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# What the RG is listening to this month
- URL: https://www.raincrossgazette.com/what-the-rg-is-listening-to-this-month/
- Published: 2021-02-18T13:15:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-08-14T17:46:45.000Z
- Description: The Riverside Philharmonic Orchestra is honoring Black History Month by performing works from composers of African descent. They are posting weekly videos either highlighting history of classical composers or performing themselves. Their first recorded performance is a quintet playing the music of G
- Author: Gazette Staff
- Tags: Culture, Arts, Music, Events, #bulk-2023-03-29, #bulk-2026-08-14-1046

The Riverside Philharmonic Orchestra is honoring Black History Month by performing works from composers of African descent. They are posting [weekly videos](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLCEXDs18FrDlZtxTMVnS42I5FM2cW%5FiHc&ref=raincrossgazette.com) either highlighting history of classical composers or performing themselves. Their first recorded performance is [a quintet playing the music of George Walker](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c1gif7esDrM&list=PLCEXDs18FrDlZtxTMVnS42I5FM2cW%5FiHc&index=3&ref=raincrossgazette.com), the first African American to be awarded the Pulitzer Prize for composition.