Classically Black Podcast

This week Dalanie and Katie discuss the history of Black musician unions. 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 Lawyer of Utah Violinist Reveals Details of Detainment https://theviolinchannel.com/lawyer-of-utah-violinist-reveals-details-of-detainment/ Donate to the GoFundMe: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-bring-john-shin-home Chamber Music Society of Palm Beach’s Rising Artists Program https://www.cmspb.org/rising-artists/ Despite Trump's DEI Cuts, San Francisco's Emerging Black Composers Project Continues https://theviolinchannel.com/the-san-francisco-symphonys-emerging-black-composers-project-to-continue-despite-trumps-executive-order-on-dei/ Black Excellence: Daniel Simmons https://www.festivalmozaic.org/artist-details/155/daniel-simmons Piece of the Week: Viola Concerto - William Walton https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ozL-R0yWhPs&pp=ygUVd2FsdG9uIHZpb2xhIGNvbmNlcnRv

Jazz: Book Club Week 4 | Episode 335 by Classically Black Podcast

This week Dalanie and Katie discuss parts 7 and 8 of Jazz by Toni Morrison. 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 University of Manitoba Violin Professor Charged with Sexual Assault https://theviolinchannel.com/university-of-manitoba-violin-professor-charged-with-sexual-assault/ Startup Raises $730,000 for Mozart AI https://theviolinchannel.com/startup-raises-e625000-for-mozart-ai/ Emanuel Hill’s First Violin for Sale! https://esharpminor.com/inventory/anansi Black Excellence: Derrick Skye https://www.derrickskye.com/about/ Piece of the Week: String No. 2 - Alexander Borodin https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2YAzUC6LzNk

This week Dalanie and Katie discuss parts 3-6 of Jazz by Toni Morrison. 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 Former long-standing Cincinnati Symphony cellist has died https://www.thestrad.com/news/former-long-standing-cincinnati-symphony-cellist-has-died/20045.article London’s Royal Opera House Allegedly Bans Performer and Activist https://theviolinchannel.com/londons-royal-opera-house-bans-performer-and-activist/ "Melania: The Opera" Set to Premiere in London in September 2025 https://theviolinchannel.com/melania-the-opera-set-to-premiere-in-london-in-september-2025/ Black Excellence: Norman E. Johns Piece of the Week: Elegy No. 1 in D - Giovanni Bottesini https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJLN43M-RGE

This week Dalanie and Katie discuss parts 1-3 of Jazz by Toni Morrison. 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 Double Bass Virtuoso Gary Karr has Passed Away https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/29/arts/music/gary-karr-dead.html?unlocked_article_code=1.bk8.yAQr.PhNfaeF5S0N9&smid=url-share 1740 Violin Stolen from a Pub in London https://theviolinchannel.com/1740-violin-stolen-in-from-a-pub-in-london/ House Republicans Support Bill to Name Kennedy Center Theater After Melania Trump https://theviolinchannel.com/house-republicans-support-bill-to-name-kennedy-center-theater-after-melania-trump/ Bill Introduced to U.S. Congress to Rename Kennedy Center after Donald Trump https://theviolinchannel.com/bill-introduced-to-u-s-congress-to-rename-kennedy-center-after-donald-trump/ Black Excellence: Reginald Smith, Jr. https://www.reginaldsmithjr.com/ Piece of the Week: The Masquerade is Over - Benny Golson https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QbtYE_2Z7r8

This week Dalanie and Katie talk about the Doechii clip that went viral at the MET Gala (this episode was filmed on 5/12/25) Video episodes are now available on YouTube! Subscribe here: https://www.youtube.com/@classicallyblackpodcast PURCHASE OUR MERCH!: https://www.classicallyblackpodcast.com/store FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA! https://linktr.ee/classicallyblack Black Excellence: Cliff Jones https://www.tiktok.com/@thecliffjonespianostudio Piece of the Week: Suite from Romeo and Juliet, Prokofiev https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7qqrIusxVAI

This week Dalanie and Katie talk about the effects of recent immigration crackdowns on the classical music community. 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! Our next Patreon exclusive livestream is on April 28th at 5:30pm PST https://patreon.com/ClassicallyBlackPodcast FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA! https://linktr.ee/classicallyblack Black Excellence: Lexi Ligon Holloway https://www.blackorchestralnetwork.org/lexi-halloway Piece of the Week: "Mirabella" - Noel Pointer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qTfSI3ZQc-4

This week Dalanie and Katie review the Met’s recent production of Aida. 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! Our next Patreon exclusive livestream is on April 28th at 5:30pm PST https://patreon.com/ClassicallyBlackPodcast FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA! https://linktr.ee/classicallyblack Watch Aida until June 28: https://www.pbs.org/wnet/gperf/great-performances-at-the-met-aida-about/16775/ Metropolitan Opera Attributes Drop in Ticket Sales to Falling Tourism Numbers https://theviolinchannel.com/metropolitan-opera-attributes-drop-in-ticket-sales-to-falling-tourism-numbers/ Bein & Fushi Instrument Dealer’s Successor is Sued for Alleged Fraud https://theviolinchannel.com/bein-fushi-instrument-dealers-successor-is-sued-for-alleged-fraud/ Black Excellence: Khari Mateen https://www.kharimateenmusic.com/#bio Piece of the Week: “Triumphal March” from Aida - Guiseppe Verdi https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HqNa9Cpa3L8

This week Dalanie and Katie talk about how shame is used (and isn't) in classical music. 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! Our next Patreon exclusive livestream is on April 28th at 5:30pm PST https://patreon.com/ClassicallyBlackPodcast FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA! https://linktr.ee/classicallyblack Black Excellence: Gordon Grubbs https://www.namm.org/library/oral-history/gordon-grubbs Piece of the Week: Brahms Symphony #4

This week Dalanie and Katie talk about how shame is used (and isn't) in classical music. 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! Our next Patreon exclusive livestream is on April 28th at 5:30pm PST https://patreon.com/ClassicallyBlackPodcast FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA! https://linktr.ee/classicallyblack Black Excellence: Gordon Grubbs https://www.namm.org/library/oral-history/gordon-grubbs Piece of the Week: Brahms Symphony #4

This week Dalanie and Katie talk about being brand safe as influencers in classical music. 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! Our next Patreon exclusive livestream is on April 28th at 5:30pm PST https://patreon.com/ClassicallyBlackPodcast FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA! https://linktr.ee/classicallyblack Indiana Bible College sues choral composer over copyright infringement claims https://www.indystar.com/story/news/2025/06/04/indiana-bible-college-files-lawsuit-against-rosephanye-powell-fred-bock-music-company-defamation/84024993007/ Physicists Create “The World’s Smallest Violin” Using Nanotechnology https://theviolinchannel.com/physicists-create-the-worlds-smallest-violin-using-nanotechnology/ Black Excellence: Rosephayne Powell https://www.rosephanye.com/biography/ Piece of the Week: The Word Was God - Rosephayne Powell https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQBi20lDETU

This week Dalanie and Katie talk about reality TV and other random things. 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! Our next Patreon exclusive livestream is on April 28th at 5:30pm PST https://patreon.com/ClassicallyBlackPodcast FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA! https://linktr.ee/classicallyblack

This week Dalanie and Katie talk about whether college is necessary. IN THIS EPISODE: We're putting ourselves in the hot seat: we have to answer your questions or eat a crazy hot wing! Submit your anonymous question below, and make it good! https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScR1wjhZzvJoaI6diAL-YeWxkPGZaM8AZRPKzbsmikhEytcug/viewform?usp=dialog 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! Our next Patreon exclusive livestream is on April 28th at 5:30pm PST https://patreon.com/ClassicallyBlackPodcast FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA! https://linktr.ee/classicallyblack Musicians from orchestras with conductor Jaap van Zweden speak out about inappropriate behaviour and a ‘pattern of fear’ https://pointer.kro-ncrv.nl/musicians-from-orchestras-with-conductor-jaap-van-zweden-speak-out-about-inappropriate-behaviour Consortium https://www.instagram.com/p/DJ7UM64y6uG/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== Black Excellence: Rachel McFarlane https://www.berklee.edu/berklee-now/news/student-spotlight-rachel-mcfarlane?utm_campaign=feed&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=later-linkinbio Piece of the Week: Capriccio in C minor - Henri Vieuxtemps https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74k3q8_VrBg

This week Dalanie and Katie talk about the Cowboy Carter Tour. IN THIS EPISODE: We're putting ourselves in the hot seat: we have to answer your questions or eat a crazy hot wing! Submit your anonymous question below, and make it good! https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScR1wjhZzvJoaI6diAL-YeWxkPGZaM8AZRPKzbsmikhEytcug/viewform?usp=dialog 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! Our next Patreon exclusive livestream is on April 28th at 5:30pm PST https://patreon.com/ClassicallyBlackPodcast FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA! https://linktr.ee/classicallyblack National Endowment for the Arts Withdraws Major Grants https://theviolinchannel.com/national-endowment-for-the-arts-withdraws-major-grants/ Composer Susie Ibarra Wins 2025 Pulitzer Prize for Music https://theviolinchannel.com/composer-susie-ibarra-wins-2025-pulitzer-prize-for-music/ Black Excellence: BEYONCÉ. Duh Piece of the Week: Daughter - Beyoncé (Caro mio ben) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cjeC0zNqigo&pp=ygUQZGF1Z2h0ZXIgYmV5b25jZQ%3D%3D

This week Dalanie and Katie read through your confessions. 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! Our next Patreon exclusive livestream is on April 28th at 5:30pm PST https://patreon.com/ClassicallyBlackPodcast FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA! https://linktr.ee/classicallyblack Donate to ISBM! https://fundraising.fracturedatlas.org/international-society-of-black-musicians Check out our website: https://www.isblackmusicians.com

This week Dalanie and Katie talk about the movie Louis van Beethoven. IN THIS EPISODE: Got a confession? Tell us your craziest, most scandalous music school stories here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf83czJGsGsGuMuvTszo9BptqC-uqGoL_BnCSftlBLlqdFIwg/viewform?usp=header 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! Our next Patreon exclusive livestream is on April 28th at 5:30pm PST https://patreon.com/ClassicallyBlackPodcast FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA! https://linktr.ee/classicallyblack Leading Artist Managers Launch New Mentorship Program https://www.fletcherartists.com/mentorship Florida’s Jacksonville University Discontinues Fine Arts Majors https://theviolinchannel.com/floridas-jacksonville-university-discontinues-fine-arts-majors/ Igor Levit to Play Satie's Vexations for 16 Hours Straight https://theviolinchannel.com/igor-levit-to-play-saties-vexations-for-16-hours-straight/ Black Excellence: Raehann Bryce-Davis https://www.raehann.com/ Piece of the Week: Piano Concerto No. 5 “Emperor” - Ludwig van Beethoven https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-hn8WH_-3U

This week Dalanie and Katie talk about Carlos Simon’s Good News Mass. IN THIS EPISODE: Got a confession? Tell us your craziest, most scandalous music school stories here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf83czJGsGsGuMuvTszo9BptqC-uqGoL_BnCSftlBLlqdFIwg/viewform?usp=header 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! Our next Patreon exclusive livestream is on April 28th at 5:30pm PST https://patreon.com/ClassicallyBlackPodcast FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA! https://linktr.ee/classicallyblack Donate to ISBM! https://fundraising.fracturedatlas.org/international-society-of-black-musicians Check out our website: https://www.isblackmusicians.com FROM LAST WEEK: Register for Notes Noire https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeN56JaI89cmwv5xDcLq889kE5eRvoBFsh_GRoBfAdkwbYM-A/viewform Composer Brian Field to Set Amanda Gorman’s Text about Uvalde Shooting https://theviolinchannel.com/composer-brian-field-to-set-amanda-gorman-text-about-uvalde-shooting/ Camerata del Sol Cancels New Mexico Concert, Citing Border Patrol Fears https://theviolinchannel.com/camerata-del-sol-cancels-new-mexico-concert-citing-border-patrol-fears/ Black Excellence: Kendyll Nichole Piece of the Week: Violin Concerto No. 2 - Florence Price

This week Dalanie and Katie talk about sunk cost fallacy. IN THIS EPISODE: Got a confession? Tell us your craziest, most scandalous music school stories here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf83czJGsGsGuMuvTszo9BptqC-uqGoL_BnCSftlBLlqdFIwg/viewform?usp=header 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 Donate to ISBM! https://fundraising.fracturedatlas.org/international-society-of-black-musicians Check out our website: https://www.isblackmusicians.com FROM LAST WEEK: Register for Notes Noire https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeN56JaI89cmwv5xDcLq889kE5eRvoBFsh_GRoBfAdkwbYM-A/viewform Canada's Kun Violin Shoulder Rest Company Shows Effects of Trump’s Tariffs https://theviolinchannel.com/kun-violin-shoulder-rest-company-endangered-by-trumps-tariffs/ Sphinx Medals of Excellence Recipients https://www.sphinxmusic.org/sphinx-medals-of-excellence Co-curate a session for SphinxConnect! https://sphinxmusic.jotform.com/241446283689064 Black Excellence: GenieontheStrings https://www.genieonthestrings.com/ Piece of the Week: Good News Mass - Carlos Simon Get tickets! https://www.laphil.com/events/performances/3113/2025-04-17/carlos-simons-good-news-mass-with-dudamel

This week Dalanie and Katie talk about things in classical music living up to the hype. 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 Donate to ISBM! https://fundraising.fracturedatlas.org/international-society-of-black-musicians Check out our website: https://www.isblackmusicians.com Black Excellence: Mykal Kilgore https://www.instagram.com/mykalkilgore/?hl=en Piece of the Week: "M'appari"-Friedrich von Flotow

This week Dalanie and Katie talk about drinking culture in classical music. 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 Donate to ISBM! https://fundraising.fracturedatlas.org/international-society-of-black-musicians Check out our website: https://www.isblackmusicians.com FROM LAST WEEK: Register for Notes Noire https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeN56JaI89cmwv5xDcLq889kE5eRvoBFsh_GRoBfAdkwbYM-A/viewform Cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason Appointed New York Philharmonic Artist-in-Residence https://theviolinchannel.com/cellist-sheku-kanneh-mason-appointed-new-york-philharmonic-artist-in-residence/ U.S. VP JD Vance Booed at the Kennedy Center https://theviolinchannel.com/u-s-vp-jd-vance-booed-at-the-kennedy-center-amidst-trump-takeover/ Confronting Classical Music’s Alcohol Problem https://icareifyoulisten.com/2021/12/confronting-classical-music-alcohol-problem-casting-light-7/ Black Excellence: Matthew D. Morrison https://tisch.nyu.edu/about/directory/clive-davis-institute/918859097.html Piece of the Week: Nights in the Gardens of Spain - Manuel de Falla https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=MGHwL0ME0Jc&t=83s