Musician
Seychelle Dunn-Corbin
Saxophone
Seychelle Dunn-Corbin is a saxophonist known for her inclusion of African American artistry in performance and education. Prior to her work in the Greater Boston area, Seychelle worked in education for the Baltimore Public School system and is an alumna of Morgan State University; a Historical Black College. While attending MSU, Seychelle studied with accomplished composers Dr. James Lee III and Dr. Nkeiru Okoye, as well as jazz saxophonist Tim Green and pianist Dr. Stephanie Bruning. She was an active participant of the marching band, symphonic winds, and jazz ensemble, as well as a highly active member of Tau Beta Sigma National Honorary Band Sorority Inc. and Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc.
Upon completing her studies and earning both a B.A. & M.A. degree in music, Seychelle furthered her education at Longy School of Music of Bard College earning her graduate performance diploma while studying with classical saxophonist Kenneth Radnofsky. It was at Longy that Seychelle was able to refine her skills as a classical musician, participating in as many ensembles as she could.
Seychelle has performed a wide variety of both original and transcribed manuscripts. Currently Seychelle performs in the Area 9 Quartet, as well as various chamber music settings, in addition to serving as piano faculty at the Cambridge Center for Adult Education and as a freelance teaching artist. She is highly involved with the surrounding community having served as board member of the Ashmont Hill Chamber Music Society and currently as the Director of Educational Programming with Castle of our skins - an organization that promotes and celebrates Black artistry. Seychelle has dedicated her musical and artistic exploration to preserving and discovering the music of Black composers and musicians in both classical and contemporary styles. She has launched several concert recital opportunities within the community that explore repertoire for wind instruments written by African Americans and has commissioned several pieces for both saxophone and piano as well as for saxophone quartet. Seychelle will continue her studies this fall as a full grant recipient Doctoral Candidate at Boston University.