Black History Month

Classical 91.5, WXXI and Gateways Music Festival bring you a special online event commemorating Black History Month!About this EventClassical 91.5, WXXI…

The late Paul Burgett recorded this reflection during the Obama years in the white house. It is a reflection on the importance of celebrating the…

With Heart and Voice ® Program 2105Suggested Broadcast: Sunday, February 7, 2021As we begin the annual observance of Black History Month, we’ll focus some…

American conductor Alexander Lloyd Blake has launched an effort to encourage musicians to sign a pledge of anti-racisim in choral practice.Blake is the…

On June 19, 1865 Union soldiers, lead by Major General Gordon Granger announced the news that the war had ended and that all enslaved persons in the…

With Heart and Voice ® Program 2006Suggested Broadcast: Sunday, February 16, 2020As we mark Black History Month on With Heart and Voice, we’ll explore…

Each February, Classical 91.5 recognizes Black History Month by recognizing the musical contributions of people of African descent. We do this on air by…

With Heart and Voice ® Program 1907Suggested Broadcast: Sunday, February 24, 2019As Black History Month comes to a close, we’ll survey the distinctly…

Frederick Douglass – orator, abolitionist, author, social reformer…violinist?We don’t normally hear about that part of this legendary historical figure’s…

“My dear Dr. Koussevitzky, To begin with I have two handicaps—those of sex and race. I am a woman; and I have some Negro blood in my veins.” - Florence…