CharlotteStringsCollective

celebrating the music of Black composers through performance and education

Our Mission

is to celebrate the music of Black composers through performance and education. In addition to featuring string music by living artists, we also highlight works by historical composers whose talents were not properly recognized and honored due to racism.

We have been funded by the following entities at UNC Charlotte: the Office of Inclusive Excellence, the College of Arts and Architecture, the Center for Heritage and the Arts, and the Faculty Research Grants Program. We have also been supported by the Charlotte Arts and Sciences Council, the City of Charlotte, and the Cabarrus County Arts and Sciences Council.

Trinity, Alexis, and Madison on break at a summer "Strings and Beats" concert

City of Charlotte
Five Points Plaza
Historic West End
July 22, 2023

Kari, Alice, Mira, and Taylor after a quartet performance
Bridging Musical Worlds
in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Friendship Missionary Baptist Church
Charlotte, NC
January 14, 2024

Educational Initiatives

In addition our many concert appearances in the Charlotte region, we also perform educational string music by Black composers at schools and at professional conferences. Our goal is to highlight these pieces so that music teachers may select them for their own classrooms.