Classically Black Podcast

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

This week Dalanie and Katie discuss chapter 45 through the end of Score by Kennedy Ryan. Wanna read along? View the reading schedule here: https://www.instagram.com/p/DaqYJovCT63/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== 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/boston-symphony-orchestra-musicians-agree-to-contract-extension/?utm_source=vc-newsletter&utm_medium=email https://theviolinchannel.com/chicago-sinfonietta-and-chicago-federation-of-musicians-agree-on-new-one-year-contract/?utm_source=vc-newsletter&utm_medium=email Black Excellence: Alvin McCall https://slso.org/person/alvin-mccall/ Piece of the Week: Sonata for Violin and Piano - William Grant Still https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OzraRg0ZKcU

This week Dalanie and Katie discuss chapters 32 through chapter 45 of Score by Kennedy Ryan. Wanna read along? View the reading schedule here: https://www.instagram.com/p/DaqYJovCT63/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== 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/washingtons-national-symphony-orchestra-faces-financial-crisis/?utm_source=vc-newsletter&utm_medium=email https://theviolinchannel.com/210-miniature-statues-of-mozart-stolen-from-public-art-installation-in-salzburg/?utm_source=vc-newsletter&utm_medium=email Black Excellence: https://www.nicholasfelder.com/about Piece of the Week: Symphony No. 2 - Pytor Ilyich Tchaikovsky https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vORyEuHt-ZA

This week Dalanie and Katie discuss chapters 22 through chapter 31 of Score by Kennedy Ryan. Wanna read along? View the reading schedule here: https://www.instagram.com/p/DaqYJovCT63/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== 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://nafme.org/blog/proposed-tariff-on-brass-wind-instruments/ https://theviolinchannel.com/john-malkovich-to-portray-conductor-sergiu-celibidache-in-new-biopic/?utm_source=vc-newsletter&utm_medium=email https://theviolinchannel.com/actor-pedro-pascal-to-play-a-classically-trained-cellist-in-new-film/?utm_source=vc-newsletter&utm_medium=email Black Excellence: Bakhari Nokuri https://nokurimusic.com/about Piece of the Week: Russian Easter Overture - Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z4e8CvxV4Ho

This week Dalanie and Katie discuss chapter 10through chapter 21 of Score by Kennedy Ryan. Wanna read along? View to reading schedule here: https://www.instagram.com/p/DaqYJovCT63/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== 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/applications-open-to-2027-paul-daisy-soros-fellowships-for-new-americans/ https://theviolinchannel.com/music-critic-alex-ross-announces-retirement/ Black Excellence: Booker Rowe Afrospire - Bakhari Nokuri

This week Dalanie and Katie discuss the prologue through chapter 9 of Score by Kennedy Ryan. Wanna read along? View to reading schedule here: https://www.instagram.com/p/DaqYJovCT63/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== 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/applications-open-to-2027-paul-daisy-soros-fellowships-for-new-americans/ https://theviolinchannel.com/music-critic-alex-ross-announces-retirement/ Black Excellence: Christopher Thompson https://theviolinchannel.com/christopher-thompson-wins-san-francisco-symphony-emerging-black-composers-project/

This week Dalanie and Katie discuss episode 5 of the Amadeus series on STARZ. 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

This week Dalanie and Katie discuss episode 4 of the Amadeus series on STARZ. 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/los-angeles-philharmonic-appoints-new-concertmaster/?utm_source=vc-newsletter&utm_medium=email https://theviolinchannel.com/washington-national-opera-sues-the-kennedy-center-for-17-million/?utm_source=vc-newsletter&utm_medium=email Black Excellence: Measha Brueggergosman-Lee https://theviolinchannel.com/soprano-measha-brueggergosman-lee-awarded-molson-prize/ Piece of the week: Die Zauberflöte Overture - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qKE7yrm0EP4

This week Dalanie and Katie discuss episode 3 of the Amadeus series on STARZ. 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

This week Dalanie and Katie discuss episode 2 of the Amadeus series on STARZ. 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/german-musicologist-unearths-four-volumes-of-unknown-works-by-antonio-salieri/?utm_source=vc-newsletter&utm_medium=email https://theviolinchannel.com/federal-judge-orders-trumps-name-be-removed-from-kennedy-center/?utm_source=vc-newsletter&utm_medium=email Black Excellence: Guillermo Wright https://www.instagram.com/guillermoamw/ Piece of the week: 3 Rhythmic Spirituals - William Grant Still https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d3FfQ4PWML4

This week Dalanie and Katie talk about the first episode of the "Amadeus" series. 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

This week Dalanie and Katie discuss similarities between The Devil Wears Prada 2 and 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 https://theviolinchannel.com/previously-unknown-vaughan-williams-piece-found-in-london/ https://theviolinchannel.com/sarasota-orchestra-receives-11-7-million-gift-towards-new-concert-hall/ Black Excellence: Emmanuel Losa https://www.instagram.com/emmtlosa/ Piece of the week: Dona Nobis Pacem https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ga_6H42cw1A

This week Dalanie and Katie discuss life after graduation. 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/conductor-michael-tilson-thomas-has-died-aged-81/?utm_source=vc-newsletter&utm_medium=email https://theviolinchannel.com/wypr-presents-classical-music-for-people-with-short-attention-spans/ https://theviolinchannel.com/chicago-sinfonietta-to-lay-off-administrative-staff/ Black Excellence: Chris Johnson https://www.yamaha.com/artists/chris-johnson.html Piece of the week: Beyond the Seas - Yoshihisa Hirano https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d2smfJXWx9Q

This week Dalanie and Katie discuss the Annenberg Inclusion Initiative’s podcasting statistics. https://assets.uscannenberg.org/docs/aii-inequality-Podcasts-2025-11-06.pdf?utm_source=ig&utm_medium=social&utm_content=link_in_bio 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/leon-botstein-steps-down-as-president-of-bard-college-following-inquiry-into-epstein-ties/?utm_source=vc-newsletter&utm_medium=email https://theviolinchannel.com/composer-gabriela-lena-frank-wins-2026-pulitzer-prize-for-music/?utm_source=vc-newsletter&utm_medium=email https://theviolinchannel.com/eastman-school-of-music-to-offer-new-major-in-music-creation-and-technology/?utm_source=vc-newsletter&utm_medium=email

This week Dalanie and Katie talk about the new Michael Jackson movie. 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

This week Dalanie and Katie discuss the Annenberg Inclusion Initiative’s podcasting statistics. https://assets.uscannenberg.org/docs/aii-inequality-Podcasts-2025-11-06.pdf?utm_source=ig&utm_medium=social&utm_content=link_in_bio 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/dallas-symphony-orchestra-to-present-stravinsky-x-kendrick-lamar-concert/?utm_source=vc-newsletter&utm_medium=email https://theviolinchannel.com/npr-receives-two-significant-gifts-totaling-113-million/?utm_source=vc-newsletter&utm_medium=email Black Excellence: Khelsey Zarraga https://www.dcomposed.com/khelsey-bio Piece of the Week: Ó Abre Alas - Chiquinha Gonzaga https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_vaRKqCDYM

This week Dalanie and Katie read your teaching horror stories. 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 Black Excellence: Cleveland Chandler https://nmphil.org/people/cleveland-chandler/ Piece of the Week: "Rainbow Waltz"-Florence Price https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7o0yaFKovXQ

This week Dalanie and Katie discuss Tantcrul’s video “Musical Elitism is Everywhere”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=azpxUnIgsts IN THIS EPISODE: Submit a confession: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf83czJGsGsGuMuvTszo9BptqC-uqGoL_BnCSftlBLlqdFIwg/viewform?usp=dialog 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/boston-philharmonic-orchestra-to-shut-down-after-2026-27-season/ https://www.theguardian.com/music/2026/mar/19/vienna-philharmonic-re-orchestration-florence-price https://cooperm55.wixsite.com/jmc3/post/the-sincerest-form-of-insult Black Excellence: Precious Renee Tucker https://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/69888/1/precious-renee-tucker-solange-approved-pianist-going-viral-on-tiktok Piece of the Week: Symphony No. 2 “Resurrection” - Gustav Mahler https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2D9DfuF-Hf4

This week Dalanie and Katie review "A Late Quartet." 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 Black Excellence: Brandon Anthony Booth https://www.tiktok.com/@brandonsbooth Piece of the Week: Beethoven Opus. 131

This week Dalanie and Katie talk about code switching. IN THIS EPISODE: Submit a confession: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf83czJGsGsGuMuvTszo9BptqC-uqGoL_BnCSftlBLlqdFIwg/viewform?usp=dialog 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 LA Phil announces their first season without Gustavo Dudamel as Music Director https://www.laphil.com/press/releases/2229 Composer Ludwig Göransson Wins Best Original Score at 2026 Academy Awards https://theviolinchannel.com/composer-ludwig-goransson-wins-best-original-score-at-2026-oscars/ Black Excellence: Willie Anthony Waters https://theviolinchannel.com/american-opera-conductor-willie-anthony-waters-has-died-aged-74/?utm_source=vc-newsletter&utm_medium=email Piece of the Week: “I Lied to You” - Ludwig Göransson and Raphael Saadiq https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S7jo5Cr6WUA

This week Dalanie and Katie talk about Timothee Chalamet’s comments on opera and ballet. IN THIS EPISODE: Submit a confession: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf83czJGsGsGuMuvTszo9BptqC-uqGoL_BnCSftlBLlqdFIwg/viewform?usp=dialog 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 Valery Gergiev mentioned in the Epstein files https://ukranews.com/en/amp/news/1132611-putin-s-close-friend-mentioned-in-epstein-files-as-supplier-of-girls-for-sex-parties Quincy gas station is looking for a violist to serenade customers https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2026/03/09/quincy-gas-seeking-violist/ Black Excellence: Lynne Toye https://www.sphinxmusic.org/bio-lynne-toye Piece of the Week: Ansatsu Ikka no Yakata - Yoshihisa Hirano https://youtu.be/Dun2PPXkmVI?si=ok3CJ2LT1y5AXy2l Symphonic Suite “Hunter x Hunter” - Yoshihisa Hirano https://youtu.be/sNif-Y0_7-U?si=CkqiRoSTYgFpMSeb

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

This week Dalanie and Katie discuss individual artistry in orchestra. 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

This week Dalanie and Katie play Flirt, Marry, Forget with composers. 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 Washington Post Announces Major Layoffs, Including Many in Arts and Culture https://theviolinchannel.com/washington-post-lays-off-arts-and-music-critics/ Leon Botstein, Bard President and Conductor, Mentioned in Newly Released Epstein Files https://theviolinchannel.com/leon-botstein-bard-college-president-and-conductor-of-the-orchestra-now-mentioned-in-newly-released-epstein-files/?utm_source=vc-newsletter&utm_medium=email Black Excellence: Naomi Wharry https://www.nromusic.org/musicians/naomi-wharry/ Piece of the Week: In the Hall of the Mountain King - Edvard Grieg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OqvHWUZZdP0

This week Dalanie and Katie talk about Bachtrack’s statistics. 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 Conductor Giancarlo Guerrero Performs with Bad Bunny at Super Bowl Halftime Show https://theviolinchannel.com/conductor-giancarlo-guerrero-performs-with-bad-bunny-at-super-bowl-halftime-show/ Bachtrack Statistics https://bachtrack.com/classical-music-statistics-2025 Black Excellence: Dr. LaSaundra Belcher https://nafme.org/person/lasaundra-belcher/ Piece of the Week: MONACO - Bad Bunny https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_PJvpq8uOZM

This week Dalanie and Katie talk about Sinners and Black history. 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 Trump Closes Kennedy Center for Two Years for Renovations https://theviolinchannel.com/trump-closes-kennedy-center-for-two-years-for-renovations/ 2026 GRAMMY Award Winners Announced https://theviolinchannel.com/2026-grammy-award-winners-announced/ International Contemporary Ensemble Call for ______ Program https://iceorg.org/call-for-2026 Black Excellence: Gavin Hardy https://fromthetop.org/musician/gavin-hardy/ Piece of the Week: Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 - J.S. Bach https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Czsd13Mmcg0

This week Dalanie and Katie recap their experience at SphinxConnect 2026. JOIN US ON PATREON!: https://patreon.com/ClassicallyBlackPodcast FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA! https://linktr.ee/classicallyblack

This week Dalanie and Katie talk about Richard Smallwood’s legacy. IN THIS EPISODE: Video episodes are now available on YouTube! Subscribe here: https://www.youtube.com/@classicallyblackpodcast WE HAVE NEW CHRISTMAS MERCH!: https://www.classicallyblackpodcast.com/store JOIN US ON PATREON!: https://patreon.com/ClassicallyBlackPodcast FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA! https://linktr.ee/classicallyblack Washington National Opera to Depart from the Kennedy Center https://theviolinchannel.com/washington-national-opera-to-depart-the-kennedy-center/ Vancouver Symphony Drops Legal Threats Against Esther Hwang Following Pressure from the Public https://theviolinchannel.com/vancouver-symphony-drops-legal-threats-against-esther-hwang-following-pressure-from-the-public/ Corporation for Public Broadcasting Votes to Dissolve Itself After 58 Years https://theviolinchannel.com/corporation-for-public-broadcasting-shuts-down-after-58-years/ Black Excellence: Cheyenne King-Bails https://www.musicalamerica.com/news/newsstory.cfm?archived=0&storyid=65341&categoryid=7 Piece of the Week: Total Praise - Richard Smallwood https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vv9-WlymKg0

This week Dalanie and Katie interview Babatunde Akinboboye. Video episodes are now available on YouTube! Subscribe here: https://www.youtube.com/@classicallyblackpodcast JOIN US ON PATREON!: https://patreon.com/ClassicallyBlackPodcast FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA! https://linktr.ee/classicallyblack Babatunde's links: https://pagena.me/babatunde_hiphopera

Dalanie and Katie reflect on their goals from the 2025 new years episode, and discuss their goals for 2026.

This week Dalanie and Katie talk about their Christmas plans.

This week Dalanie and Katie talk about jealousy. IN THIS EPISODE: Video episodes are now available on YouTube! Subscribe here: https://www.youtube.com/@classicallyblackpodcast WE HAVE NEW CHRISTMAS MERCH!: https://www.classicallyblackpodcast.com/store JOIN US ON PATREON!: https://patreon.com/ClassicallyBlackPodcast FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA! https://linktr.ee/classicallyblack Tourte Cello Bow Breaks Record After Fetching €375,000 https://theviolinchannel.com/tourte-cello-bow-breaks-record-after-fetching-e375000/ Brazil Abandons Proposed Ban of Pernambuco Wood and Trade https://theviolinchannel.com/brazil-abandons-proposed-ban-of-pernambuco-wood-and-trade/ Do We Truly Celebrate Each Other’s Success? On Envy, Empathy, and the Illusion of Merit in Classical Music https://icareifyoulisten.com/2025/11/do-we-truly-celebrate-each-others-success-on-envy-empathy-and-the-illusion-of-merit-in-classical-music/?fbclid=PAdGRleAN4fjpleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZA8xMjQwMjQ1NzQyODc0MTQAAacBuqDX4f1EMjZriLU7Gum_keJjGQknnStQNucbnnxnq44AZFtBr7_Qzxe7Xw_aem_Hx3Wd9y0WxhQVOx74cxGDg Black Excellence: Maxwell Arceneaux https://www.stagehand.app/artists/3418 Piece of the Week: Nutcracker Suite - Duke Ellington https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sKwydJkCkvA

This week Dalanie and Katie talk about the Burna Boy controversy. IN THIS EPISODE: Video episodes are now available on YouTube! Subscribe here: https://www.youtube.com/@classicallyblackpodcast WE HAVE NEW CHRISTMAS MERCH!: https://www.classicallyblackpodcast.com/store JOIN US ON PATREON!: https://patreon.com/ClassicallyBlackPodcast FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA! https://linktr.ee/classicallyblack Thomastik-Infeld Launches New StringScout AI Tool https://theviolinchannel.com/thomastik-infeld-launches-new-stringscout-ai-tool/ Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center Adds Two Newly Discovered Bach Works https://theviolinchannel.com/chamber-music-society-of-lincoln-center-adds-two-newly-discovered-bach-works/ Black Excellence: Kevin McBeth https://slso.org/person/kevin-mcbeth/ Piece of the Week: Habari Gani - Quenton Blache https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zi58fbjxVO0&pp=ygUbc3BoaW54IHZpcnR1b3NpIGhhYmFyaSBnYW5p

This week Dalanie and Katie talk about attractiveness in classical music. IN THIS EPISODE: Video episodes are now available on YouTube! Subscribe here: https://www.youtube.com/@classicallyblackpodcast WE HAVE NEW CHRISTMAS MERCH!: https://www.classicallyblackpodcast.com/store JOIN US ON PATREON!: https://patreon.com/ClassicallyBlackPodcast FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA! https://linktr.ee/classicallyblack Protesters Interrupt a Performance of ‘Carmen’ at the Met Opera Gift link: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/arts/music/protesters-met-opera-carmen.html?unlocked_article_code=1.5U8.xXHZ.yxpfY3248ltA&smid=url-share Kennedy Center Investigated for Discounts Reportedly Offered to Trump Allies https://theviolinchannel.com/kennedy-center-investigated-for-discounts-reportedly-offered-to-trump-allies/ Black Excellence: Joshua Elmore https://www.joshuaelmorebassoon.com/bio Piece of the Week: Viola Concerto - William Walton https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ozL-R0yWhPs&pp=ygUVd2FsdG9uIHZpb2xhIGNvbmNlcnRv

This week Dalanie and Katie talk about their Thanksgiving plans. 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

This week Dalanie and Katie talk about this clip from Topicals founder Olamide Olowe: https://www.tiktok.com/@gracebeverley/video/7558155728763112726?_r=1&_t=ZT-91UNpjl7LMt 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 https://theviolinchannel.com/protest-occurs-during-israel-philharmonic-orchestras-concert-in-paris/ https://theviolinchannel.com/grammy-awards-announce-2026-classical-music-nominees/ Black Excellence: Darian Donovan Thomas https://darianthomas.myportfolio.com/about Piece of the Week: Elegy, Op. 44 - Aleksandr Glazunov https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ecc00sFv0w

This week Dalanie and Katie talk about Joseph Wilson, a composer who is incarcerated. https://www.themarshallproject.org/2025/04/18/opera-prison-musicambia-carnegie-hall 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 https://theviolinchannel.com/musicians-petition-governments-to-oppose-brazils-proposed-ban-on-pernambuco-wood-and-trade/ https://theviolinchannel.com/historians-discover-some-of-the-earliest-notation-hidden-in-plain-sight/ https://www.themarshallproject.org/2025/04/18/opera-prison-musicambia-carnegie-hall Black Excellence: Malia Pinkard Piece of the Week: Symphony No. 2 - Pytor Ilyich Tchaikovsky https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0g_ixBQNKN8

This week Dalanie and Katie talk about the fall season. 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 https://theviolinchannel.com/broadway-musicians-announce-tentative-agreement-with-broadway-league/ https://theviolinchannel.com/the-kennedy-center-will-require-the-national-symphony-orchestra-to-open-concerts-with-the-national-anthem/ Black Excellence: Wesley Sumpter https://www.wesblakemusic.com/bio Piece of the Week: Sukkot Through Orion's Nebula - James Lee III https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aviowrMO_6s

This week Dalanie and Katie talk about the film “Murder in G Major” 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 https://theviolinchannel.com/uscs-thornton-school-of-music-appoints-first-scholar-in-residence-solange-knowles/ https://theviolinchannel.com/apple-music-classical-announces-partnership-with-genshin-impact/ Black Excellence: Victor Ekpo https://www.instagram.com/grandmastervic/?hl=en Piece of the Week: African Suite, Op. 35 - Samuel Coleridge-Taylor https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tMlJZgUMQFU

This week Dalanie and Katie talk about cringe culture. 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 https://theviolinchannel.com/ice-drops-deportation-case-against-utah-violinist-john-shin/ https://theviolinchannel.com/eastern-music-festival-board-of-directors-votes-to-dissolve-the-organization/ Black Excellence: Judith Insell https://www.judithinsell.com/tour Piece of the Week: Romanze, Op. 85 - Max Bruch https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKuRGahYd4g

This week Dalanie and Katie talk about colonization in American classical music. 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 Black Excellence: Leyla McCalla https://leylamccalla.com/ Piece of the Week: Café Music - Paul Schoenfield https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJFxyNSHb_M

The Four Treasons | Episode 340 by Classically Black Podcast

This week Dalanie and Katie talk about the ethics of pursuing classical music in a world on fire. 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 Albert Einstein's Violin Goes on Sale for £300,000 https://theviolinchannel.com/albert-einsteins-violin-goes-on-sale-for-300000/ San Fran Symphony Reaches Tentative Agreement with the AFM Local 6 https://theviolinchannel.com/san-francisco-symphony-reaches-tentative-agreement-with-members-of-the-afm-local-6/ Teatro alla Flopera post https://www.instagram.com/p/DKsuazDJOqR/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link Black Excellence: Ms. Hayward @harmonywithmshayward on TikTok Piece of the Week: Symphonic Dances - Sergei Rachmaninoff https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=otJmf3pyb1E

This week Dalanie and Katie discuss game changers on their respective instruments. 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 Classical California Announces Layoffs after Corporation for Public Broadcasting Loses Federal Funding https://theviolinchannel.com/classical-california-announces-layoffs-after-the-corporation-for-public-broadcasting-loses-federal-funding/ Black Excellence: Marlon Daniel https://www.marlondaniel.com/About/about.html Piece of the Week: Pan con Timba - Aldo Lopez-Gavilan https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SdiGXL9FeFk&pp=ygUUaGFybGVtIHF1YXJ0ZXQgdGltYmE%3D

This week Dalanie and Katie talk about scenes in TV/Film with great music.

This week Dalanie and Katie discuss the history of Black musician unions. 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 Lawyer of Utah Violinist Reveals Details of Detainment https://theviolinchannel.com/lawyer-of-utah-violinist-reveals-details-of-detainment/ Donate to the GoFundMe: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-bring-john-shin-home Chamber Music Society of Palm Beach’s Rising Artists Program https://www.cmspb.org/rising-artists/ Despite Trump's DEI Cuts, San Francisco's Emerging Black Composers Project Continues https://theviolinchannel.com/the-san-francisco-symphonys-emerging-black-composers-project-to-continue-despite-trumps-executive-order-on-dei/ Black Excellence: Daniel Simmons https://www.festivalmozaic.org/artist-details/155/daniel-simmons Piece of the Week: Viola Concerto - William Walton https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ozL-R0yWhPs&pp=ygUVd2FsdG9uIHZpb2xhIGNvbmNlcnRv

Jazz: Book Club Week 4 | Episode 335 by Classically Black Podcast

This week Dalanie and Katie discuss parts 7 and 8 of Jazz by Toni Morrison. 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 University of Manitoba Violin Professor Charged with Sexual Assault https://theviolinchannel.com/university-of-manitoba-violin-professor-charged-with-sexual-assault/ Startup Raises $730,000 for Mozart AI https://theviolinchannel.com/startup-raises-e625000-for-mozart-ai/ Emanuel Hill’s First Violin for Sale! https://esharpminor.com/inventory/anansi Black Excellence: Derrick Skye https://www.derrickskye.com/about/ Piece of the Week: String No. 2 - Alexander Borodin https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2YAzUC6LzNk

This week Dalanie and Katie discuss parts 3-6 of Jazz by Toni Morrison. 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 Former long-standing Cincinnati Symphony cellist has died https://www.thestrad.com/news/former-long-standing-cincinnati-symphony-cellist-has-died/20045.article London’s Royal Opera House Allegedly Bans Performer and Activist https://theviolinchannel.com/londons-royal-opera-house-bans-performer-and-activist/ "Melania: The Opera" Set to Premiere in London in September 2025 https://theviolinchannel.com/melania-the-opera-set-to-premiere-in-london-in-september-2025/ Black Excellence: Norman E. Johns Piece of the Week: Elegy No. 1 in D - Giovanni Bottesini https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJLN43M-RGE

This week Dalanie and Katie discuss parts 1-3 of Jazz by Toni Morrison. 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 Double Bass Virtuoso Gary Karr has Passed Away https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/29/arts/music/gary-karr-dead.html?unlocked_article_code=1.bk8.yAQr.PhNfaeF5S0N9&smid=url-share 1740 Violin Stolen from a Pub in London https://theviolinchannel.com/1740-violin-stolen-in-from-a-pub-in-london/ House Republicans Support Bill to Name Kennedy Center Theater After Melania Trump https://theviolinchannel.com/house-republicans-support-bill-to-name-kennedy-center-theater-after-melania-trump/ Bill Introduced to U.S. Congress to Rename Kennedy Center after Donald Trump https://theviolinchannel.com/bill-introduced-to-u-s-congress-to-rename-kennedy-center-after-donald-trump/ Black Excellence: Reginald Smith, Jr. https://www.reginaldsmithjr.com/ Piece of the Week: The Masquerade is Over - Benny Golson https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QbtYE_2Z7r8