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Updated 5/11/2022

Radius Ensemble

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    MA

Institution/Business Type: Performing Group

Named Boston’s Best Classical Ensemble 2016 by the Improper Bostonian, and winner of a 2013 CMA/ASCAP Award for Adventurous Programming, Radius Ensemble’s thoughtfully curated programs balance old and new, with repertoire ranging from beloved masterworks to riveting new music – brilliantly performed by some of the best Boston-based musicians. Radius’s go-for-broke performances are interspersed with “live liner notes,” brief remarks that enlighten and entertain. Musicians, composers, and listeners truly connect.

A chamber music ensemble of winds, strings, and piano, Radius Ensemble was founded in 1999 by oboist and impresario Jennifer Montbach. Radius’s subscription season includes a four-concert series at Pickman Hall at the Longy School of Music of Bard College, where the group has been Ensemble in Residence since 2011. Radius has also appeared on concert series throughout New England, including Rockport Music and Clark University. Radius has commissioned and premiered numerous works by Boston-area composers and has won several Meet the Composer grants. Committed to community outreach, Radius presents a free Saturday-morning family concert in Harvard Square, donates free tickets to disadvantaged children and their parents or mentors through local community service agencies, and works with students at Cambridge Rindge & Latin School.

Nine core members comprise Radius Ensemble. They are joined by additional musicians as repertoire warrants, including (but not limited to) harp, percussion, and double bass. The group has also collaborated with a thereminist, several narrators, and dancers; and has appeared with film, live and recorded electronics, and other multimedia.

Find Me

Jennifer Montbach (she/her)
Job Title: Artistic & Executive Director
Phone: 617-792-7234
Address:
45 Pine St.
Concord, MA 01742

Additional Content:

  • Fresh Paint

    Our 2016 recording debut featuring 4 world premiere commissions

About

Overview

Institution/Business Type:

Performing Group

Legal Status:

Nonprofit - Independent

Year Founded:

1999

Overview

Institution/Business Type:

Performing Group

Legal Status:

Nonprofit - Independent

Year Founded:

1999

Disciplines

Primary Discipline:

Music - Chamber

Additional Disciplines:

  • Music - Chamber

Activities and Services

Activities and Services:

  • Performance / Concert / Reading
Seasons Active: spring, fall, winter
Events Per Year: 5

Communities

Populations Engaged:

  • Adults
  • Teens
  • Families
  • General Public

Languages Available:

  • English

Geographic Reach:

  • Town / City

Accessibility of Services

Accessibility of Services:

  • Access accommodations for people who use a wheelchair and have limited mobility
  • Access accommodations for people who are blind, partially sighted, and have low vision
  • Access accommodations for people who are Deaf and hard-of-hearing

Braille or large print programs available by request

Artist Info

Touring Artist

Fee Range:

$5,000 - $7,500

State of Residence:

Massachusetts

Minimum Number of Performers:

10

Maximum Number of Performers:

10

Touring Artist

Fee Range:

$5,000 - $7,500

State of Residence:

Massachusetts

Minimum Number of Performers:

10

Maximum Number of Performers:

10