Overview

This narrative anthology centers writings by musicians of color from various perspectives who chose to pursue music as a career path in the western classical music field. These writings speak to how being a person of color within this field has affected them and shine a light on the prejudice, stigmas, and stereotypes facing musicians of color in the field. Many musicians of color face discrimination, bias, and prejudice at some point during their time within their careers, but this is not fully known or acknowledged by the field at large. The featured writings show that the challenges musicians of color face are common and systemic. With this anthology, more awareness is brought to what musicians of color face through first-hand accounts with the hope to make the western classical music field a more inclusive and equitable space for all.

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"This anthology provides an important avenue through which these creative voices can share powerful stories that comprise the tapestry of the Black experience in classical music. --Aaron Dworkin, Founder, Sphinx Organization Lorin Green's anthology reflects the multiplicity of Blackness in classical music. Every piece of the collection is written from a different vantage point, ranging from a young educator who faces losing his job due to his ""inexperience"" (eyeroll) to a tycoon of the bassoon who sees every challenge as an opportunity. For a Black reader such as myself, this work is grounding, affirming, and enlivening. For many white and non-Black readers, this will likely prove to be challenging, inspiring, and ultimately, enlightening. As a whole, this anthology is a grand lesson in resilience, and the classical music world will be better off because of it. --Adam W. Sadberry, Flutist, Coach and Educator"

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Lorin Green is an arts leader, administrator, flutist, and educator in Seattle, WA. She currently serves as the Community Relations Manager of the Seattle Symphony where she acts as the bridge between the symphony and the community. Her education includes a certificate from The Juilliard School and Doctoral studies at the University of Washington. Lorin co-hosts Relative Pitch Podcast where conversations center around accessibility, representation, and innovation within the music field. Her chamber ensemble, Elucidate Duo is a flute and trumpet duo that strives to present riveting performances for an array of audiences by platforming and highlighting works by POC, women, and other underrepresented composers to aid in the diversification of the classical music canon. Lorin's work centers on amplifying the voices of the underrepresented within all fields of music and art at large. LaVonna Wright is a poet, educator, and artist from Augusta, Georgia. She received her Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts in English from Georgia Southern University. LaVonna is devoted to a poetic ethos that centers on innovation, radical tenderness, & truth-telling. Her creative work often venerates Black women's narratives with the body, religion, love, and art.

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