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Category: Orchestra Reform

February 19, 2021February 20, 2021 Jon Silpayamanant - โจนาทาน ศิลปยามานันท์

Anti-Colonial Orchestras: A Cultural Response to Classical Music Imperialism

October 1, 2020 Jon Silpayamanant - โจนาทาน ศิลปยามานันท์

US Orchestras and Large Ensembles

Orchestra Ethiopia
February 16, 2020February 17, 2020 Jon Silpayamanant - โจนาทาน ศิลปยามานันท์

Colonialistic Diversity: Decentering Eurocentric Orchestras and Normalizing *all* Composition

July 23, 2019July 24, 2019 Jon Silpayamanant - โจนาทาน ศิลปยามานันท์

White Males Orchestras and America’s Other Orchestras

July 18, 2018June 27, 2020 Jon Silpayamanant - โจนาทาน ศิลปยามานันท์

Diversity in Classical Music vs Diversity of Classical Music

January 25, 2018June 26, 2019 Jon Silpayamanant - โจนาทาน ศิลปยามานันท์

American Orchestras that already regularly play music by POC

December 28, 2017December 29, 2017 Jon Silpayamanant - โจนาทาน ศิลปยามานันท์

The Invisible Hand of the Great White Male Musical and Artistic Canons

September 19, 2016September 19, 2016 Jon Silpayamanant - โจนาทาน ศิลปยามานันท์

Orchestras in the US formed since 2000

September 13, 2016 Jon Silpayamanant - โจนาทาน ศิลปยามานันท์

All Orchestras are Ethnic Orchestras

March 5, 2015March 5, 2015 Jon Silpayamanant - โจนาทาน ศิลปยามานันท์

The Other Orchestras (part 1): Ethnic Orchestras

January 1, 2015 Jon Silpayamanant - โจนาทาน ศิลปยามานันท์

Essential Tools for the 21st Century Musician: Technology

October 18, 2014October 18, 2014 Jon Silpayamanant - โจนาทาน ศิลปยามานันท์

The explosive growth of Soundpainting Orchestras

September 30, 2014October 3, 2014 Jon Silpayamanant - โจนาทาน ศิลปยามานันท์

5 Things Classical Musicians should know about being in a Band

June 5, 2014October 12, 2014 Jon Silpayamanant - โจนาทาน ศิลปยามานันท์

Survivorship Bias: Why classical musicians might not want to think like rock bands

May 2, 2014May 2, 2014 Jon Silpayamanant - โจนาทาน ศิลปยามานันท์

Myth of the Monolithic Pop Culture

April 23, 2014May 1, 2014 Jon Silpayamanant - โจนาทาน ศิลปยามานันท์

Crisis of “Populism” in Classical/Pop: Non-Public Performances and Audiences

April 19, 2014May 1, 2014 Jon Silpayamanant - โจนาทาน ศิลปยามานันท์

“Trash-Metal” is not the future of Orchestras | Dave Mustaine and the San Diego Symphony

April 11, 2014May 11, 2014 Jon Silpayamanant - โจนาทาน ศิลปยามานันท์

Fragmentation and Specialization: Video Game Music Orchestras

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