The Eliot Strings Ensemble—part of NEMPAC’s School Outreach program—performed at City Hall Plaza this week as part of the 13th Annual Boston Public Schools Citywide Arts Festival. This event was covered by The Boston Globe!
If you walked by City Hall Plaza on Tuesday, you may have heard to chiming instrumentals of “Defying Gravity,” swelling within the brick-laid space and thought Cynthia Erivo or Ariana Grande had paid a visit to Downtown Boston.
Instead, waving little arms and running in colorful sneakers, the performers were Boston Public Schools students putting on musical theater, singing Gospel tunes, and dancing.
The young artists’ performances were part of the 13th annual Boston Public Schools Citywide Arts Festival. The four-day event, extended this year from the usual three, features performances by over a thousand students from 25 elementary, middle, and high schools around the city.
“Our teachers work really hard at our schools every day — practicing with their students, teaching them skills,” said Amy Wedge, executive director for the Arts of BPS. “This is an opportunity for them to be able to perform.”
