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Interviews, talks, and writing
Selected interviews, talks, and writing by and about David Norville.
David A. Norville is a cultural strategist based in Atlanta. Through his practice, Focus On Your Art (FOYA), he works with arts and social-impact organizations serving Black communities to build the positioning and communications systems that make their work visible and sustainable.
He is a founding member of the Black Orchestral Network and hosts and produces its podcast, Black Music Seen. He also serves as Director of Development & Communications at Project: Music Heals Us. An oboist trained at the New England Conservatory, he produced WQXR's Every Voice with Terrance McKnight, a 2024 Webby Honoree.
Short bio
Quoted in
On the tenure denial of percussionist Josh Jones at the Kansas City Symphony, speaking for the Black Orchestral Network.
INTERVIEWS
On the Black Orchestral Network Summit in Atlanta.
TALKS AND PANELS
Beyond Survival: Building Sustainable Arts Ventures. Moderator.
National Association of Negro Musicians Convention, Detroit (July 2025)
Equity and Tenure in Orchestras: Lessons from “Dear American Orchestras.”
Con Moto: With direction, toward systemic shifts in the orchestral practice. Panelist for the Black Orchestral Network, with Robert McGrath (Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra) and Jessica Phillips (The Metropolitan Opera, The Juilliard School). Moderated by Bill Neri, Sphinx Organization.
Black Music Seen LIVE. Host.
Black Music Seen LIVE: Voices of Black Empowerment. Panelist, with Dr. Fredara Hadley and Dr. Tammy L. Kernodle.
BROADCASTS
Talk segment producer and featured oboist (Schumann, Three Romances, Op. 94).
Guest co-host with Peter Dugan.
Featured oboist (Hindemith, Sonata for Oboe and Piano). Jack Kent Cooke Young Artist Award, 2016.
WRITING
In Overlooked Spaces, Art and Dignity Flourish. On Project: Music Heals Us's work in hospitals and correctional facilities.
RECOGNITION
2024 Webby Honoree; 2023 Black Podcasting Awards, Arts and Music.