{"id":331,"date":"2025-08-07T13:17:31","date_gmt":"2025-08-07T13:17:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pes.ttc.mybluehost.me\/website_b1f48886\/?page_id=331"},"modified":"2025-12-09T14:25:55","modified_gmt":"2025-12-09T14:25:55","slug":"diversity-inclusion-social-justice-statement","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/falconefestival.org\/website_b1f48886\/diversity-inclusion-social-justice-statement\/","title":{"rendered":"Diversity, Inclusion, &amp; Social Justice Statement"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"yoast-breadcrumbs\"><span><span><a href=\"https:\/\/falconefestival.org\/website_b1f48886\/\">Home<\/a><\/span> \u00bb <span class=\"breadcrumb_last\" aria-current=\"page\">Diversity, Inclusion, &amp; Social Justice Statement<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-custom-color-5-color has-text-color has-link-color has-metropolis-font-family has-medium-font-size wp-elements-f8290667ba2765b4343d439d262bad8f\" style=\"padding-left:0\"><strong>Festival Statement: Diversity, Inclusion &amp; Social Justice\u00a0<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">June 2020<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Throughout our 35 years of existence, the Leonard Falcone International Euphonium and Tuba Festival has sought to be an inclusive organization, open to low brass performers of any race, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, disability, and nationality. The Board of Directors of the Falcone Festival believes that Black Lives Matter, and we stand with the Black musicians in our tuba\/euphonium community. In light of recent events, we intend to make several changes to our Board and to the Festival that reflect our renewed commitment to diversity and inclusivity, and to dismantling the systemic racism that plagues our musical institutions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"is-style-default wp-block-group nfd-divider-triangle is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<ul style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\" class=\"\">We will be recruiting individuals from the Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) low brass and educational communities to fill additional seats on the Falcone Festival Board of Directors to enhance BIPOC perspectives in the management of our organization.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">Our repertoire selection committees will increase efforts to include a larger number of musical works by living composers who identify as a member of a marginalized group that is underrepresented in tuba\/euphonium music such as women, BIPOC, and LGBTQ+ composers. Many tuba\/euphonium competitions, teachers, and studios build their music selections from our repertoire lists, and we are committed to using our privilege as a respected international competition to promote the careers of composers from these underrepresented groups.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">We condemn the horrific events of racial injustice that have transpired both recently, and in the past, and we acknowledge that we must act to make changes that are long overdue. We are only a euphonium-tuba festival, but with these changes, we hope to be an example to other music organizations as we continue our work with euphonium and tuba players all over the world. #BlackLivesMatter<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"is-style-fill wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/falconefestival.org\/website_b1f48886\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Statement_regarding_Diversity_Inclusion_Social_Justice.2020.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Download Statement PDF<\/strong> <span class=\"wp-rich-text-font-awesome-icon wp-font-awesome-icon\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" data-prefix=\"fas\" data-icon=\"file-pdf\" class=\"svg-inline--fa fa-file-pdf \" role=\"img\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 576 512\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M96 0C60.7 0 32 28.7 32 64l0 384c0 35.3 28.7 64 64 64l80 0 0-112c0-35.3 28.7-64 64-64l176 0 0-165.5c0-17-6.7-33.3-18.7-45.3L290.7 18.7C278.7 6.7 262.5 0 245.5 0L96 0zM357.5 176L264 176c-13.3 0-24-10.7-24-24L240 58.5 357.5 176zM240 380c-11 0-20 9-20 20l0 128c0 11 9 20 20 20s20-9 20-20l0-28 12 0c33.1 0 60-26.9 60-60s-26.9-60-60-60l-32 0zm32 80l-12 0 0-40 12 0c11 0 20 9 20 20s-9 20-20 20zm96-80c-11 0-20 9-20 20l0 128c0 11 9 20 20 20l32 0c28.7 0 52-23.3 52-52l0-64c0-28.7-23.3-52-52-52l-32 0zm20 128l0-88 12 0c6.6 0 12 5.4 12 12l0 64c0 6.6-5.4 12-12 12l-12 0zm88-108l0 128c0 11 9 20 20 20s20-9 20-20l0-44 28 0c11 0 20-9 20-20s-9-20-20-20l-28 0 0-24 28 0c11 0 20-9 20-20s-9-20-20-20l-48 0c-11 0-20 9-20 20z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span> <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Festival Statement: Diversity, Inclusion &amp; Social Justice\u00a0 June 2020 Throughout our 35 years of existence, the Leonard Falcone International Euphonium and Tuba Festival has sought to be an inclusive organization, open to low brass performers of any race, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, disability, and nationality. 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