UNITED WE STRING
A Global Non-Profit Organization (est. 2020)
Empowering communities through music and technology to help those in need
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(2020)
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(44th Annual Young Artists Concerto Competition, 2023)
UNITED WE STRING
AT A GLANCE
WHO WE ARE
United We String is a non-profit organization established in 2020 by Aniketh Arvind. Its mission is to spread the melodious sounds of string music to heal the broken world in which we live. Stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic which brought so much suffering and loss surrounding, we believe that music is the salve for the soul.
The founder, Aniketh Arvind, has been playing the piano since the age of four and the violin since third grade; he currently attends the Music Conservatory of Westchester. He is also learning South Indian Classical Carnatic vocal music. Aniketh was a gold medalist in the J.Y. Park National Piano Competition in 2018 and a first-prize winner of the Greenwich Symphony Orchestra Youth Competition in 2021. That same year, he received First-Class Honors with Distinction in the highest-level Royal Conservatory of Music examination. In the spring season of 2021, Aniketh was appointed concertmaster of the Greater Westchester Junior Orchestra (GWYOA). For the 2021-2022 season, he was also a principal violinist in the Greater Westchester Youth Symphony Orchestra. Aniketh continues to play for the GWYOA Youth Symphony and has been playing for the GYWOA organization for seven years. In March of 2022, Aniketh became a semi-finalist in the Chamber Music Society's National Youth Competition at Lincoln Center, playing the violin in Mendelssohn's Piano Trio No. 1. In November of 2022, he received the 3rd prize in the 2022 International Piano League Competition. In 2023, he was selected as a winner of the 44th Annual Young Artists Concerto Competition, for which he made his debut in May with the Yonkers Philharmonic Orchestra. He has attended the Interlochen Center for the Arts in Michigan, as well as the Manhattan School of Music in NYC. Aniketh has had the honor of performing at David Geffen Hall and Avery Fisher Hall four times during the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts spring seasons and has performed solo piano at Carnegie Hall.
Music is Aniketh's answer to the world.
MY STORY
HOW IT BEGAN
My story began a few years ago when I visited a special needs school in Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India. Having spent the summer volunteering at the humble Neyam Special School, I realized just how lucky I was, but also how much more I needed to do. Having grown up believing in values like equity and equal opportunity, I wanted my summer experience to shape my outlook forever. United We String was born out of my need to bring together my passion for music with lessons learned from that life-changing experience at Neyam, to do what felt right.
BRINGING CHANGE, ONE NOTE AT A TIME
WHAT WE DO
United We String performs for healthcare workers and patients at hospitals and nursing homes, as well as schools around the world. Through this platform, we promote music and the joy the it brings, while also raising funds for important worldwide causes. Given the global pandemic, and the loss of performance opportunities, we also aim to recruit young, budding musicians to perform their favorite pieces via video-conference and share their love of music with the world, particularly for the less-fortunate. If you play an instrument, love music, and want to make this world a better place, join us!
~ We welcome one and all ~
CONTESSA HEALTH
HOPE FOR HOSPITALS
Performing for Patients and Healthcare Workers Around the World
THE HINDU
SERVICE FOR SCHOOLS
Performing for Special Needs Schools Around the World
MUSIC FOR HOMES
Performing for Nursing and Old-Age Homes
Around the World
"Music can change the world."
~ Ludwig Van Beethoven
SNIPPETS OF MY MUSIC RECORDINGS
SOME OF MY PIANO AND VIOLIN REPERTOIRE OVER THE YEARS
Video created and posted in 2020
MY BLOG
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SOME OF OUR NOTABLE PAST CONCERTS
PREVIOUS PERFORMANCES AT VENUES ONLINE & AROUND THE WORLD
Raised $558 Towards Mount Sinai's COVID-19 Relief Fund
New York City, NY
Performers: playing with other GWYOA Junior Orchestra members
Aniketh A. - Violin: Étude Op. 36 No. 2 by Jacques Féréol Mazas
Ava C. - The Star-Spangled Banner for Violin by Francis Scott Key
Joshua L. - Prelude from Cello Suite No. 1 by Johann Sebastian Bach
Esther C. - Tango for Viola by Isaac Albanez
Ava S. - Boureé in G Major for Double Bass by George Frideric Handel
Christopher C. - The Butterfly Lovers' Violin Concerto by Chen Gang and He Zhanhao
Reinesse W. - Violin Arrangement for The River Flows in You by Yiruma
Raised ₹54,990 for the Neyam Special School
Madurai, India
Performers: playing with students from the Adhyapana School
Aniketh A. - Violin: Concerto in A Minor by Antonio Vivaldi
Piano: Page d'Album by Claude Debussy
Nithish Gowtham (Adhyapana School) - Mridangam
Ethan C. - Piano: Sonata in B flat No. 17 and Allegro by Mozart
Kobold/ le Lutin by Edvard Grieg
Rishikesh (Adhyapana School) - Drums: 4/4 beat improvisation
Serena L. - Cello: Allegro Appassionato by Camille Saint-Saëns
Harsavarthan (Adhyapana School) - Flute & Keyboard
Performers:
Aniketh A. - Piano: Waltz in C Sharp Minor Op. 64 No. 2
by Frederik Chopin
Nathan V. - Piano: Lassan from the Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2
by Franz Liszt
Ollie B. - Guitar: Sultans of Swing
by Dire Straits
Ovation Chai Point Retirement Home, Milwaukee, WI
(July 8, 2022)
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Eastcastle Place Assisted Living, Milwaukee, WI
(July 8, 2022)
DONATIONS
Past Performance:
Performing for the
Mount Sinai
Kravis Children's Hospital
Past Performance:
USA-INDIA Collaboration
Performing with the
Adhyapana School
Upcoming Donations:
5-weeks
Nursing-Home
Performances
Raised $558 for Mount Sinai's COVID-19 Relief Fund
New York City, NY
Mount Sinai COVID-19 Response - NY, USA
Donation Campaign
Status: Complete
Donors
Sriram S. : $104.15
Leandro I. : $104.15
Praveen V. : $104.15
Sivakumar K. : $21.08
Maria F. : $50.00
Lia G. : $26.27
Chibuzo O. : $70.00
Sapna A. : $26.27
Raised ₹54,990 for
The Neyam Special School
Madurai, India
Neyam Special School - Madurai, India
Donation Campaign
Status: Complete
Donors
Raising Funds for
U.S Nursing Homes
Milwaukee, WI
Debbie A. : ₹4,318.25
Reena M. & Jay J. : ₹42,082.85
Nanda Kumar P. : ₹4,490.40
Navaz K. : ₹4,098.50
Nursing Home Performances
- Wisconsin, USA
Donation Campaign
Status: In-Progress
CURRENT AND PAST DONATION CAMPAIGNS FOR MEANINGFUL CAUSES
GOING GLOBAL
HOW OUR MISSION IS REACHING EVERY CORNER OF THE WORLD
CONTACT
UNITED WE STRING
Get in touch with United We String to learn more about our work, how you can get involved, and to receive the latest information about upcoming concerts.
