Biography

The creative output of Anthony R. Green (b. 1984; composer, performer, social justice artist) includes musical and visual creations, interpretations of original works or works in the repertoire, collaborations, educational outreach, and more. Behind all of his artistic endeavors are the ideals of equality and freedom, which manifest themselves in diverse ways in a composition, a performance, a collaboration, or social justice work.

As a composer, his works have been presented in over 25 countries across six continents by various internationally acclaimed soloists and ensembles, including : vocalists Julian Otis, Anna Elder, and Amanda DeBoer Bartlett; violists Ashleigh Gordon, Gregory Williams, and Carrie Frey; pianists Stephen Drury, Kathleen Supové, Jason Hardink, Kimi Kawashima, and Eunmi Ko, percussionists Bill Solomon, Michael Skillern, and Dame Evelyn Glennie; and ensembles Tenth Intervention (Hajnal Pivnick – violin, and Adam Tendler – piano),ALEA III (with Gunther Schuller, conductor), the Thalea String Quartet, counter) induction, Ensemble Dal Niente, Dinosaur Annex, and Play, Transient Canvas, the McCormick Percussion Group, the American Composers Orchestra, the Playground Ensemble, Ossia New Music Ensemble, and Alarm Will Sound, to name a few. He has received commissions from the Fromm Foundation, Celebrity Series Boston, Chamber Music Tulsa, Access Contemporary Music, the Left Coast Chamber Ensemble, NOISE-BRIDGE, and other soloists and ensembles. As a performer, he has appeared at venues in the US, Cyprus, France, the Netherlands, the UK, Israel, Germany, Switzerland, Turkey, South Korea, and Ghana. Green is also co-founder of Castle of our Skins: celebrating Black artistry through music.