This post was updated Oct. 22 at 11:39 a.m. The Chromatic Brass Collective is making sure to hit every note. The collective got its start in June 2020 when a group of musicians gathered to discuss their experiences as Black women and Black femmes in classical music, said alumnus Yasmeen Richards, who serves as the president and co-founder of the Chromatic Brass Collective. Read more...

Photo: Alumnus and co-founder Yasmeen Richards (left) serves as the President of the Chromatic Brass Collective alongside co-founder, Vice President of Operations and fourth-year French horn performance student Madison Dorsett (right). For alumnus and member Vivian Kung (center), the brass collective’s mission focuses on uplifting underrepresented musicians and their work. (From left to right: Photo courtesy of Susan Capra, courtesy of Cristina Cutts, courtesy of Travis J. Cross. Photo Illustration by Dani Nalangan/Daily Bruin)

This post was updated Oct. 7 at 11:40 a.m. Editor’s note: Daily Bruin used Latino, Latina, Latinx and Hispanic in this article according to sources’ preferences. Read more...

Photo: Global jazz studies professor Arturo O’Farrill serves as co-chair of The Herb Alpert School of Music’s Anti-Racism Action Committee, which he said aims to build community and serve as a platform for students’ voices. (Photo courtesy of Jen Rosenstein. Photo illustration by Jocelyn Wang/Daily Bruin)