The Alliance of Black Orchestral Percussionists (ABOP) is having their 2nd annual “ABOP in L.A.” event starting this weekend, May 26 – 31, 2024! ABOP Co-Founder and Mentor Douglas Cardwell stops by along with his ABOP Protégé Torrance Buntyn Jr. to discuss the origins of ABOP and how the mentorship program works (03:35), the first ever ABOP in L.A. last year (12:10), the experience of being an African American in the arts (19:10), stories about auditioning for orchestral positions (26:10), the reason for ABOP’s existence and getting away from the gatekeeping of information from previous generations and populations (42:30), and the events of the 2024 ABOP in L.A. (51:30).
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Links:
Alliance of Black Orchestral Percussionists webpage
Douglas Cardwell on the podcast in 2019
Raynor Carroll on the podcast in 2023