BPO Diversity Council IDEA Award

Honoring those in our community who create an inclusive, diverse, equitable and accessible environment in which music flourishes

The orchestral music world should reflect, and be accessible to our whole community. We seek to break down barriers for participation, especially for those who are underrepresented in the artform.

We recognize that we must all work together as a community to create an inclusive, diverse, equitable, and accessible environment in which music flourishes.

To these ends, this award aims to recognize and lift up individuals and organizations in our local community who love any and all genres of orchestral music and embody the principles of inclusion, diversity, equity and access (IDEA) while promoting, supporting, and/or practicing this artform.

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Honoring the recipients of the BPO Diversity Council IDEA Award

Come to the BPO Diversity Council’s annual Opening Doors event, taking place at Kleinhans Music Hall on Thursday, June 18, 2026. Awardees of the BPO Diversity Council IDEA Award will be honored in an event raising funds to promote inclusion, diversity, equity, and access in classical music. We hope to see you there!