Celebrity Series is bringing live music to Dot, Mattapan

Devin Ferreira and his band will perform at the Mattapan Teen Center on Dec. 19.

The Celebrity Series of Boston, a non-profit performing arts organization, opened its three-concert schedule for Dorchester and Mattapan community venues last Saturday with the Jason Palmer Quintet in a jazz holiday concert in collaboration with the Summer Street Brass Band at the Salvation Army Kroc Center at 650 Dudley St. in Dorchester.

Next up: Dorchester Stringfest, a celebration highlighting Voci Angelica Trio and the Conservatory Lab Charter School, at 3 p.m. this Saturday (Dec. 14) at the Kroc Center at 650 Dudley St.

Voci Angelica is an international vocal, cello, and percussion trio that hails from three continents. The group, comprising Jodi Hitzhusen, Meena Malik, and Aristides Rivas, blends world folk music and classical music to form a global, culture-bending sound. The concert is free and open to the public.

The last session will feature the Devin Ferreira Collaborative, a group led by music educator Devin Ferreira, on Thurs., Dec. 19, at 6 p.m. at the Mattapan Teen Center, 10 Hazleton St. in Mattapan.

Ferreira is a Boston-based artist-educator who has spent the last decade facilitating youth music programs while pursuing an active professional career as an emcee and saxophonist performing across the United States. He will perform alongside teens from the Inquilinos Boricuas en Accion (IBA) youth group in a multidisciplinary performance. The concert is free and open to the public.


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