Adapted from his presentation at the Curating Diversity in Europe: Decolonizing Contemporary Music symposium presented by Sounds Now, Akademie der Künste, inm-berlin and Ultima Oslo Contemporary Music Festival From Van Outernational #12: “I feel that we already know what colonialism sounds like. We hear it at all too many contemporary music festivals around the world, […]
From Issue 47 of ONCURATING: In this article, I outline a concept of data-informed curation, proposing how curators and institutions can use audience data to help them understand how audiences approach new music and to develop more open, inclusive atmospheres around attendance. I report an overview of findings on tastes, demographic factors, and concert experiences […]
Identity and Diversity: Seeking a Connected Musical Society Published by 21 CM / DePauw School of Music In today’s politicized cultural environment, we’ve become accustomed to hearing that everything needs to be more “diverse.” In music, this means not only the composers we program and the students we teach, but also the individuals sitting in […]