This conversational session features two versatile, dynamic figures from the NYC music scene, exploring their enterprising careers, the changes they are seeing in the field, and advice for young artists on the cusp of transitioning into professional life. Ryan Muncy is a long-time member of International Contemporary Ensemble, where he also serves as Grants Director and Co-Director of their OpenICE initiative. Tanya Kalmanovitch is a Canadian violist, ethnomusicologist, and author, notably named to the 2018 Grist 50 Fixers, a group of diverse innovators with bold solutions to humanity’s biggest challenges.