Ashley Lauren Frith is a violist, songwriter, educator, and the Director of Racial Equity and Belonging at Community MusicWorks in Providence, RI. Focusing on care partnerships, her anti-racism work particularly addresses how racism affects our individual and collective interiority; with an emphasis on how we can enter this work through the practice of care. Ashley was the music director, composer and lyricist for the Trinity Repertory Company’s 2018-19 season production of Jose Rivera’s Marisol, directed by Brian Mertes. She is currently composing music for a production with Off The Page Education in NYC, on allyship. Ashley also explores the use of sound as a healing modality, in combination with mindfulness practices, and the effect these tools can have on mental health.