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#ClassicsaDay #BlackHistoryMonth Week 2, 2025
February is Black History Month and a logical time to highlight contributions by people of color to classical music. Those contributions have been significant -- and not just in the past 50 years.
#ClassicsaDay #BlackHistoryMonth Week 1 2025
This month's #ClassicsaDay challenge is to post musical examples of works by composers of color, or classical music recordings made by people of color. There is a lot to choose from.
#ClassicsaDay #BlackHistoryMonth Week 3, 2024
Classical music originated in Western Europe, but it's not exclusive to dead, white European males. The challenge for February is to post videos of classical music either written or performed by musicians of color.
#ClassicsaDay #BlackHistoryMonth Week 2, 2024
The challenge for February is to post videos of classical music either written or performed by musicians of color.
#ClassicsaDay #BlackHistoryMonth Week 4
And there's a lot of great music still awaiting discovery. Here are my posts for #ClassicaDay for the fourth and final week of #BlackHistoryMonth.
#ClassicsaDay #BlackHistoryMonth Week 3 2023
For the month of February, the Classics a Day team once again chose Black History Month as the theme. Composers of color have made significant contributions to classical music throughout history.
#CLASSICSADAY #BLACKHISTORYMONTH WEEK 1, 2023
Composers of color have made significant contributions to classical music throughout history. And there’s a lot of great music still awaiting discovery.
#ClassicsaDay #BlackHistoryMonth 2022 Week 4
February is Black History Month, and a great opportunity to explore the music of black composers. That's what the Classics a Day team felt, anyway.
#ClassicsaDay #BlackHistoryMonth 2022 Week 3
February is Black History Month, and a great opportunity to explore the music of black composers. That's what the Classics a Day team felt, anyway.
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