UPCOMING EVENTS
Photo: Lauren Miller
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January 21 - Dorchester, MA
justBook-ish
Freedom Sounds with music by Steph Davis from 6:30-8:00 PM
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​​February 8 - Cambridge, MA
Celebrity Series of Boston - Cambridge Multicultural Arts Center
'The Prayers of Black Folk' and 'Vessel of Voice' with Maria Finkelmeier, marimba with Angela Shankar
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February 22 - Cambridge, MA
Celebrity Series of Boston - Cambridge Multicultural Arts Center
"Gray Space/Blue Skies" with Jenny Oliver, choreographer/dancer, with music composed and performed by Davis
Tickets and more info here.
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​​February 27 - Cambridge, MA
Amigos School ​
Contextualizing the Gyil and Marimba | Educational Program​​
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March 30 - Cambridge, MA
St. Augustine's Black History in Action Concert Series
"The Prayers of Black Folk" marimba concert with Jenny Oliver, dancer
Free tickets and more info here.
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​​​April 6 - Dorchester, MA
Conservatory Lab Charter School with Castle of our Skins
"Sonic Journeys" flute and marimba concert
RSVP and more info here.
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April 10-18 - Ashfield, MA
Double Edge Theater
Residency with The Theater Offensive and playwright Cheyenne Wizzard Jones​, where Davis will be composing original music for Jones' play, The Messenger.
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May 8 - Boston, MA
Harvard Ed Portal​
Join Diji Kay and The Institute of Ritual Sound for a healing journey followed by Q&A with special guest Jennifer Chan. Davis will perform an arrangement of "Naima" by John Coltrane for flute and marimba and an improvisation.
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​​​May 11 - Boston, MA
Uncommon Stage
Steph Davis and Friends
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June 3 - Boston, MA
Casual outdoor performance featuring the gyil
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June 13 - Brooklyn, NY
Coffey Street Studio​
Only This Room is an immersive, site specific evening of music and performance collaboratively devised by an intergenerational cohort of queer artists. Presented by ChamberQUEER. Davis will perform on marimba and gyil, featuring the NYC premier of "I go to prepare a place for you," arranged for the ensemble.
More info here.​
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June 14 - Charlestown, MA
Boston Public Art Triennial: Moving in Joy
A free music and dance performance, featuring Davis on gyil and marimba and dancer Jenny Oliver, in conversation with the sculptor Alison Coney Moses' "The Moment for Joy" installation.
More info here.
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June 19 - Boston, MA
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston: A Little History 2.0
Castle of our Skins presents A Little History 2.0- an interactive, family-friendly Juneteenth experience that brings Black history to life through the marimba and storytelling.
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June 27 - Boston, MA | Educational Program
Boston Children's Museum
In partnership with Castle of our Skins, Davis presents "Portraits of Spirituals"
More info here.
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July 1 - Boston, MA | Educational Program
Boston Children's Museum
In partnership with Castle of our Skins, Davis presents "Portraits of Spirituals"
More info here.
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July 10 - Boston, MA
Casual outdoor performance featuring the gyil
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July 20 - Boston, MA | Educational Program
Boston Children's Museum
In partnership with Castle of our Skins, Davis presents "Portraits of Spirituals"
More info here.
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August 12 - Boston, MA | Educational Program
Boston Children's Museum
In partnership with Castle of our Skins, Davis presents "Portraits of Spirituals"
More info here.
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August 21 - Boston, MA
Casual outdoor performance featuring the gyil
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October 4 - Boston, MA
MASSQ Ball 2025: Color
A large scale-celebration of ritual, performance, and cross-cultural arts, featuring the diverse artistry of Boston's communities of color, produced by Castle of our Skins. Davis will perform traditional Gyil songs.
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PAST EVENTS
Photo: Robert Torres, Celebrity Series
2024
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December 8 - Boston, MA
Boston Children's Museum
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December 6 - Boston, MA
Boston Children's Museum
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November 11 - Boston, MA
The Commonwealth School
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November 2 - Cambridge, MA
New Gallery Concert Series - Pickman Hall
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November 2 - Boston, MA
Project STEP with Castle of our Skins
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October 12 - Boston, MA
Project STEP with Castle of our Skins
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October 11 - Boston, MA
UnCommon Stage
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October 6 - Dorchester, MA
Ashmont Hill Chamber Music
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September 28 - Boston, MA
Project STEP with Castle of our Skins
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September 20 - Boston, MA
Boston Conservatory at Berklee
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August 26 - September 8 - Boston, MA
Goethe-Institute Boston Studio 170 Residency
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August 11 - Virtual
The Network for Diversity in Concert Percussion
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August 11 - Boston, MA​​
Department of Public Imagination
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June 27; July 9, 24; August 6 - Boston, MA
Longwood Medical Area Outdoor Performance Series
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June 15 - Roxbury, MA
Castle of our Skins at Roxbury Public Library
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May 18 - Portland, ME
Mayo Street Arts
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May 17 - Portland, ME
Mayo Street Arts
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May 10 - Boston, MA
Roxbury Latin Academy
April 25 - Dorchester, MA
Conservatory Lab Charter School
April 13 - Hastings-On-Hudson, NY
River Arts Channels Series
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March 22 - St. Petersburg, FL
Ignite Music Invitational
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March 15 - Waltham, MA
Riverview Sound recording with Yasmin Williams
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March 8 - Sarasota, FL
Musica Sacra of Sarasota
March 6 - Sarasota, FL
Sarasota Concert Association Music Matinee Series​
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​February 23 - Roxbury, MA
Castle of our Skins
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2023
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​December 4 - Cambridge, MA
Arcade Radio Music Series
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November 29 - Boston, MA
Hurley K-8 School with Celebrity Series of Boston
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November 17 - Winnipeg, Manitoba
Fresh Blood Project 4
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November 10 - New York City, NY
Sound Off: Music for Bail at The People's Forum
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November 5 - Roxbury, MA
Castle of our Skins with Jenny Oliver at Hibernian Hall
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November 2 - Newark, NJ
The Newark Museum of Art with Adama Fawundu and Che Buford
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October 23 - Cambridge, MA
Arcade Radio Music Series
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September 22 - Orlando, FL
University of Central Florida
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September 16 - Amherst, MA
University of Massachusetts Amherst
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August 12-22 - Gill, MA
Antenna Cloud Farm Experimental Institute
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​July 29 - Gill, MA
Antenna Cloud Farm
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July 26-27 - Boston, MA
NAACP ACT-SO
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​July 14 - Boscawen, NH
Evenings at Avaloch
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July 10-15 - Boscawen, NH
Avaloch Farm Music Institute Residency
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June 24 - Portland, OR
New Music Gathering at Portland State University
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​June 17 - Dorchester, MA
Castle of our Skins at Boston Public Library
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​June 14 - Beverly, MA
Lecture-Recital at Waring School
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​May 6 - Weston, MA
The Rivers School Conservatory
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May 4 - Virtual on Facebook Live
Network for Diversity in Concert Percussion
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​May 1 - Natick, MA
Walnut Hill School for the Arts
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March 25 - Newton Upper Falls, MA
Carriage House
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​March 22 - New York City, NY
Ecstatic Music Festival with Yasmin Williams at Merkin Hall
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​March 2-6 - Gill, MA
Antenna Cloud Farm Residency
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March 2 - Beverly, MA
Waring School
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February 20 - Venice, FL
SILL Music Mondays Series
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​February 20 - Sarasota, FL
SILL Music Mondays Series
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February 7 - Watertown, MA
The Atrium School
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January 13-16 - Gill, MA
Antenna Cloud Farm Artist Retreat
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January 12 - Watertown, MA
The Atrium School
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2022
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December 10 - Kutztown, PA
The Center for Mallet Percussion Research at Kutztown University
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December 8 - Watertown, MA
The Atrium School
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November 18 - Watertown, MA
The Atrium School
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November 16 - Natick, MA
Walnut Hill School for the Arts
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November 13 - Lexington, MA
Brookhaven at Lexington
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November 6 - Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Broward Center for the Performing Arts
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October 21 - Boston, MA
Shelter Music Boston/Housing Families
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October 14 - Boston, MA
Boston Center for the Arts
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October 4-29 - Boston, MA
Castle of our Skins/Boston Children's Chorus Teaching Residency
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August 27 - Greenfield, MA
Harvest Supper Performance with ACF Ei
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August 20 - Gill, MA
Matsuri Performance with ACF Ei
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August 15-28 - Gill, MA
The ACF Experimental Institute (Ei)
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July 28 - Lincoln, MA
deCordova Summer Performance Series
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July 18 - Boston, MA
Fairmount Innovation Lab
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July 2 - Sherborn, MA
The Village Runs Wild Festival
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April, 30, 2022 - Cambridge, MA
New Gallery Concert Series
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April 20, 2022 - Boston, MA
Castle of our Skins with flutist Nathalie Joachim
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March 17, 2022 - Virtual
musiConnects X Castle of our Skins
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February 14, 2022 - Sarasota, FL
Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe
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February 2-6, 2022 - Boston, MA
Boston Center for the Arts
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2021
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December 5, 2021 - Dorchester, MA
Dorchester Brewing Company X Patrick McCaffrey
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November 13, 2021 - Winnipeg, Manitoba
The Fresh Blood Project
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July 7, 2021 - Virtual
Modern Marimba SummerFest
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May 20, 2021 - Virtual
Marimba Recital
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2020
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October 24, 2020 - Virtual
Southern California Marimba
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February 23, 2020 - Boston, MA
Boston Conservatory at Berklee
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