There has been a lot of attention paid recently to calls for the classical music world to become more diverse, but how do you track the progress? A Tempo this Saturday (2/27 at 7 pm) looks at a partnership designed to monitor and evaluate some of these efforts in the opera world based on a pledge put out by Black Opera Alliance last Fall asking opera companies to commit to hiring more Black artists and administrators, perform more works by Black artists on main stages, and other steps to foster greater diversity.

As with the broader classical music world, musicians and ensembles in the field of Early Music have begun to explore ways to become more inclusive and diverse, and recognize the diversity that has existed in the field - from musicians of color who were participants during the Renaissance, Baroque and early Classical eras to those actively involved today.