Explore " black composers" with insightful episodes like "Highlight of the wind quintet IMANI WINDS", ""Control the things you have control over" (Will Liverman, Baritone, Star of Fire Shut Up in My Bones)", "Episode 8: Adolphus Hailstork: Music is a Service", "Talking about Early Music - with Joseph McHardy" and "Peace Piece" from podcasts like ""Consider It Blacklit", "It's Only The Beginning", "SoundLives", "From The Red House" and "American Stories"" and more!
Host Kim Singleton sits down with Monica Ellis, founding member of the wind quintet Imani Winds. Ellis discusses the performances and accomplishments of the group, as well as the representation of people of color in classical music. www.imaniwinds.com
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This week on the podcast, Maggie welcomes Will Liverman, baritone and star of the historic opera, Fire Shut Up In My Bones at The Met Opera. They chat about his path into the opera world, representation on stage and his opportunity to star in the first ever black composed opera presented at The Met. Maggie also features Pure Placid as the female owned business.
Tune in for a fascinating conversation between Lucy and Joe (who are both alumni of Edinburgh University!) about the rich and varied European choral tradition. The Chapel Royal at St James's Palace has an extraordinary history, intertwining the musical interests of English monarchs with the great musicians of the previous centuries, including Byrd, Tallis and Purcell. Joe is also researching the remarkable African-Portuguese composer of choral works Vicente Lusitano, born in the 1520s. Plus, the joys (and perils) of keyboard skills, improvising in an ensemble, the influence of Purcell on Benjamin Britten, and as usual the listening choices of both our contributors.
A meditation on the role of art in envisioning and enacting peace in our communities, featuring music that traces the struggle for peace throughout our country's history, including a stirring arrangement of a spiritual, a new work written during the pandemic, and a pair of peace-themed jazz arrangements. Our guests are three extraordinary creative thinkers who tell stories through their art: composer Jessie Montgomery and poets Keno Evol and Lester Batiste, who introduce their Minneapolis-based organization BlackTableArts.
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Learn more about BlackTableArts at https://www.blacktablearts.com/.
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Sophia Stoyanovich is a violinist originally from Bainbridge Island, Washington. Born into a family of artists, Sophia seeks to develop projects that cultivate empathy through exploring identities. A graduate of The Juilliard School, she has performed internationally, including soloing with the Seattle Symphony. In 2014 she traveled throughout Vietnam with the About Face Foundation, teaching at schools and orphanages. She is also communications director and violinist of The Versoi Ensemble, an international chamber ensemble dedicated to cultural diplomacy through chamber music. Derek Wang is a New York-based pianist and communicator who is guided by the value of committed listening in musical and social spaces. He is a graduate student at The Juilliard School and member of the Aspen Contemporary Ensemble at the Aspen Music Festival and School. He appeared on an NPR Tiny Desk episode in 2018 as emcee for From the Top. He has played family concerts alongside the animated short film collection Magic Piano and the Chopin Shorts in the U.S., Mexico, and on tour in China.
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Honoring both Mother's Day and International Nurses Day this week, our first episode is a tribute to moms on the front lines of COVID-19. American Stories brings you storytelling through conversation and through music. In socially-distanced times, we’re connecting as musicians through remote performance: this episode features “Mother and Child” for violin and piano by William Grant Still, recorded from our homes across the country. We begin by sharing the stories of two heroic New York City health care workers and mothers. Agnes Garfield, a nurse practitioner and new mom, tells us about the sacrifices made by hospital workers, the surprises of being a new mom, and the challenges of raising her little boy during the pandemic. Mari Pascoe, a midwife, talks us through her process of recovery from the coronavirus, and shares stories from the delivery room.
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See Sargent Johnson's chalk drawing Mother and Child: https://www.sfmoma.org/artwork/36.5991/
American Stories in general, and this first episode in particular, would not have been possible without our beloved mentors, Ms. Catherine Cho and Ms. Natasha Brofsky; we were fortunate to have their guidance, encouragement, and expertise at every turn.
About us:
Sophia Stoyanovich is a violinist originally from Bainbridge Island, Washington. Born into a family of artists, Sophia seeks to develop projects that cultivate empathy through exploring identities. A graduate of The Juilliard School, she has performed internationally, including soloing with the Seattle Symphony. In 2014 she traveled throughout Vietnam with the About Face Foundation, teaching at schools and orphanages. She is also communications director and violinist of The Versoi Ensemble, an international chamber ensemble dedicated to cultural diplomacy through chamber music. Derek Wang is a New York-based pianist and communicator who is guided by the value of committed listening in musical and social spaces. He is a Juilliard graduate and member of the Aspen Contemporary Ensemble at the Aspen Music Festival and School. He appeared on an NPR Tiny Desk episode in 2018 as emcee for From the Top. He has played family concerts alongside the animated short film collection Magic Piano and the Chopin Shorts in the U.S., Mexico, and on tour in China.
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