Classical Queens

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Join 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. So much thanks to www.couragecard.co/ for the BEAUTIFUL cover art. Follow @classicalqueens on Instagram, for sources and more details about our royalty.

Jessica Joy


    • Apr 28, 2023 LATEST EPISODE
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    The Great Lulu Vere Childers

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2023 7:58


    Meet the woman who made sure Howard's Conservatory of Music became just that.

    Classical Queens on Trilloquy

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2023 0:20


    Go check out Ep. 191 ‘Never Give Up' of Trilloquy Podcast to hear an interview with Garret McQueen and myself!

    The Legacy of Black Aida

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2023 12:43


    Meet Queens Estelle Pinckney Clough and Florence Cole Talbert McCleave, some of the first Black women to perform the role Aida in full production. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    Florence Price's Violinist

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2023 16:19


    Come meet Florence Price's Violinist, Minnie Cedargreen Jernberg. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    Our Creole King: Edmond Dédé

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2022 19:36


    A caste system of prejudice and what one man did with his freedom to choose. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    A Creole King

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2022 11:23


    Follow me on my travels to New Orleans and the discoveries that inspire our next episode, Our Creole King: Louis Moreau Gottschalk. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    The Fisk Jubilee Singers' Blues

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2022 44:30


    This episode features an interview by Laura Reynolds, Director of Impact and Innovation at San Diego Symphony. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

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    The Voice of Henrietta Vinton Davis

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2022 16:41


    This 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'. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    It's what's on the Inside with Scylla

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2021 18:00


    Y'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. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    The Empowered Nora Holt

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2021 31:29


    In 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! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    Season 2 | Classical Queens

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2021 1:33


    WE BACK! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    To be Anna Madah and Emma Louise

    Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2021 12:33


    Today we speak about the Heyer's sisters, and consider the basic concept of Spectacular Opacity. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    Maestra Julia Perry

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2021 23:26


    Today we discuss the life of Maestra Julia Perry, and our need for advocates not saviors. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    For the Love of Black Women

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2021 19:11


    In 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. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    In defense of Matilda Sissieretta Jones

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2021 30:17


    Here we will get to know Sissieretta Jones and consider the implications that participating in classical music has on BIPOC lives. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    Margaret Bonds Speaks of Rivers

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2021 34:26


    Here 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. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

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    Amelia Tilghman the Musical Messenger

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2021 20:25


    Meet 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. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    Dinah Bowman and the Black Bachs?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2021 17:56


    Join 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. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    Trailer | Classical Queens

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2021 1:48


    Spend 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. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

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