Castle of our Skins | Boston Public Schools Collection
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For Violin & Viola Ensemble Composed By
KENNEDY TAYLOR DIXON
About The Creators
COMPOSER KENNEDY TAYLOR DIXON Kennedy Taylor Dixon is a composer, violist, and scholar currently residing in Princeton, New Jersey. Recent highlights of her career include recipient of Westminster College’s inaugural Hear and Now Emerging BIPOC Composer Commission (April 2023), Tetractys New Music: Here Be Monsters Commission (May 2023), New Music Gathering performer participant (June 2023), and Bang on a Can Composer Fellow (July 2023). Dixon has worked with numerous artists throughout her career, such as JACK Quartet, Sō Percussion, ~Nois, F-Plus, Boston Children’s Chorus, Parker Ramsey, Michael J. Love, and more. Dixon holds a MA in Music Composition in addition to her dual undergraduate degrees in Viola Performance and Music Composition from Western Michigan University. Dixon is currently pursuing her Ph.D. in Music Composition at Princeton University as a President’s Fellow.
CASTLE OF OUR SKINS Castle of our Skins is a Black arts institution dedicated to fostering cultural curiosity and celebrating Black artistry through music. In classrooms, concert halls, and beyond, Castle of our Skins invites Black heritage and culture exploration, spotlighting both unsung and celebrated figures of past and present. Learn more about Castle of our Skins' educational and performing work by visiting www.Castleskins.org. BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS The Boston Public Schools (BPS), the birth place of public education in the United States, serves nearly 50,000 pre-kindergarten through grade 12 students in 122 schools. BPS is committed to transforming the lives of all children through exemplary teaching in a worldclass system of innovative, welcoming schools. We partner with the community, families, and students to develop in every learner the knowledge, skill, and character to excel in college, career, and life. RISING TIDE MUSIC & ARTS Rising Tide Music & Arts is a nonprofit organization that creates career-building opportunities for Black, Brown, Indigenous and Asian music makers and creatives. Their vision is an arts ecosystem that mirrors our country’s diverse cultural landscape. As a rising tide raises all ships, they work to raise awareness of BBIA voices in music education and throughout the creative economy. Learn more by visiting www.risingtidearts.org.
GRAPHIC DESIGNER SHARON UDOH Sharon Udoh is a Nigerian-American pianist, composer, arranger, vocalist, and graphic designer based in Chicago. Her work combines vocals that seemingly erupt from the center of the earth with a stage presence that somehow feels both dangerous and kind. Their collaborators have included clipping., Tune-Yards, Los Angeles Gay Men's Chorus, Ben Lamar Gay, and Angel Bat Dawid. His performances have been described as a warm bowl of soup, a tornado, a jalapeño pepper, a Jackson Pollock painting, a bulldozer, and magnetic. Find out more at counterfeitmadison.com.
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