Recently I listened to an NPR classical music podcast call Conducting Business. The subject of that talk was related to my blog post Faces At Concerts.
During the podcast the host Naomi Lewin facilitated a group discussion about the diversity of both audiences and members of major symphony orchestras in the United States. I’m glad to hear that these kinds of conversations are happening in public forums and encourage many to listen to the podcast American Orchestras Grapples With Lack of Diversity.
Dr. Edward Castro has been teaching instrumental music since 1998 and has been a faculty member of Eastside Preparatory School since 2017. In addition, he is a lecturer and affiliated artist at Pacific Lutheran University and Seattle Pacific University. Ed is a founding member of the Mosaic Brass Quintet, a member of the Lyric Brass Quintet and regularly performs as a freelance trumpeter for groups such as the Tacoma Opera, Tacoma Symphony and Seattle Symphony. Ed lives with his wife, his young daughter and Sammy the poodle.
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During the podcast the host Naomi Lewin facilitated a group discussion about the diversity of both audiences and members of major symphony orchestras in the United States. I’m glad to hear that these kinds of conversations are happening in public forums and encourage many to listen to the podcast American Orchestras Grapples With Lack of Diversity.
