At home performing on a street corner in Mattapan Square, the Kennedy Center in DC and the Harvard Musical Association in Boston, the Boston Public Quartet was created to connect, inspire and innovate as an ensemble-in-residence in Boston’s diverse neighborhoods. The BPQ is dedicated to normalizing the amplification of historically excluded voices in classical music; musicians, composers, students, and audience members In addition to performing on the Kennedy Center’s Millennium Stage, The Boston Public Quartet has collaborated with Sidra Bell Dance New York, and was the inaugural ensemble in residence for the Celebrity Series of Boston’s Neighborhood Arts initiative from 2012 - 2016. Founded in 2007 by violinist Betsy Hinkle, the Boston Public Quartet served until 2018 as a Resident Ensemble of musiConnects. The BPQ relaunched as a stand-alone entity in 2021 and we are honored to be supported by Chamber Music America, the Puffin Foundation, the American Music Project, the Massachusetts Cultural Council and the City of Boston Office of Arts and Culture in these efforts. www.bostonpublicquartet.com