2022-10-16 23:27
William Grant Still (1895-1978)(Courtesy Photo)Third Coast ReviewBob BenensonOctober 15, 2022Classical, ReviewsThe decision by Chicago Philharmonic to open its 2022-23 concert season Thursda… Read More
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2022-10-08 23:34
Thursday, October 13, 7:30pmHarris Theater205 E Randolph St, Chicago, IL 60601Heitor Villa-Lobos Bachianas Brasileiras No. 4, PreludioFlorence Price Ethiopia's Shadow in Ameri… Read More
2022-09-20 00:54
We hope you will join us thiscoming weekend for our SeasonOpening Concert! Season Opening Left to right (1st row) are Terrance McKnight, Ashley Horne, Claire Chan, William Fra… Read More
2022-09-17 22:59
Mei-Ann ChenFor 35 years Chicago Sinfonietta has been leading the way with exciting and diverse programming. NBC Chicago recently visited rehearsal as the orchestra prepared for opening week… Read More
2022-09-17 00:19
Adolphus HailstorkArtsKnoxville.comAlan SherrodSeptember 14, 2022On Sunday afternoon, the UT Symphony Orchestra returns to its home in Cox Auditorium for a concert entitled “New Front… Read More
2022-09-13 00:09
“A world sensation” –The Guardian“Fabulously gifted” –The Times“Cello Rockstar” –EsquireSong, the new album from cellist Sheku-Kanneh M… Read More
2022-09-11 23:51
(PHILADELPHIA, PA-SEPTEMBER 8, 2022): Congratulations are in order to poet, author and librettist, DR. HAZEL ANN LEE and her younger sister, composer, librettist and poet, CYNTHIA COZE… Read More
2022-09-10 23:43
Welcome to this week's episode of Arts Engines which now reaches over 100,000 weekly viewers in partnership with Detroit Public Television, Ovation TV, The Violin Chann… Read More
2022-09-06 00:17
Intercultural Music Initiative Presents Liberian - Norwegian pianist Kamilla Arku and St. Louis based flutist Wendy Hymes Performing music by diverse composers of color&nb&hell…Read More
2022-09-04 23:30
Presenting AfroClassical Composers Hosts African Diaspora Classical 10/16 in LAMaria Thompson Corley & Michael Ligon, pianoFirst Unitarian ChurchLos Angeles Read More
2022-09-04 00:17
Welcome to this week's episode of Arts Engines which now reaches over 100,000 weekly viewers in partnership with Detroit Public Television, Ovation TV, The Violin Channel and… Read More
2022-08-04 00:27
The album features music by the celebrated African-British composer Samuel Coleridge-Taylor with an appearance by award-winning U.S. violinist Elena Urioste.Broadway Worldby A.A. CristiAu… Read More
2022-08-01 00:28
William Grant Still (1895-1978)Violinist.comJuly 29, 2022Welcome to "For the Record," Violinist.com's weekly roundup of new releases of recordings by violinists, violists, cellists a… Read More
2022-07-31 23:30
Welcome to this week's episode of Arts Engines which now reaches over 100,000 weekly viewers in partnership with Detroit Public Television,Ovation TV, The… Read More
2022-07-27 00:53
“Florence Price, Black Renaissance Women"John Malveaux of MusicUNTOLD.com forwards:… Read More
2022-07-26 23:39
John Malveaux and Latonia MooreJohn Malveaux of MusicUNTOLD.com writes:Sunday July 24, 2022 WCRB classical 99.5 Tanglewood Boston Symphony Orchestra broadcast included composer William Grant… Read More
2022-07-24 01:07
Jonathon Heyward(Laura Thiesbrummel/Laura Thiesbrummel)Sergio A. Mims forwards:The Baltimore SunBy Mary Carole McCauleyJuly 21, 2022 Jonathon Heyward named BSO music director, replacin… Read More
2022-07-22 01:47
Jeri Lynne Johnson Press Release: Black Pearl Chamber Orchestra/The Mellon FoundationJeri Lynne JohnsonFounder and Artistic Director,Black Pearl Chamber Orchestra30 South 15th Stre… Read More
2022-07-14 00:01
*Special Recognition for Creative Achievement in OperaFor our original opera Les Lions de la Reconstruction (The Lions of Re… Read More
2022-07-12 00:31
Lights, Camera, MUSIC! A formal invitation to MORE LIFE, July 16th from Chicago President and CEO Blake-Anthony JohnsonChicago Sinfonietta is proud to be a part of Chicago. The Ci… Read More
2022-07-09 00:07
Summer Academy Schedule Change Tremendous Tuition DiscountWe appreciate your continued interest and support of Sinfo-Nia Youth Orchestra. In our efforts to restart, we are experiencing extr… Read More
2022-07-07 23:45
Stewart GoodyearSergio A. Mims writes:W,I am very happy to announce that on my classical music radio show on WHPK-FM Chicago on Tuesday July 12 an exclusive interview with the acclaimed i… Read More
2022-07-04 23:40
Adolphus HailstorkThe Boston Musical IntelligencerVirtuosic Vivaldiby Stephen MartorellaJuly 3, 2022Violinist Chad Hoopes with the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra wowed Friday’s opening nig… Read More
2022-07-03 23:49
Jul 2, 2022 | Across the Arts, Article, Choral Music, Exclusive, Featured, Uncategorized | 0 commentsDr. Jason Max FerdinandPatrick D. McCoy writes:Please join me in sharing the excite… Read More
2022-07-03 01:19
Sergio A. Mims writes:W,The Chineke! Orchestra has announced a new recording partnership with the major classical music label Decca Classics. The orchestra and label will for… Read More
2022-07-01 23:59
Florence B. Price (1887-1953)Orange County BreezeJune 30, 2022Pacific Chorale to hold tenor and bass auditionsThe Grammy Award-winning Pacific Chorale, the resident chorus at Segerstrom Cen… Read More
2022-07-01 00:57
BACK IN PERSON!MANNES SCHOOL OF MUSIC, NEW YORK CITYIWCMF is devoted to performance excellence, career development and the JOY of chamber music. Overview… Read More
2022-06-29 00:04
Left to right: Sarah Baskin, Brendon Elliott (photo: Will Hawkins), Bill Barclay (photo: Bronwen Sharp), RJ Foster, Ian Unterman(June 2022)—On July 10, Caramoor… Read More
2022-06-27 23:39
attribution: Pete Souza / The White House via Getty Images Daily KosDenise Oliver VelezSunday, June 26, 2022Black music, its history, its composers, and its musicians cross almost ever… Read More
2022-06-27 00:03
Black Swans by Parnassus Records is 79 minutes long and contains both vocal and instrumental music "dating from approximately 1917-1922..." The front cover contains war… Read More
2022-06-26 00:06
Welcome to this week's episode of Arts Engines which now reaches over 100,000 weekly viewers in partnership with Detroit Public Television, Ovation TV, The Violin Channel and… Read More
2022-06-24 23:45
Julius P. Williams(Facebook)Julius P. Williams writes on LinkedIn.com:Can't wait to Hear my composition “Those Heroes Who Healed A Nation" on July 4th performed by the magnificent Bos… Read More
2022-06-23 23:55
Courtesy photoClockwise from left, Jaime Laredo, Sharon Robinson, Nokuthula Endo Ngwenyama, and Benjamin Hochman will be performing in the June 24 finale of the Brattleboro Music Ce… Read More
2022-06-21 23:35
Second Presbyterian ChurchThe critically acclaimed Charleston Gospel Choir, in partnership with Second Presbyterian Church, will present an evening of moving narration and music entitled A… Read More
2022-06-16 23:54
Michelle Cann performs Florence Price's Piano Concerto in One Movement with the Grant Park Orchestra on June 15, 2022. (Chuck Osgood / HANDOUT)Chicago TribuneBy Hannah EdgarJune 1… Read More
2022-06-16 00:52
2022-06-14 23:33
Eleanor AlbergaSergio Mims writes:WOn Tuesday June 21 I will be broadcasting on WHPK-FM Chicago the recent acclaimed Lyrita recording of Jamaican/British composer Eleanor Alberga's Violin… Read More
2022-06-13 23:21
Dr. Gilbert Pryor(NWOMusic.com)The McClean SymphonyMaestro Dingwall Fleary of The McClean Symphony in Tyson's Corner, Virginia writes:Hello Bill. NOTE: If you haven't seen the website… Read More
2022-06-12 23:45
2022-06-12 23:15
Come celebrate Juneteenth with usin partnership with New Orleans Opera!Friday, June 17th at the Opera Guild Home 5-8pmSunday, June 19th at New Orleans Museum of Art.2:00 pmJune 17th Fr… Read More
2022-06-12 22:36
June 10, 2022Itir Yildiz CNN1 Hollywood Bowl JuneteenthThe famous Hollywood Bowl hosts “Juneteenth: A Global Celebration for Freedom” event which is going to reach a… Read More
2022-06-11 23:14
SHEKUKANNEH-MASONSONGDECCA CLASSICSSong, the new album from cellist Sheku-Kanneh Mason, features music from across the entire spectrumof classical, folk, jazz and pop – all personally… Read More
2022-06-10 23:17
What does it mean to be an American? Fresh off the heels of his Metropolitan Opera debut in Hamlet, Artist Propulsion Lab baritone Justin Austin will gather friends for… Read More
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> Early Music America"" title="Twitter: Patrick D. McCoy shared "Enjoying the Ride with Countertenor John Holiday >> Early Music America""> Holiday in Juilliard’s 2013 &ldq&hell…Read More
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William Grant Still (1895-1978)San Francisco Classical VoiceJosef WoodardJune 6, 2022The finale of the Los Angeles Philharmonic’s 2021–2022 subscription concert season, Sunday a… Read More
2022-06-05 01:01
Aaron Dworkin(New Jersey Symphony)New Jersey Symphony June 11 - 12, 2022 2021-22 Season Season Finale: An American Rhapsody New Jersey Symphony Classical Xian Zhang conduct… Read More
2022-06-04 00:07
RSVP at: www.challengethestats.orgPRESENTED BY CHALLENGE THE STATSIN RESIDENCE AT FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF ATLANTAAS PART OF THE CONCERTS @ FIRST CONCERT SERIESSTRING AWAKENING: A CTS Ju… Read More
2022-06-02 22:50
Mikayla Hartfield performs "Summertime" from "Porgy and Bess" during an Opera in the Rock “Let’s Talk Opera” discussion at The Hall in Little Rock on Wednesday, June 1… Read More
2022-06-02 00:10
Alvin SingletonAlvin Singleton forwards this review of his new recording by the Momenta Quartet, "Four String Quartets":This essential new recording features New York’s Momenta Quarte… Read More
2022-06-01 01:14
Hello Mr. Zick:A workshop on Spirituals will be led by Heritage Signature Chorale's Artistic Director Stanley J. Thurston and Michele Fowl in, Artistic Director of the Washington Perfo… Read More
2022-05-31 00:35
Maestro Thomas WilkinsKCRW Jun 19 • 4:30 pm (All times are in PDT) Hollywood Bowl 2301 N. Highland ave Los Angeles, CA 90068 United State… Read More
2022-05-26 00:00
SCENES IN TIN CAN ALLEYPIANO MUSIC OF FLORENCE PRICEJOSH TATSUO CULLENNew! Pianist Josh Tatsuo Cullen performs music by Florence Price “Scenes in Tin Can Alley” released Jun… Read More
2022-05-25 01:12
Colour of Music Festival New York Début June 17, 2022Black Professional Classical Musicians • Zankel Hall at Carnegie Hall May 24, 2022, Charleston SC—The Colour of M… Read More
2022-05-24 00:43
Michelle Cann Quinn Mason(Provided by ENSRQ)Symphony San JoseAlways Time for More BeethovenJune 4, 2022 8:00 pmJune 5, 2022 2:30 pm Florence Price was widely performed du… Read More
2022-05-22 00:32
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rnneCMglhF8Welcome to this week's episode of Arts Engines which now reaches over 100,000 weekly viewers in partnership with Detroit Public Tel… Read More
2022-05-19 00:00
PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (May 18, 2022) – Prairie View A&M University, along with 13 other Boeing HBCU recruiting partners’ paraphernalia, will be sent to outer space aboard Or… Read More
2022-05-18 00:23
Damien GeterAn African American Requiem GraphicScott Tucker, Artistic Director, Choral ArtsNolan Williams NEWorksChoral Arts Society of WashingtonFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: (Washington, DC)5/17/… Read More
2022-05-17 00:02
Latonia Moore(Courtesy Latonia Moore)San Francisco Classical VoiceVictoria Looseleaf on May 15, 2022She’s outspoken, outrageous, and has an outsized talent. She is Latonia Moore, an Af… Read More
2022-05-16 23:05
Alvin SingletonFour String QuartetsMomenta QuartetAlvin Singleton80832 Momenta QuartetEmilie-Anne Gendron, Alex Shiozaki, violins; Stephanie Griffin, viola; Michael Haas, cello Alvin Singlet… Read More
2022-05-15 23:30
Castle of our Skins is donating 100% of its May Black Composer Miniature Challenge Anthology proceeds to the National Negro Opera House, one of America's 11 most endangered historic places… Read More
2022-05-15 00:16
Everett Lee(Photo: The New York Times)Face2Face AfricaMay 13, 2022Mildred Europa TaylorEverett Lee was already a concertmaster leading white theater orchestras when he made Broadway history… Read More
2022-05-14 23:27
Jermaine Smith(By Ken Howard)Scott JoplinSt. Louis Post-DispatchMay 13, 2022By Daniel Durchholz Special to the Post-DispatchOpera Theatre of St. Louis’ 2022 Festival Season isn’… Read More
2022-05-13 23:19
Jonathon HeywardSergio A. Mims writes:WConductor Jonathon Heyward was awarded last week with the the “Young Talent Award” by the 2020/21 UK Critics’ Circles Music Aw… Read More
2022-05-13 00:28
William Grant Still (1895-1978)(Library of Congress)The Millbrook IndependentMay 11, 2022by Kevin T McEneaneyWilliam Grant Still’s Dismal Swamp (1935) opened last Sunday’s after… Read More
2022-05-12 00:40
Colour of Music Festival at I’On Chapel Mount PleasantReturn to I’On for a Special Evening of Chamber Music Saturday, May 21May 11, 2022, Charleston SC —In tandem wit… Read More
2022-05-11 23:43
Photo by Roger Mastrioianni/Cleveland Orchestra The free concert will now take place in June Cleveland SceneThe free concert will now take place in June … Read More
2022-05-11 01:23
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor (1875-1912)The Nashville SymphonyEnjoy an evening of music under the stars when the Nashville Symphony comes to your local park! Fun for the whole family, this FREE… Read More
2022-05-10 00:51
Avante-garde fashion meets celebrated music this May at the concert hall. Sculptor and designer Carley Brandeaux is collaborating with Chicago Sinfonietta to produce a spectacular living wor… Read More
2022-05-09 00:12
"What does it mean if your body was never free?What happens to the soul of the slave if the shackles release?"– Marco PavéNew work commissioned by Georgetown University for spok… Read More
2022-05-08 00:58
The Music Institute of Chicago Chorale, conducted by Daniel Wallenberg with Gregory Shifrin on piano, concludes its 2021–22 season with From Africa, a free concert Sund… Read More
2022-05-07 23:45
William Grant Still (1895-1978)(Credit: Carl VanVechten)WGSM-DB fine arts internet radio The Virtual Home of William Grant Still PO Box 643 South Haven, MI 49090 On May 7, 2022, at 8:33 AM… Read More
2022-05-07 00:10
Andre J ThomasSergio A. Mims writes:W,Composer and conductor Andre J Thomas was appointed today for a three year term as an Associate Artist for the London Symphony Orchestra Later th… Read More
2022-05-06 00:15
Annual Founder's ConcertHonoring the late Dr. W. Hazaiah WilliamsROCHELLE SENNET, Pianist SATURDAY, MAY 7 - 3:00 pmSt. John's Presbyterian Church, 2727 Colleg… Read More
2022-05-05 00:13
Eliesha Nelson forwards this letter from the Black Orchestral Network:Dear American Orchestras:We are a community of Black orchestral artists. We grew up enmeshed in classical music, in our… Read More
2022-05-04 23:42
Here's the Saint-Georges Festival link to share with colleagues, family & friends:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cFrx3n99Kyw. oraacmsorchestra.org/storeThank you for a wonderful perform… Read More
2022-05-04 00:18
Ticket InformationThis concert is free, though tickets are required. Due to the high demand, tickets to this concert go quickly. Typically, all tickets for this performance are distrib… Read More
![NYTimes.com: A Sister And Brother Choose Repertoire By Feeling And Listening [Isata And Sheku Kanneh-Mason]](https://cdn.blogarama.com/images/posts_thumbs_site_id/751/75149-2596897660.w320.jpg "NYTimes.com: A Sister And Brother Choose Repertoire By Feeling And Listening [Isata And Sheku Kanneh-Mason]")
2022-05-03 23:30
Isata Kanneh-Mason, piano, and Sheku Kanneh-Mason, at Weill Recital Hall in 2019. The pair are returning for a duo recital on Wednesday at Carnegie Hall.Credit...Hiroyuki Ito for Th… Read More
2022-05-03 00:41
Tickets are now on sale for The Ordering of Moses featuring the monumental oratorio by the Harlem Renaissance composer Nathaniel Dett!Left to right top to bottom are Damien Sneed, Brandie… Read More
2022-05-02 00:43
William Grant Still (1895-1978)Bard CollegeThe Orchestra NowLeon Botstein unearths more rarely-heard masterpieces in this concert spotlighting works from the late 1930s, including William… Read More
2022-05-01 00:28
Jonathon Heyward Afendi YusufGrant Park Music FestivalSergio A. Mims writes:W,Conductor Jonathon Heyward will make his long awaited Chicago debut this summer on July 20 with the Grant… Read More
2022-04-29 23:55
Riccardo Muti presents two groundbreaking pieces by the first African American composers to have symphonic works performed by major orchestras. William Grant Still’s Mother and Child… Read More
2022-04-29 00:25
Dr. Lia Jensen-Abbott, in her Goodrich Chapel office, says of Florence Price, “A lot of composers don’t take the time or can’t write good teaching pieces. I think this is… Read More
2022-04-28 23:25
Mickey Thomas Terry will be presented in a recital by the District of Columbia Chapter of the American Guild of Organists (DCAGO) on Monday, June 20th at 3pm. The recital will be in celebra… Read More
2022-04-28 00:37
Acclaimed Cellist and Pianist Sibling Duo Perform Recital of Sonatas by Beethoven, Shostakovich, Britten, and Frank BridgeIn-Person Season Offers Livestream Option to all Ticket H… Read More
2022-04-27 00:08
We look forward to seeing you again! The Chicago Symphony Orchestra African American Network will hold its first in-person AAN event since concerts paused back in 2020. Join us f… Read More
2022-04-26 00:49
Sameer Patel conducted the La Jolla Symphony & Chorus.(Courtesy photo Arielle Doneso)The San Diego Union-Tribune By Christian Hertzog Writer April 25, 2022The re… Read More
2022-04-24 23:48
Florence Beatrice Price (1887-1953)Montana State UniversityMSU School of Music Faculty and Students collaborate in a performance celebrating Florence Beatrice Price, African American Classi… Read More
2022-04-24 01:00
Robert T. RobinsonThe National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives (NOBLE) is deeply saddened to inform you of the death of NOBLE Life Member and Former Region Five Vi… Read More
![StarTribune.com: Black Classical Music Played By A Black Soloist Add Up To A Powerful Evening In St. Paul [Clarinetist Anthony McGill]](https://cdn.blogarama.com/images/posts_thumbs_site_id/751/75149-1934970432.w320.jpg "StarTribune.com: Black Classical Music Played By A Black Soloist Add Up To A Powerful Evening In St. Paul [Clarinetist Anthony McGill]")
2022-04-23 23:48
Anthony McGill(Matthew Septimus)Star Tribune By Rob Hubbard Special to the… Read More
2022-04-23 00:00
Dear Friend,Are you also looking for peace in this world?Discover sounds and stories that bring peace and connection with The Washington Chorus’ upcoming “Justice & P… Read More
2022-04-21 23:33
Wayne MarshallSeattle SymphonyApril 21, 2022THE SEATTLE SYMPHONY ANNOUNCES UPDATED STREAMING SCHEDULE FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE 2021/2022 SEASON SEATTLE SYMPHONY LIVE DELIVERS AT-HOME V… Read More
2022-04-20 23:36
New York Youth SymphonyGRAMOPHONEMichael Repper, Music Director, New York Youth SymphonyTuesday, April 19, 2022The New York Youth Symphony, like other orchestras, had its entire slate of co… Read More
2022-04-19 01:08
Jessie Montgomery There's still time to sign up for this upcoming Salon Series! As one of our strongest advocates in the African American Network, you are invited to this exclusi… Read More
2022-04-19 00:21
CONDUCTOR ANTHONY PARNTHER LEADSGATEWAYS MUSIC FESTIVAL ORCHESTRAIN THEIR CARNEGIE HALL DEBUTTHIS SUNDAY, APRIL 24 Orchestra Performs World Premiere ofI Can by Jon Batiste… Read More
2022-04-17 23:34
Florence B. Price (1887-1953)Suzanne Flandreau:You should also know about the program about Price on Great Performances in a show called "Now Hear This." It aired Friday evening… Read More
2022-04-17 00:25
Anthony McGill, center, and the Pacifica Quartet take the Hodgson Concert Hall stage on April 19. (Photo by Eric Rudd Photography)University of GeorgiaMark MobleyApril 15, 2022The Fran… Read More
2022-04-16 23:42
Florence B. Price (1887-1953)Diablo Symphony OrchestraWalnut Creek, CaliforniaCelebrate Mother’s Day with the Diablo Symphony and a beautiful program that celebrates all mothers, feat… Read More
2022-04-16 00:16
Jessie Montgomery(jessiemontgomery.com)Adolphus HailstorkDuluth News TribuneBy Jay GablerApril 15, 2022DULUTH — The Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra has announced its 2022-23 season… Read More
![HollywoodReporter.com: ‘Star Wars’ Maestro Anthony Parnther On His Carnegie Hall Debut With All-Black Orchestra [Works Of George Walker & Florence Price]](https://cdn.blogarama.com/images/posts_thumbs_site_id/751/75149-270197481.w320.jpg "HollywoodReporter.com: ‘Star Wars’ Maestro Anthony Parnther On His Carnegie Hall Debut With All-Black Orchestra [Works Of George Walker & Florence Price]")
2022-04-15 00:46
Anthony Parnther(Courtesy Mark Allen)The Hollywood ReporterApril 14, 2022By Julian Sancton‘Star Wars’ Maestro Anthony Parnther on His Carnegie Hall Debut With All-Black Orchestra… Read More
2022-04-14 00:28
Adolphus HailstorkTown TopicsApril 13, 2022On Saturday, May 7 at 7:30 p.m., Princeton Pro Musica will perform its final concert of the season titled Shout For Joy! At Princeton University… Read More
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