Inclusive Artists Movement

“I AM” is a benefit concert to raise funds to commission a piece by Giancarlo Castro D’Addona and add to this growing repertoire of classical music.

Livestream the event here!

 
 

  • Inclusive Artists Movement is a platform for performance and support that uplifts composers who have been underrepresented in classical music.

  • Saturday, April 30

    12:30 pm ET

    Music Center 1008

    Livestream the event here!

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    Come join us for an afternoon of celebrating composers underrepresented in classical music!

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    Brooks Wisniewski, horn

    Jon Mandrell, horn & piano

    Natalie Kloos, horn

    Judson Whitney, horn

    Julia Benitez-Nelson, flute

    Orly Lindner, oboe

    Nathan Soto, clarinet

    Luke Pancoast, bassoon

  • Hi, I’m Brooks Wisniewski (he/him)! I’m from Milwaukee, WI, but for my senior year, I’m studying french horn at Interlochen Arts Academy in Michigan.

    I attended VIA Academy for its first two inaugural years. It was through their program that I was able to receive a grant to make the “Inclusive Artists Movement” possible.

    The classical music industry’s members and its audience are currently dominated by wealthy cisgender white men that exclusively play cisgender white men’s works. I believe that everybody should be able to give, create, and experience music; not just those who can afford it.

    This is why I decided to create the Inclusive Artists Movement. I want to do what I can to make music more inclusive and accessible, and I think that this benefit concert is a great start.