Community String Project

This musical interlude is provided for your listening pleasure.
Enjoy!

Don’t forget to get your tickets for Sunday’s Polo match!
All proceeds from our ticket sales go directly to support CSP!

🎻 CSP Summer Camp starts in 1 week! it's not too late to sign up. Come join all the fun!

Oh, what a night! Our 15th Anniversary Party, hosted by JoAnne and Tom Camara, was a wonderful celebration. Beautiful setting. Beautiful music (Mt Hope High School String Ensemble and Two for the Rhode). Amazing food. Board members and guests from 2009 to now. We wished Alan Bernstein well on his upcoming retirement and we welcomed Vicki Boyle as she steps into Alan's Executive Director shoes. Thank you to our hosts and our guests. Here's to the next 15!

The MEET THE MANDOLIN Workshop held by CSP on Saturday, the 8th, was informative, educational and fun! Thank you to The Providence Mandolin Orchestra members for offering your time and musical expertise.

Dress rehearsal tonight for “Pick Meets Bow; A Mandolin & Violin Encounter” - the Providence Mandolin Orchestra with Community String Project’s bowed string and guitar ensembles. Mark Davis is the mandolin soloist for “ Chagall’s Mandolin” directed by Michael J. Raymond Jr. Sat, June 8 @7:30 St Marys, Warren, RI. Free/open to the public - JOIN US!

Here are a few highlights from Tuesday’s CSP Guitar Concert.
Bravo to all the performers!
Thank you to our special guests Con Vino Guitars, and guest conductor Robert Bekkers.

Last night’s CSP Youth Concert was a huge success! Here are a few of our students warming up back stage. Great level of concentration. Congratulations to all the children who participated!

CSP's Children's Concert was a joy! Beautiful music. Talented children! Thank you CSP parents for sharing your children with us. Photo: all groups setting up for the finale.

Here are a few more highlights from the CSP Fun Raiser Tag Day!

Day 2 of CSP's Fund!Raiser Tag Day. Weather was a bit better and our students made us proud. Again!
To help us "keep the music playing," please visit:
communitystringproject.org/donate

It may have been a raw & rainy day yesterday, but it didn't stop CSP students playing in front of local businesses for our FundRaiser! Tag Day. Below, 2 of our talented students entertain customers entering Stop & Shop.
If you didn't have a chance to hear them and donate, or just want to donate to CSP to help us "Keep the Music Playing," visit, communitystringproject.org/donate.

We are very proud of all our CSP students that participated in the RIMEA Solo & Ensemble Festival yesterday! Each student played a prepared song for the judges and all received awards of Excellent and Superior! A round of applause, please, for
Declán Blanchard, Natalie Christina, Annika Aboyoun Stein, Haytham Dias, Nicolas Soler, Julia Dubois, Ivan Nanson, Emma Gordon, Olivia Fernandes, Henry Stradtman, Vivian Sorrentino, and Emma Sorrentino .

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This was a great concert!

Great Artist Series concert last night at the Bristol State House with the Greg Abate Quartet. Swinging from start to end for an enthusiastic crowd.

Tomorrow!

Greg Abate Quartet will be performing at the Bristol State House on April 13 as part of the Community String Project Artist Series. Here is the link for tickets: https://www.communitystringproject.org/copy-of-the-greg-abate-paul-del-nero

On Wednesday, April 10, members of the CSP Guitar Ensembles and String Ensemble had the pleasure of performing at Hamilton House, an Adult Learning Center located in Providence RI.
Guitar Ensemble Musicians: Vicki Boyle, Kathleen Copeland, Scott Hacker, Steve Mastriano, Kathy Trier and Veronica Tucker.
The String Ensemble Musicians were Bruce Carlsten, Jim Casalgno, Steve Mastriano, Janna Pederson, Veronica Tucker, Joan Wallace, and Susan Wood.

Still tickets left. Come see these grat musicians in a beautiful venue.

Greg Abate Quartet will be performing at the Bristol State House on April 13 as part of the Community String Project Artist Series. Here is the link for tickets: https://www.communitystringproject.org/copy-of-the-greg-abate-paul-del-nero