Increasing Diversity In Classical Music - An Interview with Reginald Mobley
Sunday February 13th from 8am
‘Countertenor Reginald Mobley not only has a beautiful voice, he is also an outspoken advocate for diversity in classical music’
Sunday’s Musica Antiqua features a conversation between Reginald Mobley and host Alan Muirhead, which will start with playing experts of pieces that he will be performing on February 15th at Overture Center with The Madison Symphony Orchestra.
Reginald will talk about the diversity of composers that will feature, he explains how he prepares for a concert, his early musical experiences in Gainesville FL, and how he discovered he was a countertenor.
Reginald, who has been appointed the first-ever programming consultant for the Boston-based Handel and Haydn Society, also talks with Alan about why many black people feel a barrier because they “don’t look like Bach,” the micro-aggression that he and other people of colour have experienced as classical performers, and what we can do to increase diversity in classical music programming.
