Projects

Seven Souls, or 164 Years

An interdisciplinary piece for string quartet and spoken word by Anthony Tidd

  • Project Created By

    Anthony Todd

    Over the next eighteen years Anthony attended the Newham Academy of Music (U.K), Guild Hall (U.K), Thurrock College of Music (U.K), and Goldsmiths University (U.K), but (in his opinion) his true music education took place during his 24 year (and counting) stint with jazz alto saxophonist and MacArthur genius, Steve Coleman.

  • Project Location
    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  • Key Collaborators
    Kristin Lee

    First Violinist

  • Project Dates
    Start Date
    September 1, 2020
    End Date
    May 31, 2021

Seven Souls, or 164 Years

An interdisciplinary piece for string quartet and spoken word by Anthony Tidd

Seven Souls, or 164 Years will be an exciting new work for string quartet composed by Anthony Tidd, featuring Philadelphia performance poet extraordinaire Ursula Rucker and violin virtuoso Kristin Lee.

This piece will give voice to the now voiceless as a result of white supremacy inspired violence.

In terms of composition I hope to create a sound, which stays true to melodic, harmonic and rhythmic language drawn from my many years of working within jazz, hip-hop, etc, but which expresses this sound within a format suitable for string quartet.

Media Highlights

NewMusicUSA Grantee Event

New York Oud Festival Night Two: Zafer Tawil and Gabe Lavin

April 24, 2024 | 7:00 pm

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New York Oud Festival Day 3: Bahar Badieitabar and Ertugrul Erkisi

April 25, 2024 | 8:00 pm

The Owl Music Parlor

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World Premiere of Shifting Ground Performed by Violinist Alexi Kenney and New Media Artist Xuan

April 25, 2024 | 7:00 pm

Baryshnikov Arts, 450 West 37th Street, New York, NY

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