About Us

 

 

Radius Ensemble liberates classical music for a new generation of music lovers with a fresh combination of eclectic programming and intimate performances by extraordinary musicians.

Radius Ensemble’s thoughtfully curated programs balance old and new, with repertoire ranging from beloved masterworks to riveting new music – brilliantly performed by some of the best Boston-based musicians. Radius’s go-for-broke performances are interspersed with “live liner notes,” brief remarks that enlighten and entertain.

A chamber music ensemble of winds, strings, and piano, Radius Ensemble was founded in 1999 by oboist and impresario Jennifer Montbach. Radius Ensemble performs at Longy School of Music in Harvard Square and, beginning in 2025, at MIT’s new Thomas Tull Concert Hall. Radius has also appeared on concert series throughout New England, including Rockport Music and Clark University. Radius has commissioned and premiered more than fifty new works by Boston composers, with an emphasis on the work of women composers. Committed to community engagement, Radius presents a free Saturday-morning family concert in Harvard Square, donates free tickets to disadvantaged children and their parents or mentors through local community service agencies, and mentors students at Cambridge Rindge & Latin School.

Radius Ensemble’s core musicians are joined by additional musicians as repertoire warrants, including (but not limited to) harp, percussion, and double bass. The group has also collaborated with a thereminist, several narrators, and dancers; and has appeared with film, live and recorded electronics, and other multimedia elements.

"Fervently illuminating...unabashedly beautiful." (Boston Globe)

 

LEADERSHIP

Jennifer Montbach, Artistic & Executive Director

Miriam Bolkosky, Music Librarian
Matthew Heck, Musicologist in Residence
Eric Rizzo, Booking Agent
Deb McNeilly, Graphic Designer
Erica Sahin, Marketing Director

 

BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Joseph Ajemian
Assistant Director, Product Management, Liberty Mutual

Sam Brewer
General Manager, GBH Music

Justin Campbell, MD
Radiologist, South Shore Hospital

Professor of the Practice, MIT

Leslie Flinn
Development Consultant

Todd Lemke
Writer

Jennifer Montbach (President)
Artistic Director, Radius Ensemble

Erica Sahin (Clerk)
Associate Director of Stewardship and Advancement Communications, Middlesex School 

 

Radius is a proud partner of the New England Musicians Resource Fund, providing resources to Boston-area musicians, including emergency financial assistance, access to pro-bono legal resources, access to mental health/wellness services, and professional development.