This week Dalanie and Katie talk about Sinners and Black history.

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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.

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This week Dalanie and Katie talk about Richard Smallwood’s legacy.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Protesters Interrupt a Performance of ‘Carmen’ at the Met Opera

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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.

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