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RESIDENCIES/AWARDS

  • OneBeat Fellow 2023

  • MATA Presents- Open Call Project Winner “Bitter Fruits” 2023

  • ALIVE! at Satellite Art Miami, Art Basel 2022 - “Bitter Fruits”

  • INNOVA Records Open Call 2022

  • MATA Festival Winner 2022

  • AUDIOFEMME GRANT WINNER 2022

  • BESPOKEN FELLOW 2021, 2022

  • AMANDA + JAMES- “POLLINATE” Residency 2021  

COLLABORATIONS/ COMMISIONS

  • Ches Smith Ensemble, The Stone, January 2023

  • Meghan Shanley Alger "Making Waves" Flute Commission 2023

  • Olivia Jones Recital Commission for Clarinet, Piano, Guitar, Voice, and Electronics December 2022

  • Marisa Tornello, “Shadow Work”, Judson Arts “Crossroads Festival”, November 2022

  • Marisa Tornello, “Fruit Scores”, October 2022

  • Arts for Art, Summer in Garden Series, Trio with  Luke Stewart, Cinque Kemp August 2022

  • Marisa Tornello, “Shattered”, Roulette Intermedium April 2022

  • Ches Smith, Nick Dunsten NUBLU NYC June 2022

  • Amanda + James "Sessions" Commission with Joy Guidry 2022

  • MATA Festival- Chris Williams "Of Yours" with Chris Williams, Lester St. Loius, and Luke Stewart

  • Metropolis Ensemble "BIOPHONY" Commission 2022

  • Metropolis Ensemble "Flame Keepers" 2021

  • International Contemporary Ensemble "GROUNDS" 2021

  • Darius Jones Trio 2021

  • AMANDA+JAMES "Pollinate" Program 2021

  • The Nordic Black Theater- After the Dream 2019, 2020

  • Featured Speaker at the AOC festival, 2018

  • Published work: Froot Mag, Spicy Mag, Susie Mag 2018

  • Solo Tour West Coast 2016

  • Milagros Mural Tour 2017

  • She/Folk, contributor performer 2017

  • Gaze Festival, Performance, Zine Publication 2017

  • “The Impossible Blue Rose”  and “Finna” Composition, Lisa Lipton 2016      

  • “REST” Composition/Performer, Hilary White, Performance Art Piece 2015

  • Recital and Installation, Kane Pour (Pianist), Evan Galbicka (Artist)  2015

  • Milagros Art Collective- Diaspora Vibe Residency 2014

  • “Dear Shears” Composition, Ashley Autumn, Video Art 2014

  • “mal·func·tion // malˈfəNG(k)SH(ə)n/” , Spoken Word with Rose Vastola Video Art 2013

  • Church of Holy Colors- Installations and performances 2010-2016

  • MSNRA Tours: SXSW 2012, East Coast Tour 2013

TEACHING

  • International Contemporary Ensemble: Ensemble Evolution 2023

  • Brooklyn College

  • Brooklyn Conservatory of Music

  • Horizons Summer Camp, Bandlab Instructor

  • Solo Studio (virtual)

  • Civic Media Center “Free University” Music History Instructor

  • Artist Talk- YWCA Miami, Idio Gallery Brooklyn, Nordic Black Theater

RELEASES/FEATURES

OPERA/ THEATER

UF:

  • Chorus Mikado, Gilbert & Sullivan                   

  • Chorus Susannah, Floyd                       

  • Hansel (scene) Hansel und Gretel , Humperdink                    

  • Suzuki (scene) Madama Butterfly, Puccini

  • Voice Recital 2011, 2012

Nordic Black Theater 2019, 2020

“Anka”    After the Dream, J. Harden & Zoya Taylor     

EDUCATION

THE NEW SCHOOL

  • PERFORMER COMPOSER MM 2020-2021

UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO

  • VOCAL PERFORMANCE CERTIFICATE/ RESEARCH 2011

UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA 2007-2012

  • BA ETHNOMUSICOLOGY​

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