LaRob K. Rafael
LaRob K. Rafael is the Founder and Artistic Director of Hearing in Color, an organization dedicated to supporting those whose contributions and stories have been historically excluded from classical spaces. He is a current member of the William Ferris Chorale, among other chamber vocal ensembles in Chicago. He is actively sought after as a guest artist, soloist, or speaker on several in person or virtual events. As an Arts Administrator, he has worked with Lyric Opera of Chicago in the Learning and Creative Engagement Department, sits on varying boards of the Chicago Philharmonic, Picosa Ensemble, and La Caccina. He helped facilitate programming as the Director of Community Engagement with Chicago’s Ear Taxi Festival (2021), and is an active consultant with Opera
Alliances and Black Administrators of Opera. In 2022, LaRob was selected as one of 11 arts administrators nationwide to join the 4th Cohort of Sphinx LEAD, a 2-year program through Sphinx Organization in Detroit designed to evolve the industry landscape by empowering the next generation of executive leaders. Additionally, LaRob uses his voice to connect people from different communities as weekend morning host and co-host/producer of Sounds Classical on Chicago's Classical music radio station, WFMT (98.7 FM) to aid in decentralizing the predominantly white, European, male centered classical consciousness.
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