4-Way Quartet

12/03/2024

Looking around the world these days, our mission of helping young people learn how to work together has never been more vital. As our new organization, the Cincinnati String Project, begins its annual campaign this , please help us continue this vital work with a donation!

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Attention ! Playing chamber music teaches collaboration like nothing else, and looking around the world these days, our mission of helping young people learn how to work together has never been more vital. As our annual campaign begins this , please help us continue this vital work with a donation!

https://www.cincinnatistringproject.org/donate

10/05/2024

Dear of the Cincinnati String Project - we are so sorry the notification about this weekend's concerts didn't get through to everyone. Both performances are postponed - one of our members decided to step down for personal reasons. We are auditioning replacements and hope to announce new dates soon. Again, our apologies!

09/18/2024

Hi ! We have created a new page for our new name, the Cincinnati String Project. All further content can be found here: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61565941864065

Please like and follow our new page and stay tuned for student news and information about upcoming concerts!

--Maggie, Jacqueline, Jenny and Nat

09/04/2024

Launch Day is here! 🎉 We are thrilled to announce that we are now a 501c3 organization, officially known as the Cincinnati String Project. Our mission to empower youth and enrich the Cincinnati community through chamber music is stronger than ever. Stay tuned for more updates and ways you can get involved! 🎻✨

08/30/2024

Get to know our new violinist and teacher, Jacqueline! Jacqueline shares how she spent her summer, and what chamber music means to her. We are so excited to have Jacqueline joining us this year and can’t wait for you all to see her in action! 🎻

08/27/2024

Get to know our new violist and teacher, Jenny! Jenny shares how she spent her summer, and what she is looking forward to for this year! We are all super excited to have Jenny in the group and can’t wait for our students and audiences to meet her! 🎻

08/20/2024

As the summer begins to come to a close we are gearing up for the new school year and have some exciting announcements to share soon! Stay tuned for updates and to get to know more about our new members!

06/28/2024

Went to hear some Vivaldi tonight, ran into some musicians we know 😎 4-Way Quartet

06/17/2024

Meet our new Violinist and Teacher, Jacqueline Kitzmiller!

Heralded for her “sweetness of tone, maturity, and daunting technique” (Cincinnati Enquirer), Jacqueline Kitzmiller made her debut with the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra at the age of eighteen and has since continued to perform across the United States, Europe, and Asia. She has been a participant in numerous national and international music festivals including the Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival, Aspen Music Festival, Bowdoin International Music Festival, Interlochen Arts Center, and the Tanglewood Music Center.

An avid devotee of chamber music, Jacqueline served as a member of the Azure Quartet from 2013-14, during which they took second prize at the MTNA National Chamber Music Competition. She received a Bachelor of Music from Rice University and a Master of Music from Indiana University, where she also served as a Graduate Assistant Instructor. Her principal teachers have included Gabriel Pegis, Paul Kantor, and Alexander Kerr.

Jacqueline currently holds the position of Principal Second Violin of the Richmond Symphony Orchestra, and previously served as a member of the Virginia Symphony Orchestra. She performs regularly with the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra and the Kentucky Symphony Orchestra.

A firm believer in the integral link between classical music and community, Jacqueline independently organized a free, outdoor performance of Stravinsky’s L’histoire du Soldat in 2020 at Cincinnati’s Mount Storm Park in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. Previously, she organized “A Sunday for Sarah,” an afternoon of chamber music featuring current and former members of the Cincinnati Symphony, to benefit the Cincinnati Alzheimer’s Association, and in memory of her mother and brilliant musician, Sarah Kitzmiller, who passed away from Early-Onset Alzheimer’s 2018.

When Jacqueline is not playing violin, she enjoys reading, swimming, and listening to podcasts with her two cats and retired racing greyhound, Clementine.

Welcome, Jacqueline! 🎻

06/10/2024

Drumroll please….

Introducing our new violist and teacher, Jenny Gaffney!

Jenny Gaffney is an avid violist and educator, performing and teaching throughout the midwest. Growing up in Cincinnati, Jenny began playing viola in the fourth grade. She later studied with members of the Cincinnati Symphony before earning her Bachelor’s and a Performance Diploma at Indiana University under the tutelage of Edward Gazouleas and Li-Kuo Chang.

As a chamber musician, Jenny has worked with the Pacifica Quartet, Cavani Quartet, and the Ariel Quartet. Jenny has spent multiple summers studying chamber music at the Cincinnati Young Artists program and the Encore Chamber Music Institute. These experiences have developed a deep love of chamber music and an insatiable desire to learn more. As an orchestral musician, Jenny regularly performs with the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, the Columbus Indiana Philharmonic, and the Owensboro Symphony Orchestra.

An enthusiastic educator, Jenny spent two years as a teacher at the Fairview Violin Project, a program teaching violin classes in an elementary school in Bloomington, Indiana. Jenny also spent a year teaching students in the Dominican Republic over Zoom through the IU Distance Teaching Learning Lab. She strongly believes music education should be easily accessible to all.

Jenny is proud to say she started on the viola! When she is not playing her instrument, she enjoys being outside, extending her 570 day Duolingo Streak, and walking other people’s dogs.

Welcome, Jenny!! 🎻

04/22/2024

One of the best parts of working with Allison Craig and Norwood Orchestra is seeing our students serve their school and community!

04/03/2024

Congratulations to our partner, Norwood Orchestra and Allison Craig, for this recognition!

Congratulations to our dedicated students, teachers, administrators, and community members! Norwood City School District has received national recognition by the with a for 3 years!