KBCS Story – Bridging the Divide Through Music

Musician and music teacher, Miriam Oomen spoke this week for the event, Voices United: A Week of Campus-Wide and Civic Conversation. Listen in on how she uses music to bridge connection when people don’t agree.

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Miriam Oomen is a musician (fiddle player), teaches music and plays in old-time bands. She hails from Eugene, Oregon and was at Bellevue College as a speaker at a BC event, Voices United: A Week of Campus-Wide and Civic Conversation. It provides the opportunity to discuss why and how to have conversations about difficult or complex topics. Oomen describes how music has bridged the divide for her.

Bridging the Divide Through Music

Last Updated May 30, 2023