How The Illharmonic's mix of hip-hop and classical builds community, one show at a time
Music How The Illharmonic's mix of hip-hop and classical builds community, one show at a time July 24, 20264:00 PM ET By Juana Summers , Ashley Brown , Brianna Scott Kaleb Cabell, Andrea Coln McNeill and Jeffrey McNeill perform as part of The Illharmonic Orchestra at NPR's Washington headquarters. Brianna Scott/NPR hide caption toggle caption Brianna Scott/NPR Vocalist and composer Jeffrey McNeill says it was back in 1987, when he was still a kid, when he first started hearing the links between hip-hop and classical music. "I was put in flute and piano lessons as a child, and my father introduced me to The Sugarhill Gang, 'Rapper's Delight,'" McNeill explained in an interview with All Things Considered.
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- ▪"I was put in flute and piano lessons as a child, and my father introduced me to The Sugarhill Gang, 'Rapper's Delight,'" McNeill explained in an interview with All Things Considered.
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Music How The Illharmonic's mix of hip-hop and classical builds community, one show at a time July 24, 20264:00 PM ET By Juana Summers , Ashley Brown , Brianna Scott Kaleb Cabell, Andrea Coln McNeill and Jeffrey McNeill perform as part of The Illharmonic Orchestra at NPR's Washington headquarters. Brianna Scott/NPR hide caption toggle caption Brianna Scott/NPR Vocalist and composer Jeffrey McNeill says it was back in 1987, when he was still a kid, when he first started hearing the links between hip-hop and classical music. "I was put in flute and piano lessons as a child, and my father introduced me to The Sugarhill Gang, 'Rapper's Delight,'" McNeill explained in an interview with All Things Considered.
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