The Clarinet People Podcast

This four-part series is a continuation of The Clarinet People podcast I started as a musicology project. I invited fellow Asian-American musicians Michelle Ho, Leo Kim, and Sole Chang to join our discussion and speak to their own individual experiences. Each episode focuses on specific questions about how our Asian-American identity fits into our growing careers, and the various pressures we may or may not have faced in regards to our identity in music. Identity is not typically a part of our training as classical musicians, but it is a topic worth exploring, especially given the recent rise in anti-Asian hate crimes and the growing discussions and calls for change. What is unique about the experience of Asian and Asian-American musicians is that we are not particularly underrepresented but we are not really seen either. As quoted from Hyeyung Yoon in the New York Times article, “Asians Are Represented in Classical Music. But Are They Seen?,” cultural institutions often exclude Asians from discussions about bringing more diversity to classical music because they are assumed to be adequately represented. The four parts of this series will be based on the following questions and topics:

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