Dawn Avery

Dawn Avery is a Mohawk cellist, vocalist, and composer. She studied with John Cage. She appeared on the 1998 Grammy-nominated Christmas album, Breath of Heaven by Grover Washington Jr.. She is a member of Taagi, Three Sides, a Native classical trio with percussionist Steven Alvarez and violinist Tara-Louise Montour .

External links

• http://www.dawnavery.com/
• http://steinhardt.nyu.edu/music/alumni/bio/avery
• "American Indian Composers Go Classical", by Felix Contreras, from All Things Considered, January 1, 2009