The Dallas Symphony Orchestra is inaugurating an apprentice program for underrepresented musicians.
The program will provide performance, education and mentorship for up to three pre-professional musicians.
Music director Fabio Luisi and musicians of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra acknowledge applause at a March 26, 2023, concert at Carnegie Hall in New York.Symphony orchestras nationwide have struggled to include musicians from more diverse backgrounds. To that end, the Dallas Symphony is inaugurating a Diversity Fellowship Program, providing performance, education and mentorship for up to three pre-professional musicians from traditionally underrepresented backgrounds.
Fellows each season will be paid for a total of 25 weeks of orchestral performances, mock auditions, masterclasses, private lessons, teaching and chamber music. Each fellow will have a personal mentor for audition preparation and career coaching.
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