# Jessie Montgomery

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2025 CSO Young Composers Initiative

The Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s Negaunee Music Institute and mentor Jessie Montgomery took six young composers and guided them through workshops of new pieces throughout the year. The Young Composers Initiative culminated in a concert featuring fellows of the Civic Orchestra of Chicago as performe…

Composer Jessie Montgomery and more Black Voices in Classical Music

Composer Jessie Montgomery joins us as we continue our celebration of Black From the Top alumni and their contributions to classical music. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences.NPR Privac…

Meet Grammy-Winning Composer Jessie Montgomery!

Jessie Montgomery and John Banther discuss her popular works, her time writing for the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, the Blacknificent 7 composer group, and her early artistic influences.

That’s Classical? - Episode March 8, 2026

Happy International Women's Day!Playlist: Rhiannon Giddens, Nellie McKay & Turtle Island Quartet - Pompey Ran Away Kelly-Marie Murphy, Cameron Crozman - The Book of Elegant Feelings Dinah Bianchi, Dominic Hayes, Robert Conway - Pelaga 'When Sea Encounters Sky' Jessie Montgomery, Apollo Chamber Pl…

IonSound Project - Respite and Reflection

Pittsburgh contemporary ensemble, the IonSound Project, have an upcoming concert titled "Respite and Reflection" at St. Vincent's Basilica crypt. Cellist Elisa Kohanski and clarinetist Kathleen Costello spoke with QED's Jim Cunningham about the concert. Included on the program for "Respite and Ref…

That’s Classical? - Episode April 12, 2026

Playlist: Mathieu Lussier, Clio Theodoridis - Recit et lied David Lang, Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra - Mountain Uros Krek, Danish National Vocal Ensemble - Vester, Camenae Randall Svane, JoAnn Falletta- Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra - Oboe Concerto Moondog, Francois Mardirossian - Jazz Book Joh…

Jessie Montgomery | The Heart of Teaching Music - Ep. 7

This episode of The Heart of Teaching Music features Jessie Montgomery, GRAMMY® Award-winning composer, violinist, and educator. Jessie’s work interweaves classical music with elements of vernacular music, improvisation, poetry, and social consciousness, making her an acute interpreter of 21st-cent…

Sound Perimeter: More Than One Voice

Today's Sound Perimeter celebrates the Fourth of July through the music of two remarkable American women composers. Nkeiru Okoye's "Voices Shouting Out", written in the aftermath of September 11, reminded us that even in moments of profound loss, music can become a voice of resilience, hope and col…

PIANISTS NOT PRACTICING…in Calgary…with JANI PARSONS

Part 2 Welcome to our episode with Canadian pianist Jani Parsons! Praised for her “combination of tenderness and vivacious energy” (San Francisco Chronicle) and “sheer virtuosity” (LA Splash), Canadian pianist Jani Parsons has established herself as a musician of warmth, brilliance, versatility, an…

Episode 8 - Lift with Calder Failla

In this episode, Alex and Lena discuss Banner by Jessie Montgomery, Blues Symphony by Wynton Marsalis, Victory Stride by James P. Johnson, and Rhapsody in Blue and Catfish Row by George Gershwin. Best of all, they interview Olympia Symphony's October 11  guest artist Calder Failla.  Calder is a tal…