The 30 Day Music Challenge will be up tomorrow. I’m taking one extra day to make sure it’s just right for you all!

In the meantime, I’ve been spending some time uploading some videos of some performances I have done in the past and thought I should share them here.

Video #1

I’m the Executive and Artistic Director of the Margins Guitar Collective. The collective works to create and support and inclusive guitar community. One of the primary ways that we do this is through commissioning composers and creating performances on our concert series that features these works.

This video is of me performing abo ibawo by Brittany Green. This was the first commission that the collective ever did. I had such an awesome time learning and performing this piece.

Video #2

This piece is not a commission by the collective, but a piece by one of my colleagues who I met in Athens. Annie’s piece, Spread, addresses some themes of sustainability and environmentalism.

These videos live on the Margins Guitar Collective’s YouTube channel. You can check out the rest of the performances here.

If you’re interested in contributing to our commissioning fund, drop me a line on my contact form and I can direct you to accordingly.

-Ciyadh

P.S. Bear is my current favorite note-taking app. It’s sooo good.