Music for Food’s Artist Fellowship and Student Internship programs demonstrate the desire to give and share within their communities and outside of traditional concert settings and empower students of all ages to engage with the world as artist-citizens.
Artist Fellowship
Music for Food’s Fellows program is now in its eighth year. Fellows serve as ambassadors for Music for Food, presenting assemblies, masterclasses, and concerts at local middle and high schools, and assist with the core concert series.
To date, MFF fellows have worked with Atrium School (Watertown), Conservatory at Highlands (Newton), Rivers School & Rivers School Conservatory (Weston), St. Paul’s Choir School (Cambridge), Waring School (Beverly), and Walnut Hill School (Natick).
This program started thanks to the generous gift of a 2013 Harvard Musical Association George Henschel Community Award.
Meet the 2023-2024 Fellows - Duo Gwynne
Duo Gwynne was founded in June 2022 by flutist Nicholas Southwick and violist Long Okada, both recent graduates of the Royal Academy of Music, London. Passionate about cultivating deep roots in their local community, the Duo made their concert debut at the historic St. Botolph without Aldgate in the City of London, England, and subsequently enjoyed many performance engagements in various parts of London, notably celebrating the coronation of King Charles III at the Church of Holy Cross, St Pancras.
Now based in Boston, Massachusetts, Duo Gwynne is thrilled to continue its mission of community based performance and educational projects through an Artist Fellowship with Music for Food. The Duo is committed not only to expanding the repertoire for flute and viola by advocating for the rediscovery and performance of works by overlooked composers, but also creating musical programs that bring the personal journey and life experience of each composer center stage, inviting diverse audiences to personally connect with the music.
Student Internship
The Music for Food internship is a service-learning program for college music students. Students enrolled as interns will participate in community engagement initiatives that build entrepreneurial skills. Over the course of the year, interns are assigned a clear rotation of tasks and skills needed to create a community-based concert series. This hands-on experience demonstrates how music can respond to and address social problems. After graduation, students should be able to step seamlessly into designing their own community-based programs.