Community Engagement
MarieFaith Lane, a current graduate student and Holiday Festival 2021 concertmaster, offers a first-person perspective on the spirit of this weekend鈥檚 community event.
鈥淲e have a real opportunity to use the American Music Research Center as a uniting force to bring together people of different cultures, ethnicities, perspectives and walks of life. I see this [DEI] work as not only educational, but as a strategy to improve the environment in which persons of color are pursuing their educations at CU 麻豆影院.鈥
Kicking off November, the College of Music's Piano + Keyboard Program will present virtual and in-person events as part of a doctoral seminar on diverse piano literature.
"Everything is connected鈥攎y artistry, my scholarship, my dissertation research and my activism in the immigrant community.鈥
On Oct. 19, horn and piano faculty will collaborate with the CU 麻豆影院 Graduate Wind Quintet and members of the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra in a Faculty Tuesdays program for winds, including George Walker's "Wind Set."
As part of the College of Music's long-running Faculty Tuesdays series, professional musicians, vocalists and ensembles in the college play concerts most Tuesdays during the fall and spring semesters, offering students and community members the opportunity to experience firsthand the renowned talent housed right here on campus.聽
[video: https://youtu.be/fqjvw5SVcgE] Like many CU 麻豆影院 students, saxophonist Josh Sweeney shopped regularly at the Table Mesa King Soopers, site of the March 22 mass shooting. A sophomore majoring in music and mechanical engineering,
Less than one week after the series of shootings in metro Atlanta, we experienced a mass shooting right here at home. Just as we stand together with our Asian, Asian American and Pacific Islander students, faculty and staff, we
Student leader Asha Romeo is working to create a diverse and equitable learning environment for underrepresented students at the College of Music.
The fourth annual Distinguished Lectureship in Music, Diversity and Inclusion will feature a conversation with the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra managing and artistic director.