[Jessie Montgomery]
CommunityMusicWorks.org
“CMW is pleased to present ANTHEM: A Community MusicWorks Story, a short film about an original composition, a 'new piece of music for the nation,' commissioned by CMW to commemorate the election of the first African-American president of the United States. ANTHEM was composed by CMW resident musician Jessie Montgomery with lyrics by 16-year-old CMW student Kirby Vasquez. We hope that you will enjoy viewing ANTHEM: A Community MusicWorks Story online at YouTube or Vimeo. Please share ANTHEM with family and friends. If enough people watch the film and share it, CMW students may get their wish: to perform ANTHEM for President Obama at the White House!”
“Violinist Jessie Montgomery is a member of the Providence String Quartet, which forms the core of the Community MusicWorks Players based in Providence, Rhode Island.” “As the quartet-in-residence for Community MusicWorks, the Providence String Quartet provides free after-school music education and performance programming to youth in Providence's most underserved neighborhoods.” “Jessie Montgomery, violinist, joined the Providence String Quartet in 2004. She is a graduate of The Juilliard School where she studied with Sally Thomas. Jessie won second prize in the 2001 Sphinx Competition and was previously a member of The Young Eight, an all-African American string ensemble.”
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