By Abby Rolland When I started working at The Presser Foundation two years ago, part of my mission and my responsibility was to increase the level of transparency in the Foundation’s external communications. This work included a great deal of effort at the beginning (and continuous monitoring and updating now). At the time, it involved…
By Teresa Rodgers and Abby Rolland As staff at The Presser Foundation, some of our favorite events are the Next Movement Idea Forums. Any time that we have the opportunity to connect with and learn from the Foundation’s grantee partners is wonderful, and Next Movement provides a space to grow through what we think of…
Angeles Ondish received the 2022-23 Undergraduate Scholar Award from Seton Hill University. She wrote this letter to the University’s Music Department advocating for herself to be selected as the Award recipient. My name is Angeles Ondish, a soon to be senior music education major at Seton Hill University, and I believe that I qualify for…
As part of our Next Movement Series, The Presser Foundation is hosting a conversation focused on Centering Community Voice into Music Organizations.* The event will take place on Tuesday, September 12th from 12-1pm ET on Zoom. The Foundation is eager to welcome leaders at four music educating organizations to share information about their community-focused work. Speakers will…
Image: Claire Moustafellos works on a project for the Foundation during her summer internship. By Claire Moustafellos What piqued my interest when applying to and interviewing for The Presser Foundation Internship, was the strong focus surrounding diversity, equity, inclusion, and access (DEIA). What I didn’t realize when going through this process, was that I would…
Image: Cassandra (Cassie) Slade works on a project for the Foundation during her summer internship. By Cassandra Slade Toward the end of my junior year at Temple University, I began to explore various options for how I would spend my summer. In an effort to pursue my interest in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) and…
Photo: The new Officers at the June Annual Board Meeting (President Ellen Rosen – second from left, 1st Vice President William McLaughlin – third from left, 2nd Vice President Stanford Thompson – far right, Secretary Sharon Sorokin – seventh from left, Treasurer Chris Rinaldi – third from right) The Presser Foundation is pleased to welcome…
Photo: Trustee William McLaughlin (center) reading the resolution in honor of retiring Trustee Jeffrey Cornelius (right) At The Presser Foundation’s June Annual Board Meeting, the Trustees, Committee Members, and staff of the Foundation shared a resolution honoring Dr. Jeffrey Cornelius’ leadership and service to the Foundation as a Trustee since 2003 and as Board President…
By Baker Purdon Classical music has long been regarded as a cherished cultural tradition, inspiring and captivating audiences for centuries. However, it is no secret that music, particularly classical music, has struggled with diversity, equity, inclusion, access, and belonging (DEIAB) issues throughout its history. In this blog post, I explore the issues of representation in…
The ||:HerClassical:|| logo By Alissa Freeman Invited annually, graduate schools of music present the Presser Graduate Music Award to an outstanding graduate music student whom they select. The program is designed to encourage and support in a special way the advanced education and career of truly exceptional graduate music students who have the potential to…