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Books

Resources
 

General

 

League of American Orchestras "Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Resource Center"

 

League of American Orchestras, “Racial/Ethnic and Gender Diversity in the Orchestra Field in 2023”

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UK Music "Diversity Report 2022"

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SPHINX "National Alliance for Audition Support"

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SPHINX "Fellowship Programs"

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National Association for Music Education "Resource Center" McGill Library "Musical traditions, compositions, and scholarship of Black, Indigenous, people of colour (BIPOC) individuals"

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National Alliance for Audition Support, “NAAS Recommended Audition and Tenure Guidelines"

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League of American Orchestras, “Making the Case for Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in Orchestras: A Guide from the League of American Orchestras"

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Repertoire

 

PAS Diversity Alliance Composer Meta-Database

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William Newton Percussion Repertoire by Asian Composers Database

 

Lucy Tarantino BreakPoint Database for unaccompanied percussion solos by female composers

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Juilliard Resources for Repertoire: Composer Diversity

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Yale Library: Music Resources on Diversity and Underrepresentation: Repertoire

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Claire Edwardes Female Works List

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Music by Black Composers (for string players)

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Last Row Music: Brass Music by Black Composers and Artists

 

Diversify the Stand: Programming Resources

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Theodore Front Musical Literature: Music by Black Composers

 

Woodwind Works by Underrepresented Composers

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String and Chamber Repertoire by BIPOC Composers

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The Edwin A . Fleisher Collection of Orchestral Music: Works by Composers of African Descent

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Articles

 

Dallas Morning News "U.S. orchestras are still mostly white. Here's how to change that"

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The Violin Channel "Report Shows Performances of Music by Female and BIPOC Composers Increased"

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I Care If You Listen "Across Conservatories and Orchestras, Percussion Sections Look the Same: How Can We Diversify?"

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The New York Times "U.S. Orchestras Gradually Diversify but Are Slow to Hire Black Musicians"

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The New York Times "For These Classical Musicians, It's Always Been About Racial Equity"

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New York Times “To Make Orchestras More Diverse, End Blind Auditions"

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Organizations 

 

SPHINX Organization

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Black Orchestral Network

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Women in Jazz Organization

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Percussive Arts Society Diversity Alliance

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DONNE, Women in Music

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Institute for Composer Diversity

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Boulanger Initiative

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Black Opera Research Network

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Lift Music Fund

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Chromatic Brass Collective

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Castle of Our Skins

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