Author Archives: Richard Guzman
Anti-Racism for Youth
On May 18, 2024, the committee I chair met for the second time with a few youth leaders from the Northern Illinois Conference of the United Methodist Church. The committee had developed the conference’s anti-racism workshop “Becoming the Beloved Community: … Continue reading
The Gateways Festival Orchestra: The Color of Concert Music
The event described below is part of a series of initiatives of the Anti-Racism Taskforce of the Northern Illinois Conference of the United Methodist Church. See below for details. The color of concert music is white. Its gender: male. So … Continue reading
At the Band Festival
What a joy it was to be able to attend several performances during one day of the Orchestra and Band Festival of the Riverside Unified School District in California this late March 2024. The 8-minute Video below shows two performances. … Continue reading