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George Shirley's week of performances across Cincinnati will add another first to a long list in his career. He'll be the first artist to perform with the four major classic music groups.

Joseph Horowitz, concert producer, cultural historian, and author of Dvořák's Prophecy and the Vexed Fate of Black Classical Music John McWhorter, Associate Professor of Linguistics, Department of Slavic Languages, Columbia University Sidney Outlaw, baritone singer; Professor of Voice, Manhattan School of Music; Voice Faculty, Brevard Music Center Summer Institute & Festival Moderated by Allen C. Guelzo, Thomas W. Smith Distinguished Research Scholar and Director of the James Mad...

The recording is of the high-octane variety, fitting for what Douglas dubs, “The Black Lion rocket ship.” One can’t help but hear the echoes of Coltrane’s Classic Quartet or Mingus' small combos.

Melodious isn’t unsophisticated.

The South Bend Symphonys April 2 concert is the first in the orchestras 89-year history composed entirely of works by Black composers.

The South Bend Symphonys program features the works of Black composers Quinn Mason, Florence Price and William Levi Dawson.