JEN SHYU AND SARA SERPA LAUNCH M³—MUTUAL MENTORSHIP FOR MUSICIANS— A NEW INITIATIVE DEDICATED TO FOSTERING CREATIVE PARTNERSHIPS AMONG WOMXN MUSICIANS AROUND THE WORLD

Initiative comprises four sessions a year in which 10–12 musicians regularly convene to share their experiences, while also each pairing with a fellow participant to develop a newly commissioned duo work to be premiered in season-finale virtual showcase.

Co-founded in spring 2020 by vocalist, composer, and multi-instrumentalist Jen Shyu and vocalist-composer Sara Serpa, M³—Mutual Mentorship for Musicians—was conceived as an initiative that empowers and elevates womxn musicians around the world (including BIPOC and LGBTQIA2S+ across generations) in a new model of mentorship comprising four sessions per year with each session culminating in a performance of new collaborative commissions. With the aim of building new paradigms of mentorship, M³ encourages the reciprocal, intergenerational exchange of knowledge and experience; formation of new collaborations with musicians outside of one’s inner circle; and cultivation of new ideas and formats for solo and collaborative performance, whether live or virtual.

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www.mutualmentorshipformusicians.org