A thoroughly enjoyable conversation with Wendy Isaac Bergin, a Gulf Coast native who spent 22 years teaching music at Prairie View A and M and performing as Principal Flute in Houston’s Opera In The Heights Orchestra for 19 years.
Wendy’s experience as a white educator at an HBCU where 90 percent of the student body is from a minority household makes for an enlightening and humorous topic of discussion. We explore her journey, life and influences including her time in Sweden and her encounter with an act of amazing grace.
Her new book, Lessons In The Wild, follows musician and college instructor T. Sebastian Morrow as his life unravels when professional and personal trials befall him, forcing him to fight for his career. Stunning allegations against him leave his job in jeopardy and put him at odds with the administration. When Morrow’s personal realm is also turned upside down, his unexpected guide is a young acquaintance who helps Sebastian remember what is most important in his life.
Episode References:
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/12/us/verda-tetteh-scholarship.html (A High School Senior Won a $40,000 Scholarship. Then She Gave It Up.)
Wendy' Website:
http://www.wendyisaacbergin.com (http://www.wendyisaacbergin.com)
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