Arts and Activism Arts and Activism Whether counting Americans for the census, participating in musical protest marches, composing songs to help get out the vote, or founding new musical organizations intended to champion a more diverse group of voices, these artist-activists are using their musicals skills and knowledge to empower others and to make the world a more equitable place.
The Maestra Hands-On Percussion Workshop: A Smash Hit! The Maestra Hands-On Percussion Workshop: A Smash Hit! Sunday night, Maestra held its first Professional Development Workshop: Hands-On Percussion. It was a smash hit!
Women Who Wow Us: Spotlight 10 (Rona Siddiqui) Women Who Wow Us: Spotlight 10 (Rona Siddiqui) Women Who Wow Us: Spotlight 10. We interviewed Rona Siddiqui, an award-winning composer/lyricist and music director based in NYC. Her show Salaam Medina: Tales of a Halfghan, an autobiographical comedy about growing up bi-ethnic in America, will be receiving a workshop in the fall of 2019, and she is the recipient of this year’s Billie Burke Ziegfeld Award.
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