Interview with Faculty Member for Research Project

In a personal interview with Dr. Anthony Randolph, professor of music theory and composition, he was asked and answered the following:

Q: Why is it important for the music community to participate in relief efforts?

A: "It's important because musicians must prove that they are not only artists, but humanitarians. People think that musicians and other types of artists are too wrapped up in themselves to care about what's going on in the world. And this just isn't true."

Q: If the music community hadn't mobilized for the Haiti relief effort, what do you think the situation would have been like?

A: "It would have been exponentially worsened, because the artists who participated in the different kinds of relief efforts were very popular, and therefore got a lot of attention it."