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Classical Music In Color

September 16, 2019Classical Music In ColorAfrican-American, Classical Composers, classical music, Hispanic, Latina, Opera

Classical Music in Color for September 2019 features the recent 2019 Racial Equity And Inclusion Forum from The American Composers Forum. We also hear new music from Nathalie Joachim. She explores her Haitian roots in her new album, Fanm D’Ayiti. Click on the photos below for the links mentioned in the show.

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Anthony Green

As the world’s orchestras get ready for the upcoming fall season of 2019-2020, CLASSICAL MUSIC IN COLOR notes that there is a severe lack of music composed by classical musicians of color. Anthony Green of Castle of our Skins says it’s going to be a long time before that happens outside of the “special” months.

Here are the links to items mentioned in the above podcast:

Glimmerglass Festival

For earlier editions of CLASSICAL MUSIC IN COLOR, go to the Archives page.

Staccato

October 10, 2019Staccatoclassical music, Indre Viskontas, Neuroscience, Staccato, Vocallective

The connection between music and the brain is so fascinating to Dr. Indré Viskontas (In the photo above) that after earning her Doctorate in Neuroscience, she went back to school to get a Masters in Vocal Performance. She’s a soprano who runs two vocal groups in the Los Angeles area while doing her research. Her latest book is called How Music Can Make You Better. Click on the photos for links.

Vocallective

The Ensemble Project

The late Toni Morrison, known primarily as an author, also added her award winning words to the classical canon. She was so inspirational that her books and other writings inspired others to compose classical works based on Morrison’s words.

What’s next for the classical music community? The Music Academy of the West in Santa Barbara, California is asking that question and getting answers from young classical musicians with: Classical Evolution/Revolution. Click on the photo above for a link.

What DOES it sound like when you combine elements of classical music and jazz into one composition? The people at the Steans Music Institute at Ravinia in Chicago wanted to find out.

They held the “Bridges” competition last year for the first time and were kind of disappointed with this year’s offerings. Hear some of the winning music and the many reasons why the judges – like Rufus Reid, chose the composition of Michael Orenstein as the ONLY winner of this contest.

CLASSICAL MUSIC IN COLOR is about all things classical by or about classical musicians of color.

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