The Community MusicWorks Center

I attended a chamber music concert at the Community MusicWorks Center yesterday evening. Although I have now spent time in the new building on several occasions since it opened in September 2024, it is still a head-spinning experience to turn left on Westminster Street, instead of turning right to visit the former storefront office, and see the realization of a twenty-year dream occupying two stories, clad in beautiful wood, at the corner of Dexter and Westminster Streets.

The playful "s t r i n g   q u a r t e t" painted in vibrant red letters on the old storefront window, with a small audio speaker hidden above the air conditioning unit for broadcasting occasional rehearsals onto the sidewalk, has been vastly upgraded to a state-of-the-art concert chamber (capacity: 250) with a wall of glass that can generously open outward onto Westminster Street when the weather allows. 

Community MusicWorks was founded in 1997, and, as of 2025, has clearly reached a new level of permanence in the local community as it wraps up its 28th season this month.

Early site sketch by 3SIXO Architecture.

Spend more time with the Community MusicWorks Center here, or view many beautiful photos on 3SIX0's site.