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June 9, 2021
Conference 2021: The Arc of Art and Community Solidarity
As Vice President of Social Impact at the Kennedy Center, Marc Bamuthi Joseph successfully moved the organization from an engagement model to an equity model as the institution seeks to be in better compliance with an anti-racist agenda. During these remarks, he layed out a blueprint for the classical field that lifted its gaze beyond the horizon of equity, diversity, and inclusion work to consider a focus on systemic solidarity or structural allyship instead.
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January 14, 2022
Changing the Face of Volunteerism
Volunteer groups at orchestras are seeking younger and more diverse volunteers to better reflect today’s society and to connect their message and mission with their communities.
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July 25, 2023
Exploring Audience Attitudes about Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
A 60-minute webinar taking stock of high-level findings of a recent study and addressing questions relating to audiences and EDI work.
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June 28, 2021
Board Room: How Orchestra Boards Can Advance Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
A new guide from the League of American Orchestras makes the case for the vital importance of equity, diversity, and inclusion at orchestras—from the board perspective. How Orchestra Boards Can Advance Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion discusses the urgency of this work and offers practical advice, contextual information, and strategies for boards and orchestras to become truly representative of the communities they serve.
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November 18, 2021
Redefining the Canon
Redefining the Canon, a field-wide effort from nonprofit Boulanger Initiative, aims to diversify the most widely-used orchestral audition excerpts by offering technically-comparable excerpts by historically underrepresented composers.
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January 14, 2022
The Score: Winter 2022
In this issue: Omicron Impact; · Symphony Magazine Article Wins Award; Messiah Reconsidered; Youth Orchestras Return
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July 5, 2023
Conference 2023: “Americanizing the American Orchestra” at 30: A History and a Provocation
The history of a seminal report addressing major issues facing the field, as well as reflections on it and visions for our collective future.
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July 25, 2022
Conference 2022: We Are What We Play: Orchestral Repertoire in 2022 and Beyond (Innovation Session)
In this 2022 National Conference session, the Institute for Composer Diversity presents their Orchestra Repertoire Report 2022, produced in partnership with the League.
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November 3, 2021
Anti-Asian Discrimination at American Orchestras
Musicians of Asian descent are visible on orchestra stages across the country, but their numbers do not reflect their voice, power, or influence, and many experience maltreatment or marginalization in their professional lives.
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June 21, 2021
Conference 2021 Reflections: Ed Yim
The in-depth conversations at Conference 2021 were guided by our five emcees, each focusing on critical question that framed the day's sessions. Ed Yim, Chief Content Officer and Senior Vice President, WQXR/New York Public Radio, lead the theme New Directions.