The Empowered Nora Holt

Meet the woman who made sure Howard’s Conservatory of Music became just that.

Go check out Ep. 191 ‘Never Give Up’ of Trilloquy Podcast to hear an interview with Garret McQueen and myself!

Meet Queens Estelle Pinckney Clough and Florence Cole Talbert McCleave, some of the first Black women to perform the role Aida in full production.

Come meet Florence Price’s Violinist, Minnie Cedargreen Jernberg.

A caste system of prejudice and what one man did with his freedom to choose.

Follow me on my travels to New Orleans and the discoveries that inspire our next episode, Our Creole King: Louis Moreau Gottschalk.

This episode features an interview by Laura Reynolds, Director of Impact and Innovation at San Diego Symphony.

This is part two of the Madame Davis episode, this time with just me, Jessica Joy! Come learn a more detailed version of her artistic and activist life. Also, follow @classicalqueens for live event information, for ‘A Search for Joy’.

Y’all these stories are for us all! This week, we are youth focused as Scylla helps me tell the story of Madame Davis the elocutionist. We talk about our love of reading, music, and more.

In this episode, the 1st of season 2, we are speaking of the life of Nora Holt, as well as getting to know a little more about our CQ creator, Jessica Joy!