When postsecondary music programs in Canada are cut, this comes at a cost to the cultural landscape of their respective cities, writes Western University PhD Candidate Duncan McCallum. McCallum explains how the local music scene in a city is strengthened by locally offered music programming. Colleges and universities, writes the author, offer performance spaces, networking opportunities, and new musicians. When programs close, musicians leave and consolidate in larger urban centres. “Music scenes do not simply survive on talent; they depend on the institutions that sustain them,” writes McCallum.
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