New Hope Presbyterian Church, a multiethnic congregation led by a Black female pastor in Anaheim, California, started a string orchestra in ... play everything from Bach to Beyonce.

Goodjoin said she and her husband, Reggie Goodjoin, a jazz musician and the church’s music director, envision an orchestra where “African American kids play classical music and play it well.” “Not ...

From Bach to Beyonce, Why a Church Orchestra Aims to Lift up Young Musicians of Color ANAHEIM, California (AP) — For over two years, Ebonie Vazquez searched to find a mentor of color for her son ...