New Video Blogger: Jen Richards – Arts Administrator

Today’s featured blog comes from Jen Richards, Managing Director of the contemporary chamber music ensemble eighth blackbird!  In recent years, eight blackbird has risen to the top of the contemporary music world, winning two grammy awards and achieving international acclaim for their performances.  In her first vlog, Jen talks about arts administration, how much she enjoys the field, and how one might think about getting started on this compelling career path.  Enjoy!

About the author

Stephen Danyew
Stephen Danyew

Steve Danyew is a composer, saxophonist, teacher, and arts administrator based in Rochester, NY. Danyew composes works for chamber ensembles, large instrumental ensembles, choirs and more, and currently serves as Managing Editor of Polyphonic.org. His music has been hailed as “startlingly beautiful” and “undeniably well crafted and communicative” by the Miami Herald, and has been praised as possessing “sensitivity, skill and tremendous sophistication” by the Kansas City Independent. Steve received a B.M. cum laude, Pi Kappa Lambda from the Frost School of Music at the University of Miami and holds an M.M. in Composition and Certificate in Arts Leadership from the Eastman School of Music.