Rhapsody in Black

By YourClassical

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Where we turn up the voices of Black artists in the world of classical music, with host Vernon Neal.

Episode Date
Composer Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson was an advocate for the Black Community
Apr 25, 2024
Organist Alcee Chriss III is breaking down barriers in classical music
Apr 18, 2024
Grammy-nominated cellist Seth Parker Woods pushes boundaries of classical music
Apr 11, 2024
Black Violin mixes hip-hop and classical to create an unabashedly Black sound
Apr 04, 2024
Woman-powered trio String Queens making a difference in the world
Mar 28, 2024
Celebrating composer Julia Perry's 100th birthday
Mar 21, 2024
Margaret Bonds and the words of Langston Hughes
Mar 14, 2024
Florence Price meets Frederick Stock
Mar 07, 2024
Composer Jessie Montgomery uses music to connect with the world
Feb 29, 2024
Omar Thomas composes music rooted in Black and LGBTQIA+ liberation and affirmation
Feb 22, 2024
Conductor Kellen Gray brings music from the African diaspora into concert halls
Feb 15, 2024
Paul Freeman meets MLK
Feb 08, 2024
Andre 3000 is a musician who never stops exploring
Feb 01, 2024
Cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason is a young and promising classical music superstar
Jan 25, 2024
Stevie Wonder, the influential artist who transformed R&B and funk music
Jan 18, 2024
Errollyn Wallen mixes Central American heritage with Western classical traditions
Jan 11, 2024
Composer Ahmed Alabaca says, 'Be your dream'
Jan 04, 2024
Damien Geter is 'breaking down the barriers of what classical music should be'
Dec 28, 2023
Duke Ellington's 'Black, Brown and Beige' fuses jazz with classical orchestration
Dec 21, 2023
Hazel Scott 'jazzed up the classics' and stood up against segregation
Dec 14, 2023
Grammy winner Jon Batiste recounts his life in 'American Symphony'
Dec 07, 2023
Undine Smith Moore understood the art of teaching
Nov 30, 2023
Bassist Joseph Conyers aims to help young musicians ignite change in their communities
Nov 23, 2023
Julius Eastman composed music that challenged oppressive stereotypes
Nov 16, 2023
Duke Ellington defied mid-20th century labels with 'The Queen's Suite'
Nov 09, 2023
Composer Jonathan Bailey Holland aims to reshape how music is taught and understood
Nov 02, 2023
Justin Holland and his guitar
Oct 26, 2023
Rachel Barton Pine is an ally for Black voices and music
Oct 12, 2023
Paul Robeson was a brilliant star who was almost erased
Oct 05, 2023
Pianist Isata Kanneh-Mason grew up in a family surrounded by music
Sep 28, 2023