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The New Generation of Leaders w/ Na’Zir, Claire, and Marquise

Season 2 · Episode 7

Tuesday, September 10, 2024 • Duration 01:07:14

Welcome to Tacet No More: where we are asking the questions that need to be asked, and saying the things that need to be said about classical music.

This is a landing pad for positive discussions about our belief in the power of music to better humanity, and we will invite voices - from all sectors - to inspire us and the work we do on and off the stage.

In this episode, Joe and Yumi are joined by three of Joe’s former students whose musical journeys have taken them into artistic, administration, and education leadership roles:

Na’Zir McFadden is the Assistant Conductor and Phillip & Lauren Fisher Community Ambassador of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra. He also serves as Music Director of the Detroit Symphony Youth Orchestra.
Claire Casanova is a clarinetist, teacher at Settlement Music School, and co-founder of Generation Music, a Philadelphia non-profit dedicated to providing music education to underrepresented students.
Marquise Lindsey-Bradley is a musician and arts administrator who serves as the Marketing & Engagement Director at the Philadelphia Chamber Music Society and Creative Program Coordinator with Olney Culture Lab.

In this episode, we discuss:

Growing up around music and finding kindred spirits who were as dedicated to music as they were
The importance of representation and being able to see yourself in leaders in the field
Embracing persistence, opportunity, and fortuitous timing
Finding innovative ways to reach the next generation with classical music
“What it is like to be a professional musician who is also tasked with surviving capitalism”

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Rev. Dr. Mark Kelly Tyler on Music and the Black Church

Season 2 · Episode 6

Tuesday, August 27, 2024 • Duration 01:08:03

Welcome to Tacet No More: where we are asking the questions that need to be asked, and saying the things that need to be said about classical music.

This is a landing pad for positive discussions about our belief in the power of music to better humanity, and we will invite voices - from all sectors - to inspire us and the work we do on and off the stage.

In this episode, Joe and Yumi are joined by guest Rev. Dr. Mark Kelly Tyler, pastor of Mother Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Philadelphia.

In this episode, we discuss:

The role of music, sermon, and architecture in the Sunday worship experience in Black churches
The rejuvenating sense of connection music fosters for both parishioners and pastors
Opportunities for collaboration between the Black church community and orchestras
The balance of cherishing past traditions while also building the future

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Live with Vijay Gupta from the Suzuki + ASTA Conferences

Season 2 · Episode 5

Tuesday, August 13, 2024 • Duration 45:54

Welcome to Tacet No More: where we are asking the questions that need to be asked, and saying the things that need to be said about classical music.

This is a landing pad for positive discussions about our belief in the power of music to better humanity, and we will invite voices - from all sectors - to inspire us and the work we do on and off the stage.

In this episode, Joe and Yumi are joined by return guest is Vijay Gupta as they record live from the Suzuki and American String Teachers Association conferences in Louisville, KY in March of 2024.

In this episode, we discuss:

Responding to trauma and healing towards a new story, and finding our own path instead of just the stories other people put upon us.
Seeking solutions and utilizing positions of privilege to invite change.
Opening up doors to the human right of access to music.
Celebrating and honoring teachers that helped shape our future.
Finding clarity in our decisions and our “no’s.”
Staying committed to finding your purpose.

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Dacher Keltner on Finding Awe in Community through Music

Season 2 · Episode 4

Tuesday, July 30, 2024 • Duration 58:15

Welcome to Tacet No More: where we are asking the questions that need to be asked, and saying the things that need to be said about classical music.

This is a landing pad for positive discussions about our belief in the power of music to better humanity, and we will invite voices - from all sectors - to inspire us and the work we do on and off the stage.

In this episode, our guest is Dacher Keltner, professor of psychology at UC Berkeley and the director of the Greater Good Science Center.

In this episode, we discuss:

How awe can grow over time (even in cases where we are playing the same music over and over!) when you reflect on it and build a conceptual framework for it – helping us become “more athletic towards awe”
Embracing mystery in awe, and enjoying our own “transcendental journey in discovery” as artists
How the collective experience of making and hearing music builds awe in community
Staying connected to a sense of purpose that we can find in awe-filled experiences
Breaking down boundaries to accessing awe as institutions
Cultural differences in experiencing awe, and distinct emotions present in experiencing music across cultures

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Michael O’Bryan and Frank Machos on Creative Education to Shape the Future

Season 2 · Episode 3

Tuesday, July 16, 2024 • Duration 01:18:09

Welcome to Tacet No More: where we are asking the questions that need to be asked, and saying the things that need to be said about classical music.

This is a landing pad for positive discussions about our belief in the power of music to better humanity, and we will invite voices - from all sectors - to inspire us and the work we do on and off the stage.

In this episode, our guests are:

Michael O’Bryan, a practitioner and researcher in the fields of community development, organizational culture, and human well-being. Michael is the founder of management consulting firm humanature, and a Distinguished Resident Fellow at Drexel University’s Lindy Institute for Urban Innovation.
Frank Machos is Executive Director, Office of The Arts & Creative Learning at the School District of Philadelphia. He has a PhD in Creativity from the University of the Arts, served as a music educator before his administrative roles, and is an active saxophonist in the Philadelphia music community.

In the episode, we discuss:

How to advocate with a united voice for access to arts education in schools.
The problematic history of public schools that has decentered humanity and prioritized inequitable outcomes.
Reenvisioning school systems that utilize creativity to support all types of learners and future life paths beyond school.
How education can see possibility in and partner with AI.
What opportunities for change in education systems there might be in this moment of volatility.
How to approach audience development in a way that doesn’t just prioritize building future paying customers.
Real talk about the problem with allowing some arts organizations to fail while others are bailed out.

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Jennifer Arnold and Shea Scruggs on the Black Orchestral Network

Season 2 · Episode 2

Tuesday, July 2, 2024 • Duration 01:03:53

Welcome to Tacet No More: where we are asking the questions that need to be asked, and saying the things that need to be said about classical music.

This is a landing pad for positive discussions about our belief in the power of music to better humanity, and we will invite voices - from all sectors - to inspire us and the work we do on and off the stage.

In this episode, we discuss:

What the stats tell us about the lack of change in Black musicians represented in American orchestras over the past few decades
Jennifer and Shea’s paths to their careers in the orchestral field as Black musicians
BON’s creation and goals to advocate and create community
The importance of making more visible the stories of Black musicians
Jennifer and Shea’s transitions from performance to administrative roles to better effect change
How advocacy for Black musicians also benefits building spaces where all musicians can bring their best selves to work
Questioning how to make tenure processes more transparent
The need for systems to better connect musicians to envision the future of the sector they want to be a part of

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Joe and Yumi on Speaking Up and Taking Action

Season 2 · Episode 1

Tuesday, June 18, 2024 • Duration 01:03:25

Joe and Yumi on Speaking Up and Taking Action

Welcome to Tacet No More: where we are asking the questions that need to be asked, and saying the things that need to be said about classical music.

This is a landing pad for positive discussions about our belief in the power of music to better humanity, and we will invite voices - from all sectors - to inspire us and the work we do on and off the stage.

In this first episode of the second season, we discuss:

How to harness positive thinking as fuel for changemaking
The orchestra sector’s reckoning with sexual assault in light of the news about Cara Kizer and the New York Philharmonic
The importance of showing up and being a vocal advocate
When speaking out isn’t enough, and how to move toward action
What it means to practice citizenship from positions of privilege within an orchestra
How to prioritize being informed and preparing to be a changemaker, even if you're early in your career

What’s your one good thing?

We’re kicking off every episode with an activity, One Good Thing. This activity will center us as we start our conversations to bring connections and openness while orienting us to the positive.

It’s like shining a flashlight in a dark room so that we pay attention to our experience.

“And so hearing from all of you with your own individual, one good thing. really helps expand the energy that Joe and I are here in the recording studio experiencing together. It helps magnify. It helps spread emotional sunshine. And we would love to do that with all of you.” - Yumi

So, we want to ask you, what is something meaningful? What is something you’re grateful for recently? We’d love for you to share your One Good Thing with us by sharing it on your Instagram Stories. Don’t forget to tag @TacetNoMore and hashtag #OneGoodThingTNM so we can see and share!

Coming Soon: Season 2

Season 2

Tuesday, June 4, 2024 • Duration 01:33

Welcome to Tacet No More: where we are asking the questions that need to be asked, and saying the things that need to be said about classical music.

This is a landing pad for positive discussions about our belief in the power of music to better humanity, and we will invite voices - from all sectors - to inspire us and the work we do on and off the stage.

We’re back for a second season, with eight new episodes coming every-other-week this summer. Episode 1 of Season 2 will be released on June 18!

Tacet No More is hosted and executive produced by Joseph Conyers and Yumi Kendall. The producers are Lindsay Sheridan and Andrew Mellor. Cover art photography by Pete Checchia. The podcast marketing strategist is Brenda Hernández Jaimes.

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