Mission Statement
The Multicultural Music Group, Inc. presents history through music to advance social-emotional learning. We believe multicultural arts instruction is a tool to achieve global understanding, cultural awareness, and academic improvement.
Our History
Established in 1996 in response to the request of the National and Local Standards of Education to practice multicultural instruction in the classroom. The 501(c)(3) organization continues to provide multicultural arts education through its Symphonic Youth Program, Multicultural Music Encounters Series, and other community projects across the Bronx, Manhattan, Brooklyn, and Queens.
We commission and present integrated arts/humanities performances by living composers, scholars and musicians of color, and large and small ensembles led by Afro-Indigenous people. We provide after school music training to students, ages 11 to 18. The Multicultural Music Group, Inc. serves economically-marginalized communities in four NYC boroughs to advance social justice and global understanding, and to promote diversity in orchestral repertoire.
Vision and Purpose
The United States and many countries around the world are rich in diversity. We celebrate this diversity through language, culture, food, and of course, music. The Multicultural Music Group, Inc. provides music instruction, professional development, and multicultural performances and scholarly research to supplement our performances.
At The Multicultural Music Group, we aim to diversify our musical repertoire to reflect the rich diversity of our communities. We view it as our responsibility to examine and discuss what unites us as a country and global village.
The presentation and creation of multicultural music for orchestra and chamber ensembles is uncommon and rarely promoted by established symphonic organizations. The Multicultural Music Group, Inc. remedies this oversight by featuring and commissioning musicians of color. The Multicultural Music Group, Inc. is dedicated to national educational reform by providing multicultural music education to communities across New York City. We support schools by implementing more diverse music instruction to reflect the diversity of our city.