FOSTERING CULTURAL CURIOSITY

CELEBRATING BLACK ARTISTRY THROUGH MUSIC

castle of our skins

Black composer miniature challenge anthology

An anthology of 30 second pieces for piano, viola, or viola-piano duo by 18 Black/African Diasporic composers. This Anthology includes parts, full scores, and accompanying click track/performance audio for select works involving electronics, in addition to composer headshots and bios.

Catch video performances of all 18 works HERE

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our mission

Born out of the desire to foster cultural curiosity, Castle of our Skins is a concert and educational series dedicated to celebrating Black artistry through music. From classrooms to concert halls, Castle of our Skins invites exploration into ​Black heritage and culture, spotlighting both unsung and celebrated ​figures of past and present. 

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what people
are saying

"[the] hopes for [Castle of our Skins] are ambitious, but they seem right for a world that more often than not seems ​agonizingly divided."

-David Weiniger, ​The Boston Globe

Wonderful! Impactful,
​artistic and inclusive. ​Thank you!!!"

​​-Audience member

“The programmatic choices both complemented and reinforced each other, and the impressive performers always communicated directly and movingly with their audience.”

-Geoffrey Wieting, The Boston Musical Intelligencer​

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