Maya X.
Seeking to use storytelling as a means of activism, this griot artivist explores themes of racial injustices within the Euro-classical tradition in hopes to disband its racist tradition.
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Using her activist training from Berklee’s Change Scholar program, Maya X holds spaces for conversation to liberate Euro-classical music from it’s exclusive history.
Diversity in Classical Music Roundtable
In collaboration with Damali Willingham, the final project of our Change Scholar program at Berklee’s Center for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion involved a roundtable discussion with Boston Conservatory at Berklee alumni cellist Nathaniel “Ace” Taylor, Boston Conservatory and Berklee College of Music Composition Professor Dr. Marti Epstein, and Boston Conservatory Professor of Core Studies in Music History Dr. Rebecca Marchand. The main topics in this discussion include issues related to race and misogyny in Western European classical concert music and its industry and education.