The Orchestra Chuck Built

About the Film

The Orchestra Chuck Built highlights a 2016 study by the League of American Orchestras revealing a shocking statistic: only 1.8% of the professional orchestra workforce in the US is Black. From an old church rec room in the inner city of Los Angeles, former lawyer-turned-conductor Chuck Dickerson is on a mission to change that. With his majority Black and Latino youth orchestra — the largest of its kind in the country — Chuck is creating opportunities for his community that did not previously exist. The film is a loving portrait of a tireless mentor and the orchestra members whose lives have been transformed by music.

Runtime: 00:23
AFS Envoys: Christopher Stoudt (Director), Charles “Chuck” Dickerson (Subject).