/tags/black-composers Black Composers en-US Copyright Fri, 02 Aug 2024 14:27:30 GMT /2024-08-02/oberlin-educated-guitarist-records-the-music-of-a-forgotten-black-ohio-composer Oberlin-educated guitarist Christopher Mallett talks about Ohio composer Justin Holland and his album Justin Holland: Guitar Works and Arrangements Fri, 02 Aug 2024 14:27:30 GMT /2024-08-02/oberlin-educated-guitarist-records-the-music-of-a-forgotten-black-ohio-composer Nicholas Booker /2024-03-01/rediscovering-the-rigor-of-composers-julia-perry-and-coleridge-taylor-perkinson A new album, American Counterpoints, reasserts the importance of two 20th century Black composers whose work has been neglected. Fri, 01 Mar 2024 18:49:28 GMT /2024-03-01/rediscovering-the-rigor-of-composers-julia-perry-and-coleridge-taylor-perkinson Tom Huizenga /2024-02-23/afrofuturist-opera-lalovavi-to-premiere-in-cincinnati-on-juneteenth-2025 The Cincinnati Opera will present an Afrofuturist-themed production next year that commemorates the Juneteenth holiday. Fri, 23 Feb 2024 15:35:16 GMT /2024-02-23/afrofuturist-opera-lalovavi-to-premiere-in-cincinnati-on-juneteenth-2025 The Associated Press /2023-03-13/recording-showcases-black-american-composers The third volume of the Catalyst Quartet’s groundbreaking Uncovered recording series showcases shimmering performances of string quartets by composers Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson, William Grant Still and Pulitzer Prize winner George Walker. Mon, 13 Mar 2023 15:33:53 GMT /2023-03-13/recording-showcases-black-american-composers Jennifer Hambrick /2022-07-04/recording-features-mother-daughter-duo-in-world-premieres-by-william-grant-still A new album, Summerland, showcases world-premiere recordings of orchestral works from across composer William Grant Still’s nearly 70-year career, performed by the mother-daughter duo of violinist Zina Schiff and conductor Avlana Eisenberg with the Royal Scottish National Orchestra. Mon, 04 Jul 2022 11:14:00 GMT /2022-07-04/recording-features-mother-daughter-duo-in-world-premieres-by-william-grant-still Jennifer Hambrick /classical-101/2021-03-09/with-her-recording-series-rising-sun-lara-downes-re-centers-black-composers NPR's Rachel Martin spoke to the pianist about Phenomenal Women,the most recent mini-album in the series, in which Downes re-recorded the work of some deeply impactful female composers. Tue, 09 Mar 2021 10:04:00 GMT /classical-101/2021-03-09/with-her-recording-series-rising-sun-lara-downes-re-centers-black-composers Rachel Martin, Vince Pearson /npr-classical/2021-02-09/will-liverman-dreams-of-a-new-day-for-black-composers As a student, the young baritone was never really introduced to any Black composers. Liverman's latest album, Dreams of a New Day, features an abundance of them. Tue, 09 Feb 2021 10:11:00 GMT /npr-classical/2021-02-09/will-liverman-dreams-of-a-new-day-for-black-composers Noel King, Phil Harrell /show/the-american-sound/2019-11-20/macco-season-commits-to-works-from-diverse-voices Columbus conductor and clarinetist Antoine Clark wants women musicians and musicians of diverse racial and ethnic backgrounds to be heard.Clark is… Wed, 20 Nov 2019 11:15:00 GMT /show/the-american-sound/2019-11-20/macco-season-commits-to-works-from-diverse-voices Jennifer Hambrick /show/the-american-sound/2019-05-13/fisk-university-organist-anthony-williams-to-perform-concert-of-music-by-black-composers It’s an unjustly neglected repertoire of music, likely obscured, at least in part, because of racism. Friday evening, one organist will bring some of this… Mon, 13 May 2019 19:27:02 GMT /show/the-american-sound/2019-05-13/fisk-university-organist-anthony-williams-to-perform-concert-of-music-by-black-composers Jennifer Hambrick