The
Boston Public Quartet Creating
a community of musicians, students and
families in the neighborhoods of Boston through
music performance and education
Mission The
Boston Public Quartet is creating a new model for music education and
performance that brings together musicians, teachers, and families
around the shared intention of student success.
In this model,
music is not simply a lesson or a concert, but a means of
transformation and connection between students, families, teachers,
musicians, and the larger community.
Chamber music is at the center of our work, as is creating a successful model for musicians employed in social change.
Chittick School Residency
The BPQ provides long-term music education focused on the individual
academic and emotional needs of each child at the Chittick Elementary
School, a Boston Public School in Mattapan. Our programming provides
the only music opportunity at this school. Since 2007 BPQ has provided:
An
innovative Chamber Music Model that cultivates teamwork, provides
individual attention and greatly enhances listening skills for ages 7
and up
In-school violin lessons for ages 5-7, connected to classroom learning
An instrumental music program currently serving 27 students with 150 on the waiting list
In-school presentations serving all 300 Chittick Students, including Messy Music
Photo slide show of Ernie Boch Jr and Music Drives Us Foundation visit:
Quartet
Presentations for School Communities
Our dynamic quartet presentations expose children to music
performance, appreciation, and connective learning.
Performing at the Chittick School allows us to
bring music to up to 300 children per year
In 2008 we extended our performances to the Sumner
Elementary, Roslindale
Messy
Music
Hands-on visual and tactile art activities allow all ages to actively
experience live chamber music.
Adapted and tailored to many different audiences,
including those with special needsEver changing musical themes, art
mediums, and instrumentation
This program is especially popular at the Chittick
school, where children have no visual arts classes
Performances
The BPQ performs throughout Boston in concert halls and neighborhood
venues alike. We also perform alongside our students at
“performance parties” at the Chittick.
Here are some of the places we were in
2007-2008:
Mattapan Community Health Center
Roslindale Farmers Market
Adam’s Street Library in Dorchester
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translations into different
languages --
Arabic, Chinese, Italian, French, German, Russian, Spanish or others
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