Classically Black Podcast

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Tweet Tweet | Episode 383 Sep 21, 2026

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This week Dalanie and Katie talk about birds in classical music. 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

Take a Stand | Episode 382 Sep 15, 2026

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This week Dalanie and Katie discuss the resurgence of analog media. 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 News: https://www.instagram.com/p/Dc4nQlMDYJW/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&stkn=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ== https://www.instagram.com/p/DdHjHWcRFrW/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&stkn=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ== Black Excellence: Preston Hargrove https://www.instagram.com/mrmusicmajor/ https://www.instagram.com/mrmusicmajor_onkeys/ Piece of the Week: String Octet, Op. 7 - George Enescu https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kfxC0j9mbwQ

Not Built for Crime | Episode 381 Sep 08, 2026

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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

Score: Book Club Week 5 | Episode 380 Sep 01, 2026

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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

Score: Book Club Week 4 | Episode 379 Aug 24, 2026

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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

Score: Book Club Week 3 | Episode 378 Aug 18, 2026

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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

Score: Book Club Week 2 | Episode 377 Aug 10, 2026

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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

Score: Book Club Week 1 Aug 03, 2026

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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/

Mozart Can Wait | Episode 375 Jun 30, 2026

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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

Not Wrong, Just Early | Episode 374 Jun 23, 2026

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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

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