Down with the Patribachy

Together, the conversation and performance invite audiences to think differently about the canon, question whose stories have been centred, and celebrate the richness of the voices that have too often been left out. Entertaining, thought-provoking and full of personality, Down with the Patribachy offers a lively new lens on classical music history while continuing the wider Classically Black conversation around representation, access and belonging in the genre today.

Please note: this event will be recorded, not streamed.

This event will last approximately 90 minutes, with no interval. 

About Black Lives in Music

Talent is distributed evenly, opportunities are not! Black Lives in Music addresses the current inequality of opportunity for Black, Asian and Ethnically Diverse people aspiring to be artists or professionals in the Jazz and Classical music industry. Black Lives in Music believes in real equality for Black, Asian and Ethnically Diverse people to learn musical instruments at the grassroots level and to allow them to pursue and realise their musical ambitions.

Black Lives in Music is made up of over 100 partners who are all working towards the same goal: to dismantle structural racism in our industry. We aim to support the industry in providing better professional opportunities. We also want to achieve equality for Black, Asian and Ethnically Diverse professionals at all levels and in all areas of the UK Jazz and Classical industry. Representation matters; we need to take action together and create a level playing field for everyone to have an equal chance to succeed.