MMB in Boston 2023
MMB in Boston 2023
MORNINGSIDE MUSIC BRIDGE BRINGS
27th ANNUAL SUMMER MUSIC TRAINING PROGRAM TO BOSTON
66 Young Musicians to Train and Perform Free Classical Music Concerts at New England Conservatory
Boston, MA June 26, 2023 – Morningside Music Bridge has selected 66 outstanding musicians, aged 12 to 18, from 12 countries to take part in its 27th annual summer program. Representing the highest international standards of excellence, the young violinists, violists, cellists, pianists and creative residency students will receive full scholarships for a month of intensive training. The program will be held in person at the New England Conservatory from July 10 to August 4 and will also feature the Emerging Artist Recital series presenting the students and several Artists in Residence concerts with notable performers from around the globe. All recitals and concerts are free and open to the public. The full schedule can be viewed here.
“We believe that music should have no walls, only bridges, and by offering this barrier-free and diverse program to our students these past two plus decades, we have helped train the next generation of great classical artists,” shared Paul Dornian, Executive Director of Morningside Music Bridge. “Every year I am inspired as I witness connections being formed by students and faculty members from around the world.”
In 2023, over 440 musicians applied to the program from 26 countries. Applications were reviewed by a distinguished panel of faculty members, representing a spectrum of international musical careers and backgrounds. The 68 students selected are from Australia, Canada, China, Columbia, Israel, Japan, Poland, South Korea, Taiwan, the United Kingdom, the United States and Zimbabwe. They include 16 violinists, 13 violists, 18 cellists, 17 pianists and 2 creative residency students.
This year Morningside Music Bridge has also added a Creative Residency program to their summer festival. Morningside Music Bridge put the call out to emerging composers, improvisors, visual artists, sculptors, videographers, photographers, writers and interdisciplinary artis to submit project proposals, whatever their discipline, that link Morningside Music Bridge’s values with their talented community. Of all the applicants, a composer from Massachusetts, US, and a Content Creator from Ontario, Canada, were selected for the 2023 Creative Residency Program.
Morningside Music Bridge brings together some of the world’s most respected performing artists and teachers to guide, nurture, and inspire. The program is well known for sparking teacher-young artist mentorships that span years and continents. Guest faculty for 2023 will include pianists Arie Vardi, Krzysztof Jablonski, Yoheved Kaplinsky, violinists Midori, Daniel Stabrawa and Mauricio Fuks, cellists Laurence Lesser, Andres Diaz and Hans Jensen, and violists Steve Tenenbom, Atar Arad and Ssin-Yun Huang. Renowned musicians including violinists Noah Bendix-Balgley, Agata Szymczewska, and Shanshan Yao, violist Teng Li, cellist Zvi Plesser, and pianist Katherine Chi will perform. The full list of guest faculty can be viewed here.
For the past two decades, more than 1,000 young artists have benefited from the full-scholarship music experience Morningside Music Bridge offers. Alumni perform on the world’s major concert stages, record for industry-leading labels, and have leadership roles in the world’s major artistic organizations. Alumni include pianists Yuja Wang and Jan Lisiecki; violinists Ning Feng, Nikki and Timothy Chooi; cellist Arnold Choi, Wei Yu and Maciej Kułakowski; and violist Teng Li and Diyang Mei. The full list of notable alumni can be viewed here.
"Morningside Music Bridge is truly a life-changing experience - I was exposed to countless musical insights from renowned faculty, collaborated and bonded with talented fellow musicians, received numerous performing opportunities, and was inspired by many well-established alumni who came back to teach and perform," shared Clayton Stephenson, an alumni, 2022 Gilmore Young Artist and 2017 U.S. Presidential Scholar in the Arts, who recently graduated from the New England Conservatory, Piano Performance. "I attended the program 4 times and those experiences were instrumental in shaping and enriching my musical aspirations during my formative years, and still elevate me to this day."
The primary objectives of Morningside Music Bridge programs are to identify and promote outstanding young artists; create enhanced educational and performance opportunities; create enhanced professional development opportunities for music educators; promote inter-cultural understanding and mutual respect among all participants; expand community and corporate-based support for cultural interaction in the participating countries; develop long-term partnerships between classical music communities internationally; and build a bridge of understanding and creativity that spans the world.
