Principal at Solomon Elementary

Principal celebrates Black Moon Trio's mission of collaboratively affecting positive change in communities through chamber music. This debut album features five world premiere recordings of works commissioned or arranged by the ensemble, all written by living composers.

Throughout Black Moon Trio’s first two seasons, the group designed and premiered six performance programs that not only offered the opportunity for commissioning new compositions, but also built pathways for collaboration with numerous cultural, educational, and community organizations. These programs promoted cultural events such as Hispanic Heritage Month celebrations; explored the contributions of BIPOC artists from different genres such as author Michael Tyler and visual artist Bob Thompson; supported arts-integrated curricula in public schools; and even tackled community-led initiatives such as presenting health equity and environmental justice data to state and local officials.

Each project created fruitful relationships with extremely talented people, not the least of which were those made with…