Juilliard Extension: Advancing an Anti-Racist Orchestra Model
Alex is on the faculty for Juilliard Extension (formerly Juilliard Evening Division) where he facilitates the workshop Advancing an Antiracist Orchestra Model. The course is designed for professional orchestral musicians who want to learn about anti-racist principles as an introduction to developing anti-racist practices.. Click here for more info or to apply.
Essentials of Orchestra Management
Alex is part of the core faculty and management of this year’s Essentials of Orchestra Management seminar. Find out more here
Cycles of My Being
Alex was part of a unique, COVID-era performance of “Cycles of My Being” composed by Tyshawn Sorey with lyrics by Terrance Hayes and Lawrence Brownlee in partnership with Opera Philadelphia. To watch the performance, click here.
Alex is proud to be a founding member of Black Orchestral Network, an artist lead initiative whose mission is to support Black orchestral musicians by Cultivating Community, Lifting Our Voices, and Telling Our Stories.
The Black Orchestral Network envisions a world where Black Orchestral musicians easily find reflections of themselves, and all their complexities, in the history and future of orchestral music.
Disney’s ‘The Lion King’ Score
Alex served as co-principal clarinet for the Re-Collective Orchestra in the 2019 score and soundtrack recording of Disney’s ‘The Lion King’. Read more about the project here.
From 2019-2023 Alex helped lead the YOLA National Institute, a program of the Los Angeles Philharmonic. The program’s goal is to “bring people together who believe that music education has a powerful role to play in youth and community development”. Find out more here.
From the Top
From the Top is a non-profit organization dedicated to celebrating the stories, talent, and character of young classically-trained musicians. Alex Laing works with the organization as a Co-Host/Creative. Find out more here.
The Leading Tone was a community non-profit formed and led by Alex Laing from 2014 to 2018. The Leading Tone aimed to develop youth through music with after school programming.