Project STEP

Project STEP is a national award-winning music program that offers the very best classical music education for young students in Boston and surrounding areas. Not only does Project STEP’s programs harbor a creative and safe learning environment, they advocate for a future where the classical music profession reflects the racial and ethnic diversities of our surrounding communities. Project STEP amplifies the stories and voices of young musicians of color, providing space within the greater Boston community for their talent to be recognized. Project STEP students inspire us all to be better and to do more, and your support is the catalyst for their success.

DID YOU KNOW:

African American and Black musicians account for only 1.2% of our nation’s orchestras and Latinx musicians make up only 1.6%, according to the League of American Orchestras (2016).

Project STEP has been advocating for equity and inclusion in the arts and classical music field for 40 years.

100 % of Project STEP graduates have gone on to college or conservatory.

Approximately 60% of Project STEP students go into the music profession.