Black Composers

Oberlin-educated guitarist Christopher Mallett talks about Ohio composer Justin Holland and his album Justin Holland: Guitar Works and Arrangements

A new album, American Counterpoints, reasserts the importance of two 20th century Black composers whose work has been neglected.

The Cincinnati Opera will present an Afrofuturist-themed production next year that commemorates the Juneteenth holiday.

The third volume of the Catalyst Quartet’s groundbreaking Uncovered recording series showcases shimmering performances of string quartets by composers Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson, William Grant Still and Pulitzer Prize winner George Walker.

A new album, Summerland, showcases world-premiere recordings of orchestral works from across composer William Grant Still’s nearly 70-year career, performed by the mother-daughter duo of violinist Zina Schiff and conductor Avlana Eisenberg with the Royal Scottish National Orchestra.

NPR's Rachel Martin spoke to the pianist about Phenomenal Women,the most recent mini-album in the series, in which Downes re-recorded the work of some deeply impactful female composers.

As a student, the young baritone was never really introduced to any Black composers. Liverman's latest album, Dreams of a New Day, features an abundance of them.

Columbus conductor and clarinetist Antoine Clark wants women musicians and musicians of diverse racial and ethnic backgrounds to be heard.Clark is…

It’s an unjustly neglected repertoire of music, likely obscured, at least in part, because of racism. Friday evening, one organist will bring some of this…