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Paul Robeson brought spirituals and Black history to the main stage

Thursday, May 1, 2025 • Duration 05:00

Paul Robeson was a star of stage and screen, but his passion was sharing spirituals. His goal was to elevate them to the same level as other musical forms. Find out more in the ‘Rhapsody in Black’ podcast.

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Duke Ellington's 'Black, Brown and Beige' fuses jazz with classical orchestration

Thursday, April 24, 2025 • Duration 05:00

Duke Ellington once said, “All arrangements of historic American Negro music have been made by conservatory-trained musicians who inevitably handle it with a European technique. It’s time a big piece of music was written from the inside.” That piece of music premiered in 1943 in Carnegie Hall, and it was titled ‘Black, Brown, and Beige.’ Find out more in the 'Rhapsody in Black' podcast.

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Pianist Michelle Cann inspires next generation as a noted music teacher

Thursday, April 17, 2025 • Duration 05:00

Michelle Cann is a trailblazing African American concert pianist and teacher who is inspiring the next generation of musicians at the Manhattan School of Music and the Curtis Institute. Find out more in the 'Rhapsody in Black' podcast.

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Wynton Marsalis has jazz and classical chops

Thursday, April 10, 2025 • Duration 05:00

Trumpeter Wynton Marsalis is internationally known for his outstanding career in jazz. Many don’t know that he has also found success in classical music. Find out more in the latest episode of the 'Rhapsody in Black' podcast.

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Cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason is a young and promising classical music superstar

Thursday, April 3, 2025 • Duration 05:00

At 19, Sheku Kanneh-Mason became the first Black musician to win BBC Young Musician of the Year. A genuine classical music superstar who grabbed the spotlight early, he continues to focus on what is most important to him: the music, the cello and music education. Find out more in the ‘Rhapsody in Black’ podcast.

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Black Violin mixes hip-hop and classical to create an unabashedly Black sound

Thursday, March 27, 2025 • Duration 05:00

The award-winning strings duo Black Violin has been mixing classical and hip hop for over twenty years. The group’s goal is to make the violin and viola sound naturally and unabashedly Black. Find out more in the 'Rhapsody in Black' podcast.

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Duke Ellington defied mid-20th century labels with 'The Queen's Suite'

Thursday, March 20, 2025 • Duration 05:00

Pianist, composer and innovator Duke Ellington is famous today for his jazz and swing music. However, he had a few other visions kicking around in his tool box, including some memorable suites such as ‘The Queen’s Suite.’ Find out more in the 'Rhapsody in Black' podcast.

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Sly5thAve brings together classical, hip-hop, jazz and more in his innovative arrangements

Thursday, March 13, 2025 • Duration 05:00

Tenor Henry Thacker Burleigh was a gifted tenor who dedicated himself to the Black spiritual tradition. He worked closely with composer Antonín Dvořák, and their friendship helped Dvořák unearth the heart and soul of American music. Find out more in the 'Rhapsody in Black' podcast.

Sly5thAve is a multifaceted musician from the greater Austin area. His arrangements fuse his education in jazz saxophone, his classical arranging skills, his Nigerian roots and more to create a whole new musical experience. Find out more in the 'Rhapsody in Black' podcast.

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'Porgy and Bess' paved the way for integration in opera

Thursday, March 6, 2025 • Duration 05:00

From the first performance of ‘Porgy and Bess,’ George Gershwin stipulated the opera had to feature an all-Black cast, not white performers in blackface. This benefitted Black opera singers, but their fear was being typecast. Find out more in the ‘Rhapsody in Black’ podcast.

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William Dawson's Tuskegee Institute legacy

Thursday, February 27, 2025 • Duration 05:00

When William Dawson was 12 years old, he ran away from home to study music at the Tuskeegee Institute. In 1930, he returned to his roots as Director of the Tuskeegee School of Music, a post he held for 25 years. Find out more in the ‘Rhapsody in Black’ podcast.

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