Special: Titus Underwood, Principal Oboe of the Nashville Symphony, On Race and Music

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English - August 17, 2020 00:00 - 42 minutes - 29.1 MB - ★★★★★ - 21 ratings
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Hosts John Devlin and Enrico Lopez-Yañez interview oboist Titus Underwood, Principal Oboe of the Nashville Symphony Orchestra. Titus is the first black oboist to receive tenure as a principal player in a major US symphony. During the interview, Titus discusses his path to Nashville, how race impacts orchestras as institutions, and how the audition process should be changed to ensure fairness of process.