Advocacy
We believe that the arts have true power to change lives, communities, and our world, and that change starts with education. Below are resources to help us better listen, learn, and grow.
To read Symphony Nova Scotia’s stand on #BlackLivesMatter, click here.
SUPPORTING BLACK NOVA SCOTIANS
- How to support Black organizations in Nova Scotia (The Coast)
- Hear more Black voices (CBC Nova Scotia)
- Resources to start learning about racism in Halifax and beyond (The Coast)
ORCHESTRAL MUSIC BY BLACK COMPOSERS
- Music by Black Composers: Aims to increase diversity in the world of classical music, and inspire Black students to pursue instrumental training.
- The Institute for Composer Diversity: Committed to the celebration, education, and advocacy of music by composers from historically underrepresented groups.
- Exploring the life of Chevalier de Saint-Georges, The ‘Black Mozart‘ (WBUR)
- 9 black composers who changed the course of classical music history (Classic FM)
- Great divide at the concert hall (New York Times)
ORCHESTRAS AND DISCRIMINATION
- Why is American classical music so white? (NPR)
- Systemic discrimination: The burden of sameness in American orchestras (I Care if You Listen)
- Inside the battle to diversify orchestras, one costly audition at a time (Color Lines)
- Perfect Fifth of Diversity: A framework for orchestra self-assessment (Orchestras Canada, by Daniel Bartholomew-Poyser)
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For more information about any of our music education and outreach programs, please contact:
D'Arcy Gray
902.403.7197
DArcyGray@symphonyns.ca