
Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion Activities
EDI Activities (as of June 2021)
May 2019-May 2020
- Applied for and received a Catalyst Grant from the League of American Orchestras
- Established an EDI task force
June 2020-December 2020
- Hired The Impact Seat as our EDI consultant, and participated in an organization wide audit
- Conducted Task Force Learning Sessions and an organization-wide learning session on racism
- EDI Task Force expanded and Musician EDI committee formed
- Published EDI commitment statement to entire MSO organization and agreed to the team’s guiding principals
- Artistic season revised to be more inclusive and to adjust for COVID concerns
- Digital education formats designed with intentionality on serving students with barriers to access
January 2021-August 2021
- Established 13 smaller, more focused teams in order to build out tactical plans to support strategic objectives that were identified by the audit
- Development of branding and communication for EDI work
- Applied for and received a second Catalyst Grant from the League of American Orchestras
- Announced 2021-22 Season, highlighting an inclusive series of artists and composers