Classical music education remains a luxury rather than a right – and its driving the diversity crisis – says Chineke! Foundation’s Chi-chi Nwanoku in an interview with Sam Brown.
Walk into most classical music rehearsals and you’ll notice one glaringly obvious deficiency. You may be too polite to point it out. You may not even realise you’ve seen it, but the fact will remain lodged in your subconscious. Two words: white, male. As it currently exists, the classical music world is dominated by this demographic, with diversity within this particular strand of the music industry suffering from a perennial and pervasive diversity crisis... Keep reading on Varsity
Walk into most classical music rehearsals and you’ll notice one glaringly obvious deficiency. You may be too polite to point it out. You may not even realise you’ve seen it, but the fact will remain lodged in your subconscious. Two words: white, male. As it currently exists, the classical music world is dominated by this demographic, with diversity within this particular strand of the music industry suffering from a perennial and pervasive diversity crisis... Keep reading on Varsity