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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

December 29, 2019Staccatoclassical music, Indre Viskontas, Neuroscience, Staccato, Vocallective

HAPPY NEW YEAR – 2020

There is much anticipation that comes with a new year. Possibilities and Opportunities abound. Here are several competitions that classical composers and musicians may want to enter to make 2020 a winning year.

The Coltman Competition

The Texas Young Composers Competition

The Marvin Hamlisch International Music Awards

For the 75 year old world renowned flutist Eugenia Zukerman, life is a little different these days. Cloudy as she would put it, after being diagnosed with Alzheimer’s. She’s written a book about her diagnosis and about her life now. Like Falling Through A Cloud.

Eugenia Zukerman is photographed at the Brooklyn Arts Exchange in Brooklyn, New York on April 23, 2009. Photo by Angela Jimenez

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.

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

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