Classically Black Podcast

This week Dalanie and Katie talk about the 92% and Black women being at the forefront of change. IN THIS EPISODE: Video episodes are now available on YouTube! Subscribe here: https://www.youtube.com/@classicallyblackpodcast PURCHASE OUR MERCH!: https://www.classicallyblackpodcast.com/store JOIN US ON PATREON! https://patreon.com/ClassicallyBlackPodcast FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA! https://linktr.ee/classicallyblack Donate to ISBM! https://fundraising.fracturedatlas.org/international-society-of-black-musicians Check out our website: https://www.isblackmusicians.com

This week Dalanie and Katie talk about the Philadelphia Orrchestra’s historic trip to China in 1973. IN THIS EPISODE Video episodes are now available on YouTube! Subscribe here: https://www.youtube.com/@classicallyblackpodcast PURCHASE OUR MERCH!: https://www.classicallyblackpodcast.com/store JOIN US ON PATREON! https://patreon.com/ClassicallyBlackPodcast FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA! https://linktr.ee/classicallyblack Donate to ISBM! https://fundraising.fracturedatlas.org/international-society-of-black-musicians Check out our website: https://www.isblackmusicians.com FROM LAST WEEK: Register for Notes Noire https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeN56JaI89cmwv5xDcLq889kE5eRvoBFsh_GRoBfAdkwbYM-A/viewform 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 https://www.cecilelaurekouassi.com/ 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. IN THIS EPISODE Video episodes are now available on YouTube! Subscribe here: https://www.youtube.com/@classicallyblackpodcast PURCHASE OUR MERCH!: https://www.classicallyblackpodcast.com/store JOIN US ON PATREON! https://patreon.com/ClassicallyBlackPodcast FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA! https://linktr.ee/classicallyblack Donate to ISBM! https://fundraising.fracturedatlas.org/international-society-of-black-musicians Check out our website: https://www.isblackmusicians.com FROM LAST WEEK: Register for Notes Noire https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeN56JaI89cmwv5xDcLq889kE5eRvoBFsh_GRoBfAdkwbYM-A/viewform GRAMMYs https://www.grammy.com/news/2025-grammys-winners-performers-streaming-boosts-album-sales 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 https://www.sopranokarenslack.com/about Piece of the Week: DAUGHTER - Beyoncé https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cjeC0zNqigo

This week Dalanie and Katie celebrate Valentine's Day by blind-ranking Black couples and talking about sexy instruments.

This week Dalanie and Katie talk about music at the March on Washington. IN THIS EPISODE Video episodes are now available on YouTube! Subscribe here: https://www.youtube.com/@classicallyblackpodcast PURCHASE OUR MERCH!: https://www.classicallyblackpodcast.com/store JOIN US ON PATREON! https://patreon.com/ClassicallyBlackPodcast FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA! https://linktr.ee/classicallyblack Donate to ISBM! https://fundraising.fracturedatlas.org/international-society-of-black-musicians Check out our website: https://www.isblackmusicians.com FROM LAST WEEK: Register for Notes Noire https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeN56JaI89cmwv5xDcLq889kE5eRvoBFsh_GRoBfAdkwbYM-A/viewform NEC Scholarship https://theviolinchannel.com/new-england-conservatory-announces-new-scholarship-for-string-students/ Royal Philharmonic x Snapchat https://theviolinchannel.com/royal-philharmonic-orchestra-collaborates-with-snapchat-on-ar-experience/ Black Excellence: Brendon Elliott https://cso.org/about/performers/visiting-artists/strings/brendon-elliott/ Piece of the Week: Amen - Carlos Simon https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJ04tWqVeDY

This week Dalanie and Katie talk about stan culture and how it shows up in classical music. IN THIS EPISODE Video episodes are now available on YouTube! Subscribe here: https://www.youtube.com/@classicallyblackpodcast PURCHASE OUR MERCH!: https://www.classicallyblackpodcast.com/store JOIN US ON PATREON! https://patreon.com/ClassicallyBlackPodcast FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA! https://linktr.ee/classicallyblack Donate to ISBM! https://fundraising.fracturedatlas.org/international-society-of-black-musicians Check out our website: https://www.isblackmusicians.com FROM LAST WEEK: Register for Notes Noire https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeN56JaI89cmwv5xDcLq889kE5eRvoBFsh_GRoBfAdkwbYM-A/viewform Musicians' Defense Fund Launched for Victims of Sexual Harassment https://theviolinchannel.com/katie-a-berglof-launches-musicians-defense-fund-for-victims-of-sexual-harassment/ New York’s Syracuse Opera Files for Bankruptcy https://theviolinchannel.com/new-yorks-syracuse-opera-files-for-bankruptcy/ Black Excellence: Rhyuhn Green https://www.rhyuhn.com/ Piece of the Week: Les Préludes - Franz Liszt https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3zbIG0MN4o

This week Dalanie and Katie discuss being bad at things. IN THIS EPISODE Video episodes are now available on YouTube! Subscribe here: https://www.youtube.com/@classicallyblackpodcast PURCHASE OUR MERCH!: https://www.classicallyblackpodcast.com/store JOIN US ON PATREON! https://patreon.com/ClassicallyBlackPodcast FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA! https://linktr.ee/classicallyblack Donate to ISBM! https://fundraising.fracturedatlas.org/international-society-of-black-musicians Check out our website: https://www.isblackmusicians.com FROM LAST WEEK: Register for Notes Noire https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeN56JaI89cmwv5xDcLq889kE5eRvoBFsh_GRoBfAdkwbYM-A/viewform Vast Trove of Arnold Schoenberg’s Music Is Destroyed in Fire (gift link) https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/13/arts/music/arnold-schoenberg-scores-fire.html?unlocked_article_code=1.qk4.5MZ-.YX16flPAu8d1&smid=url-share New Study Reveals Young People Listen to More Orchestral Music Than Their Parents https://theviolinchannel.com/new-study-reveals-young-people-listen-to-more-orchestral-music-than-their-parents/ Black Excellence: Abel Selaocoe https://www.abelselaocoe.com/ Piece of the Week: Montgomery Variations? - Margaret Bonds https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ereaXUDie-A

In this episode, Dalanie and Katie share their goals for 2025.

This week Dalanie and Katie discuss the documentary short “The Only Girl in the Orchestra.” IN THIS EPISODE Video episodes are now available on YouTube! Subscribe here: https://www.youtube.com/@classicallyblackpodcast PURCHASE OUR MERCH!: https://www.classicallyblackpodcast.com/store JOIN US ON PATREON! https://patreon.com/ClassicallyBlackPodcast FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA! https://linktr.ee/classicallyblack Donate to ISBM! https://fundraising.fracturedatlas.org/international-society-of-black-musicians Check out our website: https://www.isblackmusicians.com https://theviolinchannel.com/new-york-philharmonic-names-matias-tarnopolsky-as-next-president-and-ceo/ https://theviolinchannel.com/twoset-violin-returns-with-im-bach-trailer/ FROM LAST WEEK: Register for Notes Noire https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeN56JaI89cmwv5xDcLq889kE5eRvoBFsh_GRoBfAdkwbYM-A/viewform Black Excellence: George Carpten IV https://arts.psu.edu/directory/george-carpten-iv Piece of the Week: Symphony No. 2 “Resurrection” - Gustav Mahler https://youtu.be/2D9DfuF-Hf4?si=9Uq6VQ5WOA0XORIq