Catie Hickey ’07E won a Paul R Judy Center for Innovation and Research Grant to support Brass Beyond’s Statewide Side-by-Side. The Statewide Side-By-Side will be a one day event of workshops and performances hosted on an Illinois university campus. The side by side model emphasizes the “windows and mirrors” concept of mentorship first piloted by Emily Style in 1988. Style affirms that in order to imagine a future self, students need to see their own personal identities reflected in the mentors they encounter on their learning journey. The day will include a warm-up session, instrument-specific masterclass, panel with invited guest artists, and rehearsal/performance component of brass ensemble music that represents differentiated performing levels and female/gender expansive composers.