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We're thrilled to share this

four-month, virtual festival of bite-size music and poetry!
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​Tune in this September-December on our
Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube
​channels to catch it all!
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"Back to School" edition

Curated by our Director of Education Taylor Lena McTootle, COOS teamed up with young viola students from Project STEP, Boston City-Wide String Orchestra (BCWO), and the Boston Youth Symphony Orchestras' Intensive Community Program (ICP), challenging them to learn and perform one of our 30-second minis from our #BCMC vol. 1 Anthology! 

Catch all 9 young performers on our social media channels the following days at 4:00pm!
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• Tuesday, Sept. 14th - Alba Gilabert-Reid from Project STEP
• Wednesday, Sept. 15th - Nora Edouarzin from BYSO ICP
• Thursday, Sept. 16th - Abby Cambronero from BYSO ICP
• Friday, Sept. 17th - Angelina St. Louis from BYSO ICP
• Monday, Sept. 20th -Lauren Brown from BCWO
• Tuesday, Sept. 21st -Karla Davis from BYSO ICP
• Wednesday, Sept. 22nd - Syndey Carroll from BYSO ICP
• Thursday, Sept. 23rd -Krystal Chen from BYSO ICP
• Friday, Sept. 24th -Reagan Jackson from BYSO ICP

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Black Poet Miniature Challenge

Curated by our Shirley Graham du Bois Creative in Residence Marlanda Dekine-Sapient Soul, this Black poet miniature challenge encouraged poets of all ages to write 15-syllable haikus and 31-syllable tanka poems.

Tune in over the months of October & November to catch all 43 poems!

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Black composer miniature challenge 2.0

Curated by Associate Artistic Director & Composer Anthony R. Green, this #BCMC 2.0 challenged African diasporic composers to write 30 second miniatures for flute and harp!

Tune in over the months of November & December to catch all 19 world premieres!