PANEL DISCUSSION
On February 19th, 2021, Boston University's Vocal Department and Opera Institute presented "The Change We Want to See" panel discussion.This panel includes Angel Blue, Ronnita Miller, Martin Bakari, Joshua Conyers, and moderated by Alana Anderson. This was a discussion with prominent Black artists about the intersection of race and opera. 
On January 24th, 2021 Aural Compass Projects presents What's the -tea? With ACP! Part 1| Dependabili-TEA. Host, Elliott Paige, chatted with operatic Baritone, Joshua Conyers and they discussed his life as a performer thus far, what led him to become an artist, and how the pandemic has influenced his art.
On February 7th, 2021 Aural Compass Projects presents What's the -tea? With ACP! Part 2| Reali-TEA. Part 1 just got us talking so much that we had to do a PART 2!! Host, Elliott Paige, chatted with Joshua Conyers to continue their discussion on EDIA, the arts in general, and whatever else they may have missed in Part 1! 
On October 22nd, 2020, The Dallas Opera podcast The Quick with Michael Mayes sat down with Baritone, Joshua Conyers. He shared his journey of overcoming an environment of drug addiction and violence to be able to use that experience as a part of his professional ethos to empower people to overcome their own challenges.
​On October 2nd, 2020, Baritone, Joshua Conyers sat down with Fundación Cultural Armonía's Maria Fernanda Argoti to discuss the Dramatic Voice of the Baritone and gave a Masterclass. 
On August 5th, 2020, host Laquita Mitchell presented her Artists as Activists Series. This Series is a lively discussion with four artists who are using their voices and minds to create change in the opera industry. The guest speakers are Amanda Bottoms, Raehann Bryce-Davis, Elliott Paige, and Joshua Conyers.
​On June 28th, 2020, Opera Wilmington's Sunday Salon live stream reunites our community with Jemeesa Yarborough (OW’s Mimì in last year’s La Bohème, and our 2018 Caterina Jarboro Memorial Guest Artist) and Joshua Conyers (Rigoletto in our 2015 production, and 2019 Caterina Jarboro Memorial Guest Artist). We discussed their lead performances, paying homage to the legacy of Wilmington’s own Caterina Jarboro (the first African American diva to perform with a white company in the United States), and the challenges of being a Black artist in today’s climate. Moderated by Nancy King.
On June 13th, 2020, Baritone Joshua Conyers sat down with Morgan Brophy (Assistant Director of Artistic Administration, Wolf Trap Opera) and discussed life during Covid-19, race relations in our country, and Joshua's amazing time at Wolf Trap Opera for the past two summers. This discussion is followed by an amazing show Ravel’s L'heure espagnole. NOI+F at Home: Ravel’s L'heure espagnole featuring Wolf Trap Opera: Recorded at The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center on June 22, 2019. Relive NOI+F’s semi-staged performance of Ravel’s comedy L’heure espagnole! Vocal artists from Wolf Trap Opera share the story of a respected watchmaker, Torquemada, and his wife Concepcion's romantic escapades. Will Concepcion hatch a successful plan to deal with Torquemada’s frequent absence? Find out the hilarious consequences with Wolf Trap Opera and NOI+F!

Semi-staged performance of Ravel’s one-act comedy
L’HEURE ESPAGNOLE
Music by Maurice Ravel
Libretto by Franc-Nohain

CAST Concepcion - Taylor Raven
Gonsalve - Joshua Lovell
Ramiro - Joshua Conyers
Torquemada - Ian Koziara
Don Inigo de Gomez - Calvin Griffin

CREATIVE TEAM
Conductor – Ward Stare
Director – Emily Cuk
Production Designer – Charles Murdock Lucas
Lighting Designer – Christopher Brusberg
Associate Costume Designer – Kristen Ahern

MUSIC & PRODUCTION STAFF
Assistant Conductor – Joel Ayau
Musical Preparation – Joel Ayau,
Grant Loehnig
French Coach – Jocelyn Dueck
​Production Stage Manager – Julie Marie Langevin
"Still We Rise: The Young Black Artist" is a panel discussion on June 7th, 2020, by several Black artists at the forefront of their industries. The conversation includes the current cultural climate, a history of micro-aggressions and "well-meaning" sentiments, what it means to be an effective ally, and how to allow for Black voices, and Black stories to be told through our art and our communities, as well as many other topics. The conversation is honest, open, and at times can be triggering with its intense subject matters of race, racism, discrimination, and oppression, but is a truly important dialogue, well worth your time. I encourage you not to skip the first 8 minutes of silence, the "This event will begin shortly" section, and instead take those 8 minutes for a moment of quiet reflection, a moment to think about the world around you, and your friends, your colleagues. To think of who you are an ally for, and how those who are your ally stand up for you, and support you. To remember the names of those we have lost in the fight for equality. Names like Eric Garner, Alton Sterling, Philando Castile, Dominique Clayton, Walter Scott, Sandra Bland, John Crawford III, Tamir Rice, Trayvon Martin, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, and George Floyd.

​Panelists Include: Andrew Adridge, Baritone Joshua Blue, Tenor Amanda Lynn Bottoms, Mezzo-Soprano Julia M. Bottoms, Visual Artist Julia Bullock, Soprano Joshua Conyers, Baritone Aaron Crouch, Tenor Tyler Mason-Dräffen, Educator Jeffery Miller, Jazz Trombonist Kenneth Overton, Baritone Rehanna Thelwell, Mezzo-Soprano.

Resources and Organizations to Support include but are not limited to:
NAACP https://www.naacp.org/
NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund https://www.naacpldf.org
Black Lives Matter https://blacklivesmatter.com/
The Bail Project https://secure.givelively.org/donate/...
Black Table Arts http://www.blacktablearts.com/
Black Trans COVID-19 Community Response Grant https://blacktrans.org/donate/
The Marshall Project https://www.themarshallproject.org
Mutual Aid https://www.mutualaidhub.org/
Newark Boys Chorus School https://www.nbcs.us/donate-now
The Sphinx Organization http://www.sphinxmusic.org/donate-now
Turn the Spotlight https://turnthespotlight.org/support
Institute for Composers Diversity https://www.composerdiversity.com/
MBC: Music By Black Composers https://www.musicbyblackcomposers.org/
PBS: Black Culture Connection http://www.pbs.org/black-culture/home/
Racial Equity Tools https://www.racialequitytools.org/glo...
Artist Relief Tree https://artistrelieftree.com
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