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norman lebrecht

February 01, 2023

Eastman School of Music in Rochester, NY, has updated its priorities.

This is what schools of music are expected to do:
Eastman School of Music, at the University of Rochester, is proud to announce that it will host the inaugural Context Conference: Contextualizing Equity and Inclusion in Music on November 3-4, 2023, in Rochester, NY. Conference Host Dr. Crystal Sellers Battle, Associate Dean of Equity and Inclusion at Eastman, along with Dr. Lisa Beckley-Roberts, Chair and Associate Professor of Ethnomusicology at Jackson State University, are the keynote speakers.

The two-day conference will include breakout group sessions, pre-concert receptions, two performances, and more, framed around the following five areas:

Classroom Innovation
Curriculum Shift
Ensemble & Applied Area Repertoire and Performance Practice
Community Engagement
Recruitment and Retention

Currently, the conference is soliciting proposals for sessions.

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