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Diverso

Learn more about Diverso at their website here. Diverso is a nonprofit organization, by students and for students, dedicated to changing the face of entertainment by empowering the next generation […]

More Oscar History Made as Two Black Composers Are Nominated for Best Original Score

By Jon Burlingame | Variety The Academy music branch made Oscar history yesterday by nominating two films with Black composers for best original score: “Soul” and “Da 5 Bloods.” Previously, […]

Shubert Advocacy Series

The Shubert Organization recognizes that in order to make a real difference in our industry, we need to actively listen to the organizations asking for change so that we can in fact change for the better. The Shubert Advocacy Series aims to give a platform to organizations who will provide compelling and engaging conversations, so that their voices, missions and experiences can be heard.

Musicians on How to Bring Racial Equity to Auditions

Conductors, players and administrators don’t necessarily want to abandon blind auditions. But they say the lack of diversity in American orchestras is more complicated than that.

How Black Composers Shaped the Sound of American Classical Music

By Jim Beaugez | Smithsonian Magazine Classical pianist Lara Downes knew she was onto something profound when audiences began to react to her show-closing rendition of “Fantasie Negre,” a 1929 […]

For These Classical Musicians, It’s Always Been About Racial Equity

By Joshua Barone | New York Times Last year was different. Black Lives Matter, in the national psyche for nearly a decade, crested with the killing of George Floyd and […]