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WQXR Juneteenth: “The Black Experience in the Concert Hall”

To celebrate Juneteenth, WQXR offers “The Black Experience in the Concert Hall,” a live call-in special with WQXR’s Evening Host Terrance McKnight from 7-9pm. Terrance speaks with leading figures in the world of classical music, including Wynton Marsalis, virtuoso trumpeter and Artistic Director of Jazz at Lincoln Center; Martina Arroyo, legendary soprano and founder of the Martina Arroyo Foundation; Jesse Rosen, CEO and President of the League of American Orchestras; and Khalil Gibran Muhammad, professor of History, Race, and Public Policy at Harvard Kennedy School and author of The Condemnation of Blackness.

Wynton’s interview starting at 1:37:57

To celebrate Juneteenth, WQXR offers “The Black Experience in the Concert Hall,” a live call-in special with WQXR’s Evening Host Terrance McKnight from 7-9pm. Terrance speaks with leading figures in the world of classical music, including Wynton Marsalis, virtuoso trumpeter and Artistic Director of Jazz at Lincoln Center; Martina Arroyo, legendary soprano and founder of the Martina Arroyo Foundation; Jesse Rosen, CEO and President of the League of American Orchestras; and Khalil Gibran Muhammad, professor of History, Race, and Public Policy at Harvard Kennedy School and author of The Condemnation of Blackness.

Source: WQXR

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