This is the end of my little mini-series for Black History Month. I hope you enjoyed. But I will definitely be talking about more issues affecting black people/POC in future episodes.

Here is the primary article I talk about, in case you are interested (it is long but totally worth the read):

“The Possessive Investment In Classical Music”: https://www.atlanticbrassquintet.com/s/Crenshaw-Seeing-Race-Again_07_CH07.pdf

Overall I’m not ecstatic with my speaking skills (when am I ever…) but I am really happy with how I expressed my points overall and spoke about this topic. Thank you so so so much for listening! Love you guys.

P.S. I am so sorry for the white noise. It was from my computer. I didn’t even realize it was that bad until editing! ugh

I realized listening back that it could sound like I am trying to villainize classical musicians or institutions, please know that this is NOT the case. I myself am classically trained, still play classical music daily and am a patron; this is an exploration on how white supremacy is reflected in so many institutions that we hold dear: music being no exception. I fully believe that the only way for us to progress is to begin the conversation, or just consider it for a little bit. Maybe it can help you reconsider the musical experiences you’ve had and how they indirectly uphold some of these beliefs. Thank you for listening!

Music Credits: Music Credit: "Shades of Spring" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/