부산대학교 도서관

In this chapter, editor Christina Scharff interviews composer Hannah Kendall about her career trajectory, recent compositions, and views on the lack of diversity in the field of classical music. Hannah Kendall begins by telling us about the wider, structural reasons that would have almost prevented her from pursuing composition and the work on equity, diversity, and inclusion she did while pursuing her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in the UK. Currently doing a PhD (DMA/doctorate) in composition at Columbia University in the City of New York (USA), Hannah Kendall discusses her recent work and the ways in which it engages with the current political moment, as well as taking up wider issues around creolization, “mixing-up,” and plurality. She shares her views on the shift toward “diversity” in the classical music field, the effect the COVID-19 pandemic has had on the classical music sector, and advice for activists/musicians who want to make change.