Classically Black Podcast

This week Dalanie and Katie talk about Carlos Simon’s Good News Mass.

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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.

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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

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Black Excellence: GenieontheStrings

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Piece of the Week: Good News Mass - Carlos Simon

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This week Dalanie and Katie talk about things in classical music living up to the hype.

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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.

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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

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This week Dalanie and Katie talk about the gender pay gap.

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Los Angeles Philharmonic Announces 2025-26 Season

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Black Excellence: Karen Lowry-Tucker

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Piece of the Week: Suite for solo cello No. 6 - J.S. Bach (Arr. for cello and string orchestra)

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This week Dalanie and Katie review the Netflix film Maria.

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Trump Appoints Fox Anchors to Kennedy Center Board

https://theviolinchannel.com/trump-appoints-fox-anchors-to-kennedy-center-board/

Pianist Schaghajegh Nosrati Cancels U.S. Tour in Response to Trump Policies

https://theviolinchannel.com/pianist-schaghajegh-nosrati-cancels-u-s-tour-in-response-to-trump-policies/

Violinist Christian Tetzlaff Withdraws U.S. Tour Dates with Concerns Over Trump's Policies

https://theviolinchannel.com/violinist-christian-tetzlaff-withdraws-u-s-tour-dates/

San Francisco Symphony and Conservatory Pauses Emerging Black Composers Program Due to Trump Policies

https://theviolinchannel.com/san-francisco-symphony-and-conservatory-pauses-emerging-black-composers-program-due-to-government-policies/

Black Excellence: Jeffrey Grubbs

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Piece of the Week: La Traviata “Parigi, O Cara” - Giuseppe Verdi

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This week Dalanie and Katie talk about the 92% and Black women being at the forefront of change.

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This week Dalanie and Katie talk about the Philadelphia Orrchestra’s historic trip to China in 1973.

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Former Concertmaster to Avoid Life Sentence if He Pleads Guilty to Rape Charges

https://theviolinchannel.com/former-harrisburg-symphony-concertmaster-to-avoid-life-sentence-if-he-pleads-guilty-to-child-rape-charges/

The Kennedy Center Cancels Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington Concert

https://theviolinchannel.com/the-kennedy-center-cancels-gay-mens-chorus-of-washington-concert/

The International Pride Orchestra's Performance Canceled at The Kennedy Center

https://theviolinchannel.com/the-international-pride-orchestra-sees-performance-canceled-at-the-kennedy-center/

Black Excellence: Cécile-Laure Kouassi

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Piece of the Week: Suite Hébraïque for Viola and Piano - Ernest Bloch

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dtcAGW6ypSY

This week Dalanie and Katie talk about the Chitlin Circuit.

This week Dalanie and Katie talk about the rediscovered music of Edmond Dédé.

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GRAMMYs

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Trump Plans to Dismiss Board and Install Himself as Chair of D.C.'s Kennedy Center

https://theviolinchannel.com/trump-plans-to-dismiss-board-and-install-himself-as-chair-of-d-c-s-kennedy-center/

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Trump-Assumes-Chairmanship-of-Kennedy-Center-Rutter-Departs-as-President-20250212

Orchestre de la Suisse Romande to Release VR Headset App

https://theviolinchannel.com/orchestre-de-la-suisse-romande-to-release-vr-headset-app/

Black Excellence: Karen Slack

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Piece of the Week: DAUGHTER - Beyoncé

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cjeC0zNqigo