Our Commitment to Education
Our Philosophy
Quality
Providing youth with the highest quality music possible
Ensuring that professional musicians are available to the community
Accessibility
Relating the concert experience to the lives of students
Overcoming barriers that prevent access to music
Investing in communities and building a space for culturally diverse and enriching experiences
Learning
Highlighting the connections between music and other arts disciplines
Expressing the role of music in our lives and how it betters the community
Presence in Our Communities
Convergence Ensemble has developed educational outreach programs that have a long-term, meaningful impact on our community’s young people. These programs encompass artist residencies that relate the chamber music being performed to the personal and academic lives of students through history, poetry, literature, dance, and visual art. By working with a number of artistic disciplines, the programs also explore performance-related issues, both in terms of technique and of communicating with an audience.
The Ensemble has worked with schools such as Codman Academy, the Hernandez School, Boston Latin School, and the Epiphany School. Convergence is proud to have presented bi-lingual programs in Spanish and English. Additionally, the Ensemble works with after-school programs, such as B-READY (a bi-lingual program run out of The Church of St. Augustine and St. Martin) & the St. Stephen's Youth Programs (both in Roxbury), the YMCA (Dorchester), and Boys & Girls Clubs of Boston.
In 2020, Convergence Ensemble pioneered a new relationship with Charlestown High School, developing a virtual Zoom program serving students with learning disabilities and special education needs. Through this program, students were able to interact with professional musicians in an accessible and safe environment; the concert experience was brought to them and their families. Learn more about this experience here.