Summit agenda
Saturday, OCtober 21, 2023
Morning MingLe: Doors at 9:00 Am
coffee & Bites
telling our stories
10:00 am
WHO WE ARE, WHAT WE STAND FOR: Advocacy and Activism
members of Black orchestral network Steering CommitteE
BLACK MUSIC SEEN LIVE: Voices of Black Empowerment
Dr. Fredara Hadley, Ethnomusicology Professor at The Juilliard School
DR. Tammy L. Kernodle, University Distinguished Professor of Music at Miami University in Oxford, OH
David Norville, Producer for New York Public Radio’s WQXR
the future is theirs: gen z and american orchestras
blue shelton, flutist, manhattan school of music, symphony in c
Loki karuna, bassoonist, host of trilloquy podcast, director of artist equity, american composers orchestra
sean edwards, percussionist, the juilliard school
Catered lunch
lifting our voices
1:30 pm
CONTRACTING FOR DIVERSITY: Fostering Inclusion in CBAs
Karen fisher, financial vp, local 802
Rochelle Skolnick, Director of symphonic services and special counsel, American Federation of Musicians
Jennifer Arnold, violist, arts administrator, educator
LEADING WITH INTEGRITY: Progress and Lessons Learned
Jonathan Martin, President and CEO, Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
Alan Valentine, President, Nashville Symphony
Titus Underwood, Principal Oboe, Nashville Symphony
WHO’S KEEPING SCORE?: Equity and Accountability in Orchestras
Leah Johnson, Executive Vice President and Chief of Communications at Lincoln Center for Performing Arts
Marcia Sells, Chief Diversity Officer, The Metropolitan Opera
lexi ligon holloway, Duke University PhD Candidate in Cultural Anthropology
cultivating community
4:00 pm
THE SIMPLE, ELEGANT, AND NECESSARY NEXT STEP
Alexander Laing, Executive Director, Gateways Music Festival
End our day in this hands-on session where the Black Orchestral Network (BON) illustrates how they have used ‘dialogic inquiry’ as a tool to build community. Discover how the Network consistently show up for each other, tackle challenging conversations, and engage with powerful questions. Experience firsthand how BON harnesses methods like World Café to uncover collective wisdom and bias towards action.
ELEVATE & CELEBRATE: A TOAST
Gateways Brass Collective + Happy hour
