2025 In Review

At Boston Music Project, we strive to unite our community through the power of music education. This past year, we’ve continued to push boundaries and expand the reach of our programs. Discover the highlights of the year in this recap of our shared accomplishments!

December 2025

The Margaret Stewart Lindsay Music Non-Profit of the Year

Boston Music Project was named the Margaret Stewart Lindsay Foundation Music Non-Profit of the Year at the 2025 Boston Music Awards! The award recognizes BMP’s outstanding impact on music education, creative youth development, and the broader Boston music ecosystem.

Winter Events

BMP was thrilled about some exciting year-end events! Ranging from:

• Winter showcases across our sites

• BMP students performing at the Winter Festival presented by Massport

• Music Play Date at the Boston Children’s Museum

• BMP at First Night Boston at Boston’s City Hall Plaza December 31st at 6:30 PM! Click HERE for the full schedule!

November 2025

BMP at TD Garden

BMP had the opportunity to bring even more students to TD Garden AGAIN! Including:

• Croft (Jamaica Plain)

• Hill House (Beacon Hill)

• Hurley K-8 (South End)

• John F Kennedy (Jamaica Plain)

• Joseph P Manning (Jamaica Plain)

• Josiah Quincy Elementary (Chinatown/Downtown)

• Josiah Quincy Upper (Chinatown/Downtown)

• Mendell Elementary (Egleston Square)

• Oliver Hazard Perry (South Boston)

• Winship Elementary (Brighton)

October 2025

Paper Orchestra Builds

This year we were able to We are proud to be able to bring our paper orchestra program to eight before and after school programs across the city!

Thanks to our partnership with Bose, whose employees volunteered to create the paper orchestra kits to support our youngest musicians across Boston!

View the recap below and photo gallery here!

September 2025

Continuing the Expansion

BMP is excited to add two new before and after-school sites, the John F Kennedy, Lyndon Schools, and Clover Clubhouse for Private Lessons.

August 2025

Summer Workforce Training Cohort/Youth Fest!

Boston Music Project hired 19 Boston youth musicians to record an album and produce live concerts through a partnership with SuccessLink and the City of Boston's youth summer employment program.

Read more about the program HERE!

Check out the full Youth Fest! gallery & video recap HERE!

July 2025

Summer Strings Intensive

From July 21st to August 1st, Boston Music Project's Summer String Intensive (SSI) was held at Josiah Quincy Upper School.

Students worked in chamber groups, created music-oriented arts and crafts, and made instruments using STEAM principals. 

Please enjoy our August 1st performance, featuring our Summer Campfire Orchestra (K2/1st), BMP Chamber Orchestra (2nd-7th), and BMP Quartet (ABC + BMP Students). You can view the full gallery photos from the performance and the program as well as video of the performance HERE!

June 2025

BMP Block Party

On Sunday June 8th, 2025, the Boston Music Project hosted our annual BMP Block Party at the Boxwood Gardens on the Rose Kennedy Greenway. The air was filled with music from family and friends of 267 students, from 7 schools, making up 23 orchestras/ensembles!

Thank you to all of our youth musicians and Teaching Artists for sharing your music with all of Boston, and a big thank you to the Rose Kennedy Greenway for providing the space to make this celebration possible!