I also think it’s important that our audiences also feel seen and heard, and can relate to not only the music we perform but to the artists they see on stage and the composers on the program.”
The first step, in my opinion, is to program works by composers with whom they identify. “Our students at CCM represent so many diverse backgrounds and cultures, and it’s my responsibility to make sure they feel seen and heard. “I think it’s our job as music directors to recognize the powerful voice we have to amplify composers and musicians, particularly those who have been historically underrepresented,” Holzman says. This Fund was created based on the belief that the arts inspire imaginative thinking, encourage conversations, present contrasting attitudes and help us examine our own viewpoints. and world.ĬCM Wind Symphony’s performance was sponsored by the CCM Harmony Fund, which supports artistic works that fight hate and prejudice through the performing arts. Despite these victories, hate and prejudice towards the LGBTQ+ community remain prevalent in many parts of the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that same-sex marriage is legal in 2015 and ruled that existing federal law forbids job discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or transgender status in a landmark case on June 15, 2020. The LGBTQ+ rights movement has seen significant success in recent years. An equal or greater number never felt safe coming out due to discrimination.” “Many of these artists suffered tremendously and were treated as outcasts socially and professionally, particularly in the years prior to the turn of the millennium. “The contributions to music (and all of the fine arts) from LGBTQ+ artists are truly incredible despite this fact, they are so rarely recognized explicitly,” says Holzman, CCM Interim Division Head of Ensembles and Conducting. Other works featured in the concert included Copland's Fanfare for the Common Man, Higdon's Mysterium, Clay Mettens' Un-Masqued and Corigliano's Mr. College of Engineering and Applied ScienceĬCM Wind Symphony music director and conductor Kevin Michael Holzman looks to find relevant anniversaries of important events to share with students and the community, which inspired him to program the concert of all LGBTQ+ works.College of Education, Criminal Justice, & Human Services.College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning.
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