Classical Music In Color

The Pressure Of Being The First One. The Dreams of a Nigerian Violinist and Florence Price.

October 19, 2023/in Classical Music In Color/by Judlyne Lilly

Rosalyn Aninyei is doing her best to create and maintain a world class orchestra in her home country of Nigeria. Florence Price is getting the festival treatment at Vanderbilt University in Nashville. Blake-Anthony Johnson talks about his path to become the first African American to be the CEO of a world-renowned orchestra, the Chicago Sinfonietta.

There’s a new album of music by Florence Price and William Dawson via the Philadelphia Orchestra.

Here’s a link to the Margaret Bonds Symposium at Queens University in Charlotte, North Carolina.

New Albums from Pratt, Dworkin and Malakai and a Latinx Opera Workshop

September 4, 2023/in Classical Music In Color/by Judlyne Lilly

In this month of September, your ears will be filled with the sound of STILLPOINT. It’s Awadagin Pratt’s latest album. He’s performing music he commissioned from several composers of color.

You can hear the life and times of Aaron P. Dworkin’s in his debut spoken word album The Poetjournalist.

Malakai Bayoh didn’t win Britian’s Got Talent 2023. The 14-year-old DID win a record deal and his debut album Golden is out and about.

Opportunities abound all over the BIPOC spectrum.

Austin Opera has a program for Latinx creatives.

There’s a leadership opportunity at the Delaware Symphony Orchestra.

South Africa’s National Arts Festival is calling for creatives of all types for their 2024 event.

Composers might want to write what could become the Best Symphonia of the Year.

The National Opera House Is Coming Together.

August 2, 2023/in Classical Music In Color/by Judlyne Lilly

There’s good news about the progress of the once dilapidated National Opera House in Pittsburgh.

Executive Director Jonnet Solomon says they are still in need of financial help and volunteer personnel.

And We Honor Andre Watts

We honor the life and career of Pianist Andre Watts with good friend and colleague Norman Krieger.

There’s a new debut album from Sphinx Virtuosi called Songs for Our Times.

Bass player Joseph Conyers is making history again with the Philadelphia Orchestra.

Conductor Jonathon Heyward has picked up another job.

The Hastings International Piano Competition in England is looking for applicants. So is the Sphinx Competition. There’s also a competition for UK only groups called the Music and Drama Education awards.

The Pressure Of Being The First One. The Dreams of a Nigerian Violinist and Florence Price.

New Albums from Pratt, Dworkin and Malakai and a Latinx Opera Workshop

The National Opera House Is Coming Together.

And We Honor Andre Watts

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