What's the Alternative | Episode 331

This week Dalanie and Katie talk about the effects of recent immigration crackdowns on the classical music community. 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! Our next Patreon exclusive livestream is on April 28th at 5:30pm PST https://patreon.com/ClassicallyBlackPodcast FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA! https://linktr.ee/classicallyblack Black Excellence: Lexi Ligon Holloway https://www.blackorchestralnetwork.org/lexi-halloway Piece of the Week: "Mirabella" - Noel Pointer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qTfSI3ZQc-4

This week Dalanie and Katie review the Met’s recent production of Aida. 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! Our next Patreon exclusive livestream is on April 28th at 5:30pm PST https://patreon.com/ClassicallyBlackPodcast FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA! https://linktr.ee/classicallyblack Watch Aida until June 28: https://www.pbs.org/wnet/gperf/great-performances-at-the-met-aida-about/16775/ Metropolitan Opera Attributes Drop in Ticket Sales to Falling Tourism Numbers https://theviolinchannel.com/metropolitan-opera-attributes-drop-in-ticket-sales-to-falling-tourism-numbers/ Bein & Fushi Instrument Dealer’s Successor is Sued for Alleged Fraud https://theviolinchannel.com/bein-fushi-instrument-dealers-successor-is-sued-for-alleged-fraud/ Black Excellence: Khari Mateen https://www.kharimateenmusic.com/#bio Piece of the Week: “Triumphal March” from Aida - Guiseppe Verdi https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HqNa9Cpa3L8

This week Dalanie and Katie talk about how shame is used (and isn't) 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! Our next Patreon exclusive livestream is on April 28th at 5:30pm PST https://patreon.com/ClassicallyBlackPodcast FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA! https://linktr.ee/classicallyblack Black Excellence: Gordon Grubbs https://www.namm.org/library/oral-history/gordon-grubbs Piece of the Week: Brahms Symphony #4

This week Dalanie and Katie talk about how shame is used (and isn't) 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! Our next Patreon exclusive livestream is on April 28th at 5:30pm PST https://patreon.com/ClassicallyBlackPodcast FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA! https://linktr.ee/classicallyblack Black Excellence: Gordon Grubbs https://www.namm.org/library/oral-history/gordon-grubbs Piece of the Week: Brahms Symphony #4

This week Dalanie and Katie talk about being brand safe as influencers 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! Our next Patreon exclusive livestream is on April 28th at 5:30pm PST https://patreon.com/ClassicallyBlackPodcast FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA! https://linktr.ee/classicallyblack Indiana Bible College sues choral composer over copyright infringement claims https://www.indystar.com/story/news/2025/06/04/indiana-bible-college-files-lawsuit-against-rosephanye-powell-fred-bock-music-company-defamation/84024993007/ Physicists Create “The World’s Smallest Violin” Using Nanotechnology https://theviolinchannel.com/physicists-create-the-worlds-smallest-violin-using-nanotechnology/ Black Excellence: Rosephayne Powell https://www.rosephanye.com/biography/ Piece of the Week: The Word Was God - Rosephayne Powell https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQBi20lDETU

This week Dalanie and Katie talk about reality TV and other random 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! Our next Patreon exclusive livestream is on April 28th at 5:30pm PST https://patreon.com/ClassicallyBlackPodcast FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA! https://linktr.ee/classicallyblack

This week Dalanie and Katie talk about whether college is necessary. IN THIS EPISODE: We're putting ourselves in the hot seat: we have to answer your questions or eat a crazy hot wing! Submit your anonymous question below, and make it good! https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScR1wjhZzvJoaI6diAL-YeWxkPGZaM8AZRPKzbsmikhEytcug/viewform?usp=dialog 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! Our next Patreon exclusive livestream is on April 28th at 5:30pm PST https://patreon.com/ClassicallyBlackPodcast FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA! https://linktr.ee/classicallyblack Musicians from orchestras with conductor Jaap van Zweden speak out about inappropriate behaviour and a ‘pattern of fear’ https://pointer.kro-ncrv.nl/musicians-from-orchestras-with-conductor-jaap-van-zweden-speak-out-about-inappropriate-behaviour Consortium https://www.instagram.com/p/DJ7UM64y6uG/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== Black Excellence: Rachel McFarlane https://www.berklee.edu/berklee-now/news/student-spotlight-rachel-mcfarlane?utm_campaign=feed&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=later-linkinbio Piece of the Week: Capriccio in C minor - Henri Vieuxtemps https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74k3q8_VrBg

This week Dalanie and Katie talk about the Cowboy Carter Tour. IN THIS EPISODE: We're putting ourselves in the hot seat: we have to answer your questions or eat a crazy hot wing! Submit your anonymous question below, and make it good! https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScR1wjhZzvJoaI6diAL-YeWxkPGZaM8AZRPKzbsmikhEytcug/viewform?usp=dialog 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! Our next Patreon exclusive livestream is on April 28th at 5:30pm PST https://patreon.com/ClassicallyBlackPodcast FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA! https://linktr.ee/classicallyblack National Endowment for the Arts Withdraws Major Grants https://theviolinchannel.com/national-endowment-for-the-arts-withdraws-major-grants/ Composer Susie Ibarra Wins 2025 Pulitzer Prize for Music https://theviolinchannel.com/composer-susie-ibarra-wins-2025-pulitzer-prize-for-music/ Black Excellence: BEYONCÉ. Duh Piece of the Week: Daughter - Beyoncé (Caro mio ben) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cjeC0zNqigo&pp=ygUQZGF1Z2h0ZXIgYmV5b25jZQ%3D%3D

This week Dalanie and Katie read through your confessions. 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! Our next Patreon exclusive livestream is on April 28th at 5:30pm PST 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 movie Louis van Beethoven. IN THIS EPISODE: Got a confession? Tell us your craziest, most scandalous music school stories here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf83czJGsGsGuMuvTszo9BptqC-uqGoL_BnCSftlBLlqdFIwg/viewform?usp=header 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! Our next Patreon exclusive livestream is on April 28th at 5:30pm PST https://patreon.com/ClassicallyBlackPodcast FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA! https://linktr.ee/classicallyblack Leading Artist Managers Launch New Mentorship Program https://www.fletcherartists.com/mentorship Florida’s Jacksonville University Discontinues Fine Arts Majors https://theviolinchannel.com/floridas-jacksonville-university-discontinues-fine-arts-majors/ Igor Levit to Play Satie's Vexations for 16 Hours Straight https://theviolinchannel.com/igor-levit-to-play-saties-vexations-for-16-hours-straight/ Black Excellence: Raehann Bryce-Davis https://www.raehann.com/ Piece of the Week: Piano Concerto No. 5 “Emperor” - Ludwig van Beethoven https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-hn8WH_-3U