ILAH RALEIGH
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Ilah Raleigh, Ed.D.

Arts Education Leader, Performing Artist, Writer

Biography

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 My career reflects my varied interests and talents: I am an arts education leader, performing artist, and writer. Read on to learn more about my current projects, professional activities, and education.

Arts Education Leader
I am a passionate arts education leader with a demonstrated commitment to equity and accessibility. My broad experience as a leader, educator, scholar, and entrepreneur includes work in community education, PK-12 education, and higher education. 
 I incorporate Culturally Sustaining Pedagogy in my teaching and explore a diverse range of music traditions.

I am the Director of Visual and Performing Arts at The Blake School. I work with PK-12 arts faculty and administer the programming in the visual arts, music, theatre, and debate.  Prior to my time at The Blake School, I taught courses in music and culture, voice lessons, and an introductory course at the University of St. Thomas (UST).
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My community arts and leadership experiences include past tenures on the University of St. Thomas Charter Accountability Board and the board of the Saint Paul Conservatory for Performing Artists. I currently serve as Board Chair of Journey North Opera Company.

Performing Artist
I am a classically trained soprano who continues to perform as well as teach. In April and May 2023, I sang the role of African American contralto Marian Anderson in Theatre Elision's production of "First Ladies Suite" (LaChiusa).  Audiences and critics loved the show! This past summer, I sang arias with Bloomington Symphony Orchestra and conductor, Manny Laureano and performed in Journey North Opera Company's third-annual Changing the Narrative event.  

Writer

Writing is a natural extension of my teaching, lecturing, and curriculum writing on music and pedagogy. My first published writing came out in October 2023. I contributed a chapter in the book, “Engaging Pedagogies for Diverse Learners" published by Rowman & Littlefield Education. The chapter explores a college-level music curriculum I wrote, which guides students through a storytelling and songwriting project for social change. I am currently working on a new Reggaetón Project.

Education
I graduated with honors from the University of St. Thomas, Department of Educational Leadership, earning an Ed.D. in Educational Leadership and Learning. My dissertation, entitled "Mixed People, Mixed Music:  Hybrid Contemporary Commercial Music Genres and the Multiethnic Artists Who Create Them," studied​ the experiences and contributions of multiethnic artists working in the contemporary commercial music industry. Click here to read the dissertation abstract. I hold an M.Mus., Vocal Performance, from the Peabody Institute of Johns Hopkins, and a B.A. in Italian Studies (Phi Beta Kappa) from the University of Minnesota. ​
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