The focus is on something I really believe in, showing the people I'm working with why I love early music and helping them love it as well. Students in general agreed that people are the true focus of arts leadership. For Jevan Soo '01, business manager of the Opportunes, those people are both the performers and the audience. There is an element of teaching in arts leadership. If you do your job right, you literally work yourself out of a job.
Audiences change, and it's important to reach out and make connections with every audience.
Within the group, connection builds solidarity and harmony. It's important to have a sense of connection to produce a good result. For two students in the Kuumba singers, that lesson was key. It comes from teamwork, respect, blend, and prayer. Everyone learns to work hard and to think outside the box.