Community Music Works - Live at TEDxProvidence 2019 | Community Music Works | TEDxProvidence

The Phase III String Quartet, composed of violinists Marieme Diallo and Dayana Read, violist Zoe Cute, and cellist Jay Nunez, formed earlier this year in CMW's youth leadership program, Phase II. Marieme, Dayana, Zoe, and Jay have been longtime students at CMW, participating in numerous performances at CMW and around the community, notably on stage at the Vets with Black Violin in April 2019. All four musicians have also been scholarship recipients at the Apple Hill Center for Chamber Music, and have participated in other summer music programs including Camp Encore Coda and Worcester ChamberFest. Community MusicWorks is a music education, performance, and mentoring program that serves Providence, RI’s South Side neighborhoods and builds lasting and meaningful relationships between children, families, and professional musicians. Founded in 1997 by MacArthur Foundation Fellowship recipient Sebastian Ruth, CMW’s successful model for engaging classical musicians in urban communities was recognized with a National Arts and Humanities Youth Program Award and two ArtPlace America grants. Over the past 23 years CMW has grown to engage twelve Resident Musicians in sustained teaching, performing and community-building activities deeply entwined with the participating neighborhoods. Resident musicians teach instrument lessons in violin, viola and cello, mentor students, and perform as the ensemble MusicWorks Collective in a robust concert series throughout Providence and surrounding communities. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx