Check out In The Key of Z: Classical, dropping next week! www.wxxiclassical.org

George Walker was the first black student to receive a Ph.D. from Eastman and went on to be the first black recipient of the Pulitzer Prize for Music. Join me in celebrating him this afternoon for Black History Month: www.ecclesial.org #blackhistorymonth #blackexcellence #classicalmusic #music

Sheku and Isata Kanneh-Mason have grown rapidly in fame over the last few years. Tune in this afternoon as we celebrate their work for Black History Month on WXXI Classical! Join me between 12 and 4PM Eastern: www.wxxiclassical.org #blackexcellence #blackhistorymonth #cello #piano #music

Soprano Golda Schultz has been singing a *lot* of Mozart over the last decade, which inspired her to record a new album of Mozart arias. Tune in this afternoon for her recording of “Dove Sono” from The Marriage of Figaro: www.wxxiclassical.org #blackgirlmagic #blackexcellence #classicalmusic #music

Florence Price combined traditional European symphonic structures with music from black communities in the south—each of her symphonies, for instance, has a Juba dance in the third movement. Tune in as we celebrate her music for Black History Month this afternoon on WXXI: www.wxxiclassical.org

Shostakovich was in a tough spot in 1937–his opera Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District was officially condemned and his ballet The Limpid Stream got terrible reviews. He desperately needed a career win, and that came in the form of his 5th Symphony. Hear it this afternoon at www.wxxiclassical.org

Charles Shadle sits at his upright piano surrounded by piles of sheet music

Choctaw composer and MIT professor Charles Shadle was feeling nostalgic for his Oklahoma home during the 2020 lockdowns caused by the pandemic. He was inspired to write the piece Chahta Aiasha, or Choctaw Places, to reflect these emotions. Hear it this afternoon on WXXI: www.wxxiclassical.org

This afternoon we’ll mark International Holocaust Remembrance Day with Steve Reich’s Grammy-winning Different Trains. Join me between 12-4PM Eastern at www.wxxiclassical.org