bLACK sTUDENT UNION INTERCOLLEGIATE FESTIVAL

Castle of Our Skins' BSU Intercollegiate Festival is the second iteration of our 2022 BSU Fellowship. This year, we welcome musicians from Black Student Unions at select Massachusetts conservatories to collaborate and create. It's an opportunity to build a network of peers beyond institutional affiliation, a network informed by identity, experience, and aspiration. In our time together, we hope students will gain career-building skills through mentorship and professional and community development, all while having the opportunity to co-curate and/or perform in a culminating performance on April 1st, 2023. The theme for this year's performance will be Black Futures. 

The festival requires as close to 100% participation as possible, with a total of three meetings: Thursday, March 23rd, 5-9pm, Saturday, March 25th 2-7pm, and Saturday, April 1st, 5-10pm (for rehearsal and performance). There will also be opportunities to attend concerts with your peers at select performances around the city. 
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goals

• Fellowship with other Black music students;
• Artistic engagement with a collaborative cohort;
• Creative agency to make art that reflects their most human experiences; 
• Access to a growing library of solo and chamber works by Black composers; 
• Professional development around career, curation, entrepreneurial skills, mental health, and self-care
• An opportunity for recorded performance at the Boston Center for the Arts;
• Complimentary outings to local performance by professional musicians

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important dates

• February 1st: Application Deadline
• March 23rd 5-9pm: Community building & rehearsal*
• March 25th 2-7pm: Professional development
• April 1st 5-10pm: Rehearsal* and performance​

Additional rehearsals will be scheduled based on fellows' needs/availability. 

PLUS...students can attend select arts events around the city including The Front Porch "KISSING" play, A Far Cry's "Glittering World" concert, Chineke! Orchestra presented by Celebrity Series, and a Sphinx Virtuosi performance. All for FREE!
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Meet the 2023 BSU INTERCOLLEGIATE FELLOWS COHORT

Click on their name to the right
to learn more about this years cohort!

Emma Boyd - Violin Performance, New England Conservatory

Morgan Brown - Viola Performance, Boston Conservatory at Berklee​

Caden Burston - Violin Performance, Boston Conservatory at Berklee

Kristine Caswelch - Historic Performance/Voice, Longy School of Music

Chloe Clark Smith - Music Composition, Boston Conservatory at Berklee

Trey Flores - Music Composition, Boston Conservatory at Berklee

​​DeShaun Gordon-King - Flute Performance, Longy School of Music

Jordan Jenifor - Tuba Performance, New England Conservatory

​Thank you to our partners for providing professional development, space, and
allowing us to attend concerts that support black artistry!