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#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.
Strata Plumbs the Depths of Eleanor Alberga’s Music
Alberga is an excellent composer and masterful orchestrator.
#ClassicsaDay #ClassicalA Week 2
There are actually quite a few. And I even found some whose first and last names began with A! Here are my posts for the second week of #ClassicalA of the #ClassicsaDay challenge.
#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.
Eleanor Alberga Violin Concertos - collaborative classics
Eleanor Alberga and her husband Thomas Bowes make quite a team. As the piano/violin duo Double Exposure they toured and performed together. And they frequently performed Alberga's music. The blend of personal and artistic intimacy between the two inspired both.
Eleanor Alberga - Wild Blue Yonder is exceptional
This is a good companion release to Alberga's string quartet album. Now what I'd really like to hear is some of her large-scale works.
#ClassicsaDay #WeWriteSymphonies Week 4
For my contributions to the feed, I found examples throughout music history. The problem isn't new. There are talented composers of color underrepresented in every era -- not just in contemporary music.
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