6 Degrees Composers
Founded in 2010, 6Degrees Composers is dedicated to writing and performing music by Women. 6Degrees Composers is the brainchild of Regina Harris Baiocchi. In the tradition of premiering music, Regina joined forces with sorors of American Women Composers, American Composers Forum, International Alliance of Women in Music, AACM-the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians, CUBE, BMI, and ASCAP. Members of 6Degrees are Regina Harris Baiocchi, Kyong Mee Choi, Ester Hanviriyapunt, Janice Misurell-Mitchell, and Patricia Morehead. The group frequently includes a guest composer, such as Chen Yi and Samantha Ege. They have presented concerts in honor of Black History Month, International Women's Heritage Month, and in the HotHouse Online Performance series in 2020-21. As described by M.L. Rantala, in the Hyde Park Herald, "A 6Degrees concert is always a smorgasbord, with many compositional traditions represented, and this latest concert was chock-full of a variety of approaches."
