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Project STEP cellist Sofia Hernández-Williams, grade 5, will compete at Sphinx in the Junior Division! The Sphinx Competition, held every year in Detroit (MI), is a national competition for string […]
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Thank you to the Adolf Busch Award for supporting Project STEP with a $5,000 grant! We are honored to have their support and partnership as we work to build equity […]
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Grab your Project Paulie hat today in THIS color and a significant portion of the proceeds are donated back to Project STEP. Every Project Paulie beanie represents a different local charity! The […]
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Congrats to Josué González, Executive Director of Project STEP. Josué was named top 100 Latinx leaders in Massachusetts! We’re proud to partner with Amplify Latinx for the inaugural 2023 #ALX100 […]
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CLIP courtesy of NBC and Kelly Clarkson Episode air dat 4/12/2023 The Kelly Clarkson’s Good Neighbor of the Year story features Dr. Ian Saunders, the Artistic Director of Project Step […]
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Video: Navidad Latina! – Project STEP Students, 2022 (8:44) Happy Holidays – A group of Project STEP parents commissioned composer and multi-instrumentalist Gonzalo Grau (originally from Venezuela) to write an orchestral arrangement of […]
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Juliet Pepe officially joins the Project sTEP team as Programs and Communications Manager. Juliet is a former Project STEP student, and a graduate of Mount Holyoke College, where she […]
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WELCOME! – Project STEP welcomes new Board President Elisa Pepe! Elisa succeeds Diane M. Austin, who concluded her term as Board President at the end of fiscal year 2022. Elisa […]
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Fiscal Year 2021 Annual Report July 1, 2020 – June 30, 2021
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BOSTON, MA | TUESDAY, MARCH 8, 2022 – Project STEP welcomes Dr. Ian Saunders as our new Artistic Director. Dr. Saunders comes to Project STEP having recently served as the […]
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Project STEP welcomes Josué Gonzalez as Executive Director. Josué comes to Project STEP having recently served as the Director of Education for Rockport Music. His professional career has been centered […]
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We are delighted to announce the appointment of two new members of the Project STEP Board of Directors, Ashleigh Gordon and Christopher Mackey. We asked Chris and Ashleigh to share […]
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Dear Students, Families, Faculty, Supporters, and Friends, Thank you for helping Project STEP complete an amazing 39th season! We recently wrapped up a successful end of year Spring Recital & […]
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We at Project STEP feel great relief that Derek Chauvin has been held accountable for the murder of George Floyd. We continue to mourn with the Floyd family as they […]
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An update on our FOCUS program: For anyone interested in our FOCUS kindergarten program, please note that due to the ongoing pandemic, FOCUS 2021 is tentatively postponed. It will likely take […]
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Boston, MA—Project STEP has been approved for a $45,000 Grants for Arts Projects award to support Core Program students in 2021-2022. Project STEP is among 1,073 projects across America totaling […]
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Dear Friends and Families of Project STEP, Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays. I appreciate the time and space to recharge my wellness and focus on family, friends, love […]
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August 13, 2020 – Boston, MA: Project STEP welcomes Javier Caballero as the organization’s new Artistic Director. With a career in the performing arts spanning over 20 years, Mr. Caballero […]
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The Project STEP Board of Directors is excited to announce that Alyssa Lee has been selected as the Executive Director of Project STEP effective January 28, 2019. Upon accepting the […]
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The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has awarded $2.5 million to the New England Conservatory of Music (NEC), in a partnership consortium with Project STEP, the Boston Youth Symphony Orchestras, the […]
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Sunday, September 30th, 2018 at 3pm, STEP student Isabel Garita-Chin will play the Mendelssohn Violin Concerto with the Boston Pops at Franklin Park in Jamaica Plain. An extraordinary honor, we […]
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Gabriella Sanna will be leaving STEP on August 1, 2018 to take a position with Rivers School of Music. Everyone at Project STEP wishes her the best as she embarks […]
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June 10th, 2018 at Jordan Hall, New England Conservatory | Photos by Jana Williams and Abdi Ali
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On Monday, January 15, Project STEP students took part in not one, not two, but THREE Martin Luther King, Jr. Day celebrations! In the morning, several STEP students performed at the Martin Luther […]
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On January 6, Gabriel Cabezas returned for the second year in a row to share his knowledge with our students during a Saturday afternoon masterclass! Cabezas is a sought-after musician who has […]
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As always, the Apple Hill String Quartet blew us away! Sending a big thank you to Lenny Matczynski, Elise Kuder, Colleen Jennings, Rupert Anthony Thompson and Mike Kelly for their […]
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On Sunday, October 1, at 3 p.m., the Boston Symphony Orchestra and the Boston Pops, in partnership with the City of Boston, presented a special free concert in Boston’s Franklin […]
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Carla Haith is a school administrator. She is entering her third year Dedham Country Day School, an Independent School right outside of Boston. Prior to her work at Dedham Country School, Carla […]
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Project STEP 8th grader Isabel won the 2016-2017 concerto competition for the Youth Repertory Orchestra at New England Conservatory, and we couldn’t be prouder! She performed Barber’s Violin Concerto with […]
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Project STEP presented its Martin Luther King Jr. celebration on Monday, January 16, 2017. This annual event is a chance for Project STEP families, staff, faculty, Board, friends, and the […]
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On November 6, two members of the cutting-edge, conductorless chamber orchestra A Far Cry joined our students and families at Symphony Hall to lead an inspirational masterclass. This event was part of Project […]
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We are so proud of Project STEP 11th grader Noah, who performed with the Cape Symphony alongside one of his musical idols, Mark O’Connor! Although he primarily plays classical violin in Project […]
Read MoreSeptember 10, 2016
A quartet of current Project STEP students and alumni recently performed for a State Dinner with President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama, which honored the Prime Minister of Singapore. This […]
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Dear friend and generous supporter of Project STEP, Louis H. Hamel, Jr. passed away on Sunday, September 4th. Louis was involved with Project STEP for over ten years, advocating for our mission and […]
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On Wednesday, June 8th, the Project STEP community honored the retirement of our longtime Executive Director, Mary Jaffee. During the past 11 years, Mrs. Jaffee oversaw the training of over 100 individual […]
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On Thursday, June 2nd, we officially bid farewell to our two graduating seniors, Tristan and Itsva (pictured left). Both of these students have spent much of their lives in Project STEP – Tristan […]
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On May 22nd, we held our annual Spring Recital and Parents’ Benefit, sponsored by the Gregory E. Bulger Foundation. Not only was this event the culmination of another year of […]
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We were incredibly fortunate to be able to learn from the Apple Hill String Quartet and Apple Hill Director Lenny Matczynski during our final Masterclass of the year on Sunday, March 6th. Focusing […]
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We are SO proud of Project STEP violinist Tristan for competing in the 2016 Sphinx Competition. Tristan was selected from a broad national pool of highly talented Black and Latino string […]
Read MoreJanuary 20, 2016
Critically-acclaimed cellist Johannes Moser returned for the second year in a row to lead an inspirational masterclass for the students of Project STEP. Not only were our students able to see him perform a […]
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On Monday, January 18th 2016, members of the Project STEP community gathered to commemorate the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The event included performances by students, faculty and […]
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We kicked off the first of three public masterclasses with an exciting visit from the Boston Cello Quartet on Sunday, November 15th. All members of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, these dynamic cellists […]
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Back by popular demand, our second FriendRaiser took place at Scholars Bistro on Tuesday, November 10th. This event is always an exciting opportunity for us to spend an evening with […]
Read MoreMay 31, 2015
Project STEP student Taylor Payne performed her Senior Recital on Sunday, May 31st. She prepared a wonderful recital including solo pieces, chamber music, and a piece written specifically for her by a […]
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Last month, WGBH Arts Editor Jared Bowen stopped by Symphony Hall to interview past and current Project STEP students for a segment on his show, Open Studio. The episode was televised […]
Read MoreMarch 27, 2015
Last month, WGBH Arts Editor Jared Bowen stopped by Symphony Hall to interview past and current Project STEP students for a segment on his show, Open Studio. The episode was televised […]
Read MoreMarch 24, 2015
Opus Affair gathers individuals together once a month to informally network about the arts scene in Boston. Proceeds from punch purchased at the event are contributed to an arts organization […]
Read MoreJanuary 25, 2015
On Sunday, January 25th, cellist Johannes Moser gave a masterclass for Project STEP held at The Boston Conservatory’s beautiful new building. Mr. Moser performed earlier in the week with the […]
Read MoreJanuary 8, 2015
As an exciting kick-off to the New Year, a group of Project STEP students performed for Governor Baker’s Inauguration on January 8th, 2015. It was an incredibly exciting evening during which […]
Read MoreDecember 17, 2014
Former Project STEP Board Director and friend, Henrietta “Rita” Meyer, passed away Wednesday, December 17th, 2014. Rita was a vital and influential presence here at Project STEP (where she worked […]
Read MoreDecember 16, 2014
On December 16th, 2014, the Boston Globe ran an article about Project STEP in the Lifestyle section. In the article, which features several STEP students, author James Sullivan discusses the history […]
Read MoreDecember 1, 2014
Project STEP is the recipient of a National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Art Works grant of $50,000 to support our talented and motivated students for the year 2015-2016.
Read MoreNovember 10, 2014
Photo by Steve E. Purcell On November 10, 2014 at the White House, First Lady Michelle Obama presented Project STEP with the prestigious National Arts and Humanities Youth Program Award. […]
Read MoreOctober 18, 2014
On October 18th, Project STEP and the Triple Helix Piano Trio presented their first joint benefit concert to celebrate the life and legacy of Judith Sandler, a long-time friend of the […]
Read MoreJanuary 2, 2014
Congratulations Tony, we are extremely proud! Tony played the Dvorak Cello Concerto at the beautiful Romanian Athenaeum in Bucharest. Click here to view the performance.
Read MoreJanuary 1, 2014
Have you ever wondered what happens to the instruments that are no longer in use by Project STEP students? The violins pictured in this lesson were sent to a music […]
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Project STEP to honor 40 years with JFK Library celebration (Boston Globe – June 6, 2023)
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CLIP courtesy of NBC and Kelly Clarkson Episode air dat 4/12/2023 The Kelly Clarkson’s Good Neighbor of the Year story features Dr. Ian Saunders, the Artistic Director of Project Step […]
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