Classical Musicians of African descent

Among the many lessons we’ve learned this past year is this: most of us will never take live music for granted again. The Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra…

Jason Max Ferdinand, Associate Professor and Director of Choral Activities at Oakwood University (Huntsville, AL), takes a new approach to choral…

Born and raised in Memphis, with an impressive collection of opinions on barbecue, Tesfa Wondemagegnehu learned early on from one of his mentors that…

During the aftermath of the Watts Uprisings in the 1960s, Dr. Maulana Karenga decided to create a special December holiday designed for Black people to…

One of WXXI's (recent) Community Advisory Board Members and lover of classical music, shared Alex Ross' September 14, 2020 New Yorker article with me,…

Falling in line with other festivals throughout the world, the Gateways Music Festival , postponed from earlier this summer, has confirmed plans to go...

Violinist Epongue Ekille from Rochester is one of the people calling for a greater recognition of Black musicians’ contributions to classical music. She…

The murder of George Floyd has once again caused much of the nation to question the position of Black people in American society. Is that position to…

“The show must go on...”That mantra is the rallying cry of artists finding ways to create, perform, and share their work no matter what is happening…

Judi Vinar first saw Bobby McFerrin on the Grammy Awards back in the 80’s.“I was blown away,” she said by phone from her home in the Twin Cities. “When I…