Classically Black Podcast

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Beyoncélly Black Podcast | Episode 324 May 12, 2025

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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

Classically Black Confessions Part 1 | Episode 323 May 05, 2025

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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

Louis van Beethoven Review | Episode 322 Apr 28, 2025

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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

Good News ft Carlos Simon | Episode 321 Apr 21, 2025

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This week Dalanie and Katie talk about Carlos Simon’s Good News Mass. 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 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 Composer Brian Field to Set Amanda Gorman’s Text about Uvalde Shooting https://theviolinchannel.com/composer-brian-field-to-set-amanda-gorman-text-about-uvalde-shooting/ Camerata del Sol Cancels New Mexico Concert, Citing Border Patrol Fears https://theviolinchannel.com/camerata-del-sol-cancels-new-mexico-concert-citing-border-patrol-fears/ Black Excellence: Kendyll Nichole Piece of the Week: Violin Concerto No. 2 - Florence Price

The Big Reveal | Episode 320 Apr 14, 2025

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This week Dalanie and Katie talk about sunk cost fallacy. 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! 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 Canada's Kun Violin Shoulder Rest Company Shows Effects of Trump’s Tariffs https://theviolinchannel.com/kun-violin-shoulder-rest-company-endangered-by-trumps-tariffs/ Sphinx Medals of Excellence Recipients https://www.sphinxmusic.org/sphinx-medals-of-excellence Co-curate a session for SphinxConnect! https://sphinxmusic.jotform.com/241446283689064 Black Excellence: GenieontheStrings https://www.genieonthestrings.com/ Piece of the Week: Good News Mass - Carlos Simon Get tickets! https://www.laphil.com/events/performances/3113/2025-04-17/carlos-simons-good-news-mass-with-dudamel

Symphony That Shall Not Be Named | Episode 319 Apr 07, 2025

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This week Dalanie and Katie talk about things in classical music living up to the hype. 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 Black Excellence: Mykal Kilgore https://www.instagram.com/mykalkilgore/?hl=en Piece of the Week: "M'appari"-Friedrich von Flotow

Dear Friends | Episode 318 Mar 30, 2025

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This week Dalanie and Katie talk about drinking culture 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 Cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason Appointed New York Philharmonic Artist-in-Residence https://theviolinchannel.com/cellist-sheku-kanneh-mason-appointed-new-york-philharmonic-artist-in-residence/ U.S. VP JD Vance Booed at the Kennedy Center https://theviolinchannel.com/u-s-vp-jd-vance-booed-at-the-kennedy-center-amidst-trump-takeover/ Confronting Classical Music’s Alcohol Problem https://icareifyoulisten.com/2021/12/confronting-classical-music-alcohol-problem-casting-light-7/ Black Excellence: Matthew D. Morrison https://tisch.nyu.edu/about/directory/clive-davis-institute/918859097.html Piece of the Week: Nights in the Gardens of Spain - Manuel de Falla https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=MGHwL0ME0Jc&t=83s

Bear with Us | Episode 317 Mar 23, 2025

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This week Dalanie and Katie talk about the gender pay gap. 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 Los Angeles Philharmonic Announces 2025-26 Season https://www.laphil.com/press/releases/2187 Black Excellence: Karen Lowry-Tucker https://www.kcohomusicians.com/karen-lowrytucker Piece of the Week: Suite for solo cello No. 6 - J.S. Bach (Arr. for cello and string orchestra) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qWRHuWtpOFs

Maria Review | Episode 316 Mar 14, 2025

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This week Dalanie and Katie review the Netflix film Maria. 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 Trump Appoints Fox Anchors to Kennedy Center Board https://theviolinchannel.com/trump-appoints-fox-anchors-to-kennedy-center-board/ Pianist Schaghajegh Nosrati Cancels U.S. Tour in Response to Trump Policies https://theviolinchannel.com/pianist-schaghajegh-nosrati-cancels-u-s-tour-in-response-to-trump-policies/ Violinist Christian Tetzlaff Withdraws U.S. Tour Dates with Concerns Over Trump's Policies https://theviolinchannel.com/violinist-christian-tetzlaff-withdraws-u-s-tour-dates/ San Francisco Symphony and Conservatory Pauses Emerging Black Composers Program Due to Trump Policies https://theviolinchannel.com/san-francisco-symphony-and-conservatory-pauses-emerging-black-composers-program-due-to-government-policies/ Black Excellence: Jeffrey Grubbs https://pittsburghsymphony.org/pso_home/biographies/musicians/grubbs-jeffrey Piece of the Week: La Traviata “Parigi, O Cara” - Giuseppe Verdi https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JkedSvggJpE

Viola and Chitlins | Episode 315 Mar 11, 2025

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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

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