Meet the woman who made sure Howard’s Conservatory of Music became just that.
Go check out Ep. 191 ‘Never Give Up’ of Trilloquy Podcast to hear an interview with Garret McQueen and myself!
Meet Queens Estelle Pinckney Clough and Florence Cole Talbert McCleave, some of the first Black women to perform the role Aida in full production.
Come meet Florence Price’s Violinist, Minnie Cedargreen Jernberg.
A caste system of prejudice and what one man did with his freedom to choose.
Follow me on my travels to New Orleans and the discoveries that inspire our next episode, Our Creole King: Louis Moreau Gottschalk.
This episode features an interview by Laura Reynolds, Director of Impact and Innovation at San Diego Symphony.
This is part two of the Madame Davis episode, this time with just me, Jessica Joy! Come learn a more detailed version of her artistic and activist life. Also, follow @classicalqueens for live event information, for ‘A Search for Joy’.
Y’all these stories are for us all! This week, we are youth focused as Scylla helps me tell the story of Madame Davis the elocutionist. We talk about our love of reading, music, and more.
In this episode, the 1st of season 2, we are speaking of the life of Nora Holt, as well as getting to know a little more about our CQ creator, Jessica Joy!
Today we speak about the Heyer’s sisters, and consider the basic concept of Spectacular Opacity.
Today we discuss the life of Maestra Julia Perry, and our need for advocates not saviors.
In this episode, I will introduce you to the book Noted Negro Women: Their Triumphs and Activities, by Margaret Bonds father. I will share the varying ways I consider this book, and what it offers Black classical music research.
Here we will get to know Sissieretta Jones and consider the implications that participating in classical music has on BIPOC lives.
Here you will come to know Margaret Bonds, whose life and work showcased the impact community building can have. Also here to offer her valuable personal insight on community and our past Queen, is Ana Flores.
Meet Amelia Tilghman, the woman who pioneered Black music journals in America. The Musical Messenger offers us a windows into Black classical music past, through the excellence she penned.
Join me, Jessica Joy, as I share my research of the life of Dinah Bowman. The woman who by many is considered to be America’s first Black pianist.
Spend time with me, Jessica Joy, as I introduce you to the Black classical music royalty, you’ve probably never heard about, in this bi-weekly podcast.