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In May 2020, when George Floyd was murdered by a white police officer in Minneapolis, many American classical music institutions joined what appeared to be a society-wide reckoning on racism. The Minnesota Orchestra commissioned a work in Floyd’s memory, by composer Carlos Simon and librettist Marc Bamuthi, called “brea(d)th.” The Chicago Symphony Orchestra shared sobering statistics on representation of Black and Latino musicians in orchestras. On Instagram, the Metropolitan Opera wrote, “There is no place for racism in the arts… The Met stands with those raising their voices in support of justice and equality. In memory of George Floyd, 1974–2020.”