DC Strings Workshop
2018 Concerto Winner David Cho performs Haydn’s Cello Concerto in C Major
Our mission is to share our love of classical and contemporary orchestra and chamber music with the community. We take pride in presenting meaningful and challenging orchestral works that rival the programming of large professional orchestras. DC Strings Workshop works to build community and expand horizons by engaging diverse audiences, supplying instrument to deserving students, and working to expose students and adults alike to music of women and underrepresented people of color. Please, take a look at our concert schedule, musicians’ profiles, and come join us for a memorable afternoon of music. Given the pandemic, DC Strings is offering physically distanced performances both in-person and virtually while keeping our musicians and community safe.
Since its founding in the 2016 – 2017 season, DCSW presented 10 concerts throughout the D.C. metropolitan. In 2017 alone, DC Strings presented over 20 concerts. In 2018 DC Strings performed 30 concerts, including collaborations with the National Park Service, DC Public Libraries and numerous DC Public Schools. In our 4th Season DC Strings performed at THE KENNEDY CENTER as part of theREACH’s opening debut in September 2019, under the baton of Maestra Jeri Lynn Johnson. Our 4th season was cut short in March due to the pandemic, but we were happy to present over 10 concerts from September 2019 – March 2020. Many of these concerts were free of charge to the public, presented in collaboration with churches and choral societies in the D.C. region, including Covenant Baptist Church, St. Augustine’s Episcopal Church, St. Peter’s on Capitol Hill, National United Methodist Church, and the historic Metropolitan American Methodist Episcopal Church (AME).
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“I just enjoy getting wrapped up in the emotion of the sound. I just close my eyes and soar into the heavens.”
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“DC Strings is affecting the community by giving young men and young women and older women and men opportunities to play. ”
Mission
DC Strings Workshop connects to music through the presentation of concerts, recitals, and educational opportunities throughout DC metropolitan area, particularly underserved communities.
Vision
DC Strings Workshop will create a high-quality inclusive music community in which all are welcome to experience the power of music.
Core Values
Engagement with diverse communities
Uncompromising excellence
Innovative, artistic programming;
Collaborative musicianship; and
music education;
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“We all need creative expression. Cello is a medium, it could be dance, we all need to do it. It’s a part of expressing who we are and our identity. It’s who we are.”
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“It’s like my life-line, it’s what keeps me going. It’s what gives me hope. It’s more than listening to beautiful sounds.”
“We’re looking forward to collaborating with these musicians around our Advent Season for years to come.”
– Covenant Baptist Church Member
Organist and conductor Bruce Cavaness leads the Messiah Chamber Orchestra in a presentation of Bach’s Magnificat – December 2018
