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Ben talks with frequent guest conductor Mei-Ann Chen about her initiatives toward promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion in classical music and on symphony orchestra stages.<\/p>\n

In her role at the Chicago Sinfonietta, her orchestra was featured in an article in The New York Times.<\/cite> Maestro Chen also assembled a playlist of works by Black composers. Make sure to listen to these before (or after) watching the conversation!<\/p>\n

\tNY Times article<\/a>\n\t\tPlaylist on Spotify<\/a>\n\t<\/p>\n\tDonate to TSO<\/a>\n\t\n

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