Podcast appearances and mentions of Courtney Bryan

Get Ready for a Monday Morning Twist with your host Athena, as she welcomes her first male guest since the podcast relaunch - Courtney Bryan, also known as 'Courts'.In this candid chat, Courts offers a fresh male perspective in the world of property, tailored for female investors. He opens up about the joys and challenges of parenthood within the property realm, shedding light on shared experiences between men and women balancing property businesses and raising children.Later, Courts and Athena delve into a mini social media masterclass. Courts guides us through his proven tactics for using social media to raise finance and forge valuable connections. Tune in to discover the power of effective social media strategies.DISCLAIMER: Keep listening for a hilarious moment when my mother interrupts our chat, searching for her lunch salad bowl!" I am thrilled to announce that the Girls in Property Retreat is officially SOLD OUT! To join the waitlist, simply DM me the word "RETREAT" on social media. If you're also eager to join The Property Lifestyle Accelerator Programme, DM the word "Lifestyle" on Instagram or Facebook to schedule a 30-minute Discovery Call. For any inquiries, feel free to email us at girlsinpropertypod@gmail.com ABOUT THE HOST With more than 5 years of experience as a landlord, Athena Dobson departed her secure corporate job two years ago to chase her passion as a full-time property investor.Now, she successfully manages multiple businesses handling HMOs, SAs, & BTLs, all while sharing her expertise to guide &teach others on their own journey to success. Athena's mission is to be able share as many tips as possible from her own experience, to empower others to navigate the complex realms of business & property with confidence!

Today on Louisiana Considered, we're revisiting some of our favorite stories from 2023. We hear an initiative from the LSUAgCenter to address the state's feral hog problem and chat with MacArthur ‘genius' grant recipient and Tulane professor and composer, Courtney Bryan. Today's episode of Louisiana Considered was hosted by Bob Pavlovich. Our managing producer is Alana Schreiber and our assistant producer is Aubry Procell. Our engineer is Garrett Pittman. You can listen to Louisiana Considered Monday through Friday at 12 and 7 p.m. It's available on Spotify, Google Play and wherever you get your podcasts.  Louisiana Considered wants to hear from you! Please fill out our pitch line to let us know what kinds of story ideas you have for our show. And while you're at it, fill out our listener survey! We want to keep bringing you the kinds of conversations you'd like to listen to. Louisiana Considered is made possible with support from our listeners. Thank you!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Yesterday, the New Orleans city council held its first confirmation hearing for Anne Kirkpatrick, the nominee for the city's next permanent police chief. Kirkpatrick, who is the city's interim police superintendent, appeared before the city council government affairs committee to discuss her qualifications, recruitment plan and strategy for fighting crime. Missy Wilkinson, a reporter for the Times-Picayune / The Advocate was at the hearing, and joins us for a rundown of what happened –  and of Kirkpatrick's next steps.  Last week, Tulane University music professor, composer and pianist Courtney Bryan received a prestigious MacArthur Fellowship, often colloquially known as a “genius grant.” Bryan – who is known for combining multiple musical genres and cultural influences in her work – was one of two New Orleanians to receive the honor.Bryan joins us to talk about her work and workshops  that have led up to this moment, and how she hopes to use this grant to give back to the New Orleans community. Louisiana's primary elections are just two days away, and here on Louisiana Considered, we've been closely following the governor's race – as well as other campaigns for state and local offices.  Stephanie Grace, editorial director and columnist for The Times Picayune / The Advocate, and Molly Ryan, our statehouse reporter, joins us for all the last-minute election updates you need, ahead of the primary.  Today's episode of Louisiana Considered was hosted by Bob Pavlovich. Our assistant producer is Aubry Procell and our engineer is Garrett Pittman.  You can listen to Louisiana Considered Monday through Friday at 12 and 7 p.m. It's available on Spotify, Google Play and wherever you get your podcasts.  Louisiana Considered wants to hear from you! Please fill out our pitch line to let us know what kinds of story ideas you have for our show. And while you're at it, fill out our listener survey! We want to keep bringing you the kinds of conversations you'd like to listen to. Louisiana Considered is made possible with support from our listeners. Thank you!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

I think you're going to love today's episode as I chat with Courtney Bryan about his investment story so far, specifically looking at the details of his first HMO - what worked well, what didn't go to plan, how he selected his investment area, sourced the deal, and so much more, including all the numbers of that first project. Courtney mentions our Inside HMO Investing programme a couple of times throughout the interview, and I'm thrilled it's had such a positive impact on his confidence to get out there and invest, but actually most of our guests these days we've worked with in the past, whether it's through our HMO programme, our Open Days or our raising private finance programme. Some of our recent guests like Nikki Smith, Martin & Lauren Plummer, Howard Giblin, Jess Leader, and Kim Opszala have all invested in support and education with IPI, and as I said to Courtney after recording this, it's so fulfilling 7 or 8 years after starting this podcast to be part of all of their stories, and I hope one day I can be part of yours as well.  Maybe even, I'll get to discuss it with you as a guest on the podcast. But for today, let's see what we can learn from Courtney and his own investing story. ===============================Starting on April 13th and running through until the end of the month I'm hosting a free series of trainings that will help you understand if HMO investing is the right option for you, and if it is, how to identify the perfect investment area to start growing your portfolio. You can register for free at insidepropertyinvesting.com/HMO********************Are you interested in scaling your portfolio with the best strategy in the property world? Register for one of our upcoming Commercial to Residential Open Days and discover why commercial conversions have been our focus for so many years now at insidepropertyinvesting.com/opendayCheck out our content on your favourite platforms:Website: InsidePropertyInvesting.comInstagram: @InsidePropertyInvestingYoutube: Inside Property Investing

A driver was killed Sunday night when the vehicle they were driving left a roadway and hit a mobile home in Buford, injuring the people inside, according to Gwinnett County police. Master Police Officer Hideshi Valle said Jordan Gonzalez was driving west on Horizon Parkway when he was unable to stay on the road as he was approaching Boulder Way. The intersection is located in the Countryside of Gwinnett mobile home community. Gonzalez's vehicle went into the front yard of a mobile home on Boulder Way and hit a tree before slamming into another mobile home located down the street. The police department's Accident Investigation Unit is handling the investigation into the accident. Valle said in addition to the car's collision with the mobile home, debris from the vehicle and the tree also hit three vehicles that were parked in the driveway of the second mobile home. When Gwinnett County Police Chief J.D. McClure saw the video of Memphis police officers beating Tyre Nichols, it stirred feelings he had not felt in more than 30 years. McClure said the video of Nichols being beaten and sustaining injuries that he later died from shocked and upset him. When was the last time he felt that upset over a video from a police beating? It was the video of Los Angeles police beating Rodney King in 1991 — although McClure said the Nichols video was worse. McClure, along wit other law enforcement personnel discussed issues facing law enforcement and how they have tried to make inroads in the community during the panel at the Gas South District Speakers series. Fox 5 anchor Courtney Bryan moderated the panel discussion. The panel discussed tools, such as an ATF database that Gwinnett police have used to help discover links between gun-wielding people they have arrested and crimes in other states, as well as outreach efforts to young people — such as the Sheriff's Cup football game — to try prevent kids from being lured into joining gangs. But, the event was held weeks after the death of Nichols, with news about Memphis police officers being fired and charged with crimes stemming from the incident coming out since then. Near the end of the panel discussion, Bryant asked the panelists about the Nichols case. GBI Director Michael Register stated that it angered him, and that few get more angry about seeing police brutality than those who have to get up and put on the uniform the next day and try to rebuild the trust in police that has been eroded. McClure offered an apology despite the incident happening in Memphis, and talked about how these officers actions undermined the trust that police have tried to rebuild nationwide in light of various police brutality issues. Georgia lawmakers want to increase the sentence for gang recruitment activities as part of a tough-on-crime push under the Gold Dome this legislative session. A new state Senate bill would increase the penalties for recruiting someone to join a gang or participate in gang activity through mandatory minimum sentencing guidelines that judges would have to follow in most cases. Sponsored by Senator Bo Hatchett Senate Bill 44 has the backing of Governor Brian Kemp and Lieutenant Governor Burt Jones. The bill requires judges to impose at least a five-year prison sentence for violation of the law. If the person who has been recruited to the gang is under 17 years of age or has a disability, the mandatory minimum penalty is steeper — at least 10 years for the first offense. The legislation provides some exceptions to the mandatory minimum sentences, including if the accused has not already been convicted of a felony or if the judge decides that “the interests of justice will not be served.” It also provides an exception to the minimum sentencing rules if the accused helps with identifying and convicting other gang members. Not everyone agrees that the bill's sentences for gang recruitment would help solve Georgia's crime problem. Senate Democrats would prefer to reduce the number of guns on the street in Georgia and increase community investments in mental health and violence-prevention programs, according to a legislative agenda released Tuesday.  The bill has a strong shot of success in what has been a slow start to the legislative session. Twenty-two Senate Republicans have signed on as co-sponsors.  The top-seeded Georgia Gwinnett College men's tennis team couldn't capitalize on early victories in suffering a 4-3 loss to Number 2 seed Keiser University of Florida in a down-the-wire final of the Intercollegiate Tennis Association's inaugural NAIA Indoor Championship on Sunday night in Overland Park, Kansas. The loss ends the Grizzlies' historic 173-match winning streak, which had been the longest active winning streak in collegiate sports and the history of collegiate tennis. Those winning ways spanned seven undefeated seasons and dual matches since April 3, 2015. On the women's side, The Georgia Gwinnett College women's tennis team valiantly fought to the bitter end, nearly completing a dramatic singles comeback in a 4-3 loss to Keiser University during Sunday's championship match of the Intercollegiate Athletic Association's inaugural NAIA Indoor Championship. The finale featured a matchup of the NAIA's top two teams, which also happened to be the top two seeds in the weekend tournament. Sunday's loss ended the Grizzlies' 63-match winning streak, dating back to March 27, 2019. The two teams look to start new winning streaks this weekend. The GGC women will host Emory at the GGC Tennis facility on Saturday, while the men will be hosting The Citadel. Gwinnett Technical College recently named Amber Walden, Humanities Program Director, the school's Rick Perkins Instructor of the Year. Walden, who was born and raised in Gwinnett County, now lives in Lawrenceville. She is an active member of the local arts scene and is currently organizing and developing a L.A.R.P. (or live-action role play) organization. Walden said she discovered her love of teaching during a graduate assistantship and quickly found that she loved teaching. Her passion, she said, is helping students to learn, grow, achieve, and succeed. The Rick Perkins Award for Excellence in Technical Instruction began in 1991 and is designed to recognize and honor technical college instructors who contribute significantly to technical education through innovation and leadership in their fields. Less than two weeks after stepping down at Parkview, Eric Godfree is a Gwinnett head football coach again. Godfree was announced Tuesday as the head coach at North Gwinnett, where he replaces the outgoing Bill Stewart. Stewart left North to become an analyst on the Georgia Tech football coaching staff. Godfree accepted the North job when he resigned from Parkview, but the two sides couldn't make the hire official until Tuesday when the Gwinnett County Public Schools' school-to-school transfer window opened. Before taking the North job, Godfree had deep ties to Parkview, his alma mater. He was a Parkview assistant from 1999-2003 and spent the last nine seasons as head coach of the Lilburn school, going 70-37. He won two region titles in that span and led three of his teams to the state quarterfinals, including one Final Four team. Parkview features a large number of Georgia's top underclassmen recruits and figures to be one of the state's top teams next season, but Godfree couldn't pass up the opportunity at North. Godfree, a 1994 Parkview grad who played college football at Presbyterian, spent 10 years as head coach at Loganville before being hired at Parkview to replace legendary coach Cecil Flowe. His wife, Jenell, was formerly head volleyball coach at Parkview, and his daughters Jordan (a 2021 Parkview grad) and Brooke (a Parkview senior) played volleyball at the school. The couple's youngest child, son Jacob, is a rising ninth-grader who plays football. While Godfree said he wasn't looking to leave Parkview when North reached out, the timing works out well for his family with his middle daughter graduating Parkview in May and his son entering high school in August. 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Usually the things that are the farthest out — that look the least like art to me — are the things that become the most important.   American painter Glenn Ligon is one of the most recognizable figures in the contemporary art scene. His distinctive, political work uses repetition and transformation to abstract the texts of 20th-century writers. In this episode, Ligon talks about childhood and what it means to have a parent who fiercely and playfully supports you. He also discusses the essential lesson that there's value in the things you do differently, and why he won't take an afternoon nap in his own studio.  References: Courtney Bryan Pamela Z  Samiya Bashir Thelma Golden Robert O'Meally Romare Beardon Toni Morrison Lorna Simpson Margaret Naumberg The Walden School Mike D - Beastie Boys Murders of Chaney, Goodman, and Schwerner Davóne Tines Chris Ofili  Henry Threadgill Frédéric Bruly Bouabré “How It Feels to Be Colored Me” Saidiya Hartman Fred Moten Jason Moran

This is the second part of an edition of Mondo Jazz which explores the repertoire built over the years by countless women composers, which are in part included in "New Standards", the collection of 101 compositions by women composers curated by Terri Lyne Carrington for Berklee Press, and in part we hope they will be included in a near future. For our selection we focus on instrumental tunes by musicians that are alive, and possibly still young. The playlist features Susie Ibarra; Nubya Garcia; Co Streiff; Airelle Besson; Anke Helfrich; Patricia Zarate Perez; Courtney Bryan [pictured]; Anna Högberg; Kris Davis; and Tomeka Reid. The detailed playlist is available at https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/16445708/Mondo-Jazz (from "Azul" onwards). Happy listening!

Courtney Bryan, a native of New Orleans, La, is “a pianist and composer of panoramic interests” (New York Times). Her music is in conversation with various musical genres, including jazz and other types of experimental music, as well as traditional gospel, spirituals, and hymns. Focusing on bridging the sacred and the secular, Bryan's compositions explore human emotions through sound, confronting the challenge of notating the feeling of improvisation. Bryan has academic degrees from Oberlin Conservatory (BM), Rutgers University (MM), and Columbia University (DMA) with advisor George Lewis, and completed postdoctoral studies in the Department of African American Studies at Princeton University. Bryan is the Albert and Linda Mintz Professor of Music at Newcomb College in the School of Liberal Arts, Tulane University and a Creative Partner with the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra. She was the 2018 music recipient of the Herb Alpert Award in the Arts, a 2018 Hermitage Fellow, a 2019 Bard College Freehand Fellow, a 2019-20 recipient of the Samuel Barber Rome Prize in Music Composition, a 2020 United States Artists Fellow, and a 2020-21 Civitella Ranieri Fellowship recipient.

Greetings, dear Scorekeepers! It's time for episode 26 of THE SCORE! This week is the first time we've all been together since the tragic death of Amir Locke, here in Minneapolis. So we invite you to process with us and invite you to join us in a conversation about what artists and arts organizations can and should do in the face of such senseless tragedy (0:04:16). Then, it's the conclusion of our three-part series on Black composer, Joseph Bologne! Today, we are so happy to be joined by Dr. Julian Ledford, Assistant Professor of French and French Studies at Sewanee, University of the South and author of "Joseph Boulogne, the Chevalier de Saint-George and the Problem With Black Mozart". Dr. Ledford gives us his passionately well-honed insights into Bologne's life, his rightful place in classical music history, and why the moniker "Black Mozart" is not only problematic, but highly inaccurate (0:37:38). And finally, it's more important than ever to end this episode with a moment of Pure Black Joy, and this week we've got art, food, and wellness (1:10:26)! What more could you ask for? Let's do it to it, y'all! Hosts: Lee Bynum, Rocky Jones, Paige Reynolds Guest: Dr. Julian Ledford -- Links "https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0021934719892239 (Joseph Boulogne, the Chevalier de Saint-George and the Problem With Black Mozart)" by Dr Julian Ledford MN Opera's The Anonymous Lover (https://mnopera.org/season/2021-2022/the-anonymous-lover/ (Website)) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_lDwbFEnEs&list=PLXBxqtlAtQymawWWgBHxk8bdKc6mJkeBy (YouTube)) "Invitation to a Die-IN" by Dr. Nkeiru Okoye (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-GVwxDfb_0 (YouTube)) "Yet Unheard" by Courtney Bryan (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dsSENWpYqFw (YouTube)) Mending Walls RVA (https://www.mendingwallsrva.com/hamilton-glass (Website)) Alanna Morris Van Tassel (https://www.alannamvt.com/home (Website)) MOVE Fitness (https://www.youtube.com/user/superherofitnesstv (YouTube)) MCE Creations (https://mcecreations.store/ (Website)) -- New episodes of THE SCORE drop every other Monday. If you like what you hear, please support us and SUBSCRIBE to the show on your favorite podcast app and be sure to SHARE our show with your friends. Also, leaving a 5-star REVIEW on Apple Podcasts is a great way to help get the word out. For more info about the exciting EDI work happening at MN Opera, please visit https://mnopera.org/edi/ (mnopera.org/edi). Email your questions or comments to thescore@mnopera.org

In this episode, Athena talks about Moises Meraz-Espinoza and the not so satanic murder of his mother. We also end up back at Fort Hood this week to talk about Spc. Maxwell Hockin and his death Oct. 9th, on base. There is also a missing woman named Courtney Bryan last seen in Redding or Shasta-Trinity National Forest that gets covered.

When Katy Henriksen was featured on Op. 9 of TRILLOQUY back in 2019, she was a local radio host working to take western classical music out of the "old, white guy realm". Today, Katy is an entrepreneur who works as a promoter, journalist, writer and podcaster creating content that challenges the status quo. She returns to TRILLOQUY to chat with Garrett about the self-employed life, the challenges that COVID puts on concert promotion, and her podcast, "Sound Off". Scott honors the first Black woman to be crowned Miss Ireland, and speaks to an oratorio by Courtney Bryan. And Garrett spends the final movement exploring the concept of "music-ing" and how a western classical training stands in the way of discovering one's own artistic voice. Playlist: Phil Lynott - "CATHLEEN (A Beautiful Irish Girl)" Kaija Saariaho - "Circle Map" Johann Strauss - "Mein Herr Marquis" (perf. Sumi Jo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PDxqWyceIfI) Courtney Bryan - "Yet Unheard" (perf. La Jolla Symphony & Chorus: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dsSENWpYqFw) Leonard Bernstein - Symphonic Suite from "On the Waterfront" Qasim Naqvi - "Brutal Moderna" Black Monument Ensemble - "Stay Beautiful" Project Trio - "Blue Rondo a la Turk" More: Katy Henriksen: https://www.katyhenriksen.com Sound Off Podcast: https://podlink.to/soundoff Downbeat (R.I.P. Michael K. Williams): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DpBmtLQClqA The Big Brother Cookout Alliance: https://screenrant.com/big-brother-julie-chen-moonves-cookout-alliance-racist/ First Black Woman Crowned Miss Ireland: https://www.insider.com/pamela-uba-crowned-first-black-miss-ireland-in-pageants-history-2021-9 NFL "Lift Ev'ry Voice" Backlash: https://www.rawstory.com/bill-maher-black-national-anthem/ Women Conductors Take the Podium: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/10/arts/music/female-conductors.html?fbclid=IwAR3sxnxpVSYt9izFBz-nUWszvLXSYIqKJPx9Yt1XUudCiuv3VCUmzqU4eZE English Ensemble "Forced" Into Equity: https://slippedisc.com/2021/09/english-orchestra-sacks-half-its-players-to-become-more-diverse/ ACF Equity Summit: https://composersforum.org/artist-equity/artist-equity-summit-2021-follow-through/

The premiere of Courtney Bryan's Synchronicity. Performed by Andrae Murchison, trombone, and Courtney Bryan, piano. missioncommissionpodcast.com 

An introduction to our composers: Augusta Read Thomas, Courtney Bryan, and Marcos Balter, as they begin their creative journey to compose a new piece of classical music in 6 weeks for Mission: Commission.  Visit missioncommissionpodcast.com for a full listing of pieces, performers, and recordings included in this episode.

New Orleans native Gianna Chachere opens our second mini-series, "Embracing the Journey." Join us as she shares her experiences as an artist and arts placemaker on all three coasts! This week's Song of the Week features the great Courtney Bryan, Gianna's friend and a star in orchestral music. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thatspinsterlife/support

How does classical music actually get made? Mission: Commission sets out to answer that question by starting at the very beginning - with the composers who write the music. The podcast follows the creative journey of three world-class composers, Augusta Read Thomas, Courtney Bryan, and Marcos Balter, as they compose new works for the show. Over a period of 6 weeks, listen as the pieces gradually take shape, from idea to final recording, and the composers reveal insights into how they work and think about music. Hosted by Melissa Smey, Artistic Director of Miller Theatre at Columbia University in New York.Learn more at http://missioncommissionpodcast.com

Today, we chat with http://jeffreygavett.com/bio.html (Jeff Gavett) of http://ekmeles.com (Ekmeles) about microtuning and the mathematics of tuning, audio tech, adventurous programming, and their first live performance in over a year.  http://www.inunisonpodcast.com/episodes/s02306#transcript (Episode transcript) Music excerpts  http://ekmeles.com/stream.html (Performed by Ekmeles, live, February 27, 2021) (http://ekmeles.com/ekmeles20210227program.pdf (program notes) | http://ekmeles.com/support.html (donate)) “Advice to a Migraineure,”(2020) by http://www.jeffmyersmusic.com/ (Jeff Myers) (1977)   “i n s t i t u,” (2021) by http://rebeccabruton.com/ (Rebecca Bruton) (1989) “Four Voices,” (2014),  by https://nomiepstein.com/ (Nomi Epstein) (1978)  “fly blue between light” (2015), by https://walkingmango.wordpress.com/ (Carolyn Chen) (1983) “Nuits, adieu” (1991), by https://saariaho.org/ (Kaija Saariaho) (1952) Episode references  https://ekmeles.com/ (Ekmeles) http://ekmeles.com/wp/performances/ (Ekmeles - performance calendar) https://www.facebook.com/phantomistofficial/' (Phantomist) http://ekmeles.com/wp/2011/06/the-mathematics-of-tuning/ (The mathematics of tuning) https://music.columbia.edu/bios/george-e-lewis (George Lewis, composer & trombonist) https://www.courtneybryan.com/ (Courtney Bryan) https://newmusicequityaction.org/ (New Music Equity Action)  http://aaroncassidy.com/product/i-purples/ ("I purples, spat blood, laugh of beautiful lips," by Aaron Cassidy) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=stDb_me5B5o&t=0s ("Linguaglossa," by Nick Virzi) https://www.derekcoopercomposer.com/whispers ("Whispers," by Derek Cooper) http://www.evanjohnson.info/ (Evan Johnson Music) https://www.loadbang.com/ (loadbang) https://www.switchensemble.com/ (Switch Ensemble) https://open.spotify.com/album/6YUCc2RiXcEKS9ibuZxjt0?si=FsRQb8QsQza1gH1ewtO4Lg (Stevie Wonder - Songs in the Key of life) Theme Song: https://music.apple.com/us/album/mr-puffy/1457011536?i=1457011549 (Mr. Puffy) by Avi Bortnik, arr. by Paul Kim. Performed by http://www.dynamicjazz.dk/ (Dynamic)

After spending years away from her native Louisiana, composer Courtney Bryan returned to New Orleans to work as the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra's first-ever Creative Partner - a post that includes engaging community outreach initiatives, writing music, and being a part of the change that many other orchestras desperately need. She talks with Garrett about her planned approach to this new position, the music she's bringing with her, and the home-grown experiences that fuel her perspective. Scott and Garrett continue their celebration of Women's History Month with music by Psalm One, Alice Coltrane, Rebecca Sugar, and others while responding to this week's Royal bombshell. This opus is made possible, in part, by unClassified: https://unclassified.com Playlist: Timbaland/OneRepublic - "Apologize" Libby Larsen - Jazz Variations for Solo Bassoon Sir Edward Elgar - "Nursery Suite: Aubade" Hannah Kendall - "A Winged Spirit" Psalm One - "Beat The Drum" Grant “Stemage” Henry/Stemage/Rebecca Sugar/Ted Leo - "Independent Together" Rebecca Sugar - "Giant Woman" Molly Maher - "Blinded By Love" Alice Coltrane - "Galaxy In Satchidananda" Courtney Bryan - "Generation Y" Rihanna - "Diamonds" More: Courtney Bryan: https://www.courtneybryan.com Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra: https://lpomusic.com Downbeat: https://www.elle.com/culture/celebrities/a35765236/piers-morgan-meghan-markle-dr-shola-mos-shogbamimu/ "Tour de Force " Book Launch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JlUVPYlTKUE TMEA Apology: https://teachingbassoon.com/tmea-statement/?fbclid=IwAR31ZXRm3Htd1LFid-eLfEX8N0IRnehHDAOe95dKX8rFQwC6pMt2CPx7_PU Royal Tea: https://www.revolt.tv/2021/3/8/22319452/meghan-markle-oprah-interview-prince-harry-archie Ain’t No Human Resources in Hip Hop: https://psalmonelovesyou.medium.com/aint-no-human-resources-in-hip-hop-32ecb66ae3f9

Acclaimed African-American composer, pianist and native New Orleanian, Courtney Bryan, is the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra's first Creative Partner. She is releasing a new work on the LPO digital series, Orpheum Sessions. It's a violin concerto she calls Syzygy. Courtney joins us by phone. Courtney Bryan's violin concerto, Syzygy, will be performed by Jennifer Koh on Friday, March 12th @ 7:00 pm, as part of a digital concert which will also feature works by Carlos Simon an Aaron Copland. More info @ lpomusic.com

Acclaimed African-American composer, pianist and native New Orleanian, Courtney Bryan, is the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra's first Creative Partner. She is releasing a new work on the LPO digital series, Orpheum Sessions. It's a violin concerto she calls Syzygy. Courtney joins us by phone.

Black Lives Matter - Afroamerikanska musiker. Möt dirigenten Jeri Lynne Johnson och tonsättaren och pianisten Courtney Bryan. Då en polis brutalt mördar afroamerikanen George Floyd i Minneapolis den 25 maj 2020, demonstrerar människor över hela världen i stora skaror under banderoller med texten Black Lives Matter. Frihetskämpar som Harriet Tubman, Frederick Douglass, Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King Jr, Angela Davies, Malcom X och John Lewis blir åter aktuella. Ett för många okänt ord introduceras: Juneteenth. Det är en förkortning av June Nineteenth, alltså 19 juni, en minnesdag för slaveriets upphörande. Att rasismen även finns kvar inom den klassiska och nutida konstmusiken vittnar programmets två medverkande om: tonsättaren och pianisten Courtney Bryan och orkesterdirigenten Jeri Lynne Johnson. Jag mötte båda i New York 2013 och talar åter med dem, fast denna gång digitalt p g a coronapandemin. The Big Five kallas de fem främsta symfoniorkestrarna i USA: Chicagosymfonikerna, New Yorkfilharmonikerna, Bostonsymfonikerna, Philadelphiaorkestern och Clevelandorkestern. I dessa orkestrar, med sina många hundra musiker, har jag idag räknat till tio svarta och bruna musiker varav en kvinna. För sju år sedan var det fem varav en kvinna. Jeri Lynne Johnson är med från Philadelphia. Hon bildade kammarorkestern Black Pearl Chamber Orchestra, vilken är den mest multietniska professionella orkestern i USA. Den senaste konserten spelade de då de firade sitt 10-årsjubileum den 6 mars 2020. Sedan slog coronapandemin till. - Black Pearl representerar en konstform från 1700-talet som utförs av tjugohundratalets amerikanska artister. Detta är verklighetens USA. I orkestern finns afroamerikaner, europeer, amerikaner, latinamerikaner och asiatisk-amerikaner. All musiker. Många har nyligen immigrerat från länder som Turkiet, Albanien, Kina, Sydkorea, Venezuela, Argentina, Frankrike, Storbritannien, Kanada, Jamaica och Haiti, berättar Jeri Lynne Johnson. Bokstavligt talat representerar vi hela världen, vilket är mycket viktigt för mig, säger hon. I USA har racismen långa, sega rötter och svarta kvinnor inom klassisk musik har det dubbelt svårt. När JeriLynne Johnson sökte ett visst dirigentjobb fick hon avslag med orden: -Vi gillar dig jättemycket! Styrelsen tycker om dina idéer och orkestern älskar ditt sätt att dirigera. Men - du ser inte riktigt ut som en amerikansk publik förväntar sig att en dirigent skall se ut. - I Black Pearl har vi funderat på vad konstens roll egentligen är i USA, säger Jeri Lynne Johnson. Jag tror att vi som artister inte längre kan tillåta oss lyxen att stå ovanför de politiska striderna. Jag tror inte att konsten utgör en fristad från politiken. Om vi klassiska musiker arrogant låtsas att vi står utanför den politiska världen så riskerar vi att bli irrelevanta när så faran med Covid-19 är över och vi kan möta människor som förr. Vi måste engagera oss i dessa orättvisor och använda vår tid och vår begåvning på att efter bästa förmåga stödja amerikanska demokratiska värden, anser Jeri Lynne Johnson. Jag talar med tonsättaren och pianisten Courtney Bryan i telefon från New Orleans där hon nu bor. Det tog 259 år innan hon blev första afroamerikanska kvinna som tog examen i musikalisk komposition vid Columbiauniversitetet i New York. När pandemin bröt ut våren 2020 var hon på ettårigt stipendium i Rom. Hon hade Samuel Barber Rome Prize in Music Composition och ett 2020 United States Artists Fellowship. Courtney Bryan tvingades p g a pandemin återvända till New Orleans där hon växte upp. Hon är nu lektor i musik vid Tulane University och Composer-in-Residence hos Jacksonville Symfoniorkester. Sedan hon tog examen har Courtney Bryan skrivit musik för Chicago Symphonietta, Los Angelesfilharmonikerna under Gustavo Dudamel, Louisianafilharmonikerna och musiker från Chicagosymfonikerna Courtney Bryan komponerade Yet Unheard - Ännu ohörd för sopran och orkester till minne av den 28-åriga svarta kvinnan Sandra Bland, som blev offer för polisbrutalitet. Hon dog av kvävning i ett fängelse i Texas 2017. -Det jag verkligen gillar med Black Lives Matter-rörelsen är att de som grundade den var tre svarta kvinnor, som också hade samröre med HBTQ-miljön, säger Courtney Bryan. Courtney Bryan har bl a komponerat stycket Elegi for a woman called Laura Nelson. Elegi för en kvinna som heter Laura Nelson. Laura Nelson och henne son lynchades i Oklahoma 1911. Senare såldes vykortsbilder som visade den här lynchningen. För Courtney Bryan känns underligt att vara kvinna och svart i den klassiska musikvärlden. -Men jag är van vid den här obehagskänslan, så har det varit hela mitt liv: i den klassiska musikmiljön var jag alltid den enda svarta personen och i jazzmiljön den enda kvinnan, berättar hon, som nu skriver musik till operan Awakening - Uppvaknande. Bland karaktärerna finns tre afroamerikanska kvinnliga förebilder från det förflutna: abolitionisterna och aktivisterna Sojourner Truth och Harriet Tubman samt Rebecca Cox Jackson, som tillsammans med sin livskamrat under 35 år, Rebecca Perot, grundade en kväkarförsamling som mest bestod av svarta kvinnor. De kallades The Two Rebeccas - De två Rebeccorna. Premiären av operan Awakening är planerad till hösten 2022 i Philadelphia. Librettot skrevs av poeten Sharon Strange. Manus, regi och produktion: Birgitta Tollan. Låtlista: Courtney Bryan - Yet Unheard La Jolla Symfoniorkester och kör Dirigent Steven Schick Sopran Helga Davies Textförfattare: Sharon Strange Black Pearl Chamber Orchestra Jeri Johnson, dirigent - Four Seasons Of Buenos Aires Summer Kompositör: Ástor Piazolla Solomon Burke - Free At Last Album: Every Tone A Testimony Kompositör: Bert Russell Bolag: Smithsonian Folkways William Grant Still - Symfoni Nr 1 John Jeter, Fort Smith Symphony Afro-American Symphony Etikett: Naxos William Grant Still - 3 Visions - No. 2. Summerland Althea Waites, piano Back Pearl Chamber Orchestra Jeri Johnson, dirigent - Songs of the Magi Kompositör: Adolphus Hailstork Black Pearl Chamber Orchestra Jeri Johnson, dirigent - Symphony No 2 in D Major, Op. 36 iv Allegro molto Kompositör: Ludwig van Beethoven Black Pearl Chamber Orchestra Jeri Johnson, dirigent - Symphony #44 e minor, Trauer-Symphonie IV Presto Kompositör: Joseph Haydn Black Pearl Chamber Orchestra JeriLynne Johnson, dirigent - Symphonies (2), Op. 11 no 2 in D major L'amant anonyme Overture Allegro Presto, Andande, Presto Kompositör: Joseph Boulogne de Le Chevalier de Saint-Georges Courtney Bryan - Balm in Gilead Courtney Bryan, piano Courtney Bryan - I Couldn't Hear Nobody Pray Courtney Bryan piano; Brian Quezerque electric bass; Ricky Sebastian drum set, percussion; Troi Bechet voice; Calvin Johnson tenor saxophone; Gregory Agid clarinet Courtney Bryan, piano - Eternal Rest Kompositör: Courtney Bryan Courtney Bryan - Soli Deo Gloria Duo Noire. Christopher Mallett, gitarr och Thomas Flippin, gitarr

Black Lives Matter - Afroamerikanska musiker. Möt dirigenten Jeri Lynne Johnson och tonsättaren och pianisten Courtney Bryan. Av Birgitta Tollan. Då en polis brutalt mördar afroamerikanen George Floyd i Minneapolis den 25 maj 2020, demonstrerar människor över hela världen i stora skaror under banderoller med texten Black Lives Matter. Frihetskämpar som Harriet Tubman, Frederick Douglass, Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King Jr, Angela Davies, Malcom X och John Lewis blir åter aktuella. Ett för många okänt ord introduceras: Juneteenth. Det är en förkortning av June Nineteenth, alltså 19 juni, en minnesdag för slaveriets upphörande. Att rasismen även finns kvar inom den klassiska och nutida konstmusiken vittnar programmets två medverkande om: tonsättaren och pianisten Courtney Bryan och orkesterdirigenten Jeri Lynne Johnson. Jag mötte båda i New York 2013 och talar åter med dem, fast denna gång digitalt p g a coronapandemin. The Big Five kallas de fem främsta symfoniorkestrarna i USA: Chicagosymfonikerna, New Yorkfilharmonikerna, Bostonsymfonikerna, Philadelphiaorkestern och Clevelandorkestern. I dessa orkestrar, med sina många hundra musiker, har jag idag räknat till tio svarta och bruna musiker varav en kvinna. För sju år sedan var det fem varav en kvinna. Jeri Lynne Johnson är med från Philadelphia. Hon bildade kammarorkestern Black Pearl Chamber Orchestra, vilken är den mest multietniska professionella orkestern i USA. Den senaste konserten spelade de då de firade sitt 10-årsjubileum den 6 mars 2020. Sedan slog coronapande-min till. - Black Pearl representerar en konstform från 1700-talet som utförs av tjugohundratalets amerikanska artister. Detta är verklighetens USA. I orkestern finns afroamerikaner, europeer, amerikaner, latinamerikaner och asiatisk-amerikaner. All musiker. Många har nyligen immigrerat från länder som Turkiet, Albanien, Kina, Sydkorea, Venezuela, Argentina, Frankrike, Storbritannien, Kanada, Jamaica och Haiti, berättar Jeri Lynne Johnson. Bokstavligt talat representerar vi hela världen, vilket är mycket viktigt för mig, säger hon. I USA har racismen långa, sega rötter och svarta kvinnor inom klassisk musik har det dubbelt svårt. När JeriLynne Johnson sökte ett visst dirigentjobb fick hon avslag med orden: -Vi gillar dig jättemycket! Styrelsen tycker om dina idéer och orkestern älskar ditt sätt att dirigera. Men - du ser inte riktigt ut som en amerikansk publik förväntar sig att en dirigent skall se ut. - I Black Pearl har vi funderat på vad konstens roll egentligen är i USA, säger Jeri Lynne Johnson. Jag tror att vi som artister inte längre kan tillåta oss lyxen att stå ovanför de politiska striderna. Jag tror inte att konsten utgör en fristad från politiken. Om vi klassiska musiker arrogant låtsas att vi står utanför den politiska världen så riskerar vi att bli irrelevanta när så faran med Covid-19 är över och vi kan möta människor som förr. Vi måste engagera oss i dessa orättvisor och använda vår tid och vår begåvning på att efter bästa förmåga stödja amerikanska demokratiska värden, anser Jeri Lynne Johnson. Jag talar med tonsättaren och pianisten Courtney Bryan i telefon från New Orleans där hon nu bor. Det tog 259 år innan hon blev första afroamerikanska kvinna som tog examen i musikalisk komposition vid Columbiauniversitetet i New York. När pandemin bröt ut våren 2020 var hon på ettårigt stipendium i Rom. Hon hade Samuel Barber Rome Prize in Music Composition och ett 2020 United States Artists Fellowship. Courtney Bryan tvingades p g a pandemin återvända till New Orleans där hon växte upp. Hon är nu lektor i musik vid Tulane University och Composer-in-Residence hos Jacksonville Symfoniorkester. Sedan hon tog examen har Courtney Bryan skrivit musik för Chicago Symphonietta, Los Angelesfilharmonikerna under Gustavo Dudamel, Louisianafilharmonikerna och musiker från Chicagosymfonikerna Courtney Bryan komponerade Yet Unheard - Ännu ohörd för sopran och orkester till minne av den 28-åriga svarta kvinnan Sandra Bland, som blev offer för polisbrutalitet. Hon dog av kvävning i ett fängelse i Texas 2017. -Det jag verkligen gillar med Black Lives Matter-rörelsen är att de som grundade den var tre svarta kvinnor, som också hade samröre med HBTQ-miljön, säger Courtney Bryan. Courtney Bryan har bl a komponerat stycket Elegi for a woman called Laura Nelson. Elegi för en kvinna som heter Laura Nelson. Laura Nelson och henne son lynchades i Oklahoma 1911. Senare såldes vykortsbilder som visade den här lynchningen. För Courtney Bryan känns underligt att vara kvinna och svart i den klassiska musikvärlden. -Men jag är van vid den här obehagskänslan, så har det varit hela mitt liv: i den klassiska musikmiljön var jag alltid den enda svarta personen och i jazzmiljön den enda kvinnan, berättar hon, som nu skriver musik till operan Awakening - Uppvaknande. Bland karaktärerna finns tre afroamerikanska kvinnliga förebilder från det förflutna: abolitionisterna och aktivisterna Sojourner Truth och Harriet Tubman samt Rebecca Cox Jackson, som tillsammans med sin livskamrat under 35 år, Rebecca Perot, grundade en kväkarförsamling som mest bestod av svarta kvinnor. De kallades The Two Rebeccas - De två Rebeccorna. Premiären av operan Awakening är planerad till hösten 2022 i Philadelphia. Librettot skrevs av poeten Sharon Strange. Manus, regi och produktion: Birgitta Tollan.

A new radio show where we curate playlists of music we like and stuff we talk about on the podcast. Check out our featured artists with the links for every piece below ⬇️ 1:30 - Traveling Light II by Kristine Tjøgersen, performed by Ensemble Neon http://kristinetjogersen.no/ http://ensembleneon.no/ 8:22 - Byblos by Mary Kouyoumdjian, performed by Duo Noire https://www.newfocusrecordings.com/catalogue/duo-noire-night-triptych/ http://www.marykouyoumdjian.com/ 18:35 - The Gallant Victory, from "a chantey & hymn & ditty (from New England)" by Todd Kitchen, performed by Sharon Harms, soprano, and the Composers Conference faculty ensemble, Jim Baker, conductor http://www.toddkitchen.com/ 23:41 - Soli Deo Gloria by Courtney Bryan, performed by Duo Noire https://www.newfocusrecordings.com/catalogue/duo-noire-night-triptych/ https://www.courtneybryan.com/ 29:53 - Everything that Rises by John Luther Adams, performed by JACK Quartet http://coldbluemusic.com/cb0051/ http://jackquartet.com/ 39:37 - Folk Song by Nathan Thatcher, performed by Room 1078 https://soundcloud.com/nathan-thatcher https://room1078.wordpress.com/2018/05/31/albums/ 44:30 - Fac Ut Ardeat by Lisa Atkinson, performed by Amber Evans, Soprano https://www.atkinsonlisa-composer.com/ http://www.amberevansmusic.com/ 52:05 - Old Fires Catch Old Buildings by Paula Matthusen, performed by Loadbang http://www.newfocusrecordings.com/catalogue/loadbang-old-fires-catch-old-buildings/ http://www.paulamatthusen.com/

Courtney Bryan’s remarkable As Yet Unheard, a work for orchestra and chorus, commemorates Sandra Bland’s tragic death in police custody in 2013. Using the text of Sharan Strange’s poem, soprano Helga Davis speaks to us in Bland’s voice, prodding us to relive the circumstances of her death and to seek answers to painful questions too long unasked. Series: "La Jolla Symphony & Chorus" [Arts and Music] [Show ID: 33856]

Courtney Bryan’s remarkable As Yet Unheard, a work for orchestra and chorus, commemorates Sandra Bland’s tragic death in police custody in 2013. Using the text of Sharan Strange’s poem, soprano Helga Davis speaks to us in Bland’s voice, prodding us to relive the circumstances of her death and to seek answers to painful questions too long unasked. Series: "La Jolla Symphony & Chorus" [Arts and Music] [Show ID: 33856]

Courtney Bryan’s remarkable As Yet Unheard, a work for orchestra and chorus, commemorates Sandra Bland’s tragic death in police custody in 2013. Using the text of Sharan Strange’s poem, soprano Helga Davis speaks to us in Bland’s voice, prodding us to relive the circumstances of her death and to seek answers to painful questions too long unasked. Series: "La Jolla Symphony & Chorus" [Arts and Music] [Show ID: 33856]

Courtney Bryan’s remarkable "Yet Unheard," a work for orchestra and chorus, commemorates Sandra Bland’s tragic death in police custody in 2013. Using the text of Sharan Strange’s poem, soprano Helga Davis speaks to us in Bland’s voice, prodding us to relive the circumstances of her death and to seek answers to painful questions too long unasked. Series: "La Jolla Symphony & Chorus" [Arts and Music] [Show ID: 33856]

Courtney Bryan’s remarkable "Yet Unheard," a work for orchestra and chorus, commemorates Sandra Bland’s tragic death in police custody in 2013. Using the text of Sharan Strange’s poem, soprano Helga Davis speaks to us in Bland’s voice, prodding us to relive the circumstances of her death and to seek answers to painful questions too long unasked. Series: "La Jolla Symphony & Chorus" [Arts and Music] [Show ID: 33856]

Courtney Bryan’s remarkable "Yet Unheard," a work for orchestra and chorus, commemorates Sandra Bland’s tragic death in police custody in 2013. Using the text of Sharan Strange’s poem, soprano Helga Davis speaks to us in Bland’s voice, prodding us to relive the circumstances of her death and to seek answers to painful questions too long unasked. Series: "La Jolla Symphony & Chorus" [Arts and Music] [Show ID: 33856]

Courtney Bryan’s remarkable "Yet Unheard," a work for orchestra and chorus, commemorates Sandra Bland’s tragic death in police custody in 2013. Using the text of Sharan Strange’s poem, soprano Helga Davis speaks to us in Bland’s voice, prodding us to relive the circumstances of her death and to seek answers to painful questions too long unasked. Series: "La Jolla Symphony & Chorus" [Arts and Music] [Show ID: 33856]

Courtney Bryan’s remarkable As Yet Unheard, a work for orchestra and chorus, commemorates Sandra Bland’s tragic death in police custody in 2013. Using the text of Sharan Strange’s poem, soprano Helga Davis speaks to us in Bland’s voice, prodding us to relive the circumstances of her death and to seek answers to painful questions too long unasked. Series: "La Jolla Symphony & Chorus" [Arts and Music] [Show ID: 33856]

The key theme of A LINE BROKEN is the recognition that eventually all lines break, and that this is certainly true of human lives. While acknowledging the darkness implicit in that statement and reflected in several of the concert selections - for example, Courtney Bryan's remarkable "As Yet Unheard" and Ornette Coleman's discomfiting jazz tone poem "Lonely Woman" - there are also offerings of light. Rand Steiger's "Template for Improvising Trumpeter & Orchestra" and Gabriel Fauré's "Requiem" (so uncharacteristically gentle an example of that form) both celebrate music as an expression of the life-force and a means to transcend the darkness. Series: "La Jolla Symphony & Chorus" [Arts and Music] [Show ID: 33165]

The key theme of A LINE BROKEN is the recognition that eventually all lines break, and that this is certainly true of human lives. While acknowledging the darkness implicit in that statement and reflected in several of the concert selections - for example, Courtney Bryan's remarkable "As Yet Unheard" and Ornette Coleman's discomfiting jazz tone poem "Lonely Woman" - there are also offerings of light. Rand Steiger's "Template for Improvising Trumpeter & Orchestra" and Gabriel Fauré's "Requiem" (so uncharacteristically gentle an example of that form) both celebrate music as an expression of the life-force and a means to transcend the darkness. Series: "La Jolla Symphony & Chorus" [Arts and Music] [Show ID: 33165]

Connect with Dr. Ashley Jackson here. www.ashleyjacksonharp.com Bio Praised for her rhythmic precision and dynamic performances, harpist Dr. Ashley Jackson enjoys a multifaceted career in New York and beyond. She holds degrees from Juilliard (DMA) and Yale University (BA, MM). As an orchestral harpist, she performs with the New York Philharmonic, Metropolis Ensemble, and NOVUS NY, and has appeared on stages in New York and around the world including Carnegie Hall, Park Avenue Armory, Royal Opera House in Muscat, Oman, and the National Center for the Performing Arts in Beijing, China. A passionate advocate for developing new works across artistic disciplines, she has premiered works by Brad Balliett, Doug Balliett, Courtney Bryan, Danielle Eva Schwob, and Nina Young. She also premiered a mixed-medium immersive performance curated by Roya Sachs titled What Did Freud Dream About, performed at New York Fashion Week, and was featured in the fashion and style blog, Swagger New York. Throughout her academic and professional careers, Dr. Jackson has demonstrated a commitment to diversity and inclusion within the performing arts. Her speaking engagements have included “Representation as Resistance: How an Activist Orchestra Redresses the Push-out of Black Practitioners from Classical Music” (Harvard University) and “The Cultural Citizen: How Classical Music Got Me Woke” (SUNY Purchase). She is on the faculty at Vassar College. Learn more at ashleyjacksonharp.com. Support this podcast

Join conductor and host Joshua Weilerstein as he begins a special week long project exploring composers of color, welcoming guests William Zick, founder of afri-classical.com, and the composer Courtney Bryan.  We will also take an in-depth look at the music of Florence Price, William Grant Still, Samuel-Coleridge Taylor, and Le Chevalier de Saint-Georges.  

Rikers Island is “a stain on our great city” and should be closed. That’s the headline-grabbing conclusion of the Independent Commission on New York City Criminal Justice and Incarceration Reform. Matt Watkins speaks to the Center for Court Innovation’s Courtney Bryan to learn more about the Center’s role in researching and producing the commission’s report, … Continue reading The End of Rikers? Courtney Bryan on the Call to Close the Rikers Island Jails →

Möt tonsättaren Trevor Weston och tonsättaren och pianisten Courtney Bryan. Hon är den första afroamerikanska kvinna som tar examen i musikalisk komposition vid kända Columbiauniversitetet i New York. Trevor Weston komponerade The People Could Fly efter en afroamerikansk folklig myt som säger att några av de människor som kidnappats som slavar från Afrika hade sådana magiska krafter att de kunde flyga tillbaka till hemlandet. Han undervisade flera år i Charleston, South Carolina. Mellan 50 och 60 procent av alla slavskepp från Afrika till USA anlände till Charlestons hamn. Ghullamusik och ghullakultur uppstod där, som en speciell typ av afrikansk musik skapad i USA. Flera av Trevor Westons kompositioner är influerade av Ghulla-musik, som har speciella rytmer, och av negro spirituals. I texten till Swing Low Sweet Chariot ledsagar flygande änglar oss över Jordanfloden. Vatten renar och vatten innebär resa och rörelsefrihet. Att ta sig över Jordanfloden är för afroamerikaner att bege sig till en bättre plats, till ett bättre liv, förklarar Trevor Weston. Courtney Bryan blir den första afroamerikanska kvinna som tar examen i musikalisk komposition på det legendariska Columbiauniversitetet i New York, som grundades redan 1754. Hon är också jazzpianist. Jag växte upp i New Orleans och såg rasismen tidigt i livet. Där finns de som har och de som inte har. Det tog längre tid att se det komplicerade i att vara både svart och kvinna, säger Courtney Bryan, som har ett dubbelt medvetande. Det känns underligt att vara kvinna och svart i den klassiska musikvärlden, men jag är van vid den här obehagskänslan: i den klassiska musikmiljön är jag alltid den enda svarta personen och i jazzmiljön den enda kvinnan, berättar Courtney Bryan. Hon har komponerat stycket Elegi for a woman called Laura Nelson. Laura Nelson och henne son lynchades i Okemah, Oklahoma 1911. Senare såldes vykortsbilder som visade den här lynchningen. I min baptistkyrka har jag frihet att göra precis vad jag vill musikaliskt, säger hon. När jag spelar inne i pianosträngarna ropar församlingen: "Spela Courtney och prisa dem!" Jag kan vara mig själv och jag är bra som jag är, förklarar Courtney Bryan. Musiklista:SYMFONI NR 1 William Grant Still,          John Jeter/ Fort Smith Symphony     NAXOS 14590, 8.55917410 Balm in Gilead Courtney Bryan,          Courtney Bryan     Courtney BryanVerve Music III Bop Trevor Weston,          Charleston Chamber Players, Lisa Nickl, Flute, James Holland, Cello, Mark Gainer, Oboe Live     Magnificat Trevor Weston,          The Piedmont Singers     Messages from Seeking Trevor Weston,          Members Of The Charleston Symphony. Scott Terrell, Conductor     BEEN IN THE STORM SO LONG Trad,     Trad     The Moving Star Hall Singers     SMITHSONIAN FOLKWAYS 14631, BEEN IN THE STORM SO LONG 1967 PORGY AND BESS: SUMMERTIME George Gershwin,     Dubose Heyward     Paul Robeson/ Clifford Greenwood/ New Mayfair Orchestra     ASV 07967, CD AJA 5276The People Could Fly Trevor Weston,          Live Starling Chamber Orchestra, Kurt Sassmannshaus, Conductor Minerva King, Narrator och Joshua Henderson, Violin     BY AND BY Trad, Henry Thacker Burleigh    Trad     Paul Robeson/ Lawrence Brown     COLUMBIA 00149, 468666 2 SWING DOWN CHARIOT Trad Från Usa,     Trad Från Usa     The Golden Gate Quartet     COLUMBIA 00149, COL 494053 2 10 Balm in Gilead Courtney Bryan,          Courtney Bryan     Courtney Bryan,Courtney Bryan. BlueNote. Solo Courtney Bryan,          Courtney Bryan Courtney Bryan. BlueNote. Cry2 Courtney Bryan,          Courtney Bryan     PAGLIACCI Ruggero Leoncavallo,     Ruggero Leoncavallo     Adam Fischer/ Ileana Cotrubas/ Placido Domingo/ Heinz Zednik/ Wolfgang Witte/ Matteo Manuguerra/ Wolfgang Schöne/ Josef Pogatschnig/ Wiener Staatsopernchor & Staatsopernorchester/ Gumpoldskirchner Spatzen/ Wiener Staatsoper: Bühnenorchester     ORFEO 08175, C 756 081 B 10 Balm in Gilead Courtney Bryan,          Courtney Bryan     Courtney Bryan07 I Couldn't Hear Nobody Pray Courtney Bryan,          Troi Bechet Voice     Courtney Bryan12 Eternal Rest Courtney Bryan,          Courtney Bryan     Courtney BryanCome Away, My Beloved for chorus Courtney Bryan,          Ekmeles Vocal Ensemble

I det åttonde programmet av tio medverkar tonsättaren Trevor Weston och tonsättaren och pianisten Courtney Bryan. Hon är den första afroamerikanska kvinna som tar examen i musikalisk komposition på det legendariska Columbiauniversitetet i New York. Trevor Weston komponerade The People Could Fly efter en afroamerikansk folklig myt som säger att några av de människor som kidnappats som slavar från Afrika hade sådana magiska krafter att de kunde flyga tillbaka till hemlandet. Han undervisade flera år i Charleston, South Carolina. Mellan 50 och 60 procent av alla slavskepp från Afrika till USA anlände till Charlestons hamn. Ghullamusik och ghullakultur uppstod där, som en speciell typ av afrikansk musik skapad i USA. Flera av Trevor Westons kompositioner är influerade av Ghulla-musik, som har speciella rytmer, och av negro spirituals. I texten till Swing Low Sweet Chariot ledsagar flygande änglar oss över Jordanfloden. – Vatten renar och vatten innebär resa och rörelsefrihet. Att ta sig över Jordanfloden är för afroamerikaner att bege sig till en bättre plats, till ett bättre liv, förklarar Trevor Weston. Courtney Bryan blir den första afroamerikanska kvinna som tar examen i musikalisk komposition på det legendariska Columbiauniversitetet i New York, som grundades redan 1754. Hon är också jazzpianist. – Jag växte upp i New Orleans och såg rasismen tidigt i livet. Där finns de som har och de som inte har. Det tog längre tid att se det komplicerade i att vara både svart och kvinna, säger Courtney Bryan, som har ett ”dubbelt medvetande”. – Det känns underligt att vara kvinna och svart i den klassiska musikvärlden, men jag är van vid den här obehagskänslan: i den klassiska musikmiljön är jag alltid den enda svarta personen och i jazzmiljön den enda kvinnan, berättar Courtney Bryan. Hon har komponerat stycket Elegi for a woman called Laura Nelson. Laura Nelson och henne son lynchades i Okemah Oklahoma 1911. Senare såldes vykortsbilder som visade den här lynchningen. – I min baptistkyrka har jag frihet att göra precis vad jag vill musikaliskt, säger hon. När jag spelar inne i pianosträngarna ropar församlingen: “Spela Courtney och prisa dem!” Jag kan vara mig själv och jag är bra som jag är, förklarar Courtney Bryan. Manus, regi och produktion: Birgitta Tollan