you love me Bach?

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemoration with Project STEP
2021-01-17 14:00 - 15:30 (America/New_York) | Virtual
Join us for Project STEP’s virtual concert in commemoration and celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
After the concert, join us for a panel discussion with Patrice Jackson, acclaimed cellist & Project STEP faculty member; Kirk Johnson, STEP alumnus and Founder of SOUNDS Academy; Catherine Morris, Founder of BAMS Fest and Director of Public Programs at The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum; and Suubi Laurent, cellist & current STEP student. Project STEP Board member Audley Fuller will host the discussion.

Virtual Performance and Audience Q & A
2020-12-01 16:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York)
Join us on #GivingTuesday for a complimentary evening of music and conversation. Hear student musicians Alba, violin and Nathan, viola play and take part in an audience Q & A moderated by Javier Caballero, Artistic Director, and host Melinda Cheston, Board of Directors. If you have not yet registered for this event please RSVP here.
About #GivingTuesday: Project STEP will be raising crucial funding on #GivingTuesday that directly supports our students’ needs. As all of our programming has migrated online during COVID, we strive to provide our students with unique performance and mentorship opportunities that will keep their musical minds active and engaged. This includes workshops, recitals, piano coaching, and masterclasses from some of the top classical musicians in the world including Johannes Moser, Sirena Huang, and the Apple Hill String Quartet. Mark your calendar for Tuesday, December 1, 2020 to give back and join us at 4 pm for our complimentary event.
Double your dollars! Our friends at New England Biolabswill match ALL donations up to $3,000 that are given ON Tuesday, December 1, 2020.
A Triple Play? If you are a NEW donor, The Willow Tree Fund will match your gift as well!
Together we can create a world in which the classical music profession reflects the racial and ethnic diversity of our communities.

Masterclass with Sirena Huang
2020-10-31 12:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York) | Virtual
On October 31st, Project STEP welcomes Sirena Huang for what is sure to be a thrilling masterclass! Praised by The Baltimore Sun for her “impeccable technique…deeply expressive phrasing…and poetic weight,” Sirena Huang is one of her generation’s most celebrated violinists. She brings not only technical brilliance and powerful artistry to the stage, but also a profound sense of connection to her audience.
Sirena made her solo debut with the National Taiwan Symphony Orchestra in 2004 at the age of nine and has performed in twenty countries across three continents. She has been featured as a soloist with more than fifty prestigious ensembles, including the New York Philharmonic, Cleveland Symphony Orchestra, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Shanghai Symphony Orchestra, and more.
Click here to read Sirena’s full bio.

Workshop with Francesca McNeeley
2020-10-24 12:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York) | Virtual
Francesca McNeeley, cello (Boston, MA), is an avid chamber musician, as well as a fierce advocate for contemporary music. As a New Fromm Player at the Tanglewood Music Center she premiered string quartets by John Harbison, Mark Neikrug, and Kui Dong, and gave the American premiere of Joseph Phibbs’s first quartet. Additionally, she has premiered works by Augusta Reed Thomas, Abigail Richardson-Schulte, and Donnacha Dennehy, among others. She has earned fellowships and prizes from the Tanglewood Music Center, the Music Academy of the West, and the Toronto Summer Music Festival, and is also on the management roster of Seven-Eight Artists. This season she is featured in the University of Pennsylvania’s Rochberg@100 performances, as well as Boston’s New Gallery Concert Series. Upcoming collaborations and performances bring her to New York, New Hampshire, Seattle, and the UK. The recipient of numerous chamber music distinctions in school, she has worked with Kim Kashkashian, Lucy Chapman, the Cleveland Quartet, and the Brentano Quartet. Francesca completed her B.A. at Princeton University, and her master’s degree at Rice University’s Shepherd School of Music. She recently completed a graduate diploma at the New England Conservatory in the studio of Yeesun Kim; other mentors have included Tom Kraines, Norman Fischer, and Astrid Schween.

Test
2020-09-30 09:00 - 17:00 UTC | First Church of Roxbury, 10 Putnam St, Boston, MA, 02119, United States

Annual Spring Benefit
2020-05-17 14:00 - 20:00 UTC | Hibernian Hall, 184 Dudley St, Roxbury, 02119, United States
Save the date for our annual Spring Recital and Parents’ Council Spring Benefit: Sunday, May 19, 2020

Project STEP’s Honors Quartet will be featured for Pre-Concert of Omer Quartet concert for Ashmont Hill Chamber Music series
2020-04-19 15:00 - 23:30 UTC

Project STEP plays a pre-concert for the Boston Symphony Orchestra Chamber Plays
2020-03-08 14:00 - 15:00 UTC | First Church of Roxbury, 10 Putnam St, Boston, MA, 02119, United States

Project STEP Alum Tony Rymer, cellist; masterclass
2020-02-02 14:00 - 23:30 UTC | Boston Symphony Orchestra Hall, Chorus Room, 301 Massachusetts Ave, Boston, MA, 02115, United States

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. concert
2020-01-20 13:30 - 14:00, 2020-01-20 12:30 - 13:00, 2020-01-20 11:30 - 12:00 UTC | The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, 25 Evans Way, Boston, MA, 02115, United States

A Celebration of the Life and Legacy or Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr
2020-01-19 15:00 - 23:30 UTC | St. Patricks Church, 400 Dudley Street, Roxbury, MA, 02118, United States
