Tag Archive for: National Symphony Orchestra

The Last “Uncovered” Album

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Since 2021, the Catalyst Quartet has released albums of the music of Black composers. 

The series called Uncovered featured the works of Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, Florence B. Price, Coleridge-Taylor, Perkinson, William Grant Still, and George Walker.

The latest and last album features the works of Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges.

The National Symphony Orchestra won’t be performing at the Kennedy Center this coming season.  They’re performing all over the Washington DC area and in other cities.

The BBC Proms continues with an All American program and a performance from the American Soprano Angel Blue.

Here are links to other items mentioned in the podcast.

Squeezing The New Out Of Opera

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Since the 21st century started in earnest, there’s been some discussion about opera.  New operas versus the standard repertoire and how it’s measured against the prevailing views about race and attitudes.  Now comes One Ounce Opera out of Austin, Texas.  They are seeking to throw the old views out about everything that opera represents with their annual show Fresh Squeezed Ounce of Opera.

Julie Fiore – Founder of One Ounce Opera

Then there’s the horror of a singer being flogged and more for not wearing a hijab. 

Parastoo Ahmadi

And here’s a question:  What’s NOT going on at the Kennedy Center, especially when it comes to the National Symphony Orchestra.