Take A Stand: Youth Empowerment
Posted August 3, 2026August Theme | #TakeAStand A year ago, we launched Take A Stand to celebrate the people, partnerships, and values that...
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Take A Stand: Supporting Local Heroes
Posted July 8, 2026July Theme | #TakeAStand Some people clock out at the end of a shift and leave their work at the...
Take A Stand: Pride Month
Posted June 1, 2026June Theme | #TakeAStand Classical music has always had queer composers. The difference, across the centuries, is how much of...
Take A Stand: AANHPI Heritage Month
Posted May 1, 2026May Theme | #TakeAStand Music can be world-building: a way of making space for voices, histories, and ways of being...
Take A Stand: Second Chance Month
Posted April 2, 2026April Theme | #TakeAStand Music has always been about more than performance. At its core, it’s about belonging: the feeling...
Take A Stand: Women’s History Month
Posted March 2, 2026March Theme | #TakeAStand For centuries, social norms and institutional barriers limited women’s access to training, publication, and the podium....
Take A Stand: Black History Month
Posted February 1, 2026February Theme | #TakeAStand Classical music’s canon has long sidelined Black composers, even as their work shaped the medium’s language...
Take A Stand: Volunteerism & Service
Posted January 1, 2026January Theme | #TakeAStand Some orchestras run on endowments. Others run on tradition. Denver Philharmonic Orchestra runs on people. Not...
