Recap Pt. 2: Melanated Moments in Classical Music
Featuring some of the world's most talented and innovative Black composers and musicians from seasons 4 through 7, Melanated Moments in Classical Music wraps up its comprehensive recap. Joshua and An...
15 Nov 202357min
Recap Pt. 1: Melanated Moments in Classical Music
Join us for a recap of the first three seasons of the Melanated Moments in Classical Music podcast, featuring some of the world's most influential Black composers and musicians. From William Grant St...
8 Nov 202339min
The Ordering of Moses: An African-American Masterwork
Joshua and Angela examine the remarkable oratorio The Ordering of Moses by African-American composer Robert Nathaniel Dett. This powerful and moving work tells the biblical story of Moses leading the ...
1 Nov 202336min
Oswald Russell: Jamaica's Artistic Ambassador
The international impact of pianist/composer, Oswald Russell, wows Joshua and Angela as they discuss his beginnings in Jamaica and a globe-trotting classical music career that followed. Oswald serve...
18 Okt 202323min
Karen Slack: The Melanated Maven of Opera
Angela and Joshua welcome opera superstar, arts administrator, and 2022 Sphinx Medal of Excellence winner, Karen Slack, to the Melanated Moments in Classical Music family. Bringing her dynamic, down ...
11 Okt 202342min
Dawson’s Negro Folk Symphony: A Symphony of Our Ancestors' Spirit
Joshua and Angela discuss the foresight and impact of composer, musicologist, arranger, and premier torchbearer of Negro spirituals, William Levi Dawson. A protege of Booker T. Washington, the life a...
4 Okt 202328min
Cracking Classical Music’s Cultural Code with Nkeiru Okoye
In this episode, Angela and Joshua introduce our listening audience to 2021 Guggenheim Fellow, composer, and lyricist, Nkeiru Okoye. As one of the most sought after composers and creative minds of the...
27 Sep 202340min
