John Richmond, Dean of the College of Music of the University of North Texas, shares strategies of balancing innovation and tradition that embody excellence transforming pathways into the arts.
Bill Neri, Director of Ensemble Advancement for The Sphinx Organization, shares the unique structure and transformational impact of the Sphinx Virtuosi.
James Hall, Project Director for Chicago Musical Pathways Initiative, talks about the importance of building a village to support BIPOC classical music students.
The ACLU is pleased to announce that they succeeded in court against the new National Endowment for the Arts provision prohibiting funding for organizations or projects...
The CBC reports:
European politicians are condemning a Belgian classical music festival’s decision to cancel an upcoming performance led by an Israeli conductor due to concerns...
My just-published story Trucks and Tanks, runner-up in JerryJazzMusician.com‘s 69th short fiction contest and written three months ago, is all too timely in...
Terri Lyne Carrington (drummer, Inst. of Jazz & Gender Justice), Orbert Davis (trumpeter, “Immigrant Stories“) and Marc Ribot (guitarist, Music Workers Alliance) talked with...
Leading an arts organization isn’t about luck—it’s about judgment. Hold when trust matters, fold when the model’s busted, and when the casino’s rigged? Start your own game in the parking lot.
In May 2024 I wrote about the town of Vail, Colorado cancelling the artist-in-residency agreement with Danielle SeeWalker, before it even began, over complaints not...
