WORCESTER—With the fourth season of Summer@MW, Music Worcester has solidified its role as a year-round presenter of world-class musical performances, featuring concerts in late July and early August.
Music Worcester brings in The String Queens on July 26 and The DePue Brothers Band on July 28, both at The BrickBox Theater at the Jean McDonough Arts Center. On Aug. 2, TAKE3 will perform in Washburn Hall at Mechanics Hall.
“In thinking of how to curate Summer@MW this year, we quickly landed on these three extraordinary ensembles,” said Adrien Finlay, Music Worcester’s executive director, in an announcement. “Each so unique, yet all three fully demonstrate the incredible potential of classically trained musicians who are also complete experts in other genres, including bluegrass, jazz, and contemporary.
“I am particularly excited to have Music Worcester audiences experience these concerts that explore how different musical styles and idioms intersect, influence each other, and ultimately enrich performance.”
The String Queens is a dynamic trio known for creating captivating musical experiences that inspire diverse audiences to love, hope, feel, and imagine. Their repertoire spans from the Baroque era to the Jazz Age to today’s Billboard Hot 100 Chart, offering versatile programs that take listeners on an exhilarating journey through time and across various musical genres.
Based in Washington, D.C., the trio—consisting of Kendall Isadore (violin), Dawn Johnson (viola), and Élise Sharp (cello)—has performed at prestigious venues across America, including Carnegie Hall in New York City and The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C.
The String Queens concert is co-presented by The Village Worcester and Music Worcester.
The DePue Brothers Band offers a vibrant fusion of bluegrass, classical, and rock genres. Originating from Bowling Green, Ohio, the brothers coined the term “grassical music,” pioneering this unique style in the early ’90s.
Each of the four DePue brothers is a classical violin virtuoso, contributing rich and diverse talents to the band’s distinctive sound. Despite their individual music careers, they joyfully come together to perform as a family.
Hal Real, founder of The World Cafe Live said in a statement, “This band of brothers gives real meaning to the phrase ‘progressive bluegrass,’ bending genres while delivering a powerful mix of classical chops, blazing bluegrass, and rock and roll.”
TAKE3 exists at the crossroads of pop, rock, and classical fusion. Founded by violinist Lindsay Deutch, this ensemble combines the precision of a classical music background with rock-star charisma.
Trained at the world’s top conservatories, TAKE3’s repertoire spans from Bach and Beethoven to Bieber and The Beach Boys. Their high-energy performances, paired with comedic tales of their journey from conservatory practice rooms to packed stadiums, create unforgettable experiences that have electrified audiences nationwide.
Music Worcester, Inc., originally known as the Worcester County Music Association, for years ran the Worcester Music Festival. Current programs reflect the merger in the mid-1990s of the Festival with the International Artists Series and the MA Jazz Festival.
The Village Worcester is an Afrocentric cultural, learning, & healing center that builds grassroots power by connecting BIPOC groups, healers, and individuals whose work is rooted in racial justice, learning, creativity, community, & healing.
Tickets and additional information about these and all shows at Music Worcester are available at musicworcester.org.
Charlene Arsenault can be contacted at carsenault@theworcesterguardian.org
