Black Music Seen

About Black Music Seen

Black Music Seen is a podcast preserving the lived stories of Black classical musicians. Through thoughtful conversations, we document the artistry, lineage, and labor that have shaped — and continue to shape — classical music.

Publisher

Black Orchestral Network

Category

music

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

20 May 2022

Latest episode

11 Jun 2026

Latest episodes

24 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   11 Jun 2026

   Dear American Orchestras III - Access Is Not Investment

   Violist Emilio Carlo and cultural anthropologist Dr. Lexi Ligon Holloway join Black Music Seen to break down BON’s Dear American Orchestras III — forty years of diversity fellowships, the same findings, and what has to change.

2. 

   26 Mar 2026

   J’Nai Bridges: Freedom, Discipline, and the Life of a Black Opera Star

   In this episode of Black Music Seen, J’Nai opens up about what it means to live in full alignment—as an artist, as a Black woman, and as a global performer.

3. 

   12 Mar 2026

   D-Composed: Black Creativity in Chamber Music

   Members of D-Composed join Black Music Seen to discuss their journey as a Chicago-based chamber collective centering Black composers, community, and creativity — and how they’re reimagining what classical music can be.

Who has been a guest on Black Music Seen

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Rosalyn Story
• Quenton Blache
• Beverly Kane Baker

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

9 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

3 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 18 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

7

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

71