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From Church to the Concert Hall: My Educational Journey Bridging Gospel and Classical

I can count on one hand how many times I missed church during the first 18 years of my life, excludi...
Author
Katie Brown
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George Crumb: A Remembrance – Reflections on an Idyllic Friendship

One year ago, the remaining star in the 20th century’s firmament of indisputably sui generis compose...
Author
Margaret Leng Tan
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I Don’t Want The Badge – Addressing Classical Music’s Burnout Addiction

I don’t think anyone has ever assumed that pursuing a degree in classical music would be easy. Despi...
Author
Michelle Hromin
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Dismantling Philanthropy’s White Savior Complex with Community-Centric Fundraising

This article was commissioned by American Composers Forum. People often view fundraising as a “neces...
Author
Elise Peterson
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Reflecting on 12 Years of I CARE IF YOU LISTEN

It’s hard to believe that I CARE IF YOU LISTEN (ICIYL) recently marked the two-year anniversary of o...
Author
Amanda Cook
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Classical Music’s Racial Awakening – Was It All a Mirage?

Until very recently, the long-established tradition of classical music organizations has been to bas...
Author
Jennifer Grim
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What Classical Musicians Can Learn from HBCU Marching Bands

The year was 2014 and Southern University’s Human Jukebox marching band had just gone viral for thei...
Author
Katie Brown
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We Need to Talk About Money: Musicians Without Financial Privilege are Being Pushed Out

In our field of Western classical music, we often set the expectation with young musicians that if t...
Author
Juhi Bansal
Anthology of New Music: Trans and Nonbinary Voices, Vol. 1

Presenting the Whole Artist: Programming Inclusively Through the Lens of Anthology Curation

In classical music’s recent efforts to become a more equitable space, I’ve often seen the words “div...
Author
Aiden K. Feltkamp
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Who Cares How You Listen? – Thoughts on Our Relationship with Recordings

As artists who are also listeners, we tend to have a complex relationship with recorded music. When...
Co-Author
Christian Kriegeskotte, Ciyadh Wells
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Embracing Accessibility and Getting ADA-Excited (Casting Light #10)

“Casting Light” is a 10-part series that explores the often invisible inequities in contemporary art...
Author
Socks Whitmore
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Am I Going to Kill my Career if I’m Not on Social Media Anymore?

This is the question I asked myself in January 2022 after I decided to quit social media. The social...
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Sugar Vendil
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“Trauma Porn” and the Capitalization of Mental Health (Casting Light #9)

“Casting Light” is a 10-part series that explores the often invisible inequities in contemporary art...
Author
Nina Shekhar
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The Autistic Experience and Navigating the Contemporary Music Industry (Casting Light #8)

“Casting Light” is a 10-part series that explores the often invisible inequities in contemporary art...
Author
Zygmund de Somogyi
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Confronting Classical Music’s Alcohol Problem (Casting Light #7)

“Casting Light” is a 10-part series that explores the often invisible inequities in contemporary art...
Author
Hugh Morris
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Across Conservatories and Orchestras, Percussion Sections Look the Same: How Can We Diversify?

When it comes to addressing inequities in orchestra auditions, the conversation tends to take place...
Author
Donna Lee Davidson
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Classical Music’s Data-Driven Race Reckoning (And What’s Holding us Back)

In the arts, as in other fields, data can be a powerful tool for accountability, but it has also bec...
Author
Mansi Shah
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The Case for Digital Opera in a Post-Pandemic World

It’s no secret that opera as both an artform and an industry has suffered from some serious ga...
Author
Elena Stabile
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Learning to Listen from Deaf Communities (Casting Light #6)

“Casting Light” is a 10-part series that explores the often invisible inequities in contemporary art...
Co-Author
Jasmin Kent Rodgman, Vilma Jackson
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Redefining Compositional Practices Under Contemporary Capitalism (Casting Light #5)

“Casting Light” is a 10-part series that explores the often invisible inequities in contemporary art...
Author
Joanna Ward
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Classical Music’s DEIA Pact: Ongoing Actions for Equity and Access

When I was a kid, I thought my sister and I were the only Black people playing violin in Cincinnati,...
Author
A. Kori Hill
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Dismantling Arts Journalism — and Why We’d All Benefit (Casting Light #4)

“Casting Light” is a 10-part series that explores the often invisible inequities in contemporary art...
Author
Olivia Giovetti
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Reimagining Accessibility and Inclusivity in Virtual Events (Casting Light #3)

“Casting Light” is a 10-part series that explores the often invisible inequities in contemporary art...
Author
Michele Cheng
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The Doppelgänger Within: How Depression Hides in the Creative Process

“Grief is despair in proportion to circumstance. Depression is grief out of proportion to circ...
Author
Aaron Helgeson
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