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Castle Of Our Skins

Afrodiasporic artists at the Always, Already There Conference 2024 -- Photo by Jonathan Finlayson

There is no Scarcity: Afrodiasporic Artists are Always, Already There

Last month, I spent a week in Berlin. There was a happening – a very Black gathering that pulled par...
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deVon Russell Gray
Ciyadh Wells -- Photo by Erik Arrajan

5 Questions to Ciyadh Wells (Executive Director, Castle of our Skins)

The work of guitarist, activist, and scholar Ciyadh Wells is a whirlwind of activity centered on inc...
Author
Clover Nahabedian
Yaz Lancaster -- Photo by Connie Li

Anatomy of a Commission: Building an Accessible and Community-Focused Practice

Designed for both music creators and their collaborators, “Anatomy of a Commission” is a digital res...
Author
Yaz Lancaster
James Diaz, Trevor Weston, inti figgis-vizueta, Vanessa Rose, and Erin Busch

Follow Through: Why Living Composers are Key

This article was first published in Chamber Music magazine’s Winter 2023 issue and has been reprinte...
Author
Vanessa Rose
Gil Rose--Photo by Kevin Condon

5 Questions to Gil Rose (conductor)

Conductor Gil Rose has spent his career championing contemporary music. From founding Boston Modern...
Author
Dalanie Harris
Brian Raphael Nabors--Photo courtesy of the artist

5 Questions to Brian Raphael Nabors (composer)

Brian Raphael Nabors is a composer of enormous gifts and accomplishment. A 2020 Fulbright Scholarshi...
Author
Bill Doggett
Castle of our Skins'

Celebrity Series of Boston Streams Castle of our Skins’ “Remember King”

As part of their online “At Home” performances, the Celebrity Series of Boston premiered...
Author
Jennifer Jolley
Ashleigh Gordon--Photo by Robert Torres Photography

ListN Up: Ashleigh Gordon (July 24, 2020)

ListN Up is a series of weekly artist-curated playlists. Born from a desire to keep artists sharing...
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I CARE IF YOU LISTEN
Tanyaradzwa Tawengwa--Photo courtesy of the artist

5 Questions to Tanyaradzwa Tawengwa (Castle of our Skins Creative-in-Residence)

Castle of our Skins, a music initiative in Boston focusing on Black artistry through music, recently...
Author
Anne Goldberg-Baldwin
Shara Nova

This week: live streamed concerts (April 20, 2020 – April 26, 2020)

It Is One-Hundred Seconds to Midnight In honor of the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, composer Dorian...
Author
Sam Reising
Photo by Maxim Abramov on Unsplash

Excluding Beethoven: Western Art Music’s Identity Crisis

Imagine a Western art music canon that doesn’t include Beethoven simply because he is a white man. T...
Author
Dave Molk
Anthony R. Green--Photo by Colin Conces

5 Questions to Anthony R. Green (composer, performer, social justice advocate)

Anthony R. Green is a composer, performer, and social justice advocate splitting his time between th...
Author
Amanda Cook
Ashleigh Gordon and Anthony R. Green of Castle of Our Skins--Photo by Monika Bach Schroeder

5 Questions to Ashleigh Gordon and Anthony Green (Castle of our Skins)

“we are all imprisoned in the castle of our skins and some of us have said so be it if i am in...
Author
Zoë Madonna
Jonathan Bailey Holland--Photo by Robert Torres

5 Questions to Jonathan Bailey Holland (composer, educator)

Composer and educator Jonathan Bailey Holland, a mainstay of the contemporary music scene in Boston,...
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Arlene & Larry Dunn
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5 Questions to Jeffrey Mumford (composer)

Composer Jeffrey Mumford is a Distinguished Professor of Music at Lorain County Community College, n...
Author
Arlene & Larry Dunn

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