Weronika Balewski is a flutist, Dalcroze & Integrative educator, and arts leader. She is dedicated to creating engaging musical experiences which build connection, relationships, and community.
Weronika Balewski, flute, and Elizabeth Basconi, piano, are musicians who value the conversations between performers, audiences, and students. Active as chamber musicians and instrumental teachers, they founded Marvento Duo in 2013 to collaborate as both performers and teaching artists.
Weronika Balewski (flute) and Elizabeth Basconi (piano) value the conversations between performers, audiences, and students. Active as chamber musicians and instrumental teachers in Boston and Indianapolis, they founded Marvento Duo in 2013 to collaborate as both performers and teaching artists. Weronika and Elizabeth believe that engaging with music is essential, transformative, and joyful. Through Marvento Duo’s innovative performances and projects, they bring meaningful chamber music experiences to diverse audiences, connecting people with each other.
Marvento Duo performed their recent “Influential Women” program throughout New England for audiences with limited access to live performances. They were featured on Arts Farmington’s concert series at the University of Maine Farmington as well as the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Brookhaven Lexington, MA and the Jenks Community Center’s monthly concert series in Winchester, MA.
Marvento Duo collaborates regularly with the Multiverse Concert Series, which presents multimedia events connecting scientific discovery with music. Ongoing Multiverse projects include “Shadows of Exoplanets” and “Reef Music.” In collaboration with scientist Sarah Davies of Boston University and composer David Ibett, Marvento Duo developed a community outreach program for “Reef Music.” Events for families included hands-on science stations, movement and music improvisation on students’ instruments, and age-appropriate science instruction. Another chamber music program, "Twenty-somethings," explored music of different centuries written by composers in their 20s. Marvento Duo performed their "Mythos" and "Translations" programs both as traditional recitals and as interactive concerts with listening activities and audience discussions. Weronika and Elizabeth have presented workshops at the Dalcroze Society of America National Conference, the Boston Flute Academy, Rockport Music, Sistema Somerville, St. Paul’s Choir School, and for graduate student housing programs at MIT. They perform at Groupmuse house concerts and were featured on the Family Concert Series, Faculty Concert Series, and Neighborhood Concert Series at Brookline Music School and Powers Music School.
Marvento Duo was founded in 2013 when Weronika and Elizabeth discovered a musical connection while helping each other prepare for master’s graduation recitals at the Longy School of Music. They are both certified Dalcroze educators and attended Lincoln Center’s Teaching Artist Development Labs together, which played an important role in shaping Marvento’s mission and activities. They both grew up in Indiana but met in Boston, continuing their activities as chamber musicians and teaching artists in various communities.
Weronika Balewski is a flutist, Dalcroze & Integrative educator, and arts leader. She is dedicated to creating engaging musical experiences which build connection, relationships, and community.
Pianist Elizabeth Basconi encourages her audiences and students to embrace a lifelong participation in music through her work as an active performer, teaching artist, and piano instructor.