Digital Stave Sessions

From April 21-24, 2021, Celebrity Series’ Stave Sessions festival, traditionally held at Berklee College of Music’s 160 Mass Ave, went digital with three nights of premiere performances and an evening of encores. The festival — dedicated to discovery, experimentation, thrilling and path-breaking music — hosted seven artists and ensembles from their locations around the globe.

Sybarite5 with special guest Ehsan Matoori

Sybarite5, a quintet of violins, viola, cello, and bass, was joined by Iranian santoor virtuoso Ehsan Matoori New York, NY

Cristina Pato

A master of the Galician bagpipes, a classical pianist, and a passionate educator Galacia, Spain

Meklit

An Ethio-American vocalist, songwriter, composer, and cultural activist, making music that sways between cultures and continents San Francisco, CA

Kinan Azmeh CityBand

CityBand strives for a balance between classical music, jazz, and the music of Syria, with clarinet, guitar, percussion, and double bass Brooklyn, NY

Sid Sriram

A singer/songwriter/producer building a musical style where Tamil, R&B, blues, gospel, pop, and Carnatic music clash and blend vibrantly Chennai, India

Spektral Quartet

A string quartet actively pursuing a vivid conversation between exhilarating works of the past and the extraordinary works of today Chicago, IL

Mark Lettieri Group

Playing instrumental music, the Mark Lettieri Group focuses on jazz, world, R&B and numerous other genres McKinney, TX

STAVE SESSIONS WAS SPONSORED BY Susan & Michael Thonis and the Barr Foundation through its ArtsAmplified initiative. ADDITIONAL SUPPORT PROVIDED BY Kathleen & Chris Gaffney, Michael & Debra Raizman, Yukiko Ueno & Eran Egozy, Randolph Hawthorne & Carliss Baldwin, and Marylen Sternweiler. Stave Sessions is made possible in part by support from Celebrity Series’ LIVE PERFORMANCE! Arts for All Innovation Funds.