We extend deep gratitude to Naomi Extra as our Development Editor, who worked very closely with each artist in refining their writings and nurturing their voices through writing workshops and one-on-one meetings. From motherhood, grief, joy, the myths of musical education, pursuing a musical career against all odds, to racism or transphobia, all of these essays and poems force us to reflect on how we can and must move forward. The contributions for this anthology come from all corners of the world: South Africa, South Korea, Indonesia, Spain, Lebanon, Argentina and the US. There is still much more work to do, and this anthology is proof of that. Her speech resonated with so many of us who have had this persistent feeling despite any achievement and success. It must be because I didn’t do the work, or I didn’t practice enough.’” That’s 50 years of doing this work….After a while, when nobody’s calling you, and your peers are not acknowledging you, you come to think, ‘It must be because I’m not good enough. In her award ceremony speech, Shanta said: “ Before, I really hadn’t gotten any recognition as a musician. The visibility, the possibility, the energy, the joy, the amazement, and the diverse audiences reassured us of the power of music as a way to communicate, share, and listen.Īt our Closing Night Gala, we awarded M³’s first Lifetime Achievement Award to Shanta Nurullah, a brilliant sitar and mbira player and storyteller based in Chicago who has been creating music since the 1960’s. For the first time since its inception, several cohorts gathered in the same room to experience live music together. We presented our first in-person festival in New York City, which featured 19 women and non-binary musicians from our first two cohorts as band leaders, along with the 12 musicians who comprised our 4th cohort, with screenings of their six world premieres of music-video duo commissions. My Journey in Gender and Its Intersection with Race and Music, Eli Maliwan aka Saxreligious.“sadboi jams”: Songs That Made Me Cry in 2021, Ria Modak.The One Who Said, ‘I Thirst’, Francesca Tanksley.Beyond the Lies: Unpacking Some of the Harmful Untruths From My Performing Arts Education, Rebeka Heller.Recollections of a Great Mentor: Honoring Inda Saxby Howland with Memories and Gratitude (1907-1984), Diane Monroe.Thank You Black Amerikuh!: How Jazz Provided Me with a Pathway Back to Myself, Thandi Ntuli.Photo by Mariana Meraz Collective hug: Past and present M³ Cohort members embrace at Gala M³ 2022.Īcknowledgments: Special thanks to Nancy & Joe Walker, mediaThe foundation, New Music USA, Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, South Arts, CRS (Center for Remembering and Sharing), Christopher Pelham, Arlene and Larry Dunn, Emily Bookwalter, Francesca Tanksley, and all of our individual donors and supporters.Ĭontributors: Summer Solstice 2021 Cohort
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