Happy Labor Day to everyone in the United States! We are reminded, on this day of rest, of the work that still needs to be done for racial equality. We missed this article in June, but it is just as relevant now. Conductor Jeri Lynne Johnson, pictured above, founder...
News and music to start the week! Sorry we didn’t post about this sooner! The Dream Unfinished Activist Orchestra presents a live community reading of Fannie Lou Hamer’s 1964 speech, “Sick and Tired,” today, Monday, Aug. 31 at 11:30 AM EST! ...
News and music to start your week! The Philadelphia Orchestra joins in the celebration of the 100th anniversary of the passing of the 19th amendment in the US. In a special conversation taking place on August 26, First Associate Concertmaster Juliette Kang, Composer...
News and music to start your week! A lot to celebrate! August 18th marks the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th amendment, granting U.S. women the right to Vote! Our illustration is from the Music in the Women’s Suffrage Movement article of the...
News and music to start your week! We are saddened to hear about the death of Helen Jones Woods – a trombonist who performed with the International Sweethearts of Rhythm, an interracial all-female Big Band that toured widely during WWII. Jones, pictured above,...
News and music to start your week! Congratulations go to Rhiannon Giddens – a trained opera singer, virtuoso fiddler and banjo player, founding member of The Carolina Chocolate Drops, MacArthur Genius grant winner, and composer who is pictured above. Giddens...
