Black musicians /news/tags/black-musicians Black musicians en-US Copyright Thu, 29 Sep 2022 09:01:11 GMT Where are the Black musicians in the country's largest orchestras? /news/npr-news/npr-news/2022-09-29/where-are-the-black-musicians-in-the-countrys-largest-orchestras In 2014, a study found that only 1.4% of orchestra musicians were Black. In 2022, it's hard to know if that number is better or worse. Thu, 29 Sep 2022 09:01:11 GMT /news/npr-news/npr-news/2022-09-29/where-are-the-black-musicians-in-the-countrys-largest-orchestras Jeff Lunden How Cleveland Trumpeter Theresa May is Working to Break Down Barriers for Black Women in the Classical World /news/shuffle/2020-10-29/trumpeter-theresa-may-shares-the-calluses-black-women-build-in-the-classical-world May talks about the challenges of navigating a classical music career for Black women, and a new nonprofit she helped create to break down those barriers. Thu, 29 Oct 2020 11:26:07 GMT /news/shuffle/2020-10-29/trumpeter-theresa-may-shares-the-calluses-black-women-build-in-the-classical-world Amanda Rabinowitz, Brittany Nader How Cleveland Trumpeter Theresa May is Working to Break Down Barriers for Black Women in the Classical World /news/arts-culture/2020-10-29/trumpeter-theresa-may-shares-the-calluses-black-women-build-in-the-classical-world May talks about the challenges of navigating a classical music career for Black women, and a new nonprofit she helped create to break down those barriers. Thu, 29 Oct 2020 08:40:05 GMT /news/arts-culture/2020-10-29/trumpeter-theresa-may-shares-the-calluses-black-women-build-in-the-classical-world Amanda Rabinowitz, Brittany Nader