The Orchestra Chuck Built
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Christopher Stoudt SYNOPSIS:
In 2016, the League of American Orchestras conducted a study that revealed a shocking statistic: only 1.8% of the professional orchestra workforce in the US is Black. From an old church in the inner city of Los Angeles, former lawyer-turned-conductor Chuck Dickerson is on a mission to change that.
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