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

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Piece of the Week: Habari Gani - Quenton Blache

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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

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Piece of the Week: Viola Concerto - William Walton

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This week Dalanie and Katie talk about their Thanksgiving plans.

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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

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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

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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

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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

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This week Dalanie and Katie talk about the fall season.

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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

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Piece of the Week: Sukkot Through Orion's Nebula - James Lee III

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This week Dalanie and Katie talk about the film “Murder in G Major”

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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

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Piece of the Week: African Suite, Op. 35 - Samuel Coleridge-Taylor

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This week Dalanie and Katie talk about cringe culture.

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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

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Piece of the Week: Romanze, Op. 85 - Max Bruch

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This week Dalanie and Katie talk about colonization in American classical music.

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Black Excellence: Leyla McCalla

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Piece of the Week: Café Music - Paul Schoenfield

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The Four Treasons | Episode 340 by Classically Black Podcast