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 In the news 2021!


​In November, SMB Managing Director Carrie Eldridge-Dickson and SMB Artistic Director Adrian Anantawan joined Radio Boston host Tiziana Dearing for a conversation discussing the pivot SMB has made
during COVID-19. If you missed the interview, click
the link to listen.


​Broadway World​ published a feature on Shelter Music Boston's Voices From the Land project.
​Read the article here.
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Shelter Music Boston’s “Voices From The Land” project was featured on WGBH’s Open Studio with Jared Bowen. SMB Founder Julie Leven and Native American Composers Apprentice Project’s Sage Bond, one of the young composers included in this project, were interviewed.  The SMB segment starts at 6:05. ​

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In an interview for BNN News, Indigenous composer Christina Shupla and SMB Founder Julie Leven speak about a project featuring Indigenous composers and Boston area musicians in the "Voices From The Land" online performances.

2020 Interview

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On New England Weekend, Julie Leven discusses SMB's performances in homeless shelters and recovery centers across the state, and the SMB mission to assist vulnerable individuals with live music.
Listen to the podcast here.

2019 Articles and Interviews
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Anne Davenport, of the Boston Musical Intelligencer, discusses the character and importance of Florence Comes Home, a chamber opera commissioned by Shelter Music Boston.
Read the article here.  

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SMB Founder & Artistic Director Julie Leven visited Carmen Fields'  show "Higher Ground," a monthly public affairs show at WHDH-TV, Boston’s Channel 7. They discussed the ethical and moral aspects of Shelter Music Boston mission delivery. 
Watch the interview here.

 



Julie articulated her vision for Shelter Music Boston during an interview at the Foxboro community cable TV network.  Follow this link to watch the interview and videos from the 2018 world premiere of SMB's collaborative composition project,
Water for My Soul
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Beyond Oberlin: Julie Leven ’83 from Oberlin College and Conservatory on Vimeo.


Aaron Keebaugh of the Boston Classical Review attended the premiere of "Florence Comes Home" at Pine Street Women's Inn. Click on the Boston Classical Review logo to the right for the review.




​SMB Founder & Artistic Director Julie Leven visited her alma mater,  Oberlin College and Conservatory, where she spoke to students about her work and the mission of Shelter Music Boston. 
Here she is being interviewed
 by a current Oberlin student.
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2018 Articles and Interviews
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​Thank you to the Ilene Beal Charitable Foundation for our most significant grant to date.
Read about it by clicking the press logos below.
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CBS-WBZ News December 2017
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A 2016 highlight:
SMB Founder and Artistic Director Julie Leven was profiled in


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Thank you to the Massachusetts Cultural Council for featuring 
Shelter Music Boston in the 2016 premiere season of:
"Creative Minds Out Loud"
Click left for the  Shelter Music Boston MCC Podcast


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Forbes Magazine published a profile of Shelter Music Boston and founder Julie Leven,
"Music Heals: Shelter Music Brings Classical Music To Homeless Shelters."  
​Click on the Forbes logo to read the article.


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