Tacet No More

Welcome to Tacet No More: where we are asking the questions that need to be asked, and saying the things that need to be said about classical music. This is a landing pad for positive discussions about our belief in the power of music to better humanity, and we will invite voices - from all sectors - to inspire us and the work we do on and off the stage. In this episode, Joe and Yumi reflect on th...

Welcome to Tacet No More: where we are asking the questions that need to be asked, and saying the things that need to be said about classical music. This is a landing pad for positive discussions about our belief in the power of music to better humanity, and we will invite voices - from all sectors - to inspire us and the work we do on and off the stage. In this episode, Joe and Yumi are joined by...

Welcome to Tacet No More: where we are asking the questions that need to be asked, and saying the things that need to be said about classical music. This is a landing pad for positive discussions about our belief in the power of music to better humanity, and we will invite voices - from all sectors - to inspire us and the work we do on and off the stage. In this episode, Joe and Yumi are joined by...

Welcome to Tacet No More: where we are asking the questions that need to be asked, and saying the things that need to be said about classical music. This is a landing pad for positive discussions about our belief in the power of music to better humanity, and we will invite voices - from all sectors - to inspire us and the work we do on and off the stage. In this episode, Joe and Yumi are joined by...

Welcome to Tacet No More: where we are asking the questions that need to be asked, and saying the things that need to be said about classical music. This is a landing pad for positive discussions about our belief in the power of music to better humanity, and we will invite voices - from all sectors - to inspire us and the work we do on and off the stage. In this episode, our guest is Dacher Keltne...

Welcome to Tacet No More: where we are asking the questions that need to be asked, and saying the things that need to be said about classical music. This is a landing pad for positive discussions about our belief in the power of music to better humanity, and we will invite voices - from all sectors - to inspire us and the work we do on and off the stage. In this episode, our guests are: Michael O’...

Welcome to Tacet No More: where we are asking the questions that need to be asked, and saying the things that need to be said about classical music. This is a landing pad for positive discussions about our belief in the power of music to better humanity, and we will invite voices - from all sectors - to inspire us and the work we do on and off the stage. In this episode, we discuss: What the stats...

Joe and Yumi on Speaking Up and Taking Action Welcome to Tacet No More: where we are asking the questions that need to be asked, and saying the things that need to be said about classical music. This is a landing pad for positive discussions about our belief in the power of music to better humanity, and we will invite voices - from all sectors - to inspire us and the work we do on and off the stag...

Welcome to Tacet No More: where we are asking the questions that need to be asked, and saying the things that need to be said about classical music. This is a landing pad for positive discussions about our belief in the power of music to better humanity, and we will invite voices - from all sectors - to inspire us and the work we do on and off the stage. We’re back for a second season, with eight...

Yumi and Joe reflect on the close of season one of Tacet No More and prepare us for season two to come. They look back on the beginning, acknowledging the anxiety that can come with building a space to make challenging conversations heard. They reflect on the powerful voices of the guests that joined, and expand on the importance of the themes of values and service that emerged throughout the seas...

It’s Tacet No More’s first show on the road in front of a live audience! Joe and Yumi take the Gildenhorn stage at The Clarice at the University of Maryland. The University of Maryland’s National Orchestral Institute + Festival brings together aspiring orchestral musicians from across the country for a month of dynamic music-making and professional exploration, and Yumi and Joe serve as faculty. T...

On the fourth episode of Tacet No More, soprano Karen Slack joins Joe and Yumi for a vital conversation about being unapologetically yourself, holding space for open conversations about racism and sexism on #KikiKonvos , knowing your “why” for your art and in the fight for equity, finding empowerment and agency as a vocalist, dealing with microaggressions in opera spaces, and much more.  Lear...

On the third episode of Tacet No More, oboist Katherine Needleman joins Yumi and Joe for an important conversation about speaking up and challenging systems. They cover: Katherine’s courageous EEOC complaint, shining a light on the lack of diversity in classical music systems, and using positions of privilege to push for progress during this accelerated time of change. Learn more at www.tacetnomor...

On the second episode of Tacet No More, Joe and Yumi welcome violinist and citizen artist Vijay Gupta to the show. They cover: finding and changing your “why,” building genuine spaces of exchange with communities, cognitive dissonance between orchestral stages and the surrounding community, changing your role and remaining curious, and creating new systems of trust and flexibility. Learn more at w...

Welcome to Tacet No More: where we are asking the questions that need to be asked, and saying the things that need to be said about classical music. This is a landing pad for positive discussions about our belief in the power of music to better humanity, and we will invite voices - from all sectors - to inspire us and the work we do on and off the stage. In our first episode, Joe and Yumi introduc...

Welcome to Tacet No More, a new podcast where we are asking the questions that need to be asked, saying the things that need to be said (about classical music). This is a landing pad for positive discussions about our belief in the power of music to better humanity, and we will invite voices - from all sectors - to inspire us and the work we do on and off the stage. Hosted by Joseph Conyers and Yu...