Flipboard Culture Desk on Nostr: Last year, the United States Marines judged a contest for teenage musicians, with the ...

Last year, the United States Marines judged a contest for teenage musicians, with the prize being the opportunity to perform with the U.S. Marine Band. It had been organized by a Chicago-based nonprofit called Equity Arc at the request of the Marines in response to the fact that American orchestras today are 80% white, 11% Asian, 5% Hispanic and 2% Black, and all the winners were musicians of color. Last month it was canceled because it contravened President Trump's executive order against diversity programs. The kids were disappointed — and so were veterans of military bands. So they decided to put on the show anyway, playing the music of the canceled concert — "Nobles of the Mystic Shrine" by John Philip Sousa. On Sunday, that concert took place, performed by what nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnddaehgu3wwp6kyqpqh72a0jgfvgfcy3wj5f67j3ugjkn7gapcwy0q8kx9ks95fptw7y4s4tnjfj (nprofile…njfj) describes as "an improvised orchestra of equity that you might call America's own," including 22 teen competition winners. Watch the 60 Minutes coverage and read the transcript here.

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