This keeps happening to performers who refuse to subscribe to the woke left’s agenda.
The arts are for everyone, not just the left. We are not letting them hijack the arts anymore - and the left is so mad about it.
Richard Grenell
In response I sued the Knoxville Symphony two weeks ago for a year’s salary plus $25k for the 100 hours I spent practicing for the audition. This isn’t just about money though, it’s also about pushing back against these symphony CEOs who continue to put race and politics above merit and skill. Someone has to save our symphonies from being sacrificed on the altar of “diversity” and no one is better positioned to do it than me. Wish I didn’t have to do it but I’m doing it anyway.
I was excited to take the stage with the Knoxville Symphony but instead I’ll see them in court. If Knoxville thought I’d walk away from this they were sorely mistaken.
Under Secretary of State Sarah B. Rogers
Blind auditions were originally touted as an offset against sexism. But too many white and Asian musicians succeeded at them, rendering results problematic.
The Educational & Cultural Affairs at the U.S. Dept. of State will not subsidize this kind of nonsense.
Richard Grenell
… reason, and instead gave the job to my runner-up, an obvious DEI hire who’s still in college.BLACKLISTED: In September the Knoxville Symphony invited me to their blind audition for Principal Clarinet, which I won by unanimous vote. Two days later their CEO called and refused to hire me, citing my ousting from the Nashville Symphony six years ago for resisting DEI as the… pic.twitter.com/fmM0B9Lzl1
— slimzim (@jameszimmermann) January 5, 2026
In response I sued the Knoxville Symphony two weeks ago for a year’s salary plus $25k for the 100 hours I spent practicing for the audition. This isn’t just about money though, it’s also about pushing back against these symphony CEOs who continue to put race and politics above merit and skill. Someone has to save our symphonies from being sacrificed on the altar of “diversity” and no one is better positioned to do it than me. Wish I didn’t have to do it but I’m doing it anyway.
I was excited to take the stage with the Knoxville Symphony but instead I’ll see them in court. If Knoxville thought I’d walk away from this they were sorely mistaken.
— AAGHarmeetDhillon (@AAGDhillon) January 6, 2026
Under Secretary of State Sarah B. Rogers
Blind auditions were originally touted as an offset against sexism. But too many white and Asian musicians succeeded at them, rendering results problematic.
The Educational & Cultural Affairs at the U.S. Dept. of State will not subsidize this kind of nonsense.
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