Posts tagged BIPOC classical musicians
Season 2 Episode 1 of CONVERSATIONS Out Now: Nnenna Ogwo on A Musician's Responsibility
Season 2 Episode 1 of CONVERSATIONS Out Now: Nnenna Ogwo on A Musician's Responsibility

Each episode of Represent Classical's “Conversations” series features in depth interviews with industry leaders, notable musicians, movers, shakers, and innovators.

Featured in this episode: Nnenna Ogwo – pianist and Founder and Artistic Director of JuneteenthLP

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Opera Programming: When is Representation At Odds With Cultural Sensitivity?
Opera Programming: When is Representation At Odds With Cultural Sensitivity?

Do you remember the first time you went to go see a live production of an opera? Maybe it was during a school field trip, or for a date that you wanted to impress. I’ve met people whose first experience in an opera house was born out of a pure curiosity that led to the purchase of a ticket.

Everyone has a different story about their introduction to this art form, but what isn’t engaged as much is the residual emotional impact of said introduction. For me, the introduction came by way of performing on the stage, but I wasn’t able to measure the emotional impact opera had on me until I engaged opera as an audience member.

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arts activism, classical music, composers, global, in person concerts, in person events, international, justice reform, music, music administration, music history, musicology, new music, opera, social justiceGarrett McQueenGarrett McQueen, opinion, opear, opera, Opera Memphis, Black Opera Alliance, representation, classical music, opera audiences, classical music audiences, Metropolitan Opera, Terrance Blanchard, Kasi Lemmons, Terance Blanchard, Black classical music, Black American composers, Black opera, Black composers, Black musicians, Black Lives Matter, Washington National Opera, Joel Thompson, Houston Grand Opera, BIPOC musicians, BIPOC classical musicians, BIPOC artists, BBIPOC classical musicians
NIMAN: Newly Formed Coalition To Take Holistic Approach to Racial Equity in U.S. Classical Music
NIMAN: Newly Formed Coalition To Take Holistic Approach to Racial Equity in U.S. Classical Music

While many classical music organizations are looking inward to address racial equity issues, a new initiative is taking a new approach to advocating for young musicians of color. The National Instrumentalist Mentoring and Advancement Network (NIMAN) is a network made up of like-minded organizations and individuals seeking to promote racial equity in classical music.

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funding, music education, scholarships, social justice, youth orchestras, young artists, opportunities, support for BBIPOC musicDalanie HarrisNIMAN, equity in classical music, racial equity in classical music, musicians of color, Black musicians, Indigeneous musicians, Latinx musicians, Latine musicians, Asian musicians, South Asian musicians, BBIPOC musicians, BIPOC classical musicians, BIPOC musicians, BBIPOC classical musicians, National Instrumentalist Networking and Advancement Network, Play On Philly, Walter Bitner, Stanford Thompson
El Sistema USA Launches Individual Membership
El Sistema USA Launches Individual Membership

El Sistema USA (ESUSA) has launched an individual membership tier. A nationwide membership organization, ESUSA serves as the connective tissue between U.S.-based music programs inspired by the successful El Sistema model. The El Sistema program, established by maestro José Antonio Abreu in Caracas, Venezuela in 1975, provides musical instruction to youth with the greatest need at no cost, with an emphasis on ensemble programming. The continued success of this program in Venezuela inspired the replication of its programming model around the world, and eventually, the formation of ESUSA.

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funding, music, music education, music schools, scholarships, young artists, youth orchestrasDalanie Harrismusic education, El Sistema USA, El Sistema, ESUSA, BIPOC classical music, BIPOC classical musicians
Series Debut: "Conversations": D-Composed on Intentionality and Honoring Black Creativity through a New Chamber Music Experience
Series Debut: "Conversations": D-Composed on Intentionality and Honoring Black Creativity through a New Chamber Music Experience

Represent Classical talks with Chicago based ensemble D-Composed: Yelley Taylor – Artistic Director, Violist, Arranger Caitlin Edwards – Violinist Kyle Dickson – Violinist Tahirah Whittington – Cellist & Composer Kori Coleman – Founder/Executive Director

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artist feature, chamber music, composers, music, music education, strings, videoChristine EscobarConversations, D-Composed, Represent Classical, classical musiciansBlack classical musicians, classical music, chamber music, chamber music ensembles, Chicago classical music, BIPOC classical music, BIPOC classical musicians, string quartets, Black composers, Black creativity, Yelley Taylor, Caitlin Edwards, Tahirah Whittington, Kyle Dickson, Kori Coleman