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The American classical music vernacular would never be complete without the catalogs of great composers like William Grant Still, Florence Price, and George Walker. But even so, Black voices have been ...

Smithsonian Magazine: How Black Composers Shaped the Sound of American Classical Music

Musician Lara Downes aims to highlight the work of composers like Harry T. Burleigh, photographed c. 1938. Granger Classical pianist Lara Downes knew she was onto something profound when audiences ...

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The award-winning, Montreal-based early music ensemble Infusion Baroque performed live in the Classical 101 studio this morning, and we captured the performance—and the dish about composers doing ...

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Oregonian: Portland’s 12 can’t-miss classical music concerts this winter showcase collaboration, local composers

This winter’s classical music standouts celebrate collaboration and combination. Local composers and performers team up to bring audiences music of our time and place, often inspired by today’s ...

Portland’s 12 can’t-miss classical music concerts this winter showcase collaboration, local composers

The New York Times: What You Need to Know About the Evolution of Classical Music

October 5th is the annual observance of World Teachers Day!! The celebration of the contributions and influences of teachers is the perfect opportunity to listen to music by baroque era composers who ...

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You’ve heard it all before. Classical music is dead. It’s one of our culture’s most enduring variations on a theme: that classical music is dying, or aging, or rusty or, at the very least, dusty. It’s ...

The Atlantic: Do You Actually Know What Classical Music Is? Does Anyone?