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Friday, September 25, 2020
Presenter: Midori Samson, musician & activist
Host: Satoko Hayami, Outreach Program Coordinator
Title: Operationalizing Social Work Principles in Music

This presentation will introduce Midor's research exploring the deliberate integration of social work principles into music pedagogy and performance. She argues that the intentional synergy of these two disciplines can contribute to a more anti-racist, anti-oppressive, and socially just classical music landscape. She discusses two frameworks from the discipline of social work and shows applied examples of how they can be operationalized by musicians.

BIO:
Midori Samson (she/her) is a bassoonist, educator, activist, and scholar. She is happiest participating in artistic projects that engage all of these identities. Her recent activities include collaborations with Artists Striving to End Poverty, the Civic Orchestra of Chicago and Yo-Yo Ma, and the Ubumuntu Arts Festival in Rwanda. She is the Co-Founder and Artistic Director of Trade Winds Ensemble, a group of teaching artists that lead music composition workshops in partnership with social impact organizations around the world. She is currently the Lecturer of Bassoon at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, a member of the Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra, and a doctoral candidate in bassoon and social welfare at the University of Wisconsin- Madison.

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