{"id":69346,"date":"2020-10-06T12:00:35","date_gmt":"2020-10-06T16:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/?p=69346"},"modified":"2020-10-21T09:00:08","modified_gmt":"2020-10-21T13:00:08","slug":"feature-building-a-community-of-black-classical-artists-in-canada","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/2020\/10\/06\/feature-building-a-community-of-black-classical-artists-in-canada\/","title":{"rendered":"FEATURE | Building A Community Of Black Classical Artists In Canada"},"content":{"rendered":"

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M<\/span>usic has been significant for many during COVID-19 isolation<\/a><\/span>, and in these same months Black musicians<\/a><\/span> have amplified the momentum of the Black Lives Matter movement<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n

While pop or hip hop music are genres whose agility and responsiveness make them natural sites for popular commentary<\/a><\/span>, this threatens to neglect other arenas of music making.<\/p>\n

Some arts organizations in Canada have pledged support for Black Lives Matter<\/a><\/span>, turned their platforms over to Black artists or spotlighted their work. Recently a virtual event aired, \u201cBlack Opera Live: Canada<\/a><\/span>,\u201d featuring acclaimed sopranos Measha Brueggergosman, Othalie Graham and Audrey DuBois Harris, produced by Black Opera Productions<\/a><\/span>, a U.S. documentary film company. But what of a wider and cohesive community of Black classical instrumentalists in Canada today?<\/p>\n

While there is a long history of professional classical musicianship in the Black community, there are gaps of knowledge about Black classical artistry in Canada.<\/p>\n

Black classical artists may spend their careers in majority-white orchestras and small ensembles across Canada, without knowledge of others who share their experience. But this may be changing as Black classical artists are starting to tell their stories<\/a><\/span>, change the trajectory of their careers, challenge how arts communities are defined<\/a><\/span> and step into leadership roles where they call for systemic change.<\/p>\n

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Happening tonight! BLACK OPERA presents Black Opera Live: Canada, starting at 7pm ET. Fab Canadians @OthalieGraham<\/a>, @AudDuBoisHarris<\/a> & @MeashaBG<\/a> are on the line-up of this must-see event.<\/p>\n

Tune in:https:\/\/t.co\/F6avvjxXtP<\/a>#opera<\/a>#canadianoperasingers<\/a>#blackoperasingers<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/QNNPNDXNax<\/a><\/p>\n

— Opera Canada (@OperaCanada) August 28, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n