Why is classical music perceived as an elitist art form? with Emily Eng

My guest this week is conductor, composer, educator, and arts administrator, Emily Eng. Ms. Eng is the founder and Executive Director of the Lift Music Fund, whose mission is to make achievement in music more accessible and equitable. They do so by helping musicians who are underrepresented in music, such as Black, Latinx, and Native American students, overcome the barriers, financial and otherwise, to pursuing a career in music. Pursuing a career in music is an expensive endeavor, which disp...

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Con Fuoco is a podcast about the field of classical music and its future. The objective of the podcast is to discuss the current state of the field of classical music and where it is headed in the future. Each episode will center around one question regarding our world of classical music, which I discuss with a guest who I believe can offer insight and answers into each subject and its future. The aim of this podcast is not to answer these questions, but to spark conversations about who we are. This podcast is meant to utilize our greatest strength as human beings - the ability to share and discuss information and use our unified ideas to better our communities. Con Fuoco can be found on Apple Podcast and Stitcher. This podcast is hosted by conductor and violinist, Daniel Cho. Daniel is currently based in Oregon and serves as Conducting Fellow of the Eugene Symphony and Assistant Conductor of the Oregon Mozart Players and Eugene Opera. If there is a question you would like to submit, a guest you would like to see on the show, or if you would like to discuss anything on the show, please email at confuocopodcast@gmail.com Thank you for listening!