John McWhorter and Don Baton – DEI in the Orchestral World

0:00 Is Florence Price’s music worthy of its current popularity? 12:20 The decline of blind auditions 18:27 Do diverse orchestras attract diverse audiences and musicians? 23:26 Why Don is protecting his real identity 27:00 Glenn delivers a soliloquy on humanity 32:06 John: Eliminating blind auditions is “bat s**t crazy” 38:22 Should John’s daughters benefit from affirmative action? Links and Readings Don’s Substack, The Podium Don’s series on Florence Price: Part One, Part Two, Part Three Florence Price’s Symphony No. 3 Van Cliburn’s performance of Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 2 Anthony Tommasini’s NYT piece, “To Make Orchestras More Diverse, End Blind Auditions” George Walker on YouTube William Dawson’s Negro Folk Symphony William Grant Still’s Symphony No. 1 Claudia Goldin and Cecilia Rouse’s article “Orchestrating Impartiality: The Impact of ‘Blind’ Auditions on Female Musicians” John’s NYT piece, “Stop Making Asian Americans Pay the Price for Campus Diversity”

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