Diversifying the Symphony
My opening statement may be short, not because I have nothing to say, but this is new for me to put down in print. I have been playing in the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra for 37 years and have enjoyed my time here and look forward to more years. When I came here and auditioned, I didn’t think of being a black girl taking an audition, but a person who had studied very hard for the audition track. It would be very nice if it were like that all the time but it is not. One should not be put in an organization just for what they look like but for their ability. I believe early training is one of the keys to keeping the life of the symphony alive. If we don’t expose the next generation to symphony music, we won’t have to think about diversity.
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