Classically Black Podcast

IN THIS EPISODE: Video episodes are now available on YouTube! Subscribe here: https://www.youtube.com/@classicallyblackpodcast WE HAVE MERCH!: https://www.classicallyblackpodcast.com/store JOIN US ON PATREON!: https://patreon.com/ClassicallyBlackPodcast FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA! https://linktr.ee/classicallyblack

This week Dalanie and Katie discuss individual artistry in orchestra. IN THIS EPISODE: Video episodes are now available on YouTube! Subscribe here: https://www.youtube.com/@classicallyblackpodcast WE HAVE MERCH!: https://www.classicallyblackpodcast.com/store JOIN US ON PATREON!: https://patreon.com/ClassicallyBlackPodcast FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA! https://linktr.ee/classicallyblack

This week Dalanie and Katie play Flirt, Marry, Forget with composers. IN THIS EPISODE: Video episodes are now available on YouTube! Subscribe here: https://www.youtube.com/@classicallyblackpodcast WE HAVE MERCH!: https://www.classicallyblackpodcast.com/store JOIN US ON PATREON!: https://patreon.com/ClassicallyBlackPodcast FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA! https://linktr.ee/classicallyblack Washington Post Announces Major Layoffs, Including Many in Arts and Culture https://theviolinchannel.com/washington-post-lays-off-arts-and-music-critics/ Leon Botstein, Bard President and Conductor, Mentioned in Newly Released Epstein Files https://theviolinchannel.com/leon-botstein-bard-college-president-and-conductor-of-the-orchestra-now-mentioned-in-newly-released-epstein-files/?utm_source=vc-newsletter&utm_medium=email Black Excellence: Naomi Wharry https://www.nromusic.org/musicians/naomi-wharry/ Piece of the Week: In the Hall of the Mountain King - Edvard Grieg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OqvHWUZZdP0

This week Dalanie and Katie talk about Bachtrack’s statistics. IN THIS EPISODE: Video episodes are now available on YouTube! Subscribe here: https://www.youtube.com/@classicallyblackpodcast WE HAVE MERCH!: https://www.classicallyblackpodcast.com/store JOIN US ON PATREON!: https://patreon.com/ClassicallyBlackPodcast FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA! https://linktr.ee/classicallyblack Conductor Giancarlo Guerrero Performs with Bad Bunny at Super Bowl Halftime Show https://theviolinchannel.com/conductor-giancarlo-guerrero-performs-with-bad-bunny-at-super-bowl-halftime-show/ Bachtrack Statistics https://bachtrack.com/classical-music-statistics-2025 Black Excellence: Dr. LaSaundra Belcher https://nafme.org/person/lasaundra-belcher/ Piece of the Week: MONACO - Bad Bunny https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_PJvpq8uOZM

This week Dalanie and Katie talk about Sinners and Black history. IN THIS EPISODE: Video episodes are now available on YouTube! Subscribe here: https://www.youtube.com/@classicallyblackpodcast WE HAVE MERCH!: https://www.classicallyblackpodcast.com/store JOIN US ON PATREON!: https://patreon.com/ClassicallyBlackPodcast FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA! https://linktr.ee/classicallyblack Trump Closes Kennedy Center for Two Years for Renovations https://theviolinchannel.com/trump-closes-kennedy-center-for-two-years-for-renovations/ 2026 GRAMMY Award Winners Announced https://theviolinchannel.com/2026-grammy-award-winners-announced/ International Contemporary Ensemble Call for ______ Program https://iceorg.org/call-for-2026 Black Excellence: Gavin Hardy https://fromthetop.org/musician/gavin-hardy/ Piece of the Week: Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 - J.S. Bach https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Czsd13Mmcg0

This week Dalanie and Katie recap their experience at SphinxConnect 2026. JOIN US ON PATREON!: https://patreon.com/ClassicallyBlackPodcast FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA! https://linktr.ee/classicallyblack

This week Dalanie and Katie talk about Richard Smallwood’s legacy. IN THIS EPISODE: Video episodes are now available on YouTube! Subscribe here: https://www.youtube.com/@classicallyblackpodcast WE HAVE NEW CHRISTMAS MERCH!: https://www.classicallyblackpodcast.com/store JOIN US ON PATREON!: https://patreon.com/ClassicallyBlackPodcast FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA! https://linktr.ee/classicallyblack Washington National Opera to Depart from the Kennedy Center https://theviolinchannel.com/washington-national-opera-to-depart-the-kennedy-center/ Vancouver Symphony Drops Legal Threats Against Esther Hwang Following Pressure from the Public https://theviolinchannel.com/vancouver-symphony-drops-legal-threats-against-esther-hwang-following-pressure-from-the-public/ Corporation for Public Broadcasting Votes to Dissolve Itself After 58 Years https://theviolinchannel.com/corporation-for-public-broadcasting-shuts-down-after-58-years/ Black Excellence: Cheyenne King-Bails https://www.musicalamerica.com/news/newsstory.cfm?archived=0&storyid=65341&categoryid=7 Piece of the Week: Total Praise - Richard Smallwood https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vv9-WlymKg0

This week Dalanie and Katie interview Babatunde Akinboboye. Video episodes are now available on YouTube! Subscribe here: https://www.youtube.com/@classicallyblackpodcast JOIN US ON PATREON!: https://patreon.com/ClassicallyBlackPodcast FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA! https://linktr.ee/classicallyblack Babatunde's links: https://pagena.me/babatunde_hiphopera

Dalanie and Katie reflect on their goals from the 2025 new years episode, and discuss their goals for 2026.

This week Dalanie and Katie talk about their Christmas plans.

This week Dalanie and Katie talk about jealousy. IN THIS EPISODE: Video episodes are now available on YouTube! Subscribe here: https://www.youtube.com/@classicallyblackpodcast WE HAVE NEW CHRISTMAS MERCH!: https://www.classicallyblackpodcast.com/store JOIN US ON PATREON!: https://patreon.com/ClassicallyBlackPodcast FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA! https://linktr.ee/classicallyblack Tourte Cello Bow Breaks Record After Fetching €375,000 https://theviolinchannel.com/tourte-cello-bow-breaks-record-after-fetching-e375000/ Brazil Abandons Proposed Ban of Pernambuco Wood and Trade https://theviolinchannel.com/brazil-abandons-proposed-ban-of-pernambuco-wood-and-trade/ Do We Truly Celebrate Each Other’s Success? On Envy, Empathy, and the Illusion of Merit in Classical Music https://icareifyoulisten.com/2025/11/do-we-truly-celebrate-each-others-success-on-envy-empathy-and-the-illusion-of-merit-in-classical-music/?fbclid=PAdGRleAN4fjpleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZA8xMjQwMjQ1NzQyODc0MTQAAacBuqDX4f1EMjZriLU7Gum_keJjGQknnStQNucbnnxnq44AZFtBr7_Qzxe7Xw_aem_Hx3Wd9y0WxhQVOx74cxGDg Black Excellence: Maxwell Arceneaux https://www.stagehand.app/artists/3418 Piece of the Week: Nutcracker Suite - Duke Ellington https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sKwydJkCkvA

This week Dalanie and Katie talk about the Burna Boy controversy. IN THIS EPISODE: Video episodes are now available on YouTube! Subscribe here: https://www.youtube.com/@classicallyblackpodcast WE HAVE NEW CHRISTMAS MERCH!: https://www.classicallyblackpodcast.com/store JOIN US ON PATREON!: https://patreon.com/ClassicallyBlackPodcast FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA! https://linktr.ee/classicallyblack Thomastik-Infeld Launches New StringScout AI Tool https://theviolinchannel.com/thomastik-infeld-launches-new-stringscout-ai-tool/ Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center Adds Two Newly Discovered Bach Works https://theviolinchannel.com/chamber-music-society-of-lincoln-center-adds-two-newly-discovered-bach-works/ Black Excellence: Kevin McBeth https://slso.org/person/kevin-mcbeth/ Piece of the Week: Habari Gani - Quenton Blache https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zi58fbjxVO0&pp=ygUbc3BoaW54IHZpcnR1b3NpIGhhYmFyaSBnYW5p

This week Dalanie and Katie talk about attractiveness in classical music. IN THIS EPISODE: Video episodes are now available on YouTube! Subscribe here: https://www.youtube.com/@classicallyblackpodcast WE HAVE NEW CHRISTMAS MERCH!: https://www.classicallyblackpodcast.com/store JOIN US ON PATREON!: https://patreon.com/ClassicallyBlackPodcast FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA! https://linktr.ee/classicallyblack Protesters Interrupt a Performance of ‘Carmen’ at the Met Opera Gift link: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/arts/music/protesters-met-opera-carmen.html?unlocked_article_code=1.5U8.xXHZ.yxpfY3248ltA&smid=url-share Kennedy Center Investigated for Discounts Reportedly Offered to Trump Allies https://theviolinchannel.com/kennedy-center-investigated-for-discounts-reportedly-offered-to-trump-allies/ Black Excellence: Joshua Elmore https://www.joshuaelmorebassoon.com/bio Piece of the Week: Viola Concerto - William Walton https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ozL-R0yWhPs&pp=ygUVd2FsdG9uIHZpb2xhIGNvbmNlcnRv

This week Dalanie and Katie talk about their Thanksgiving plans. IN THIS EPISODE: Video episodes are now available on YouTube! Subscribe here: https://www.youtube.com/@classicallyblackpodcast PURCHASE OUR MERCH!: https://www.classicallyblackpodcast.com/store JOIN US ON PATREON!: https://patreon.com/ClassicallyBlackPodcast FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA! https://linktr.ee/classicallyblack

This week Dalanie and Katie talk about this clip from Topicals founder Olamide Olowe: https://www.tiktok.com/@gracebeverley/video/7558155728763112726?_r=1&_t=ZT-91UNpjl7LMt IN THIS EPISODE: Video episodes are now available on YouTube! Subscribe here: https://www.youtube.com/@classicallyblackpodcast PURCHASE OUR MERCH!: https://www.classicallyblackpodcast.com/store JOIN US ON PATREON!: https://patreon.com/ClassicallyBlackPodcast FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA! https://linktr.ee/classicallyblack https://theviolinchannel.com/protest-occurs-during-israel-philharmonic-orchestras-concert-in-paris/ https://theviolinchannel.com/grammy-awards-announce-2026-classical-music-nominees/ Black Excellence: Darian Donovan Thomas https://darianthomas.myportfolio.com/about Piece of the Week: Elegy, Op. 44 - Aleksandr Glazunov https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ecc00sFv0w

This week Dalanie and Katie talk about Joseph Wilson, a composer who is incarcerated. https://www.themarshallproject.org/2025/04/18/opera-prison-musicambia-carnegie-hall IN THIS EPISODE: Video episodes are now available on YouTube! Subscribe here: https://www.youtube.com/@classicallyblackpodcast PURCHASE OUR MERCH!: https://www.classicallyblackpodcast.com/store JOIN US ON PATREON!: https://patreon.com/ClassicallyBlackPodcast FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA! https://linktr.ee/classicallyblack https://theviolinchannel.com/musicians-petition-governments-to-oppose-brazils-proposed-ban-on-pernambuco-wood-and-trade/ https://theviolinchannel.com/historians-discover-some-of-the-earliest-notation-hidden-in-plain-sight/ https://www.themarshallproject.org/2025/04/18/opera-prison-musicambia-carnegie-hall Black Excellence: Malia Pinkard Piece of the Week: Symphony No. 2 - Pytor Ilyich Tchaikovsky https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0g_ixBQNKN8

This week Dalanie and Katie talk about the fall season. IN THIS EPISODE: Video episodes are now available on YouTube! Subscribe here: https://www.youtube.com/@classicallyblackpodcast PURCHASE OUR MERCH!: https://www.classicallyblackpodcast.com/store JOIN US ON PATREON!: https://patreon.com/ClassicallyBlackPodcast FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA! https://linktr.ee/classicallyblack https://theviolinchannel.com/broadway-musicians-announce-tentative-agreement-with-broadway-league/ https://theviolinchannel.com/the-kennedy-center-will-require-the-national-symphony-orchestra-to-open-concerts-with-the-national-anthem/ Black Excellence: Wesley Sumpter https://www.wesblakemusic.com/bio Piece of the Week: Sukkot Through Orion's Nebula - James Lee III https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aviowrMO_6s

This week Dalanie and Katie talk about the film “Murder in G Major” IN THIS EPISODE: Video episodes are now available on YouTube! Subscribe here: https://www.youtube.com/@classicallyblackpodcast PURCHASE OUR MERCH!: https://www.classicallyblackpodcast.com/store JOIN US ON PATREON!: https://patreon.com/ClassicallyBlackPodcast FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA! https://linktr.ee/classicallyblack https://theviolinchannel.com/uscs-thornton-school-of-music-appoints-first-scholar-in-residence-solange-knowles/ https://theviolinchannel.com/apple-music-classical-announces-partnership-with-genshin-impact/ Black Excellence: Victor Ekpo https://www.instagram.com/grandmastervic/?hl=en Piece of the Week: African Suite, Op. 35 - Samuel Coleridge-Taylor https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tMlJZgUMQFU

This week Dalanie and Katie talk about cringe culture. IN THIS EPISODE: Video episodes are now available on YouTube! Subscribe here: https://www.youtube.com/@classicallyblackpodcast PURCHASE OUR MERCH!: https://www.classicallyblackpodcast.com/store JOIN US ON PATREON!: https://patreon.com/ClassicallyBlackPodcast FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA! https://linktr.ee/classicallyblack https://theviolinchannel.com/ice-drops-deportation-case-against-utah-violinist-john-shin/ https://theviolinchannel.com/eastern-music-festival-board-of-directors-votes-to-dissolve-the-organization/ Black Excellence: Judith Insell https://www.judithinsell.com/tour Piece of the Week: Romanze, Op. 85 - Max Bruch https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKuRGahYd4g

This week Dalanie and Katie talk about colonization in American classical music. PURCHASE OUR MERCH!: https://www.classicallyblackpodcast.com/store JOIN US ON PATREON!: https://patreon.com/ClassicallyBlackPodcast FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA! https://linktr.ee/classicallyblack Black Excellence: Leyla McCalla https://leylamccalla.com/ Piece of the Week: Café Music - Paul Schoenfield https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJFxyNSHb_M