This week Dalanie and Katie talk about their Christmas plans.

This week Dalanie and Katie talk about jealousy. IN THIS EPISODE: Video episodes are now available on YouTube! Subscribe here: https://www.youtube.com/@classicallyblackpodcast WE HAVE NEW CHRISTMAS MERCH!: https://www.classicallyblackpodcast.com/store JOIN US ON PATREON!: https://patreon.com/ClassicallyBlackPodcast FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA! https://linktr.ee/classicallyblack Tourte Cello Bow Breaks Record After Fetching €375,000 https://theviolinchannel.com/tourte-cello-bow-breaks-record-after-fetching-e375000/ Brazil Abandons Proposed Ban of Pernambuco Wood and Trade https://theviolinchannel.com/brazil-abandons-proposed-ban-of-pernambuco-wood-and-trade/ Do We Truly Celebrate Each Other’s Success? On Envy, Empathy, and the Illusion of Merit in Classical Music https://icareifyoulisten.com/2025/11/do-we-truly-celebrate-each-others-success-on-envy-empathy-and-the-illusion-of-merit-in-classical-music/?fbclid=PAdGRleAN4fjpleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZA8xMjQwMjQ1NzQyODc0MTQAAacBuqDX4f1EMjZriLU7Gum_keJjGQknnStQNucbnnxnq44AZFtBr7_Qzxe7Xw_aem_Hx3Wd9y0WxhQVOx74cxGDg Black Excellence: Maxwell Arceneaux https://www.stagehand.app/artists/3418 Piece of the Week: Nutcracker Suite - Duke Ellington https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sKwydJkCkvA

This week Dalanie and Katie talk about the Burna Boy controversy. IN THIS EPISODE: Video episodes are now available on YouTube! Subscribe here: https://www.youtube.com/@classicallyblackpodcast WE HAVE NEW CHRISTMAS MERCH!: https://www.classicallyblackpodcast.com/store JOIN US ON PATREON!: https://patreon.com/ClassicallyBlackPodcast FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA! https://linktr.ee/classicallyblack Thomastik-Infeld Launches New StringScout AI Tool https://theviolinchannel.com/thomastik-infeld-launches-new-stringscout-ai-tool/ Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center Adds Two Newly Discovered Bach Works https://theviolinchannel.com/chamber-music-society-of-lincoln-center-adds-two-newly-discovered-bach-works/ Black Excellence: Kevin McBeth https://slso.org/person/kevin-mcbeth/ Piece of the Week: Habari Gani - Quenton Blache https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zi58fbjxVO0&pp=ygUbc3BoaW54IHZpcnR1b3NpIGhhYmFyaSBnYW5p

This week Dalanie and Katie talk about attractiveness in classical music. IN THIS EPISODE: Video episodes are now available on YouTube! Subscribe here: https://www.youtube.com/@classicallyblackpodcast WE HAVE NEW CHRISTMAS MERCH!: https://www.classicallyblackpodcast.com/store JOIN US ON PATREON!: https://patreon.com/ClassicallyBlackPodcast FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA! https://linktr.ee/classicallyblack Protesters Interrupt a Performance of ‘Carmen’ at the Met Opera Gift link: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/arts/music/protesters-met-opera-carmen.html?unlocked_article_code=1.5U8.xXHZ.yxpfY3248ltA&smid=url-share Kennedy Center Investigated for Discounts Reportedly Offered to Trump Allies https://theviolinchannel.com/kennedy-center-investigated-for-discounts-reportedly-offered-to-trump-allies/ Black Excellence: Joshua Elmore https://www.joshuaelmorebassoon.com/bio Piece of the Week: Viola Concerto - William Walton https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ozL-R0yWhPs&pp=ygUVd2FsdG9uIHZpb2xhIGNvbmNlcnRv

This week Dalanie and Katie talk about their Thanksgiving plans. IN THIS EPISODE: Video episodes are now available on YouTube! Subscribe here: https://www.youtube.com/@classicallyblackpodcast PURCHASE OUR MERCH!: https://www.classicallyblackpodcast.com/store JOIN US ON PATREON!: https://patreon.com/ClassicallyBlackPodcast FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA! https://linktr.ee/classicallyblack

This week Dalanie and Katie talk about this clip from Topicals founder Olamide Olowe: https://www.tiktok.com/@gracebeverley/video/7558155728763112726?_r=1&_t=ZT-91UNpjl7LMt IN THIS EPISODE: Video episodes are now available on YouTube! Subscribe here: https://www.youtube.com/@classicallyblackpodcast PURCHASE OUR MERCH!: https://www.classicallyblackpodcast.com/store JOIN US ON PATREON!: https://patreon.com/ClassicallyBlackPodcast FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA! https://linktr.ee/classicallyblack https://theviolinchannel.com/protest-occurs-during-israel-philharmonic-orchestras-concert-in-paris/ https://theviolinchannel.com/grammy-awards-announce-2026-classical-music-nominees/ Black Excellence: Darian Donovan Thomas https://darianthomas.myportfolio.com/about Piece of the Week: Elegy, Op. 44 - Aleksandr Glazunov https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ecc00sFv0w

This week Dalanie and Katie talk about Joseph Wilson, a composer who is incarcerated. https://www.themarshallproject.org/2025/04/18/opera-prison-musicambia-carnegie-hall IN THIS EPISODE: Video episodes are now available on YouTube! Subscribe here: https://www.youtube.com/@classicallyblackpodcast PURCHASE OUR MERCH!: https://www.classicallyblackpodcast.com/store JOIN US ON PATREON!: https://patreon.com/ClassicallyBlackPodcast FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA! https://linktr.ee/classicallyblack https://theviolinchannel.com/musicians-petition-governments-to-oppose-brazils-proposed-ban-on-pernambuco-wood-and-trade/ https://theviolinchannel.com/historians-discover-some-of-the-earliest-notation-hidden-in-plain-sight/ https://www.themarshallproject.org/2025/04/18/opera-prison-musicambia-carnegie-hall Black Excellence: Malia Pinkard Piece of the Week: Symphony No. 2 - Pytor Ilyich Tchaikovsky https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0g_ixBQNKN8

This week Dalanie and Katie talk about the fall season. IN THIS EPISODE: Video episodes are now available on YouTube! Subscribe here: https://www.youtube.com/@classicallyblackpodcast PURCHASE OUR MERCH!: https://www.classicallyblackpodcast.com/store JOIN US ON PATREON!: https://patreon.com/ClassicallyBlackPodcast FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA! https://linktr.ee/classicallyblack https://theviolinchannel.com/broadway-musicians-announce-tentative-agreement-with-broadway-league/ https://theviolinchannel.com/the-kennedy-center-will-require-the-national-symphony-orchestra-to-open-concerts-with-the-national-anthem/ Black Excellence: Wesley Sumpter https://www.wesblakemusic.com/bio Piece of the Week: Sukkot Through Orion's Nebula - James Lee III https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aviowrMO_6s

This week Dalanie and Katie talk about the film “Murder in G Major” IN THIS EPISODE: Video episodes are now available on YouTube! Subscribe here: https://www.youtube.com/@classicallyblackpodcast PURCHASE OUR MERCH!: https://www.classicallyblackpodcast.com/store JOIN US ON PATREON!: https://patreon.com/ClassicallyBlackPodcast FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA! https://linktr.ee/classicallyblack https://theviolinchannel.com/uscs-thornton-school-of-music-appoints-first-scholar-in-residence-solange-knowles/ https://theviolinchannel.com/apple-music-classical-announces-partnership-with-genshin-impact/ Black Excellence: Victor Ekpo https://www.instagram.com/grandmastervic/?hl=en Piece of the Week: African Suite, Op. 35 - Samuel Coleridge-Taylor https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tMlJZgUMQFU

This week Dalanie and Katie talk about cringe culture. IN THIS EPISODE: Video episodes are now available on YouTube! Subscribe here: https://www.youtube.com/@classicallyblackpodcast PURCHASE OUR MERCH!: https://www.classicallyblackpodcast.com/store JOIN US ON PATREON!: https://patreon.com/ClassicallyBlackPodcast FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA! https://linktr.ee/classicallyblack https://theviolinchannel.com/ice-drops-deportation-case-against-utah-violinist-john-shin/ https://theviolinchannel.com/eastern-music-festival-board-of-directors-votes-to-dissolve-the-organization/ Black Excellence: Judith Insell https://www.judithinsell.com/tour Piece of the Week: Romanze, Op. 85 - Max Bruch https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKuRGahYd4g

This week Dalanie and Katie talk about colonization in American classical music. PURCHASE OUR MERCH!: https://www.classicallyblackpodcast.com/store JOIN US ON PATREON!: https://patreon.com/ClassicallyBlackPodcast FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA! https://linktr.ee/classicallyblack Black Excellence: Leyla McCalla https://leylamccalla.com/ Piece of the Week: Café Music - Paul Schoenfield https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJFxyNSHb_M

The Four Treasons | Episode 340 by Classically Black Podcast

This week Dalanie and Katie talk about the ethics of pursuing classical music in a world on fire. IN THIS EPISODE: Video episodes are now available on YouTube! Subscribe here: https://www.youtube.com/@classicallyblackpodcast PURCHASE OUR MERCH!: https://www.classicallyblackpodcast.com/store JOIN US ON PATREON!: https://patreon.com/ClassicallyBlackPodcast FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA! https://linktr.ee/classicallyblack Albert Einstein's Violin Goes on Sale for £300,000 https://theviolinchannel.com/albert-einsteins-violin-goes-on-sale-for-300000/ San Fran Symphony Reaches Tentative Agreement with the AFM Local 6 https://theviolinchannel.com/san-francisco-symphony-reaches-tentative-agreement-with-members-of-the-afm-local-6/ Teatro alla Flopera post https://www.instagram.com/p/DKsuazDJOqR/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link Black Excellence: Ms. Hayward @harmonywithmshayward on TikTok Piece of the Week: Symphonic Dances - Sergei Rachmaninoff https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=otJmf3pyb1E

This week Dalanie and Katie discuss game changers on their respective instruments. IN THIS EPISODE: Video episodes are now available on YouTube! Subscribe here: https://www.youtube.com/@classicallyblackpodcast PURCHASE OUR MERCH!: https://www.classicallyblackpodcast.com/store JOIN US ON PATREON!: https://patreon.com/ClassicallyBlackPodcast FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA! https://linktr.ee/classicallyblack Classical California Announces Layoffs after Corporation for Public Broadcasting Loses Federal Funding https://theviolinchannel.com/classical-california-announces-layoffs-after-the-corporation-for-public-broadcasting-loses-federal-funding/ Black Excellence: Marlon Daniel https://www.marlondaniel.com/About/about.html Piece of the Week: Pan con Timba - Aldo Lopez-Gavilan https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SdiGXL9FeFk&pp=ygUUaGFybGVtIHF1YXJ0ZXQgdGltYmE%3D

This week Dalanie and Katie talk about scenes in TV/Film with great music.

This week Dalanie and Katie discuss the history of Black musician unions. IN THIS EPISODE: Video episodes are now available on YouTube! Subscribe here: https://www.youtube.com/@classicallyblackpodcast PURCHASE OUR MERCH!: https://www.classicallyblackpodcast.com/store JOIN US ON PATREON!: https://patreon.com/ClassicallyBlackPodcast FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA! https://linktr.ee/classicallyblack Lawyer of Utah Violinist Reveals Details of Detainment https://theviolinchannel.com/lawyer-of-utah-violinist-reveals-details-of-detainment/ Donate to the GoFundMe: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-bring-john-shin-home Chamber Music Society of Palm Beach’s Rising Artists Program https://www.cmspb.org/rising-artists/ Despite Trump's DEI Cuts, San Francisco's Emerging Black Composers Project Continues https://theviolinchannel.com/the-san-francisco-symphonys-emerging-black-composers-project-to-continue-despite-trumps-executive-order-on-dei/ Black Excellence: Daniel Simmons https://www.festivalmozaic.org/artist-details/155/daniel-simmons Piece of the Week: Viola Concerto - William Walton https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ozL-R0yWhPs&pp=ygUVd2FsdG9uIHZpb2xhIGNvbmNlcnRv

Jazz: Book Club Week 4 | Episode 335 by Classically Black Podcast

This week Dalanie and Katie discuss parts 7 and 8 of Jazz by Toni Morrison. IN THIS EPISODE: Video episodes are now available on YouTube! Subscribe here: https://www.youtube.com/@classicallyblackpodcast PURCHASE OUR MERCH!: https://www.classicallyblackpodcast.com/store JOIN US ON PATREON!: https://patreon.com/ClassicallyBlackPodcast FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA! https://linktr.ee/classicallyblack University of Manitoba Violin Professor Charged with Sexual Assault https://theviolinchannel.com/university-of-manitoba-violin-professor-charged-with-sexual-assault/ Startup Raises $730,000 for Mozart AI https://theviolinchannel.com/startup-raises-e625000-for-mozart-ai/ Emanuel Hill’s First Violin for Sale! https://esharpminor.com/inventory/anansi Black Excellence: Derrick Skye https://www.derrickskye.com/about/ Piece of the Week: String No. 2 - Alexander Borodin https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2YAzUC6LzNk

This week Dalanie and Katie discuss parts 3-6 of Jazz by Toni Morrison. IN THIS EPISODE: Video episodes are now available on YouTube! Subscribe here: https://www.youtube.com/@classicallyblackpodcast PURCHASE OUR MERCH!: https://www.classicallyblackpodcast.com/store JOIN US ON PATREON!: https://patreon.com/ClassicallyBlackPodcast FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA! https://linktr.ee/classicallyblack Former long-standing Cincinnati Symphony cellist has died https://www.thestrad.com/news/former-long-standing-cincinnati-symphony-cellist-has-died/20045.article London’s Royal Opera House Allegedly Bans Performer and Activist https://theviolinchannel.com/londons-royal-opera-house-bans-performer-and-activist/ "Melania: The Opera" Set to Premiere in London in September 2025 https://theviolinchannel.com/melania-the-opera-set-to-premiere-in-london-in-september-2025/ Black Excellence: Norman E. Johns Piece of the Week: Elegy No. 1 in D - Giovanni Bottesini https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJLN43M-RGE

This week Dalanie and Katie discuss parts 1-3 of Jazz by Toni Morrison. IN THIS EPISODE: Video episodes are now available on YouTube! Subscribe here: https://www.youtube.com/@classicallyblackpodcast PURCHASE OUR MERCH!: https://www.classicallyblackpodcast.com/store JOIN US ON PATREON!: https://patreon.com/ClassicallyBlackPodcast FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA! https://linktr.ee/classicallyblack Double Bass Virtuoso Gary Karr has Passed Away https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/29/arts/music/gary-karr-dead.html?unlocked_article_code=1.bk8.yAQr.PhNfaeF5S0N9&smid=url-share 1740 Violin Stolen from a Pub in London https://theviolinchannel.com/1740-violin-stolen-in-from-a-pub-in-london/ House Republicans Support Bill to Name Kennedy Center Theater After Melania Trump https://theviolinchannel.com/house-republicans-support-bill-to-name-kennedy-center-theater-after-melania-trump/ Bill Introduced to U.S. Congress to Rename Kennedy Center after Donald Trump https://theviolinchannel.com/bill-introduced-to-u-s-congress-to-rename-kennedy-center-after-donald-trump/ Black Excellence: Reginald Smith, Jr. https://www.reginaldsmithjr.com/ Piece of the Week: The Masquerade is Over - Benny Golson https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QbtYE_2Z7r8