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SEASON 8

  • ZIMBABWE KIDS SUMMER CAMP
    ZIMBABWE KIDS SUMMER CAMP
    ZIMBABWE KIDS SUMMER CAMP
    Fri, Jun 04
    Jun 04, 2021, 3:00 PM – Jun 05, 2021, 1:00 PM
    Virtual Event
    Jun 04, 2021, 3:00 PM – Jun 05, 2021, 1:00 PM
    Virtual Event
    Join Shirley Graham Du Bois Creative in Residence Tanyaradzwa A. Tawengwa for a song-and-dance-themed camp exploring Zimbabwean culture! Children ages 5-10 will learn the story of Murenga Sororenzou.
  • FROM THE MOTHERLAND
    FROM THE MOTHERLAND
    FROM THE MOTHERLAND
    Fri, Jun 04
    Jun 04, 2021, 6:00 AM – Jun 18, 2021, 4:00 PM
    Virtual Concert
    Jun 04, 2021, 6:00 AM – Jun 18, 2021, 4:00 PM
    Virtual Concert
    Centering entirely around the music of Shirley Graham Du Bois Creative in Residence Tanyaradzwa Tawengwa Nzou Mambano, From the Motherland explores Zimbabwean cultural roots, and a personal rite of passage into womanhood.
  • WITNESS: SPIRITUALS AND THE CLASSICAL MUSIC TRADITION
    WITNESS: SPIRITUALS AND THE CLASSICAL MUSIC TRADITION
    WITNESS: SPIRITUALS AND THE CLASSICAL MUSIC TRADITION
    Tue, Jun 01
    Jun 01, 2021, 6:00 AM – Jun 30, 2021, 10:00 AM
    https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLRkq76Ky
    Jun 01, 2021, 6:00 AM – Jun 30, 2021, 10:00 AM
    https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLRkq76Ky
    "Witness" is a series of free, digital programs exploring the ways some Black American composers have found inspiration in the rich tradition of spirituals.
  • ROCKPORT MUSIC CONCERT VIEW
    ROCKPORT MUSIC CONCERT VIEW
    ROCKPORT MUSIC CONCERT VIEW
    Thu, May 27
    May 27, 2021, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
    Shalin Liu Performance Center, 37 Main St, Rockport, MA 01966, USA
    May 27, 2021, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
    Shalin Liu Performance Center, 37 Main St, Rockport, MA 01966, USA
    This lecture-performance is a collaboration between Castle of Our Skins, Winsor Music, and Project STEP and will feature the underrepresented Afro-British composer Samuel Coleridge-Taylor and his epic Clarinet Quintet.
  • BOSTON LATIN ACADEMY
    BOSTON LATIN ACADEMY
    BOSTON LATIN ACADEMY
    Mon, May 03
    May 03, 2021, 7:00 AM – 9:00 AM
    Location is TBD
    May 03, 2021, 7:00 AM – 9:00 AM
    Location is TBD
    Over 3 consecutive weeks in March, Castle of our Skins will lead its first ever virtual residency, presenting interactive, educational performance videos for students of the Boston Latin Academy strings program.
  • FAMILY "EDU-TAINMENT" : AFRICAN AMERICAN SPIRITUALS
    FAMILY "EDU-TAINMENT" : AFRICAN AMERICAN SPIRITUALS
    FAMILY "EDU-TAINMENT" : AFRICAN AMERICAN SPIRITUALS
    Sat, May 01
    May 01, 2021, 7:00 PM – May 16, 2021, 11:00 PM
    Streaming
    May 01, 2021, 7:00 PM – May 16, 2021, 11:00 PM
    Streaming
  • DREAM-VISIONS
    DREAM-VISIONS
    DREAM-VISIONS
    Sun, Apr 25
    Apr 25, 2021, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM
    https://vimeo.com/528854988/4f7d895063?mc_c
    Apr 25, 2021, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM
    https://vimeo.com/528854988/4f7d895063?mc_c
    “Dream-Visions” is the first collaboration between Castle of our Skins and Winsor Music, and Project STEP.
  • STOPPING TIME EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOP
    STOPPING TIME EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOP
    STOPPING TIME EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOP
    Thu, Apr 22
    Apr 22, 2021, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM
    Virtual
    Apr 22, 2021, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM
    Virtual
    Join Castle of our Skins for Stopping Time, an hour-long program for children to explore the relationship between blues and poetry.
  • BREAK AWAY: JESSIE MONTGOMERY PORTRAIT CONCERT
    BREAK AWAY: JESSIE MONTGOMERY PORTRAIT CONCERT
    BREAK AWAY: JESSIE MONTGOMERY PORTRAIT CONCERT
    Fri, Mar 05
    Mar 05, 2021, 8:00 PM – 9:00 PM
    http://vimeo.com/505335692/b32a930358
    Mar 05, 2021, 8:00 PM – 9:00 PM
    http://vimeo.com/505335692/b32a930358
    Castle of our Skins is excited to be back in residence at the Longy School of Music at Bard College!
  • CELEBRITY SERIES "REMEMBER KING" COMMUNITY CONCERT
    CELEBRITY SERIES "REMEMBER KING" COMMUNITY CONCERT
    CELEBRITY SERIES "REMEMBER KING" COMMUNITY CONCERT
    Thu, Feb 18
    Feb 18, 2021, 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM
    Livestream
    Feb 18, 2021, 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM
    Livestream
    Thank you for your patience and understanding as we continue to work within the new landscape of presenting live music digitally while adhering to internal and state guidelines to keep our artists, staff, and production partners healthy.
  • MY FAVORITE THINGS: EDUTAINMENT WORKSHOP
    MY FAVORITE THINGS: EDUTAINMENT WORKSHOP
    MY FAVORITE THINGS: EDUTAINMENT WORKSHOP
    Tue, Feb 16
    Feb 16, 2021, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
    Mattapan Public Library
    Feb 16, 2021, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
    Mattapan Public Library
    Join Director of Education Taylor Lena McTootle in this virtual, interactive workshop that introduces young learners to various genres and styles of music.
  • BOSTON STRINGFEST!
    BOSTON STRINGFEST!
    BOSTON STRINGFEST!
    Mon, Jan 18
    Jan 18, 2021, 7:00 PM – 11:00 PM
    Cambridge's Multicultural Arts Center, 41 Second St, East Cambridge, MA 02141, USA
    Jan 18, 2021, 7:00 PM – 11:00 PM
    Cambridge's Multicultural Arts Center, 41 Second St, East Cambridge, MA 02141, USA
    Castle of our Skins is excited to lead this year's Boston Stringfest!
  • IN BLACK & WHITE
    IN BLACK & WHITE
    IN BLACK & WHITE
    Fri, Jan 15
    Jan 15, 2021, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
    Boston Center for the Arts, 539 Tremont St, Boston, MA 02116, USA
    Jan 15, 2021, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
    Boston Center for the Arts, 539 Tremont St, Boston, MA 02116, USA
    Inspired by The Phillips Collection’s "Riffs and Relations: African American Artists & the European Modernist Tradition," exhibit, Castle of our Skins presents In Black & White: a musical dialogue between African American composers of recent times and European composers with whom they were engaged.
  • BLACK LOVE
    BLACK LOVE
    BLACK LOVE
    Fri, Nov 13
    Nov 13, 2020, 7:00 PM – Nov 15, 2020, 11:00 PM
    https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyaLjI2MWi
    Nov 13, 2020, 7:00 PM – Nov 15, 2020, 11:00 PM
    https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyaLjI2MWi
    Through multimedia, spoken word, dialogue, movement, and music, Black Love will explore themes of self-affirmation, self-care, healing and sexuality.
  • CELEBRITY SERIES: THE POWER OF HER VOICE
    CELEBRITY SERIES: THE POWER OF HER VOICE
    CELEBRITY SERIES: THE POWER OF HER VOICE
    Sat, Oct 24
    Oct 24, 2020, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
    ZOOM
    Oct 24, 2020, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
    ZOOM
    Featuring vocal and piano selections by Florence Price, Jacqueline B. Hairston, Margaret Bonds and Zenobia Powell Perry, interwoven with poetry readings and history sharing.
  • POETRY NIGHTCAP SESSION: ENZO SILON SURIN
    POETRY NIGHTCAP SESSION: ENZO SILON SURIN
    POETRY NIGHTCAP SESSION: ENZO SILON SURIN
    Wed, Sep 23
    Sep 23, 2020, 8:00 PM – Sep 24, 2020, 9:00 PM
    https://www.facebook.com/watch/?ref=search&
    Sep 23, 2020, 8:00 PM – Sep 24, 2020, 9:00 PM
    https://www.facebook.com/watch/?ref=search&
    Join us for an evening nightcap of original poetry and bubbly, all from the comfort of your own home! Bring a drink to settle in; we'll provide the poetry.
  • THE POWER OF HER VOICE
    THE POWER OF HER VOICE
    THE POWER OF HER VOICE
    Mon, Aug 17
    Aug 17, 2020, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM
    https://youtu.be/8D2sbnURqco
    Aug 17, 2020, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM
    https://youtu.be/8D2sbnURqco
    On the eve of this 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment ratification, we're celebrating the resilience and artistry of African American women who, despite this constitutional amendment, still faced discrimination barring their full right to vote.
  • #BCMC 1.0 VIOLA & PIANO
    #BCMC 1.0 VIOLA & PIANO
    #BCMC 1.0 VIOLA & PIANO
    Fri, Aug 07
    Aug 07, 2020, 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM
    https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLRkq76Ky
    Aug 07, 2020, 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM
    https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLRkq76Ky
    Composers who identify as African descended were challenged to compose 30 second miniatures for co-founders Ashleigh and Anthony!
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