Stringed Instruments (Bowed) Handy Guide: DEI Resources

Web Resources

This is a non-exhaustive list of open-access web resources for cello music. 

To find more general music DEI resources, visit our Music Diversity Guide

• Boulanger Initiative Database
  Designed for everyone – musicians, performers, conductors, students, researchers, educators, artistic administrators, and anyone with a curious mind – this database provides access to thousands of works by women and gender-marginalized composers. By sharing knowledge and resources, BID increases access to works by underrepresented composers, empowering all who wish to diversify classical music programming.

• American Composers Alliance
  American Composers Alliance, established in the 1930s, is a non-profit publisher of American concert music, past and present. With a curated catalog of over 14,000 works from a diverse group of more than 300 American composers of the 20th/21st centuries, ACA preserves historical works, introduces new works, and develops innovative ways to increase awareness, performance opportunities and public engagement with its unique catalog, which is available worldwide in print and other formats.

• Databases of Repertoire by Underrepresented Composers
  Resource list compiled by the League of American Orchestras.

• Institute for Composer Diversity
  The Institute for Composer Diversity works to encourage the discovery, study, and performance of music written by composers from historically excluded groups.

• LGBTQ Classical Music Composers
  LGBTQ classical music composers have spanned the generations. They include the early Baroque composers of Europe (such as Jean-Baptiste Lully), impressionist classicists (such as Maurice Ravel), mid-nineteen century modernists (such as Leonard Bernstein, Aaron Copland, and Benjamin Britten), and contemporary composers (such as Stephen Hough, Jennifer Higdon, and Gareth Farr). This group of LGBTQ composers has also been active in composing works for many artistic forms. These include ballet, opera, piano, string instruments, and full orchestral movements. Many have had their work generously recognized with awards, such as Pulitzer Prizes, Grammy Awards, and significant national honours.

• Music by Black Composers
  Music by Black Composers (MBC) was born from the realization that young musicians learning classical music seldom, if ever, have the opportunity to study and perform music written by Black composers. This omission silences a rich vein of musical creation from global cultural consciousness. The effects of this erasure are most serious for aspiring Black classical musicians. Without access to the historic narratives of Black composers, these young musicians struggle to become part of an art form in which they do not appear to belong. Many give up; many more do not even start. The ultimate result is a lack of diversity in our concert halls, both on stage as well as in the audience.

• ..And We Were Here Project
  ...And We Were Here Project gives underrepresented composers a platform to have their music heard by pairing them with top-tier ensembles and promote collaborative recording sessions.

• Corelia Project
  The Corelia Project focuses on bringing the compositions of women to the forefront of the classical music world. This database allows you to discover the music of various women my listening to freely available recordings and links to public domain scores or ways to purchase the work. If you find a work you would like to preform please let a Music Librarian know.

• Mexican Repertoire Initiative at Dartmouth
  An ongoing commitment to bringing Mexican repertoire to the international stage, providing opportunities for Mexican composers, and combating institutionalized racism in educational and professional performing ensembles.