In 1933, Chicagoan Florence Price became the first Black woman to have a symphony performed by a major orchestra.

Happy Black History Month! Of course, we do not wish to limit our celebration to just February on Violinist.com, so over the ...

Edmond Dédé composed Morgiane 138 years ago, but his racial identity prevented the opera from receiving proper staging.

Discover the rich history of Black composers at the Washington National Cathedral's 'Onward & Upward: The Unsung Heroes of ...

Rarities that deserve their place in opera returned to stages last week: “Die Tote Stadt,” in Boston, and “L’Amant Anonyme,” ...

Morgiane, perhaps the oldest opera by a Black American, finally receives its full public performance, shedding light on the ...

Classical singers Karen Slack and Michelle Cann, the Crossing choir, and John Legend also took home their own gilded ...

The earliest known, full-length opera composed by a Black American, “Morgiane,” will premiere this week in Washington, DC, ...

Black American music is music of the spirit, a profound diversity of lessons to be enjoyed. Never duplicated but often imitated, its drumbeats are heartbeats of the inner person that ignites ...

REVIEW BY Richard Amey. Worthing Symphony Orchestra concert at the Assembly Hall, leader Julian Leaper, conductor John Gibbons, piano Jeneba Kanneh-Mason.

Join us on a musical journey through Black history, celebrating the evolution of spirituals, blues, jazz, soul, and hip-hop, ...