Classically Black Podcast

IN THIS EPISODE Black Excellence: Titus Underwood https://www.nashvillesymphony.org/media/press-room/press-releases/titus-underwood-awarded-principal-oboe-for-nashville-symphony/?fbclid=IwAR3-ZguqVeNkCZ_FwBRwvtQJXEepF20YzmzQ2xXcpDxM9E_qNXOc8Tkyk2o Piece of the Week: Haydn Cello Concerto in C https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mooB5Q-0FIE Follow us on social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/c...

IN THIS EPISODE Black Excellence: Tai Murray Tai’s bio: https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/artists/bfa49287-7b36-4ab7-9724-81f6b01365ba Piece of the Week: Ameriques - Edgard Varese https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nq8SKwi-ycE Follow us on social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/classicallyblackpodcast/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/classicallyblackpodcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/clas...

IN THIS EPISODE Articles Mentioned: Guess What? South Florida Symphony Still Won’t Pay https://slippedisc.com/2019/03/south-florida-symphony-still-wont-pay/?fbclid=IwAR3h2D1X2dapk0EvzwiM5ES-AdKTevhM6EgWkbXg6L3fFKm0ES8xSWnQ0yY Youth Symphony Conductor Carlos Izcaray Makes a New-music Pledge: 50% Female Composers https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/arts/la-et-cm-carlos-izcaray-20190320-story.html...

This week, Dalanie and Katie give a complete run down of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra strike, and go more in depth about injustices and micro aggressions they have faced in their musical careers thus far. IN THIS EPISODE Articles Mentioned: Press for CSO Musicians Strike http://www.chicagosymphonymusicians.com/press-for-cso-musicians-strike.html?fbclid=IwAR3G6yUJViAyCinaqDO9tcUvy7ItG2UnsTwp1oRyI...

IN THIS EPISODE Articles Mentioned Oklahoma Fiddle Shop Destroyed in Fire https://www.thestrad.com/news/oklahoma-fiddle-shop-destroyed-in-fire/8678.article Young People are Turning to Classical Music to Escape ‘noise of modern life’ https://www.theguardian.com/music/2019/jan/27/young-turn-to-classical-music-to-escape-scala-radio-station? CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other&fbclid=IwAR1RiLPdhhOwI-80zV2Jv4bPJfXn...

Do you like new music? Join Katie and Dalanie as special guest Jasmine Daquin makes her case in favor of new music, and introduces the hosts to some of her favorite contemporary pieces. IN THIS EPISODE Articles Mentioned: Black Girl Magic! – Esperanza Spalding Is Harvard’s Newest Music Professor https://emilycottontop.com/black-girl-magic-esperanza-spalding-harvards-newest-music-professor/ First O...

IN THIS EPISODE Articles Mentioned: André Previn, Musical Polymath, Has Died At Age 89 https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2019/02/28/517960940/andre-previn-musical-polymath-has-died-at-age-89?fbclid=IwAR1RJINDNLbcl_PiJ0eNRZuF_R2G87kNQviqWgKt6Nr1JgPEHiz1ZZXcCEU Opera Star Blasts Won’t-pay US Orchestra https://slippedisc.com/2019/02/opera-star-blasts-wont-pay-us-symphony/?fbclid=IwAR0MyZWgdgIvA...

This week Dalanie and Katie catch up with their good friend Richard Desinord: educator, HBCU grad, and music theorist pursuing a PhD at Eastman and researching the harmonies of neo-soul and contemporary gospel music. IN THIS EPISODE Articles Mentioned: Top Flutist Settles Gender Pay-Gap Suit With Boston Symphony Orchestra https://www.npr.org/2019/02/21/696574690/top-flutist-settles-gender-pay-gap-...

Articles Mentioned: https://www.bostonphil.org/concerts/2018-2019/bpyo2-britten-schwantner-holst?fbclid=IwAR2-M_tDnVEwczB3rZ8EgrED0rgZgcaEAWszixoRAKaxsTloGkV9plYmWuc “Put Me On”: Spiritual Fantasy No. 5- Frederick Tillis: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xcQMvoBysM4 Water in the Moonlight- Thomas “Blind Tom” Wiggins: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IxjD2IFoJ6w Black Excellence: Robert C. Fisher Bla...

This week, Dalanie and Katie discuss their experience at SphinxConnect2019. IN THIS EPISODE Articles Mentioned: Katherine Jolly Joins Oberlin Conservatory Voice Faculty https://www.oberlin.edu/news/katherine-jolly-joins-oberlin-conservatory-voice-faculty Music of Black Composers https://www.eventbrite.com/e/music-of-african-american-composers-tickets-55167916724?aff=ebdssbdestsearch Black Excellen...

IN THIS EPISODE Articles Mentioned: Two Wings: The Music of Black America in Migration https://www.carnegiehall.org/calendar/2019/03/30/two-wings-the-music-of-black-america-in-migration-0800pm Black Excellence: Aryc Lane Aryc’s Bio: https://www.reedyorchestra.com/directors Piece of the Week: Fantasy for Viola and Orchestra - Johann Nepomuk Hummel https://open.spotify.com/track/7IcaAd0MQCOuYxuUGUre...

This week, Dalanie and Katie delve into a topic that troubles all musicians: auditions. Join them as they reflect on past auditions, discuss their audition prep routines, and exchange audition advice. IN THIS EPISODE Articles Mentioned: Vienna Philharmonic Launches New International Student Training Academy https://theviolinchannel.com/vienna-philharmonic-student-training-academy-launched/ Man, 82...

IN THIS EPISODE Articles Mentioned: Conductor Gustavo Dudamel Honoured with Hollywood Walk of Fame Star https://theviolinchannel.com/conductor-gustavo-dudamel-hollywood-walk-of-fame-star/ Man with Knife Throws Two Cellos and Viola Off German Train https://www.thestrad.com/news/man-with-knife-throws-two-cellos-and-viola-off-german-train/8546.article Parking Lot Debate: Charges Against Herb Smith, R...

Join us this week as we catch up with Drew Alexander Forde aka ThatViolaKid! IN THIS EPISODE Articles mentioned: The Metropolitan Opera Announces New Director Of Music Administration http://operawire.com/the-metropolitan-opera-announces-new-director-of-music-administration/?fbclid=IwAR2cHSyNXgYXykyHBEhoBuNhT7X4dGnIqawf_aOlkVDeVdZ6JV-KLorJdX8 L.A. Phil violinist Vijay Gupta is Leaving the Orchestra...

IN THIS EPISODE: Articles Mentioned UNCOVERED: Catalyst Quartet's upcoming album! https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/uncovered-catalyst-quartet-s-upcoming-album#/ Babatunde's Hip Hopera EP https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/babatunde-s-hip-hopera-ep?fbclid=IwAR2Bu6fMXgtX6jI7Ab_QUeshcvAaRZvKt1nxbuHfby_4FnfqtMswYjOIYvE#/ Viol Trashed During Flight Emerges from Restoration https://www.thestrad.com/ne...

This week, Dalanie and Katie explain their top orchestra dos and don'ts, reflect on 2018, and discuss their goals for the new year. IN THIS EPISODE Articles mentioned: Elizabeth Rowe Has Sued the BSO. Her Case Could Change How Orchestras Pay Men and Women https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2018/entertainment/music/orchestra-gender-pay-gap/?fbclid=IwAR2qxfgqcmKDLZK48_oH0a79jSjRVOr-BAxEbmp9Y_yc...

This week, join Dalanie and Katie as they play a game of M.A.S.H and catch up with their good friend That Cello Guy. IN THIS EPISODE Articles Mentioned: BSO Management Undervalues Musicians: https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/opinion/oped/bs-ed-op-1128-bso-musicians-20181127-story.html Music Program Helps Baltimore Students Strike the Right Chord: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/orchkids-program-helps...

Join Dalanie and Katie this week as they discuss their unpopular opinions, and one of the main reasons they decided to start Classically Black Podcast. IN THIS EPISODE Articles mentioned: The Next Wave in Classical Music Innovation: https://medium.com/@AtlantaSymphony/the-next-wave-in-classical-music-innovation-a4579493a331?fbclid=IwAR3tWQUn7xrVLVQzNjSzYZCc-59vG3q007SCp-z0J8uzqt-T8bFDLhggbBQ A Red...

News Flash: your faves were triflin too! Join Dalanie and Katie this week as they tell the story of Carlo Gesualdo and the mess that he found himself in. IN THIS EPISODE Articles mentioned: ‘My spirit is still there’: Philadelphia piano great forced to retire because of Parkinson’s http://www2.philly.com/philly/entertainment/arts/pianist-leon-bates-to-retire-pcms-20181018.html Illharmonic Orchestr...

This week, Dalanie and Katie explore their compatibility with composers based on their zodiac signs, and discuss how their families reacted when they decided to major in music. [IN THIS EPISODE] Articles mentioned: Cleveland Orchestra fires Preucil and La Rosa for sexual misconduct https://www.cleveland.com/musicdance/index.ssf/2018/10/cleveland_orchestra_fires_preu.html?fbclid=IwAR08mm2WTpLgmZpJ6...

Join Dalanie and Katie this week as they catch up with their friend and violinist Caitlin Edwards and play a game of FMK: composer edition. IN THIS EPISODE Articles Mentioned: Baltimore ‘Fiddler’ Disrupted by ‘Heil Hitler, Heil Trump’ https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/15/theater/fiddler-on-the-roof-heil-hitler-heil-trump.html Man apologizes for yelling 'Heil Hitler, heil Trump' at 'Fiddler on the Ro...

In their Thanksgiving episode, Dalanie and Katie reflect on pieces and composers they're thankful for, and discuss which composers and musicians they'd like to spend Thanksgiving with. IN THIS EPISODE Articles Mentioned: Music By Black Composers Educational Resources https://www.musicbyblackcomposers.org/resources/?fbclid=IwAR0o3jOExtpEr3585hqeP7p4m-QH-G1jk__CwRnivido52D87HPc-J10wRo Classical musi...

This week, Dalanie and Katie talk about pieces they love, hate, AND turn up to, as well as their musical pet peeves. IN THIS EPISODE Articles mentioned: Chicago Lyric Opera Musicians Walk Out as Season Opens: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/09/arts/chicago-lyric-opera-musicians-walk-out-as-season-opens.html Strike Over, Lyric Opera of Chicago Can Resume Business: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/15...

In this episode, Dalanie and Katie discuss their experiences as black students at a major music school, and play a game of classical music-related Never Have I Ever. [IN THIS EPISODE] Articles Mentioned: YOLA Center at Inglewood Press Kit: https://www.laphil.com/press/press-kits/yola-center-inglewood/ L.A. Phil's new YOLA Center: Why a youth concert hall in Inglewood has global implications: http:...

In their first episode, Dalanie and Katie talk about their musical backgrounds, how the podcast came to be, and compare classical composers to mainstream artists. IN THIS EPISODE Articles mentioned: Bring in the Minorities: Why Representation Matters in Classical Music https://www.icareifyoulisten.com/2018/08/bring-in-the-minorities-representation-matters-classical-music/ Anne Akiko Meyers Apologi...