Men Be So | Episode 387

This week Dalanie and Katie discuss changes to orchestral audition repertoire. IN THIS EPISODE: Video episodes are now available on YouTube! Subscribe here: https://www.youtube.com/@classicallyblackpodcast WE HAVE MERCH!: https://www.classicallyblackpodcast.com/store JOIN US ON PATREON!: https://patreon.com/ClassicallyBlackPodcast FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA! https://linktr.ee/classicallyblack News: https://theviolinchannel.com/enter-to-win-one-of-three-12-month-all-access-passes-to-the-berlin-philharmonics-digital-concert-hall/?utm_source=vc-newsletter&utm_medium=email https://theviolinchannel.com/maxim-vengerov-to-star-in-horror-film-last-caprice/?utm_source=vc-newsletter&utm_medium=email https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/28/arts/music/to-get-an-orchestra-job-study-jaws-as-much-as-mahler.html?unlocked_article_code=1.OFE.QaUy.CzYUTK0FX-ZA&smid=url-share Black Excellence: Breanna Lang https://musicacademy.org/profile/breanna-lang/ Piece of the Week: “Waltz of the Flowers” from The Nutcracker - Pytor Ilych Tchaikovsky https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QxHkLdQy5f0&list=RDQxHkLdQy5f0&start_radio=1

This week Dalanie and Katie discuss classical music hot takes. WE HAVE MERCH!: https://www.classicallyblackpodcast.com/store JOIN US ON PATREON!: https://patreon.com/ClassicallyBlackPodcast FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA! https://linktr.ee/classicallyblack

This week Dalanie and Katie discuss a new student loan policy that will affect musicians. IN THIS EPISODE: Video episodes are now available on YouTube! Subscribe here: https://www.youtube.com/@classicallyblackpodcast WE HAVE MERCH!: https://www.classicallyblackpodcast.com/store JOIN US ON PATREON!: https://patreon.com/ClassicallyBlackPodcast FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA! https://linktr.ee/classicallyblack News: https://theviolinchannel.com/ray-chen-on-commissioning-a-new-work-for-his-wedding-vows/ https://www.instagram.com/p/DevfqsWgBMA/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&exln=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==&srtk=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== https://www.wpr.org/news/trump-administration-cutting-federal-loans-for-low-paying-degrees Black Excellence: Martina Arroyo https://theviolinchannel.com/soprano-martina-arroyo-has-died-aged-90/ Piece of the Week: String Quartet - Brian Nabors

This week Dalanie and Katie discuss how stand up comedy relates to classical music. IN THIS EPISODE: Video episodes are now available on YouTube! Subscribe here: https://www.youtube.com/@classicallyblackpodcast WE HAVE MERCH!: https://www.classicallyblackpodcast.com/store JOIN US ON PATREON!: https://patreon.com/ClassicallyBlackPodcast FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA! https://linktr.ee/classicallyblack News: https://theviolinchannel.com/manchester-camerata-launches-residency-to-address-freelance-underemployment/?utm_source=vc-newsletter&utm_medium=email https://theviolinchannel.com/twoset-violins-brett-yang-and-eddy-chen-to-part-ways/ Black Excellence: Oluwamodupe “Dupe” Oloyede https://news.famu.edu/2025/from-the-hill-to-hollywood-famu-drum-major-dupe-oloyede-takes-the-oscar-stage.php Piece of the Week: The Planets, IV. Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity - Gustav Holst https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BUM_zT3YKHs

This week Dalanie and Katie discuss Oracle’s recent gift to the Nashville Symphony. IN THIS EPISODE: Video episodes are now available on YouTube! Subscribe here: https://www.youtube.com/@classicallyblackpodcast WE HAVE MERCH!: https://www.classicallyblackpodcast.com/store JOIN US ON PATREON!: https://patreon.com/ClassicallyBlackPodcast FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA! https://linktr.ee/classicallyblack News: https://theviolinchannel.com/oracle-announces-10-million-investment-in-nashville-symphony/?utm_source=vc-newsletter&utm_medium=email Black Excellence: Arthur B. Nyanfor II https://www.jpholley.com/obituaries/arthur-nyanfor-ii Piece of the Week: 1812 Overture - Pytor Ilyich Tchaikovsky https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VbxgYlcNxE8

This week Dalanie and Katie discuss “This American Life”’s interview with Nikole Hannah-Jones and her daughter Najya. Listen here: https://www.thisamericanlife.org/898/an-argument IN THIS EPISODE: Video episodes are now available on YouTube! Subscribe here: https://www.youtube.com/@classicallyblackpodcast WE HAVE MERCH!: https://www.classicallyblackpodcast.com/store JOIN US ON PATREON!: https://patreon.com/ClassicallyBlackPodcast FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA! https://linktr.ee/classicallyblack News: https://theviolinchannel.com/celebrated-music-critic-mark-swed-retires/?utm_source=vc-newsletter&utm_medium=email https://www.wsmv.com/2026/09/30/nashville-symphony-ceo-resigns-after-suspending-season-amid-financial-emergency/ Black Excellence: Kevin Mauldin https://hotmusicfestival.com/team/kevin-mauldin-bass/ Piece of the Week: Carmen Fantasy - Frank Proto https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FO7t3IjPt8U

This week Dalanie and Katie discuss Nikole Hannah-Jones’ recent article about school segregation. IN THIS EPISODE: Video episodes are now available on YouTube! Subscribe here: https://www.youtube.com/@classicallyblackpodcast WE HAVE MERCH!: https://www.classicallyblackpodcast.com/store JOIN US ON PATREON!: https://patreon.com/ClassicallyBlackPodcast FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA! https://linktr.ee/classicallyblack News: https://www.nyc.gov/mayors-office/news/2026/09/mayor-mamdani-launches--opera-for-all---bringing-70-000-free-met https://theviolinchannel.com/chineke-orchestras-artistic-director-to-step-down/ Nikole Hannah-Jones article gift link: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/20/magazine/ny-public-schools-black-students-segregation.html?unlocked_article_code=1.ElE.Mp44.7G4HrX8fKK_j&smid=url-share Black Excellence: Sophia Jean https://www.jaxsymphony.org/musicians/sophia-jean/ Piece of the Week: Simple Symphony - Benjamin Britten https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cSvSOWbNNMI

This week Dalanie and Katie talk about birds in classical music. Video episodes are now available on YouTube! Subscribe here: https://www.youtube.com/@classicallyblackpodcast WE HAVE MERCH!: https://www.classicallyblackpodcast.com/store JOIN US ON PATREON!: https://patreon.com/ClassicallyBlackPodcast FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA! https://linktr.ee/classicallyblack

This week Dalanie and Katie discuss the resurgence of analog media. IN THIS EPISODE: Video episodes are now available on YouTube! Subscribe here: https://www.youtube.com/@classicallyblackpodcast WE HAVE MERCH!: https://www.classicallyblackpodcast.com/store JOIN US ON PATREON!: https://patreon.com/ClassicallyBlackPodcast FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA! https://linktr.ee/classicallyblack News: https://www.instagram.com/p/Dc4nQlMDYJW/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&stkn=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ== https://www.instagram.com/p/DdHjHWcRFrW/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&stkn=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ== Black Excellence: Preston Hargrove https://www.instagram.com/mrmusicmajor/ https://www.instagram.com/mrmusicmajor_onkeys/ Piece of the Week: String Octet, Op. 7 - George Enescu https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kfxC0j9mbwQ

This week Dalanie and Katie discuss Daejon Love. IN THIS EPISODE: Video episodes are now available on YouTube! Subscribe here: https://www.youtube.com/@classicallyblackpodcast WE HAVE MERCH!: https://www.classicallyblackpodcast.com/store JOIN US ON PATREON!: https://patreon.com/ClassicallyBlackPodcast FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA! https://linktr.ee/classicallyblack https://theviolinchannel.com/pianist-yuja-wang-to-star-in-new-documentary-yuja/?utm_source=vc-newsletter&utm_medium=email https://theviolinchannel.com/trump-considers-demolishing-kennedy-center-if-courts-block-renovation-plans/ Black Excellence: Brittany Renee https://www.brittanyreneesoprano.com/ Piece of the Week: Out of the Silence - William Grant Still https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sUzTWi2ULUE