PRESS & REVIEWS
“With its tuxedos, gowns and centuries-old repertoire, the orchestra stage is not an obvious platform for protest music or political activism. But a group of young classical musicians in New York are trying to challenge this notion, placing their art squarely in the conversation over tensions between black communities and the police across the United States.”
General Coverage
The New York Times – For These Classical Musicians, Itʼs Always Been About Racial Equity (2021)
I Care If You Listen – 5 Questions to Eun Lee (2020)
2015 | The Dream Unfinished: A Symphonic Benefit for Civil Rights
WQXR – NYC Orchestral Activists Speak Out on Police-Citizen Tensions
New York Times – For Black Lives Matter, Classical Music Steps In
Los Angeles Times – New Yorkers gather for anniversary of Eric Garner’s death
Violinist.com – The Dream Unfinished: A Symphonic Benefit For Civil Rights
Slipped Disc – A symphony for Eric, choked to death by New York’s finest
Women's Philharmonic Advocacy – The Dream Unfinished – Symphonic Benefit for Civil Rights
2016 | Sing Her Name
Boston Music Intelligencer – “Sing Her Name” Commemorates Sandra Bland
Huffington Post – 'Sing Her Name' Concert Uses Classical Music To Pay Tribute To Black Lives
VAN Magazine – Sing Her Name - On The Dream Unfinished’s concert of Black women composers
The Village Voice – Black Lives Matter in the Orchestra Pit, Too
Other Press
The New Yorker – Notable Performances and Recordings of 2017
WQXR Features: Classical Around Town – VITALS: A Health and Wellness Music Festival (2023)