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