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Pass the Mic: Creating a Stage for Change

This podcast is a part of the Tennessee Theatre’s Pass the Mic: Creating a Stage for Change series, providing an opportunity for artists from marginalized and underserved communities to share their art with others. Through podcast episodes, concerts/performances, visual art displays, discussions and panels focusing on important issues, and educational opportunities, artists have the chance to engage with the community. The Tennessee Theatre is proud to provide a space for audiences and artists to better understand one another.

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Episode 14: Devan Jaquez

Mar 6, 2024

For this episode of Pass the Mic, we talked to Devan Jaquez who serves as Principal Flutist with the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra. Devan was selected as a finalist in the 2020 Young Concert Artists International Competition, was selected to play in the 2020 Spoleto Festival USA Orchestra, was chosen as a 2020 instrumental fellow of the Music Academy of the West (MAW), and was chosen as a winner of the Keston MAX Competition, resulting in a performance with the London Symphony Orchestra. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Devan served as producer and performer for his “Queer Covid Quarantine Commission” recording project, which featured contemporary flute pieces written by queer composers. In this conversation, Devan shares a glimpse into his life as a classical musician, ideas about ways that symphonies can adapt to be more accessible and meet the needs of an evolving audience, experiences as a queer classical musician living in the South, and the importance of making music spaces, including the symphony orchestra, safe and welcoming for all.

Music for this episode features studio recordings and live performances by our guest, flutist Devan Jaquez. This includes pieces from Jaquez’s “Queer Covid Quarantine Commission” project, which features music written by J Diaz and Yaz Lancaster. You will also hear Devan Jaquez performing Anderson’s G Major Etude Op. 15 , No. 3 and Grand Polonaise by BÖHM with pianist Hui Wu. The theme music for this episode was composed and performed by William Wright.