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Diversity & Equity

Shop Talk S01E08: Centering Equity

Tue, Nov 11, 2020
by Drew McManus
In a week where giving thanks is on the mind, I am remarkably grateful these two dynamic and candid guests agreed to join the pod and talk about equity. Ruby Lopez Harper, Americans for the Arts Senior Director of Local Arts Advancement, and Dr. Brea M. Heidelberg, Associate Professor & the Director of the Entertainment
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Internalizing The Concept Of Equity

Thu, Oct 10, 2020
by Drew McManus
The more a work can reflect society from the time it was written and provoke thoughtful contemplation, the better. If the musicality and topic keep the piece on my mind for more than a week after hearing it, that’s a win. The more polarizing current events are, the more potential exists for a work to
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Perspective And Pushback To Tommasini’s Commentary On Blind Auditions

Fri, Sep 9, 2020
by Drew McManus
The 9/10/2020 edition of New York Times published a follow-up article to the opinion piece written by Anthony Tommasini in paper’s 7/16/2020 publication. The follow-up is intriguing in that if contains several noteworthy perspectives. The best rejoinders came from groups of respondents. The first, Weston Sprott (recent Shop Talk guest), Alex Laing, Joy Payton-Stevens, and
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When It Comes To Diversity, Are We Just Churning Butter With A Toothpick?

Wed, Aug 8, 2020
by Drew McManus
I keep meaning to find time to write something on the topic of diversity and representation in response to an article on that subject by Anthony Tommasini in the 7/16/2020 edition of the New York Times. In a nutshell, Tommasini attempts to support the conclusion that diversity on-stage can be improved if orchestras abandon screened
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NEC Alumni Pressure School’s Leadership To Improve Diversity

Fri, Jun 6, 2020
by Drew McManus
More than 350 New England Conservatory (NEC) alumni have signed a letter addressed to the school’s president, Andrea Kalyn calling out the university for failing to acknowledge what they define as its role in “reproducing the social conditions it claims to abhor.” It is time for the Conservatory’s leadership to be courageous in addressing its
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