Classical Queens
19 episodes - English - Latest episode: 12 months ago - ★★★★★ - 22 ratingsJoin me, Jessica Joy, as I share my research of forgotten women who have done much to contribute to America’s musical identity. See their lives unfold, understand their musical impact, and then consider with me, the ways their stories could still impact our current communities. These are the stories of Black women in classical music who have been slayin’, seen and unseen, for hundreds of years. I hope you tune in for this bi-weekly podcast.
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Episodes
The Great Lulu Vere Childers
April 28, 2023 11:00 - 7 minutes - 7.39 MBMeet the woman who made sure Howard’s Conservatory of Music became just that.
Classical Queens on Trilloquy
April 07, 2023 21:13 - 20 seconds - 367 KBGo check out Ep. 191 ‘Never Give Up’ of Trilloquy Podcast to hear an interview with Garret McQueen and myself!
The Legacy of Black Aida
March 17, 2023 11:00 - 11 minutes - 11.1 MBMeet Queens Estelle Pinckney Clough and Florence Cole Talbert McCleave, some of the first Black women to perform the role Aida in full production.
Florence Price’s Violinist
January 27, 2023 12:00 - 15 minutes - 14.4 MBCome meet Florence Price’s Violinist, Minnie Cedargreen Jernberg.
Our Creole King: Edmond Dédé
December 16, 2022 12:00 - 18 minutes - 17.4 MBA caste system of prejudice and what one man did with his freedom to choose.
A Creole King
December 02, 2022 12:00 - 10 minutes - 9.82 MBFollow me on my travels to New Orleans and the discoveries that inspire our next episode, Our Creole King: Louis Moreau Gottschalk.
The Fisk Jubilee Singers’ Blues
November 18, 2022 12:00 - 43 minutes - 40.5 MBThis episode features an interview by Laura Reynolds, Director of Impact and Innovation at San Diego Symphony.
The Voice of Henrietta Vinton Davis
November 04, 2022 11:00 - 15 minutes - 14.7 MBThis is part two of the Madame Davis episode, this time with just me, Jessica Joy! Come learn a more detailed version of her artistic and activist life. Also, follow @classicalqueens for live event information, for ‘A Search for Joy’.
It’s what’s on the Inside with Scylla
October 22, 2021 11:00 - 17 minutes - 15.9 MBY’all these stories are for us all! This week, we are youth focused as Scylla helps me tell the story of Madame Davis the elocutionist. We talk about our love of reading, music, and more.
The Empowered Nora Holt
October 08, 2021 11:00 - 30 minutes - 28.4 MBIn this episode, the 1st of season 2, we are speaking of the life of Nora Holt, as well as getting to know a little more about our CQ creator, Jessica Joy!
To be Anna Madah and Emma Louise
May 07, 2021 11:00 - 11 minutes - 10.9 MBToday we speak about the Heyer’s sisters, and consider the basic concept of Spectacular Opacity.
Maestra Julia Perry
April 09, 2021 11:00 - 22 minutes - 21 MBToday we discuss the life of Maestra Julia Perry, and our need for advocates not saviors.
For the Love of Black Women
March 26, 2021 11:00 - 18 minutes - 17 MBIn this episode, I will introduce you to the book Noted Negro Women: Their Triumphs and Activities, by Margaret Bonds father. I will share the varying ways I consider this book, and what it offers Black classical music research.
In defense of Matilda Sissieretta Jones
March 12, 2021 12:00 - 29 minutes - 27.3 MBHere we will get to know Sissieretta Jones and consider the implications that participating in classical music has on BIPOC lives.
Margaret Bonds Speaks of Rivers
February 26, 2021 12:00 - 33 minutes - 31.1 MBHere you will come to know Margaret Bonds, whose life and work showcased the impact community building can have. Also here to offer her valuable personal insight on community and our past Queen, is Ana Flores.
Amelia Tilghman the Musical Messenger
February 12, 2021 12:00 - 19 minutes - 18.2 MBMeet Amelia Tilghman, the woman who pioneered Black music journals in America. The Musical Messenger offers us a windows into Black classical music past, through the excellence she penned.
Dinah Bowman and the Black Bachs?
January 29, 2021 12:00 - 17 minutes - 15.9 MBJoin me, Jessica Joy, as I share my research of the life of Dinah Bowman. The woman who by many is considered to be America’s first Black pianist.
Trailer | Classical Queens
January 22, 2021 12:00 - 1 minute - 977 KBSpend time with me, Jessica Joy, as I introduce you to the Black classical music royalty, you’ve probably never heard about, in this bi-weekly podcast.