  {"id":31442,"date":"2021-03-19T14:27:06","date_gmt":"2021-03-19T14:27:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/adv\/eastman-centennial\/?page_id=31442"},"modified":"2025-06-05T18:52:33","modified_gmt":"2025-06-05T18:52:33","slug":"the-time-is-now-diversity-equity-and-inclusion-in-music","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/adv\/eastman-centennial\/the-time-is-now-diversity-equity-and-inclusion-in-music\/","title":{"rendered":"The time is now: Diversity, equity, and inclusion in music"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; use_row_as_full_screen_section=&#8221;no&#8221; type=&#8221;full_width&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; background_image=&#8221;31732&#8243; css_animation=&#8221;&#8221; box_shadow_on_row=&#8221;no&#8221;][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;300px&#8221; image_repeat=&#8221;no-repeat&#8221;][vc_row_inner row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; type=&#8221;grid&#8221; use_row_as_full_screen_section_slide=&#8221;no&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; css_animation=&#8221;&#8221; box_shadow_on_row=&#8221;no&#8221;][vc_column_inner offset=&#8221;vc_hidden-xs&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h1 class=\"utopia\"><span style=\"background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 1); padding: 10px 10px 10px 10px; font-size: 48px; line-height: 80px;\">The time is now:<\/span><\/h1>\n<h1 class=\"utopia\"><span style=\"background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 1); padding: 10px 10px 10px 10px; font-size: 48px; line-height: 80px;\">Diversity, equity, and inclusion in music<\/span><\/h1>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; type=&#8221;grid&#8221; use_row_as_full_screen_section_slide=&#8221;no&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; css_animation=&#8221;&#8221; box_shadow_on_row=&#8221;no&#8221;][vc_column_inner offset=&#8221;vc_hidden-lg vc_hidden-md vc_hidden-sm&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h1 class=\"utopia\"><span style=\"background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 1); padding: 10px 10px 10px 10px; font-size: 32px;\">The time is now: Diversity, equity, and inclusion in music<\/span><\/h1>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;100px&#8221; image_repeat=&#8221;no-repeat&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; use_row_as_full_screen_section=&#8221;no&#8221; type=&#8221;grid&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#00205b&#8221; css_animation=&#8221;&#8221; box_shadow_on_row=&#8221;no&#8221;][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;35px&#8221; image_repeat=&#8221;no-repeat&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">These five alumni-of-color reflect on their experiences, challenges they\u2019ve overcome, and their passion for music<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;35px&#8221; image_repeat=&#8221;no-repeat&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; use_row_as_full_screen_section=&#8221;no&#8221; type=&#8221;grid&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; css_animation=&#8221;&#8221; box_shadow_on_row=&#8221;no&#8221;][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;40px&#8221; image_repeat=&#8221;no-repeat&#8221;][vc_column_text]Music fills our souls\u2014especially during times of unrest and uncertainty. This enlightening and inspiring Experience Rochester lecture features five accomplished Eastman School of Music alumni\u2014Nabat\u00e9 Isles \u201999E, C. Tyrone Allen \u201917E, Kelly Hall-Tompkins \u201993E, Tanya Chanphanitpornkit \u201915E and Isrea Butler \u201904E, \u201906E (MM)\u2014who\u2019ve performed everywhere from Broadway to Carnegie Hall to homeless shelters around the world. Each has a distinctive perspective on equity, access, and being a person of color in the world of music.<\/p>\n<p>In this recorded <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/advancement\/experience-rochester\/\">Experience Rochester<\/a> lecture, learn about their experiences, the challenges they\u2019ve overcome, and their passion for music. Not only will you gain new insights, you will also get to hear a brief performance from each alumnus.[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tyroneallenmusic.com\/\"> Tyrone Allen<\/a> \u201917E<\/strong> is an accomplished bass player who began his musical journey at the age of three in Temple Hills, Maryland. He studied classical and jazz music at Eastman and then attended the Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts. Today, he lives in Brooklyn, NY, and plays with many incredible musicians, including Ralph Peterson, Jazzmeia Horn, Rodney Green, and others. Tyrone also enjoys teaching guitar, bass, and piano.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nabateisles.com\/\">Nabat\u00e9 Isles<\/a> \u201999E<\/strong> is a Grammy Award-winning trumpeter and composer from New York City who earned his bachelor\u2019s from Eastman and his master\u2019s from New York University. Isles has performed, toured, and recorded with many artists, including Yasiin Bey (aka Mos Def), Christian McBride, Ravi Coltrane, and others. Isles has also pursued a career in broadcasting and production and was a host and producer for SiriusXM Sports.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kellyhall-tompkins.com\/index.html\">Kelly Hall-Tompkins<\/a> \u201993E<\/strong> is a violin soloist entrepreneur. She has performed on the world\u2019s top stages and is also featured in the Smithsonian\u2019s National Museum of African American History and Culture. Hall-Tompkins also founded and directs Music Kitchen-Food for the Soul, which has brought more than 100 chamber music performances to 18,000 homeless shelters around the world.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/legacy.nccu.edu\/directory\/details.cfm?id=ibutler\">Isrea Butler<\/a> \u201904E, \u201906E (MM)<\/strong> holds bachelor\u2019s and master\u2019s degrees in trombone performance from Eastman and a Doctor of Musical Arts from Rutgers University. He is currently chair of the music department at North Carolina Central University and has taught at Eastman, Julliard, and Rutgers University. He has also performed with many orchestras, jazz orchestras, and on Broadway shows in New York City.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.msmnyc.edu\/faculty\/tanatchaya-chanphanitpornkit\/\"><strong>Tanatchaya (Tanya) Chanphanitpornkit<\/strong><\/a><strong> \u201915E<\/strong>, \u00a0a double bassist from Trat, Thailand, is the orchestra director at Nyack Public Schools and at Teachers College Community School in New York City. She is also the conductor at Manhattan School of Music Precollege and on faculty at William Paterson University and Columbia University. She earned her bachelor\u2019s degree at Eastman and taught at the Eastman Community Music School. 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In it, Dean Jamal Rossi underscored that \u201cthe time is now for Eastman to take bold and decisive actions that do more than demonstrate our commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and access\u2014our actions must also provide clear evidence of our stance against racism, bigoty, and discrimination.\u201d<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; use_row_as_full_screen_section=&#8221;no&#8221; type=&#8221;grid&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; css_animation=&#8221;&#8221; box_shadow_on_row=&#8221;no&#8221;][vc_column][vc_row_inner row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; type=&#8221;grid&#8221; use_row_as_full_screen_section_slide=&#8221;no&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#e7e7e7&#8243; css_animation=&#8221;&#8221; box_shadow_on_row=&#8221;no&#8221;][vc_column_inner][vc_empty_space image_repeat=&#8221;no-repeat&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; use_row_as_full_screen_section=&#8221;no&#8221; type=&#8221;full_width&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; css_animation=&#8221;&#8221; box_shadow_on_row=&#8221;no&#8221;][vc_column][vc_empty_space image_repeat=&#8221;no-repeat&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; use_row_as_full_screen_section=&#8221;no&#8221; type=&#8221;grid&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; css_animation=&#8221;&#8221; box_shadow_on_row=&#8221;no&#8221;][vc_column][vc_row_inner row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; type=&#8221;grid&#8221; use_row_as_full_screen_section_slide=&#8221;no&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#00205b&#8221; css_animation=&#8221;&#8221; box_shadow_on_row=&#8221;no&#8221;][vc_column_inner][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;35px&#8221; image_repeat=&#8221;no-repeat&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1616527652778{padding-right: 25px !important;padding-left: 25px !important;}&#8221;]<span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Learn more about the Eastman School of Music\u2019s <a style=\"color: #ffc70a;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/adv\/eastman-centennial\/the-centennial-campaign\/\">Centennial Campaign<\/a> and help celebrate a century of artistry, scholarship, leadership, and community. <a style=\"color: #ffc70a;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/adv\/eastman-centennial\/get-involved\/\">Get involved<\/a>, too\u2014compose a fanfare, attend an event, tell us your story, and follow Eastman on social media. Find more <a style=\"color: #ffc70a;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/advancement\/experience-rochester\/\">Experience Rochester virtual events here<\/a>.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;50px&#8221; image_repeat=&#8221;no-repeat&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; use_row_as_full_screen_section=&#8221;no&#8221; type=&#8221;full_width&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; css_animation=&#8221;&#8221; box_shadow_on_row=&#8221;no&#8221;][vc_column][vc_empty_space image_repeat=&#8221;no-repeat&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; use_row_as_full_screen_section=&#8221;no&#8221; type=&#8221;grid&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; css_animation=&#8221;&#8221; box_shadow_on_row=&#8221;no&#8221;][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;25px&#8221; image_repeat=&#8221;no-repeat&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1616527676115{border-top-width: 1px !important;padding-top: 10px !important;border-top-color: #787878 !important;border-top-style: solid !important;}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #787878;\"><strong><em>\u2014<\/em> April 2021<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;25px&#8221; image_repeat=&#8221;no-repeat&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; use_row_as_full_screen_section=&#8221;no&#8221; type=&#8221;full_width&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; css_animation=&#8221;&#8221; box_shadow_on_row=&#8221;no&#8221;][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;125px&#8221; image_repeat=&#8221;no-repeat&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; use_row_as_full_screen_section=&#8221;no&#8221; type=&#8221;full_width&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; background_image=&#8221;31732&#8243; css_animation=&#8221;&#8221; box_shadow_on_row=&#8221;no&#8221;][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;300px&#8221; image_repeat=&#8221;no-repeat&#8221;][vc_row_inner row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; type=&#8221;grid&#8221; use_row_as_full_screen_section_slide=&#8221;no&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; css_animation=&#8221;&#8221; box_shadow_on_row=&#8221;no&#8221;][vc_column_inner offset=&#8221;vc_hidden-xs&#8221;][vc_column_text] The time is now: Diversity, equity, and inclusion in music [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; type=&#8221;grid&#8221; use_row_as_full_screen_section_slide=&#8221;no&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; css_animation=&#8221;&#8221; box_shadow_on_row=&#8221;no&#8221;][vc_column_inner offset=&#8221;vc_hidden-lg vc_hidden-md vc_hidden-sm&#8221;][vc_column_text] The time is now: Diversity, equity, and inclusion&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":26,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"full_width.php","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"wp_mapbox_gl_js_media":[],"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-31442","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/adv\/eastman-centennial\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/31442","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/adv\/eastman-centennial\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/adv\/eastman-centennial\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/adv\/eastman-centennial\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/26"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/adv\/eastman-centennial\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=31442"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/adv\/eastman-centennial\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/31442\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":43312,"href":"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/adv\/eastman-centennial\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/31442\/revisions\/43312"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/adv\/eastman-centennial\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31442"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}