Classical Music Podcasts

This is the official podcast of the Kuumba Singers of Harvard College. The group was founded in 1970 by African-American undergraduates who felt the need for a safe space at Harvard in which they could celebrate African-American creativity and spirituality. Under the direction of Mr. Sheldon K. X. Reid, the Kuumba Singers continues to explore […]

Guests are invited to choose the eight records they would take to a desert island

Guests are invited to choose the eight records they would take to a desert island

Guests are invited to choose the eight records they would take to a desert island.

This book is “not written for professional musicians, but for untaught lovers of the art”. It gives broad instruction on composers, styles, instruments, venues – and when to believe the critics. (Summary by Sarah Jennings)

Con Fuoco is a podcast about the field of classical music and its future. The objective of the podcast is to discuss the current state of the field of classical music and where it is headed in the future. Each episode will center around one question regarding our world of classical music, which I discuss […]

A biography of the Polish composer and virtuoso pianist Frédéric Chopin and a critical analysis of his work by American music writer and critic James Huneker. (Summary by Julie VW)

A podcast created by New York-based Private Music Lesson Instructor and Indie Soul Artist, Tavonna Miller. In this podcast, she expounds on how learning music becomes a vehicle for deeper understanding about life, love, relationships with others, personal growth and more. For private voice, beginner piano, music history, music theory, songwriting lessons, OR if you […]

Whether you are an experienced classical listener, new to classical, or don’t like or listen to classical music, this show is for you. Hosted by Beth Cohen, an orchestra and concert bands conductor, and a music educator and consultant with a PhD in music education. Through her entertaining and engaging discussion with choice musical selections, […]

An analysis of Johann Sebastian Bach’s life and musical compositions, and of the artistic, philosophical, and religious world in which he acted. (Introduction by Kathleen Norland)

Host E.J. Becker presents recordings of live performances of the Kansas City Symphony combined with commentary and interviews with Music Director Michael Stern, guest artists, conductors, and members of the orchestra.

Guests are invited to choose the eight records they would take to a desert island

I make cosmic harp music. Sometimes I hang out with cats.

KEEP CALM AND CHOIR ON is a podcast that explores the power of singing together. Born out of a time where we could not gather together to sing, and intended to be used as a remote teaching tool for college students, Twin Cities singer and conductor Ryan LaBoy has conversations with friends and colleagues from […]

A selection of Beethoven’s letters from the compilation by Ludwig Ritter von Köchel (1800-1877) and Ludwig Nohl (1831-1885), and translated by Lady Grace Wallace. (Summary by Scott D. Farquhar) 09 – To Herr Kauka is read by: Victor Guerreiro, Scott D. Farquhar, and WangHaojie

Guests are invited to choose the eight records they would take to a desert island

Preface by W.S.B. Mathews: I have here endeavored to provide a readable account of the entire history of the art of music, within the compass of a single small volume, and to treat the luxuriant and many-sided later development with the particularity proportionate to its importance, and the greater interest appertaining to it from its […]