You Have the Right to Remain Silent: A Journey to Catharsis - Anthony Davis & Anthony McGill
Angela and Joshua speak with Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Anthony Davis and groundbreaking clarinetist Anthony McGill about the recent performance of “You Have the Right to Remain Silent” and the c...
10 Mar 202126min
Innovation and Resilience
In this third and final bonus episode, Joshua and Angela are joined again by the prolific and talented Dr. Bill Banfield. He shares insights from his time serving on the Pulitzer committee for music, ...
2 Des 202017min
Music in the Time of COVID
In this episode, Joshua and Angela speak with Dr. Bill Banfield about his personal experience with the COVID-19 virus and how it caused him to think deeply about the deep issues of our lives and the l...
25 Nov 202017min
Cultural Through Lines
In this bonus episode of the show, Angela and Joshua invite a special and renowned guest, Dr. Bill Banfield, to share insight into his amazing body of work. This episode focuses on how art can help u...
18 Nov 202025min
Opera From a Sistah’s Point of View – Angela Brown
In this episode, Angela walks us through her storied career and shares some of her favorite performances with the help of her long-time friend, Janet Jarriel. Featured Music:"Ciel mio padre" from Aida...
15 Apr 202027min
A Circus Act No Longer – Thomas “Blind Tom” Wiggins
Our featured composer in this episode, Thomas Wiggins, is one of the most talented musicians of all time…who also happened to be non-verbal, blind, and born into slavery. Joshua tells us how in his ow...
8 Apr 202012min
Kitchen Table Masterpiece – A Woman’s Life
In this episode of Melanated Moments, Angela gives us an inside look at the making of a masterpiece. She tells us how composer Richard Danielpour worked with literary legend Maya Angelou to set a numb...
1 Apr 202018min
Laureate Libretto – Margaret Garner
The libretto for this week’s piece was written by poet laureate and iconic literary figure Toni Morrison. Margaret Garner is an opera that tells the story of an escaped slave who is captured but decid...
25 Mar 202014min
