Gloria Blizzard
Writer
‘We need each other’: Black classical musicians are building supportive communities
Written in collaboration with Gillian Turnbull for The Conversation (October 2020)
Black classical artists may spend their careers in majority-white orchestras and small ensembles across Canada, without knowledge of others who share their experience. But this may be changing as Black classical artists are starting to tell their stories, change the trajectory of their careers, challenge how arts communities are defined and step into leadership roles where they call for systemic change.