Microaggressions against Black musicians in classical music – The Michigan Daily

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Open Detroit Symphony Orchestra program booklet on a wooden surface, with a black drawstring pouch and gold pendant laying on top of the right page, celebrating the rich contributions of Black musicians to classical music.

“Not your type of music, eh?”

Before winter break, my good friend Cindy and I decided to spend a Sunday afternoon in Detroit to celebrate the end of the semester and destress before finals. It was set to be a fun and relaxed day spent: meeting up with one of her old friends for lunch at Ima Noodles, followed by a short tour of Midtown (I had never been) and then catching the Detroit Symphony Orchestra matinee performance after. We had been looking forward to it for weeks, after struggling to make plans together due to our busy…