Project STEP, Symphony Hall
301 Massachusetts Avenue, Boston, MA 02115
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Project STEP Names Javier Caballero as New Artistic Director
August 13, 2020 - Boston, MA: Project STEP welcomes Javier Caballero
as the organization’s new Artistic Director.
With
a career in the performing arts spanning over 20 years, Mr. Caballero
has worked as a performing artist, educator, and arts leader.
As
Project STEP’s Artistic Director, Caballero will work closely with
Alyssa Lee, Executive Director, to develop and implement the
organization’s artistic vision, while leading youth development in line
with Project STEP’s mission and core values. “I am honored and thrilled
to join Project
STEP at this pivotal time in our history, whose mission is more essential now than ever,” Caballero said. Ms. Lee added, “I am absolutely delighted and I am
very much looking forward to working with Javier as I truly believe his artistic vision and expertise as an administrator
will prove to be an incredibly powerful asset in advancing Project STEP.”
As
a cellist, international performances have taken him to China,
Turkey, and France, as well as Palestine and Israel with the Al
Kamandjati Music School. Caballero earned his master’s degree in cello
performance from the Boston Conservatory under Rhonda Rider. His
bachelor's degrees, in music education and cello performance,
are from the University of South Florida, where he studied with Scott
Kluksdahl.
Mr. Caballero has a long history with Project
STEP, having previously served in a variety of positions with the
organization over a period of ten years between 2007 and 2017-
including
four years as Artistic Director. During that tenure, Project STEP
visited the White House twice, and, on a separate occasion,
Mr. Caballero gave a presentation at the National Endowment for the
Arts on Project STEP’s legacy of artistic excellence. “Continuing to
build on Project STEP’s nearly four-decade legacy of addressing the lack
of racial and ethnic representation in classical
music, and deepening my commitment to creative youth development,
artistic excellence, and social justice is something that I look forward
to with great anticipation,” added Mr. Caballero.
About Project STEP:
Project
STEP (String Training Education Program) is a non-profit classical
string instrument training program. We envision
a world in which the classical music profession reflects the racial and
ethnic diversity of our communities. Project STEP recognizes that
certain racial and ethnic minorities are vastly underrepresented in
classical music. Our mission is to address this imbalance
by identifying musically talented children from underrepresented
backgrounds in Greater Boston, providing them with comprehensive music
and string instrument instruction. We set the highest standards for our
students, offer significant mentoring and performance
opportunities, and create a network of support for our students, their
families, and their communities.
Learn more at projectstep.org
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