André de Quadros is a professor of music in the Music Education Department at Boston University, where he holds affiliations in African, African American, American and New England, Asian, Jewish, and Muslim studies, at the Center for Forced Displacement, and prison education.Music educator, singer, vocal coach, and conductor, Sandra Oberoi, founded Harmony – The Music School in Bangalore in 2008. Director of Harmony International, UK, and conductor of the award-winning youth choir, The Harmony Chorus, she actively facilitates purposeful music programs for young people besides championing professional development opportunities for music teachers. A researcher at University College London (UCL) Institute of Education, Sandra earned a master’s degree at Northwestern University, USA. Since 2014, she has been involved in the International Society for Music Education (ISME)’s activities in the South Asia region. She served on ISME’s Executive Board, 2022-2024, as Board Member-at-large, 2020-2022 and is Chair of the Advocacy Standing Committee.