{"id":11678,"date":"2023-06-26T15:14:45","date_gmt":"2023-06-26T15:14:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/main\/?p=11678"},"modified":"2023-06-26T15:16:56","modified_gmt":"2023-06-26T15:16:56","slug":"lizzo-donates-to-amplify-diversity-in-classical-music","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/main\/2023\/06\/26\/lizzo-donates-to-amplify-diversity-in-classical-music\/","title":{"rendered":"Lizzo Donates to Amplify Diversity in Classical Music"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Pop star and classical flutist Lizzo has recently donated $50,000<\/a> to the Sphinx Organization, a group dedicated to amplifying the voices of Black and Latinx artists in the classical music world\u200b\u200b.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s behind the donation?<\/h3>\n

It\u2019s all part of Lizzo’s Fourth Annual Juneteenth Giveback<\/a>, which supports grassroots Black organizations\u200b.<\/p>\n

Lizzo also launched<\/a> the Sasha Be Flooting scholarship with a $50,000 donation aimed at supporting Black music students at her alma mater at the University of Houston.<\/p>\n

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The funding comes in the wake of the League of American Orchestra’s 2023 report<\/a>, which paints a very real picture of underrepresentation by people of colour in orchestras in the US.<\/p>\n

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Image via League of American Orchestras\u2019 2023 Diversity in the Orchestra Field report<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Current stats?<\/strong> About 21 percent of orchestras employ people of colour \u2014\u00a0up from 14 percent in 2014. And as for Black representation? A mere 0.6 percent increase over the last decade, from 1.8 percent in 2014 to 2.4 percent in 2023\u200b\u200b.<\/p>\n

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Image via League of American Orchestras\u2019 2023 Diversity in the Orchestra Field report<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In contrast, diversity on the conductor’s podium has seen remarkable growth, with the number nearly doubling from 16.2 percent in 2014 to 31.7 percent in 2023. An example is Jonathon Heyward<\/a>, the Baltimore Symphony’s new music director, who happens to be the first person of colour to take on that role in the orchestra’s 106-year history.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s next:<\/strong> Sphinx is set to “ignite new opportunities and transform lives”\u200b. With almost 150 Black and brown musicians placed in orchestras in their 25-year history, and several programs in place supporting diverse musicians and arts administrators, Sphinx is already making an impact.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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