Sep 19, 2022 | Culture, Music, Women
The F-M Symphony Orchestra will kick off its season Saturday, Sept. 24, with “Hear Our Voices Ring,” a performance highlighting the works of three Black female composers. “It’s a Five Star Season” features five favorite symphony No. 5s created by five composers,...
Aug 1, 2022 | Detroit, Jazz, Music
Three Black musicians born and raised in Detroit—drummer, Louis Hayes, saxophonist Kenny Garrett, and violinist, Regina Carter—are three of the four winners of the 2023 NEA Jazz Masters Fellowship, according to an announcement from the National Endowment for the Arts...
Jul 25, 2022 | Detroit, Music
The Sphinx Organization has announced the 2023 Medal of Excellence honorees: cellist Thomas Mesa, soprano Aundi Marie Moore, and composer Joel Thompson. The Sphinx Medal of Excellence is the organization’s highest honor recognizing extraordinary...
Jun 27, 2022 | Entertainment, History, Music, Women
Urban One founder Cathy Hughes received her flowers on June 18, as an inductee into the Black Music and Entertainment Walk of Fame. The 75-year-old media maven was honored by family members at the BMEWOF induction ceremony in Atlanta. “I am very proud...
May 31, 2022 | Higher Education, Leadership, Media, Music
A group of Black college students who emerged Tuesday morning from a 90-minute conversation about songwriting with emerging star Joy Oladokun at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum could represent the future of...
May 9, 2022 | Leadership, Music
Black members of more than forty orchestras announced the Black Orchestral Network (BON). BON is a collective of Black orchestral musicians dedicated to creating an inclusive and equitable environment for Black people in the orchestral field. The group was built on...
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