Category: activism
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How My Essay on Fullnaming Composers Melted the Internet (and other thoughts)
Our featured guest author Chris White teaches music theory at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, and writes for both the popular and academic press. We asked him to comment on the reaction to his important article of two years ago, and are thrilled to have this update from him. Here’s a few phrases that have…
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Let’s State Firmly “White Supremacy Has No Place Here”
Musician and Educator Miriam Capellan published the letter below on her blog, Dear Clara. Given the ongoing importance of the issues it raises, we are reprinting it here. We offer a few comments following the letter. Ms. Capellan offers these comments to frame her remarks: This post was written following a Proud Boys demonstration in…
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The Role of Activist Orchestras
By Sarah Baer With the world in turmoil, nothing is known about what the future will look like for classical music performances. The Coronavirus Pandemic ended seasons early for ensembles around the world, and some of the most well-known institutions – including the Met Opera and New York Philharmonic – have already announced that they…
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DSO Women in Classical Music Symposium: Bringing “First and Only” into Community
[et_pb_section admin_label=”section”] [et_pb_row admin_label=”row”] [et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text”] Dr. Penny Brandt offers this report on the recent Symposium in Dallas: The “Women in Classical Music Symposium” hosted by the Dallas Symphony Orchestra was held this week at the Morton Meyerson Symphony Center in downtown Dallas, Texas. Organizers included President and CEO of the DSO Kim Noltemy,…