“Because of music, in this time and space, we can hold hands. And we can sing a common song.” From a story Steven tells in this episode to illustrate the ways that music CAN help us transcend the issues that divide us.
Dr. Steven Hankle directs the choirs at University of Dayton in Ohio. Steven caught my attention recently with a very vulnerable post on FB in which he was both celebrating his recent promotion to tenured professor and expressing gratitude for the people that helped him “beat the odds” as an African male growing up in the South Side of Chicago.
So, I asked Steven to be even more vulnerable and join me to explore this story further. How can music, and ensemble create a bridge a person’s life that helps them climb a mountain? In this episode, we will hear what it was like for Steven growing up, and why being a tenured professor in Choral Music is such a significant departure from what young Steven envisioned for his life.
We also discuss the socio economic issues facing many inner city kids, the misleading nature of racial language, the power of choral music as an agent for social change, and the way Steven’s story his impacted his teaching philosophy.
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