Tag: Sphinx Competition
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Sphinx Conference: Igniting Diversity in the Arts
We at WPA are often reflecting on how our goals of incorporating women into the classical canon are parallel to those who work for racial and ethnic diversity in the music world. Plus, Black History Month – February – is adjacent to Women’s History Month, and that connection is also something to be celebrated. So…
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Equal Representation
In the July/August edition of Symphony Magazine, published by the League of American Orchestras, Susan Elliott, taking note of the recent demographics revealed in the 2010 census, asks, “Why don’t American orchestras look like America?” This isn’t a new question but, unfortunately, one that seemingly needs to be repeated often. I have written before about…