Podcasts about trilloquy

Yuliana Lagunas is a rising star in the world of music as the concert mistress of the Inner-City Youth Orchestra of Los Angeles (ICYOLA), and hopes to use the leadership skills she's cultivated to become a leading pediatrician! She joins Loki to talk about her journey, so far, why ICYOLA has been important for her overall development, and what this all means for her as a Latina in America today. Loki responds to recent cuts by the National Endowment for the Arts. Support from TRILLOQUY comes from WDAV-FM! The Inner City Youth Orchestra of Los AngelesYuliana Lagunas featured in Teen Vogue"Huapango de Moncayo"Violin Concerto by Manuel Ponce (finale)Trump Cuts NEA Grants ★ Support this podcast ★

Curtis Stewart returns to TRILLOQUY to chat about his life since becoming Artistic Director of the American Composers Orchestra, his engagements with the Gateways Music Festival, and his newest work, "Seasons of Change". Loki speaks to what he thinks people should think about as it relates to current TV shows and movies that deal with group resistance. **Support for TRILLOQUY comes from WDAV-FM!Curtis Stewart"Krishna" (from Curtis Stewart's "of Love.")LOVE SHARK, by Curtis StewartGrassroots Organizing Wisdom Will Be Crucial With a Fascist in the White HouseThe Smithsonian PURGE: Trump Team Removes Artifacts of Black Resistance ★ Support this podcast ★

World-renowned musician, educator, performer, and composer, Damien Sneed, chats with Loki about his life, the power of existence, and the upcoming premiere of his new work, "Reflections of Resilience" by the Gateways Festival Orchestra. Loki speaks to dealing with feelings of "being left out" as Black communities grow within the field of classical music. Support for TRILLOQUY comes from WDAV-FM!Damien SneedGateways Music Festival"Call Him By His Name""Invitation: 'Come and Join the Army" ★ Support this podcast ★

Loki chats with Grammy-winning composer Jessie Montgomery about her trajectory as an artist, the role her parents and broader New York community played in her development, maintaining a sense of authenticity through notoriety, and lots more. Loki responds to recent lay offs at the Kennedy Center. Support for TRILLOQUY comes from Boulanger Initiative. TRILLOQUY is a proud partner of WDAV-FM. Jessie MontgomeryNew York Philharmonic performs Jessie MontgomeryJessie Montgomery: "Rounds" | Awadagin Pratt, Detroit Symphony OrchestraJessie Montgomery: "Hymn for Everyone" | Chicago Symphony OrchestraExclusive: Ex-Kennedy Center employee speaks on institution's ‘toxicity' after getting fired under Trump ★ Support this podcast ★

Dr. Matthew Aubin has dedicated his research to raising awareness around the music of a French woman named Fernande Decruck, whose legacy has fallen into relative obscurity. He chats with Loki about his professional trajectory, his introduction to the music of Decruck, the new album featuring music of Decruck, and how he contextualizes his work within the framework of activism. Loki speaks to the power of reaching outside of our respective communities, and offers words in response to reactions about his latest professional venture. Support for TRILLOQUY comes from Boulanger Initiative. Loki Karuna named Executive Director of American Composers ForumMatthew AubinFernande DecruckNew Fernande Decruck Album ★ Support this podcast ★

Loki chats with composer Shawn E. Okpebholo about the idea of "music for music's sake", the importance he puts on responding to calls for social justice, and his latest release, "Songs in Flight". Loki compares backlash against Beyoncé's Grammy wins to society's general aversion to musical evolution and change. Support for TRILLOQUY comes from FeedSpot!Theme music by Soggy BeatsShawn E. OkpebholoSongs in FlightSongs in Flight Live from the Met MuseumBeyoncé Backlash ★ Support this podcast ★

Composer Carlos Simon returns to TRILLOQUY to offer updates on life, music, and the pursuit or peace in a world filled with change and uncertainty. Loki shares writings of Martin Luther King Jr. to commemorate MLK Day and the inauguration of Donald Trump as 47th President of the United States.Carlos Simon"Ring Shout" by Carlos Simon"brea(d)th" by Carlos Simon and Marc Bamuthi JosephLetter to Coretta Scott KingAmerica's top 10% controls 60% of the wealth37% of Americans can't afford an emergency expense over $400 ★ Support this podcast ★

Loki chats with acclaimed composer Adolphus Hailstork about his experiences engaging Black composers over the course of this trajectory, the US premiere of his work, "Ndemara", and guidance to the next generation of composers. Loki reads from the manifesto of Luigi Mangione, offers his thoughts on direct, cultural, and systemic violence, and encourages arts workers to think about the creation of direct, cultural, and systemic peace. Support for this opus of TRILLOQUY comes from Freshly Baked NYC. Adolphus Hailstork"Oh Freedom" by Adolphus Hailstork"Bassoon Set" by Adolphus HailstorkLuigi Mangione ManifestoDirect, Cultural, and Systemic Violence  ★ Support this podcast ★

Loki chats with composer George Lewis about the "Composing While Black" anthology, his approach to furthering the tradition of "great Black music", and his upcoming collaborations with the New York Philharmonic, ICE, and others. Loki also responds to the Afromodernism concert he recently attended, presented by the New York Philharmonic. Support for this opus of TRILLOQUY comes from the New York Philharmonic. ICE/"Composing While Black"Association for the Advancement of Creative Music"Weathering" by George Lewis (perf. American Composers Orchestra)"Arcades" by George Lewis (perf. Black Box Ensemble) Afromodernism, presented by the New York Philharmonic  ★ Support this podcast ★

Johnathan Gibbs returns to TRILLOQUY to offer updates as the newest member of the New York-based Dessoff Choirs. Loki and Johnathan return to the discussion of Handel and Negro Spirituals in honor of Black History Month, highlight the intersectional culture of Asian- and Afro-Americans, and address the challenge of burnout while working to shift classical music's status quo. **Hear Loki and Johnathan's continued dialogue in episode 2 of "The Boys Are Black In Town" (available 2/23/2024)Sanctuary Road: No. 6, Run I (Live - Oratorio Society of New York Chorus and Orchestra)The Dessoff ChoirsThe Boys Are Black In Town, ep. 1 ★ Support this podcast ★

Loki Karuna (formerly Garrett McQueen) began his life in music as a bassoonist, earning degrees in music and performing in orchestras. His passion for music and justice propelled his career as a musician, leading him to become a radio and podcast producer, and an activist. An eloquent storyteller, Loki Karuna spoke with Suzanne about his weekly podcast Trilloquoy, his job as Director of Artist Equity of the American Composers Orchestra, and his nationally- syndicated radio programs - The Sound of 13 and Gateways Music Festival. He also shared some of his thoughts about diversity, disruption, and discovery in the world of classical music.

Na'Zir McFadden is the Assistant Conductor of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra and joins Loki to unpack his trajectory to the podium, his plans for the future, and his thoughts and ideas on expanding orchestra audiences. Loki reads from the Lotus Sutra and explains the meaning of his new name, and offers an extremely personal look into his life in the weekly TRILLOQUY.  ★ Support this podcast ★

Garrett is back home from NYC and shares a story of trauma, resilience, and the arts that makes it possible. Damian Norfleet and Laura Kaminsky of Ensemble Pi chat with Garrett about one of their recent musical projects inspired by banned books, and Garrett encourages "turning poison into medicine" in the weekly TRILLOQUY.  ★ Support this podcast ★

Garrett broadcasts from Brooklyn, NY and introduces the new sound and style of TRILLOQUY. Garrett chats with Keith Brown of Interlochen Public Radio about the show, GAMEPLAY, which celebrates excellence in video game music, and closes out the opus with a few thoughts on the Josh Jones/Kansas City Symphony situation.  ★ Support this podcast ★

Support for TRILLOQUY comes from Salastina: https://www.salastina.org/concerts/2023/5/6 INTRODUCTION: “Fragile” by String (live from Viña del mar 2011: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jATVarJMyE0); “The Seven Last Words of the Unarmed” by Joel Thompson (live from Sphinx 2017: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GuT9Ml_Bvx8) MOVEMENT ONE (13:44): “Blair Tindall, Whose Music Memoir Scandalized, Dies at 63”: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/19/arts/television/blair-tindall-dead.html?fbclid=IwAR0c1OY7Bre7oIMLHzFhyTgASfzhtJoDmAifMfmtV1RhG8_agOxmZ2eAMfs; Oboe Quartet in F, K. 370, “Adagio” by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cBzRjImBW1s; “Questlove Debuts Young Adult Novel Dedicated To His 9-Year-Old Self — 'I Want Black Nerds To See Themselves'”: https://afrotech.com/questlove-debuts-young-adult-novel?item=8; “The Next Movement” by The Roots: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qm7Xt2Qsjcg MOVEMENT TWO (37:15): “stay volk” by Mobley: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7tkkj53E0dI; “Remembering Sundays” by Masego: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RtVswIwFe9A; “Tadow” by FKJ & Masego: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hC8CH0Z3L54 MOVEMENT THREE (47:55): Interview with Stanford Thompson (https://www.stanfordthompson.com); Trumpet Concerto by Johann Hummel, feat. Stanford Thompson: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qo91ppZfRx4; “Idyll” by Samuel Coleridge-Taylor (perf. Minnesota Orchestra, Kensho Watanabe:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ItkdHooWlwI) THE TRILLOQUY( 01:38:20): “The Anthemic Allure of ‘Dixie', An Enduring Confederate Monument”: https://www.npr.org/transcripts/649954248; “Gone With The Wind (from BlacKKKlansman) by Terence Blanchard: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hvkwuud6h8M&list=PLnoIi4YKKKd9Dzhlgh39aPaHX6g-0rAk5   ★ Support this podcast ★

Support from TRILLOQUY comes from Salastina: https://www.salastina.org/INTRODUCTION (00:00): “Forget” by Pogo (https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=QRMwa7WVb3k); “The Diva” from ‘The Fifth Element' (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XnTE2h0ZY74); MOVEMENT ONE (18:10): A Fresh Approach to Classical Music Engages Live Audiences (https://www.seattletimes.com/sponsored/a-fresh-approach-to-classical-music-engages-live-audiences/); “Hello Gold Mountain” by Wu Fei, perf. Lehigh University Philharmonic (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EVO62cgC10Q); The Jerusalem Quartet Believes in the Power of the Standard Repertoire (https://cso.org/experience/article/13216/the-jerusalem-quartet-believes-in-the-power-o?fbclid=IwAR2vOD3brb5R3CODH8T-S8Hz50EGOhCih_NNEdiIFwPpi0jVvl3wNYLl6PQ); String Quartet No. 4, mov. V, arr. Cristián Tamblay (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=97ygszrm1vI); MOVEMENT TWO (46:10): “Prickly Pear” by Portico Quartet (https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=sNmWCHoWGZk); Concerto for Two Guitars by Paulo Bellinati, perf. Brasil Guitar Duo with the Sphinx Symphony Orchestra (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i0-6KjHo9QA); MOVEMENT THREE (58:10): Garrett Interviews Terence Blanchard (https://www.metopera.org/season/2022-23-season/champion/); “Going to Mecca” by Terence Blanchard (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yDt5_aKFJdM); “Fight Scene” from ‘Champion' by Terence Blanchard, perf. Opera Parallèle (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G553VZIpqeI) THE TRILLOQUY (01:33:40): The Mestizo Waltz by Gabriela Lena Frank, perf. Utah Symphony (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nbxmWy7rjI4); “A Tale of Two Sudden Cable News Exits” (https://time.com/6274088/tucker-carlson-don-lemon-firing/) ★ Support this podcast ★

Support for TRILLOQUY comes from Salastina: https://www.salastina.org INTRODUCTION: SUPPORT THE FAMILY OF RALPH YARL (https://www.gofundme.com/f/nf36y-cover-medical-expenses); Nicki Minaj – “Itty Bitty Piggy”; Kendrick Lamar – “For Free?” MOVEMENT ONE: Los Angeles's Metro Is Using Classical Music as a Weapon (https://www.curbed.com/2023/03/los-angeles-metro-classical-music-subway.html); Once Overlooked Artists Are Strengthening the Classical Canon (https://www.inquirer.com/arts/florence-price-philadelphia-orchestra-curtis-institute-mary-lou-williams-20230410.html); Mary Lou Williams – ‘Taurus' from Zodian Suite; An AI-generated Rihanna Cover of Beyoncé's ‘Cuff It' is Going Viral, and It Could Open Up a New Legal Nightmore for the Music Industry (https://www.insider.com/rihanna-ai-cuff-it-cover-legal-nightmare-music-industry-2023-4); Woman Claims AI Cloned Her Daughter's Voice In $1 Million Kidnapping Scam (https://www.ndtv.com/feature/woman-claims-ai-cloned-her-daughters-voice-in-1-million-kidnapping-scam-3954384); Nirvana (AI) – Drowned in The Sun MOVEMENT TWO: Funsho – Sweet Love (cover: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MTDYK689UIg); Chance the Rapper Helped Anita Baker Acquire Her Masters (https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/chance-rapper-helped-anita-baker-acquire-masters.html/); Chris Bruebeck – Affinity: Concerto for Guitar and Orchestra MOVEMENT THREE (52:30): Garrett Interviews Leslie Kwan (https://www.lesliekwan.com); “A is for Aretha” (https://www.lesliekwan.com/a-is-for-aretha); Former Employee Claims Racial Discrimination in Suit Against Handel and Haydn Society (https://www.bostonglobe.com/lifestyle/names/2017/10/17/former-employee-claims-racial-discrimination-suit-against-handel-haydn-society/uXYHIyjNa22yHyky7hGgWJ/story.html); Marin Marais – Le Badinage (perf. Hila Katz: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ml0ZuqIX43U); Jean-Phillippe Rameau – Suite in a-minor (perf. Henri Hemsh: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NK3-URQntcg) THE TRILLOQUY (1:50:00): Traditional – How Great Thou Art (perf. Marcus Miller: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxmLaETMSUc); Ralph Yarl Shooting Accused Shooter Out on Bond After Arrest: https://www.kcur.org/live-updates/ralph-yarl-kansas-city-shooting-protest; ★ Support this podcast ★

Support for TRILLOQUY comes from Salastina: https://www.salastina.org INTRODUCTION: Todd Harper's Visual Scores (https://troutsongs.com/new-works-2020/); “Mnt I” from ‘Davka' (https://www.discogs.com/release/2376251-Davka-Live); “Eruption” by Van Halen (https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=M4Czx8EWXb0); Excerpt from ‘Reaching Beyond' (https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/34670537) MOVEMENT 1 (22:40): “Daft Punk's Thomas Bangalter Reveals Himself: As a Composer” (https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/03/arts/music/thomas-bangalter-daft-punk-mythologies.html); “Get Lucky” by Daft Punk (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5NV6Rdv1a3I); “Les Amazones” by Thomas Bangalter (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jSwvqh4zzto&list=PLEpjZ6a3i26cClq-7bQmsUFnc0ICmkepi&index=7); Police 'Reviewing Evidence' After Women Dragged Out of “The Bodyguard” Musical at Manchester's Palace Theatre (https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/whats-on/whats-on-news/police-reviewing-evidence-after-women-26657762); “Security Measures” by Alan Silvestri (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x4p_0o3l_8U&list=PLohYzz4btpaTba7W1VnOlKU6yBoLYt8lD&index=7); MOVEMENT 2 (48:00): “I Found” by Amber Run, ft. London Contemporary Voices (https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=WJnrgvivZ1E); “Moving Target” by Brandee Younger (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QiWWsXTj8mQ&list=OLAK5uy_lRv4T_pPHnmQHi6OwcCzU72GSusxha2_w); More on “Brand New Life” by Brandee Younger (https://news.theurbanmusicscene.com/2023/04/brandee-younger-releases-new-album-brand-new-life/) MOVEMENT THREE (56:20): Garrett Interviews Juan Pablo Contreras (https://www.juanpablocontreras.com); “Lucha Libre!” by Juan Pablo Contreras (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ts44zq_YqQE); More on “Lucha Libre!” (https://culturalattache.co/2022/12/08/composer-juan-pablo-contreras-unmasked/) THE TRILLOQUY (01:48:10): “I See a Darkness” by Johnny Cash (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JWnUItw1ElU); Tennessee House Votes to Expel 2 of 3 Democratic Members Over Gun Protest (https://www.npr.org/2023/04/06/1168363992/tennessee-expel-3-democrats-house-vote); Robert A. Heinlein Quote (https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/3264-i-am-free-no-matter-what-rules-surround-me-if)  ★ Support this podcast ★

Go check out Ep. 191 ‘Never Give Up' of Trilloquy Podcast to hear an interview with Garret McQueen and myself!

TRILLOQUY is made possible, in part, by Salastina: https://www.salastina.org/INTRODUCTION: “The Mandalorian” Main Theme by Ludwig Göransson (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=62x19Bepc5s); “The Sopranos” Opening Credits by Alabama 3 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJpNmYeooQE&t=41s); “Lo Chiamavano King” by Luis Bacalov (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cT1BiMHTVz8); “I Got a Name” by Jim Croce (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wmKd_P1qGIA)MOVEMENT ONE: “‘Of The Sea' and other Black operas are changing the face of classical music” (https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/of-the-sea-opera-1.6796948); ‘Of The Sea' Trailer (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jj2VpkOhAlo); “A Lost Operatic Masterpiece Written By White Men For An All-Black Cast Was Found And Restored. Can It Be Produced Without Controversy?” (https://www.billboard.com/pro/lost-blues-opera-harold-arlen-johnny-mercer-stage-theater/); “He's Been Faithful” performed by Angel Blue (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KXfBCe--kMI)MOVEMENT TWO: “Sometimes It Snows in April” performed by Shaina E & Jazz Mafia (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BMsPOWCYcMg); “Heartbeat” by Ryuichi Sakamoto (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XtvTDuTbPhU)MOVEMENT THREE: Garrett Interviews Tommy Dougherty (https://tsdoughertycomposer.com/bio/); “Restrung” by Tommy Dougherty (https://soundcloud.com/tommy-s-dougherty/restrung); “Extraordinary Instruments” by Tommy Dougherty (https://soundcloud.com/tommy-s-dougherty/extraordinary-instruments)MOVEMENT FOUR: “Prison Song” by Carlton Williams (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s6F37L7vtyw); Garrett and Scott Discuss Donald Trump's Arraignment  ★ Support this podcast ★

INTRO: Rolling Stone's 200 Greatest Singers of All Time (https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-singers-all-time-1234642307/ariana-grande-8-1234643145/) Céline Dion - "The Power of Love"  Céline Dion - "My Heart Will Go On" perf. Céline Dion - "God Bless America" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6LSarhZpnMs) MOVEMENT ONE: Marin Alsop Claims Cate Blanchett Film is 'Anti-Woman' (https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/marin-alsop-tar-cate-blanchett-b2259030.html) Cate Blanchett Can't Imagine Her Life Without "Tár" (https://www.wmagazine.com/culture/cate-blanchett-lydia-tar-interview) perf. Marin Alsop/Sao Paolo Symphony - Symphony No. 2 by Gustav Mahler (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKXbudz7ERE) A Black Composers Legacy Flourishes 500 Years After His Birth (https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/05/arts/music/vincente-lusitano.html) Vicente Lusitano - "Aspice Domine" (perf. X-tet: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MTMcVw4r_Ug) MOVEMENT TWO: Nathan Johnson - String Quartet in g minor Sting - "I Burn For You" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kgxy9lMbqJc) MOVEMENT THREE:  Peter Knell (https://peterknell.com/) Peter Knell - Excerpt from "ARKHIPOV" and Excerpt from LINES/ANGLES (https://soundcloud.com/peter-knell) THE TRILLOQUY:  Eric Clapton - "Tears in Heaven"  R.I.P. "Grover"  **Support for TRILLOQUY comes from Schubert Club (https://schubert.org/) and Salastina (https://www.salastina.org/) ★ Support this podcast ★

Happy Wednesday, Scorekeepers! That's right; new episodes of THE SCORE will now be released every other Wednesday. And have we got a guest to break in our new schedule! This week, we're joined by musician, activist, tastemaker, radio presenter, and host of the deservedly popular Trilloquy podcast: Garrett McQueen! Tune in for a lively and informative discussion about Garrett's life in music, the stagnation of white supremacy in classical music spaces, and the thriving community of brilliant Global Majority artists here in Minnesota. And of course, we couldn't possibly leave you without a little Pure Black Joy to get you through the rest of the week. Let's do it to it, ya'll! Hosts: Lee Bynum, Rocky Jones, Paige Reynolds (Iyawo Inawale) Guest: Garrett McQueen Producer: Rocky Jones -- Links Garrett McQueen (http://www.garrettmcqueen.com/ (website)) Trilloquy Podcast (https://www.trilloquy.org/ (website)) -- New episodes of THE SCORE drop every other Wednesday. 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 people find our show. 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

Opus 150 of the TRILLOQUY podcast featured a conversation between Garrett and two of the leaders of the newly formed Black Orchestral Network: Alex Laing and Jennifer Arnold. Check out their uncut conversation which covers the differing levels of arts activism, BON's plans for the industry, what freedom for Black orchestral musicians really looks like, and more. Learn more: https://www.blackorchestralnetwork.org **TRILLOQUY RETURNS WITH BRAND NEW OPUSES AND THE START OF SEASON 4 ON JUNE 8TH!**

Opus 148 of TRILLOQUY featured Garrett's conversation with Travis and Andy from The Living Earth Show. Check out their extended, uncut interview where the guys talk about cannabis, "noise" music, and more. Check out all of this collective's work at: https://www.thelivingearthshow.com. ***Season 4 of TRILLOQUY returns with brand new opuses beginning June 8th!***

In February of 2022, Damian Norfleet joined Garrett for Op. 139 of TRILLOQUY to discuss mass incarceration, solitary confinement, and a then upcoming collaboration with Ensemble Pi that explored those conversations musically. This week, Garrett offers the extended, uncut conversation that covers adjusting to life in Minnesota, a deeper look at the historical violence of prisons, and more. Damian Norfleet: https://www.damiannorfleet.com **TRILLOQUY WILL RETURN WITH BRAND NEW OPUSES AND THE START OF SEASON 4 ON JUNE 8TH!**

The Living Earth Show exists to push the boundaries of technical and artistic possibility while amplifying voices, perspectives, and bodies that the classical music tradition has often excluded. The group's Travis Andrews and Andy Meyerson join Garrett in this week's third movement to share more about their work and to explore conversation that affirms words like "noise" and "weird" as they relate to live performance. Scott concludes his celebration of International Guitar Month with an ode to Nile Rodgers and offers his perspective on the recent resignation of The Current's Mary Lucia. Garrett celebrates Anthony Parnther, highlights music by The Silk Road Ensemble, and offers a peek into where he wants to take TRILLOQUY conversations as the guys approach the finale of season 3. Playlist: Arturo Márquez - Danzón No. 2 Ludwig Göransson - "Tusken Raiders" Antonin Dvorak - Cello Concerto (perf. Greater Twin Cities Youth Symphony: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ijbdtCD7UY) Frank Ticheli - "San Antonio Dances" CHIC - "Le Freak" Silk Road Ensemble - "Distant Green Valley" Evanescence - "Thoughtless" Samuel Adams - "Tension Study 1" Jay-Z - "The Story of O.J." More: The Living Earth Show: https://www.thelivingearthshow.com/about Mary Lucia Leaves The Current: https://recentlyheard.com/2022/04/22/mary-lucia-cites-concerns-about-equity-and-fair-treatment-of-all-of-my-sisters-as-reason-for-her-abrupt-departure-from-89-3-the-current/ Downbeat (Scott Blankenship on the History of KVNO): https://kvno.org/art-news/kvno-morning-show-hosts-over-the-years/ Musician in Residence Opportunity: https://centralforgood.org/musician-in-residence Billboard Highlights Anthony Parnther: https://www.billboard.com/music/features/encanto-turning-red-conductor-anthony-parnther-interview-1235062644/ New Brunswick Youth Orchestra Slaps Back at Infiniti: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/new-brunswick-youth-orchestra-infiniti-1.6427228?__vfz=medium%3Dsharebar&fbclid=IwAR1o7RhrOxHORrqy-0gWQjoLnk_fmNyOKWjGAUfkV-Ez-Yn1E6C6LLjDKxw Sebastian Lang-Lessing Fired From San Antonio Symphony: https://www.tpr.org/arts-culture/2022-04-19/music-director-speaks-out-about-his-san-antonio-symphony-contract-termination?fbclid=IwAR0Y7FsbLaY8kH9A8bh_Lu-UFM17T65r2rWGKr3wYYGg200jYcQHX6jmWxg Dana White on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ItsDanaWhite/status/1514270689527844869

Dr. Eugene Rogers is a two-time Michigan Emmy Award winner, a 2017 Sphinx Medal of Excellence recipient, and a 2015 GRAMMY® Award nominee who is recognized as a leading conductor and pedagogue throughout the United States and abroad. He joins Garrett in the third movement to talk about how Black culture drives many people's love of music, his new role as conductor of the Washington National Chorus, and the upcoming premiere of the "Justice Symphony" that he will lead in June. Scott offers ideas on how to engage the classical sub-genre of "new music", Garrett unpacks a church's decision to "give up whiteness" for Lent, and the guys use jazz and Indian classical to demonstrate the importance of "free listening". In the weekly TRILLOQUY, the guys shed light on the continued injustice of police brutality and approach the conversation of proverbial "tap dancers" in politics and arts institutions. Playlist: Marvin Sapp - "Never Would Have Made It" George Lewis - "Interactive Trio" for Trombone, Two Pianos, and Interactive Music System (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ec88U5R7cJ0) Traditional - "Raga Suhakanara" Stanley Jordan - "Autumn Leaves" perf. Aretha Franklin - "Precious Lord" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PpFq9gxBxhk) perf. Exigence Ensemble - "Hold On (Change is Comin')" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L4KPTLvalk0) Florence Price - Symphony No. 3, mov. 3 More: Dr. Eugene Rogers: https://www.eugenerogers.com/bio National Philharmonic Presents "Justice and Peace": https://www.kennedy-center.org/whats-on/explore-by-genre/jazz/2021-2022/wash-chorus-justice-and-peace/ Downbeat (Justice Kentanji Brown Jackson's Acceptance Speech): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6eOWKuYzb98 A Critical Response to the Supreme Court: https://www.instagram.com/p/CcEMZ19Lnap/ Illinois Church's ‘Fast From Whiteness': https://globalnews.ca/news/8743151/fast-from-whiteness-first-united-church-of-oak-park/?fbclid=IwAR37-sqISB5xdtQmM4YAj9EjPjYrSs9Hx5fTlYvCIMfjy-VuEEkhfA-lAy0 Outspoken Composer to Lead International Contemporary Ensemble: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/08/arts/music/george-lewis-international-contemporary-ensemble.html The Grammys and The Challenge of Equitable Diversity: https://www.representclassical.com/news-1/the-grammys-and-the-challenge-of-equitable-diversity No Charges Against Police in Amir Locke Shooting: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/06/us/amir-locke-shooting-no-charges.html Tim Scott Defends Votes Against Jackson's Supreme Court Nomination: https://www.wistv.com/2022/04/07/scott-graham-defend-votes-against-jacksons-supreme-court-nomination/

This week, Garrett and Scott spend some time reviewing and unpacking the latest Grammy Award ceremony, highlighting the show's performances by Lady Gaga, Doja Cat, Curtis Stewart, Chris Stapleton, and several others. In the second movement, Garrett revisits a bit of operatic video game music while Scott honors the birth anniversary of Muddy Waters. Perri and Charlotte from the "Thrilled to Announce" podcast join Garrett in the third movement to discuss digital creation, DEI in opera, and podcasting in the "classical" sphere. And in the weekly TRILLOQUY Scott offers a whistleblower letter written by a former employee of Chamber Music America, and Garrett sends a dark shout out to three senators who refused to vote for the Emmett Till Anti-Lynching Act. Support for TRILLOQUY comes from the Lakes Area Music Festival: https://lakesareamusic.org Playlist: Lady Gaga - "Do I Love You" Doja Cat - "Mooo!" perf. Curtis Stewart - "Isn't She Lovely" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M9Gd0T1hPBU) Chris Stapleton - "Cold" Muddy Waters - "Hoochie Coochie Man" Nobuo Uematsu - "Maria and Draco" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V8D8x3NQySE) Kaija Saariaho - "Lonh" Tyshawn Sorey - "Autoschediasms" for Crash Ensemble, Part 2 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJj3mlIhYsw) Marlon Craft - "HANS ZIMMER" More: Thrilled To Announce Podcast: https://www.thrilledtoannounce.com Downbeat (Virgil Abloh speaks to the world as his muse): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJcOe90wMRQ Grammy 2022 Winners: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/03/arts/music/grammys-winners.html Who Gets To Define Classical Music?: https://www.yesmagazine.org/social-justice/2022/03/31/grammys-classical-music-black-artists Volodymyr Zelensky's Grammys Speech: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/volodymyr-zelenskys-grammys-speech-full-transcript/ar-AAVPbbj 5 Questions to Orlando Jacinto García: https://icareifyoulisten.com/2022/02/5-questions-to-orlando-jacinto-garcia-composer/ Grammy for Best Reggae Album Goes to a Bunch of White Guys: https://www.thecut.com/2022/04/white-guy-group-soja-wins-grammy-for-best-reggae-album.html Whistleblower Calls Out Chamber Music America: https://twitter.com/griffincandey/status/1510967274357805061?s=20&t=CIGKp9ggc12SdxWkS-8mlQ Three Republicans Just Couldn't Help Voting Against Making Lynching a Hate Crime: https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/thomas-massie-andrew-clyde-chip-roy-lynching-bill-1314375/

Founded in 2020, the Black Opera Alliance has continued to stake its claim on arts activism, with the organization both speaking up for Black professionals in opera and speaking against institutions in opera that maintain the status quo. Among BOA's Leadership Council members is soprano Jayme Alilaw, who joins Garrett to talk about art, activism, and accountability. Scott honors Annie Lennox in the second movement, and offers his thoughts on dealing with hecklers in arts spaces. Both Scott and Garrett revisit the conversation surrounding the controversial Emmett Till opera, and spend the weekly TRILLOQUY responding to a UCLA job posting that offered zero pay. Playlist: Bob Dylan - "The Death of Emmett Till" Buskaid Soweto String Ensemble - "Sunrise" Edgard Varese - "Ionisation" Chen Gang and He Zhanhao - "Butterfly Lovers Violin Concerto" (perf. Hsinchu City Youth Chinese Orchestra: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tu5XohUR3Pg&t=335s) Eurythmics - "Sweet Dreams" Annie Lennox - "Little Bird" Gladys Knight & The Pips - "Midnight Train to Georgia" Florence Price - "Night" (perf. Jayme Alilaw and B.E. Boykin: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_Rh9G8V9CQ) Sergei Prokofiev - "Romeo and Juliet" (perf. USC Symphony: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z8pyvaVkKT8) More: Jayme Alilaw, soprano: https://www.jayme-alilaw.com The Black Opera Alliance: https://www.blackoperaalliance.org US House Passes CROWN Act: https://www.npr.org/2022/03/18/1087661765/house-votes-crown-act-discrimination-hair-style Downbeat (Whoopi Goldberg on natural hair): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yJq93OIIDAI&t=404s Composer Mary D. Watkins & Librettist Clare Coss Respond to Criticism of ‘Emmett Till': https://operawire.com/composer-mary-d-watkins-librettist-clare-coss-respond-to-criticism-of-emmett-till/ WDAV-FM Makes History: https://www.charlotteobserver.com/entertainment/arts-culture/article259426884.html?fbclid=IwAR2KP-_v892bJt4kK8Y2zG3WU_IRM9flceVi0HSFoqbzQ4W8ThhDBhVSe9Q Metropolitan Opera to Ban Heckler from Future Performances: https://operawire.com/metropolitan-opera-to-ban-heckler-from-future-performances/?fbclid=IwAR2NTVgqLR6eLpSwgHdhLOQojaPhe87dM_C2I5gz12wbeRS0AIibxoR5zY0 UCLA Pummeled Over Adjunct Job Without Pay: https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2022/03/21/ucla-criticized-advertising-adjunct-job-without-pay

Challenging colonial definitions of "classical music" requires a multi-cultural approach, and Maryam Yusefzadeh is doing it in her own way. She joins Garrett to talk about her approach to broader aesthetics tied to the word "classical", engaging the spiritual connection she has with performing, and the album, "Migration", which features some of her music. Scott reprises the music of Dobrinka Tabakova and celebrates the newly created Nina Simone Piano Competition. Garrett challenges the idea of "pop" music and spends the weekly TRILLOQUY offering his take on developing drama in the opera world. Playlist: Nina Simone - "Love Me or Leave Me" (from the Ed Sullivan Show: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5cnZjClf6zM) Silk Road Ensemble - "Arabian Waltz" Mazz Swift - "Poem for a Song That's Yet to Come" (at Mostly Mozart Across the Boroughs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ekhZiBXm0o0) Walter Murphy - "A Fifth of Beethoven" Lady Gaga - "Dope" (Chatty Man 2013: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LTZuTBCGiJM) Lady Gaga - "Yoü and I" (acoustic cover: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hrwvignOPmk) Dobrinka Tabakova - "Longing" Maryam Yusefzadeh/Thomas Nordlund - "Janeh Maryam" Maryam Yusefzadeh/Thomas Nordlund - "Goleh Sangam" Nicki Minaj - "Moment 4 Life" More: "MIGRATION"/Maryam Yusefzadeh: https://www.maryamymusic.com Downbeat (Joe Budden Interviews Nicki Minaj): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XLzYLnJnoEA&t=69s Free Brittney Griner: https://www.thenation.com/article/society/brittney-griner-russia/ Escaping Escapism: https://www.representclassical.com/news-1/escaping-escapism-the-arts-ukraine-war Awadagin Pratt Launches Nina Simone Piano Competition: https://spectrumnews1.com/oh/columbus/news/2022/03/02/celebrated-local-pianist-launches-new-competition-to-give-young-black-performers-chance-to-shine Silk Road Announces Residency At Spelman College: https://www.thestrad.com/news/silkroad-announces-residency-at-spelman-college/14619.article Long Beach Opera cancels ‘Stimmung': https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2022-03-14/long-beach-opera-cancels-stimmung-director-resigns Black Opera Alliance Response to Long Beach Opera: https://www.facebook.com/116164110144951/posts/487374483023910/?sfnsn=mo Petition to Cancel Emmett Till Opera: https://www.change.org/p/cancel-a-new-american-opera-emmett-till-at-john-jay-college?recruiter=14110632&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=facebook&utm_campaign=psf_combo_share_initial&utm_term=share_petition&recruited_by_id=16117570-ba7e-11ea-a396-0f3efbad4052&share_bandit_exp=initial-32688396-en-US&utm_content=fht-32688396-en-us%3A1

Garrett leads Marble City Opera in the world premiere of "I Can't Breathe" by Leslie Burrs and Brandon Gibson this week, so he and Scott meet virtually to discuss composer complaints about this year's Classical Grammy nominations, the newly-explored political opinions of William Grant Still, and lots more. Garrett features his recent conversation with Damian Norfleet, who will present a musical work on the issues of mass incarceration and solitary confinement in conjunction with Ensemble Pi on March 2nd. In this week's TRILLOQUY movement the guys cover musically-charged racism on a college campus, one orchestra's decision to shift concert attire, and the Kim Potter verdict. Playlist: Ludovic Lamothe - "Album Leaf No. 1" Curtis J Stewart - Improvisation on Paganini Caprice, No. 11: Presto William Grant Still - "The Quiet One" Thee Phantom and the Illharmonic Orchestra feat. Tundé - "Diabolique" (Remix) Carlton Williams - "Prison Song" Ensemble Pi feat. Damian Norfleet - "Requiem..." (https://www.damiannorfleet.com/media) perf. Paul Robeson - "I Dreamed I Saw Joe Hill Last Night" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B0bezsMVU7c) More: Damian Norfleet/Ensemble Pi Present "Isolated Triptych": https://www.ensemble-pi.org Marble City Opera Presents "I Can't Breathe": https://www.marblecityopera.com/icantbreathe Downbeat (Testimony of Paul Robeson before the House Committee on Un-American Activities): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VhnCrHZkgNk William Grant Still's "Troubled History": https://portlandyouthphil.org/blog/blog/william-grant-still-troubled-history/457/ Composers' Fury at Grammys Shortlist: https://www.theguardian.com/music/2022/feb/20/how-is-this-classical-music-composers-fury-at-grammys-shortlist?fbclid=IwAR17_wR_r-bqrPw7b_cRHEZBovIEGEcR3u-RRA--3WWMqF_WH-gU6IAVEE8 Black and white at Stanford: https://www.nationalaffairs.com/public_interest/detail/black-and-white-at-stanford TikTok Supports Tameka Drummer: https://www.clarionledger.com/story/news/2021/08/18/tiktok-video-supports-woman-serving-life-after-being-caught-with-marijuana/8176830002/

Beethoven's "Fidelio" famously includes a chorus of prisoners, and in a new production by Heartbeat Opera the roles will be played by actual incarcerated individuals. The company's Ethan Heard and Kelly Griffin join Garrett to talk about the process of engaging these individuals, the relationship that's being built between opera and the prison system, and Heartbeat Opera's larger goal of engaging new audiences. Garrett and Scott draw proximity between sports and "classical" music as a means of practicing cultural competency, offer music that turns pain into beauty, and spend the weekly TRILLOQUY addressing the confederate flag, fighting gentrification, and the notion of being "silenced". Playlist: Scott Schreer - Super Bowl Theme Mickey Guyton - "Black Like Me" Judas Priest - "Breaking The Law" Eminem - Lose Yourself Kendrick Lamar - "LOVE" (perf. Jade Novah: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Su7wNSqNZB4) Harry T. Burleigh - "Didn't My Lord Deliver Daniel?" Howlin' Wolf - "Smokestack Lightnin'" William Grant Still - "Bayou Home" Ludwig van Beethoven - "Abscheulicher! Wo eilst du hin?" Ludwig van Beethoven - "Prisoners' Chorus" Future - "Mask Off" More: Heartbeat Opera: https://www.heartbeatopera.org Erin Jackson Becomes First Black Woman To Win Olympic Speedskating Gold: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/erin-jackson-winter-olympics-speed-skating-gold-united-states-black-woman/ Sha'Carri Richardson Asks Why a Russian Skater Can Compete After Failing Doping Test: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/13/sports/olympics/shacarri-richardson-kamila-valieva-doping.html Downbeat (Fox News Reacts to Kendrick Lamar): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2vdS3cKxJvA The Ads That Scored a Touchdown: https://nypost.com/2022/02/14/the-best-super-bowl-2022-commercials-top-ads-from-the-game/ What Custom Had Strictly Divided: https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/what-custom-had-strictly-divided-on-kira-thurmans-singing-like-germans-black-musicians-in-the-land-of-bach-beethoven-and-brahms/

Black equity, musical neurotechnology, and new paths for artist funding are just a few of the things that Bryan Crumpler is interested in as a composer. He joins Garrett this week to talk about his life, his music, and the impact that Europe's "Black Pete" has had on one of his compositions. Scott digs into the nuance of "woke racism", Garrett honors the lives of legends who the world has recently lost, and they both highlight musical performances that showcase the sounds of home and far away from home. This week's TRILLOQUY focuses on Florida's new "white guilt" law and how it could impact music education moving forward. Playlist: Meat Loaf - "Hot Patootie - Bless My Soul" Jay-Z and Ye - "Niggas in Paris" (perf. Kaleidoscope Orchestra: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X1Uk3-kMm-Y) 21 Savage - "A Lot" Omar Thomas - "I Am" Rilo Kiley - "The Execution of All Things" Koji Kondo - "Potion Shop" (perf. Super Guitar Bros.: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NFw-FrYmAEw&t=1479s) SARIPUTRA - "Raag Ahir Bhairav" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AN2rcbIwqrc) Bryan Crumpler - Clarinet Concerto No. 1 Bryan Crumpler - "Lift Every Voice and Sing" Frederick Delius - "Florida Suite" More: Bryan Crumpler: https://ahmadeus.bandcamp.com/ Downbeat (Mitch McConnell on "Americans" and "African-Americans"): https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/video/2022/jan/21/mitch-mcconnell-under-fire-after-saying-african-americans-vote-as-much-as-americans-video Free At-Home COVID Testing: https://www.cms.gov/how-to-get-your-at-home-OTC-COVID-19-test-for-free André Leon Talley Was Black Excellence in Action: https://www.vogue.com/article/andre-leon-talley-was-black-excellence-in-action Jay-Z and Meek Mill Team Up to Block Rap Lyrics From Being Used in Court: https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/jay-z-meek-mill-big-sean-fat-joe-back-law-limiting-rap-lyrics-at-criminal-trials-1286594/ John McWhorter Talks About His New Book, 'Woke Racism': https://news.columbia.edu/news/john-mcwhorter-talks-about-his-new-book-woke-racism Inside The Black Pete Tradition Of Christmas Blackface In The Netherlands: https://allthatsinteresting.com/black-pete Florida Advances Bill That Would Band Making White People Feel Bad About Racism: https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2022/01/florida-sb-148-racism-discomfort

Andrea Davis Pinkney is a New York Times-bestselling author whose work recently earned her an invitation to create the libretto for an opera adaptation of "The Snowy Day" by Ezra Jack Keats. She joins Garrett to talk about her life as an author, her experience writing for an opera, and the importance of Black joy in art. Scott offers the story of a church that's paying reparations to local Black institutions, Garrett celebrates reggae-inspired video game music by Nobuo Uematsu, and the guys honor the late Sidney Poitier. For the weekly TRILLOQUY, Garrett and Scott explore the relationship between anti-racism and anti-capitalism. Playlist: Quincy Jones - Music from "For Love Of Ivy" Sir Mix-A-Lot feat. Seattle Symphony - "Baby Got Back" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w59e20ijOpE) Howard Roberts Chorale feat. Jonas Gwangwa - "Let My People Go" Nobuo Uematsu (perf. The Consouls) - "The Oppressed" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qnQdBqtb9Hw) Fred Neil - "Dolphins" Joel Thompson/Andrea Davis Pinkney - "Mama's Misgivings" Steven Reineke - "New Day Risings" Dmitri Shostakovich - Piano Concerto No. 2 More: Andrea Davis Pinkney: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrea_Davis_Pinkney The Snowy Day: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/08/arts/music/snowy-day-ezra-jack-keats-opera.html Stop Wasting COVID Tests, People: https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2022/01/covid-test-shortage/621149/ Downbeat (Charles Woods on Sidney Poitier's On-Camera Slap): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XrTkqxPeJVY Ahmaud Arbery's Murderers Sentenced to Life: https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/sentencing-hearing-men-convicted-ahmaud-arbery-murder Seattle Symphony Music Director Steps Down: https://www.seattletimes.com/entertainment/classical-music/thomas-dausgaard-seattle-symphonys-music-director-abruptly-steps-down/?fbclid=IwAR3YCFTb3cdQaAM394jOOKTdDub3JYNMclNTeZAcgU2fwwjynNgD9QClcTc This Is Why I Ended My Career In Classical Music: https://zachmanzi.medium.com/this-is-why-i-ended-my-career-in-classical-music-88ecad8ae7da Some White Congregations Are Paying To Use Hymns Written by Enslaved African People: https://www.npr.org/2022/01/08/1071542936/some-white-congregations-are-paying-to-use-hymns-written-by-enslaved-african-peo Angela Davis on Racism and Capitalism: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qhh3CMkngkY

Composer Renee Baker believes that "classical" training doesn't have to be a barrier to other genres and styles - she sees it as a bridge! She returns to TRILLOQUY's third movement to talk about her entry into the world of "creative music", her recent collaboration with the American Composers Forum and the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians, and the way capitalism helps maintains American orchestral paradigms. Scott shines a light on the intersection of Black history and present as it relates to "classical" guitar, and Garrett speaks to white supremacy as it exists in both heavy metal and "classical" cultures. Playlist: Thomas Flippin - "Beyond Ferguson" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uiogFVTPNiw&t=38s) Hirax - "El Diablo Negro" arr. The Theorist - "Donda Medley" for cello and piano (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FEmP_eyEkHo) Justin Holland - "Martha" (perf. John Alvarado: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AN6mXTQVazE) Leroy Jenkins - "Through the Ages of Jehovah" One World Jam - Improvisation w/ Renee Baker (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NfygTFRw7rU) arr. DSharp - "Hot Girl Summer" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Edu9ZPgHDNg) More: Downbeat (Megan Thee Stallion Explains 'Big Ole Freak' To A Classical Music Expert): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ESyhpq_BwA&t=143s Maria "Isa" Perez-Hedges announces bid for Minnesota Senate: https://www.insightnews.com/news/maria-isa-perez-hedges-announces-bid-for-minnesota-senate-seat/article_606474ea-594e-11ec-81e1-cbc33961bd03.html Teenage virtuoso Damian Goggans' journey to Oberlin: https://www.ideastream.org/news/guitar-found-me-teenage-virtuoso-damian-goggans-journey-to-oberlin Thomas Flippin, guitar: https://thomasflippin.com Stop White Supremacy in Heavy Metal Music: https://act.colorofchange.org/sign/hate-music/?source=AH_Dec7_stage3_mailer_image_random_400k&t=3&akid=52563%2E15058325%2E6xL-DF The Black Metal Sketch List: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1RdoohJdrM4XZLWiuzYMpbUnTG-tA-lkdHcg9BQF5gKk/edit#gid=0

Orchestras come in all shapes, sizes, and sounds, and the Chicago Jazz Philharmonic is moving forward in its goal to offer a uniquely American aesthetic to as many listeners as it can. Garrett chats with the ensemble's Executive Director, Rhapsody Snyder and Artistic Director, Orbert Davis about the CJP's origins, the necessity of offering FREE concerts, and the concept of "Third Stream". Dalanie Harris from the Classically Black Podcast guest co-hosts and offers insights on the International Society for Black Musicians' inaugural conference, a widely overlooked album by Stevie Wonder, and more! Garrett and Dalanie spend the weekly TRILLOQUY engaging the conversation of respectability among some of the industry's Black musicians. Support for this opus of TRILLOQUY comes from HenselPushers: https://henselpushers.org Playlist: Tomas Adès - Violin Concerto perf. Adam Eccleston and Lydia Chung - Walter Piston Flute Sonata arr. Jasmine Pigott - "Lift Ev'ry Voice" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BASuTqikjQA) Stevie Wonder - "Same Old Story" Gamal Abdel-Rahim - "Variations on an Egyptian Folksong" Margaret Bonds - "Montgomery Variations" perf. Kebra-seyoun Charles - Giovanni Bottesini Bass Concerto Orbert Davis - "Vice Versa" Orbert Davis - "Diaspora" More: Classically Black Podcast: https://www.classicallyblackpodcast.com Chicago Jazz Philharmonic: https://www.chicagojazzphilharmonic.org Downbeat (Ahmaud Arbery Defense Requests 'No More Black Pastors': https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_mDJL83do0 Justice for Ahmaud Arbery: https://www.runwithmaud.com All Classical Portland Wins National Honor: https://www.oregonlive.com/entertainment/2021/11/all-classical-portland-wins-national-honor-for-its-work-to-diversify-playlists.html Alleged Diversity in Haydn's String Quartets: https://datebook.sfchronicle.com/music/diversify-the-world-of-classical-music-some-key-players-are-digging-in-their-heels The Negro Artist and the Racial Mountain: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/articles/69395/the-negro-artist-and-the-racial-mountain

The album, "White Power Outage Vol. 1" is a culmination of poetic and musical sounds and perspectives from across the globe that has been challenging institutions and individuals across political spectrums to rethink the road toward a harmonious, anti-racist human society. Two of the album's collaborators, Deniz dee!colonize Lopez and Genesis Blu join Garrett to talk about this project and its impact, alongside the project's Executive Producer, Nick Cooper. Scott revisits the issue of an opera singer's problematic use of face paint, and invites listeners to decide how far-off change is by surveying the programming of their local arts institutions. The guys spend the TRILLOQUY speaking to a recent local election that's blazed a trail in the fight for renters' rights. Playlist: 24-Carat Black - "Poverty's Paradise" perf. Kanneh Masons - Redemption Song (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k_LmRcr8Mm4) Edward Elgar - "Nimrod" from "Enigma Variations" Kanye West feat. Caroline Shaw - "Say You Will" Lauryn Hill - "Just Want You Around" Lauryn Hill - "Can't Take My Eyes Off Of You" Genesis Blu & Jasmine Christine - "Chariot Rock" Free Radicals - "Student Debt Dub" perf. Kanneh Masons - Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 3 mov. 1 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Syhm27w68no) More: BUY "WHITE POWER OUTAGE VOL. 1": https://freeradicals.bandcamp.com/album/white-power-outage-vol-1 Deniz dee!colonize Lopez: https://www.mantecahtx.com/profiles/deniz-deecolonize-lopez.html Genesis Blu: https://www.genesisblu.com/about Downbeat (Kanye West on Drink Champs Podcast): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=27NstO1qOJk&t=1643 Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra announces historic labor contract: https://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2021/11/06/cso-announces-historic-labor-contract-with-its-mus.html?fbclid=IwAR30KYsSafx3VXW336K0AIm03VXdxDIxAbIoMtg1GCHO9yE_z2K3rongTH0 Gramophone Magazine Announcement feat. Anna Netrebko: https://www.gramophone.co.uk/classical-music-news/article/introducing-the-november-2021-issue-of-gramophone Anna Netrebko Makeup Controversies: https://observer.com/2020/02/anna-netrebko-aida-met-opera-casting-2020-2021-season-details/ News Presenter Gets A Visible Face Tattoo: https://www.boredpanda.com/journalist-maori-face-tattoo-oriini-kaipara/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=organic Families identify all 8 victims killed in Astroworld Festival: https://abc13.com/astroworld-htx-deaths-madison-dubisk-adrianna-rodrigues-franco-patino/11212255/

What would be your response to seeing a woman walked on a leash? Garrett and Scott explore this question in the weekly TRILLOQUY as it applies to the backlash surrounding a popular reggaetón artist and a real-life trip to a hardware store! Garrett chats with composer Ozie Cargile about the importance of self-confidence, "The Creation of the Universe", and life in Los Angeles. Scott honors the music of Elijah Daniel Smith, and the guys return to the conversation of "difficult" and "challenging" music, and how new music advocates can promote it. Playlist: Louis Prima - "Sing Sing Sing" Victor Wooten - "You Can't Hold No Groove" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gg4hrXgTvsI) Elijah Daniel Smith - "Perihelion" Maurice Ravel - Piano Concerto in G (perf. Yuja Wang: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3iFbM_08H7U) Elijah Daniel Smith - "Come, Clarity" Drake - "Shot For Me" Drake - "Shot For Me" (perf. The Theorist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1wfMuS5G6A) Ozie Cargile - "Creation of the Universe" Diana Ross - "Believe In Yourself" (from 'The Wiz') Gioachino Rossini - Bassoon Concerto More: Ozie Cargile: https://oziecargile.com Downbeat (Jay-Z Accepts Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E5wjjj-6oOs Thomas Wilkins Brings Coleridge-Taylor, Ellington and Wooten to the Boston Symphony: https://www.bso.org/events/coleridge-taylor-wooten-ellington Elijah Daniel Smith Featured with Chicago Symphony: https://blockclubchicago.org/2021/11/01/composer-elijah-daniel-smith-comes-home-for-chicago-symphony-orchestra-premiere-a-dream-come-true/ "Spare us the skintight sonata": https://thecritic.co.uk/issues/november-2021/spare-us-the-skintight-sonata/?fbclid=IwAR0rCgpkL7j_BEBlWqmFT5e2YQH5iPMVcsKLuFjPnOv8S3U72Q5zz_gjuMA J Balvin apologizes after music video depicted him walking Black women on leashes: https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2021/10/28/j-balvin-perra-controversy/ Alec Baldwin Shooting Incident: https://nypost.com/2021/10/30/alec-baldwin-breaks-silence-on-fatal-shooting-of-halyna-hutchins-on-rust-set/

The discussion of Beethoven's alleged Blackness has taken yet another turn, with one artist calling for his body to be exhumed so that a DNA test can be administered. Garrett and Scott break this down, and bring a few other ghoulish themes to this year's Halloween edition of TRILLOQUY. Bill Doggett returns as special guest to highlight what he sees as one of the biggest missteps in orchestral DEI following the murder of George Floyd, and the guys speak to the importance of platforming local perspectives when arts institutions attempt to speak to local issues. Playlist: Peter Tchaikovsky - Symphony No. 1, mov. 3 Blu Cantrell - "Make Me Wanna Scream" perf. George Palousis - "Dark Baroque Church Music" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uIfoc-OLCGA) Michael Abels - "Anthem" from "Us" Soundtrack Charles Mingus - String Quartet (https://vimeo.com/579081605/95f60fc18e) Glen Campbell - "Wichita Lineman" Live (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rjzTNWWO7U0) Brian Raphael Nabors - "Nuclear Winter" James B. Wilson - "Remnants" for Poet and Orchestra (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1YG-o8rSHA) perf. Richard Elliot - Halloween Organ Solo" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bG-Ml_EN-wU) More: Bill Doggett Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/bill-doggett Downbeat (The Best of Uncle Phil): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jXFCiMfI5kM Brandon Keith Brown Leads Chineke!: https://www.ilkleygazette.co.uk/news/19667421.review-chineke-orchestra-leeds-town-hall-sunday-october-17-2021/ "Thoughts of a Colored Man" on Broadway: https://thoughtsofacoloredman.com German Pop Singer Calls for Beethoven's Body To Be Exhumed: https://www.classicfm.com/composers/beethoven/roberto-blanco-wants-body-exhumed-racial-dna-test/ The Art Music Lounge: https://artmusiclounge.wordpress.com/from-baroque-to-bop-and-beyond/

The ensemble, TONALITY, is best known for creating choral concerts that focus on issues rarely presented in choral music, including gun violence, homelessness, refugees, climate change, mental health, women's rights, and exercising democratic rights. Dr. Alexander Lloyd Blake joins Garrett to talk about founding TONALITY, queerness in Black spaces, and becoming an artist activist. Scott shines a light on Black Americana, Garrett offers his response to "Fire Shut Up In My Bones", and the guys draw comparisons between law enforcement and arts institutions. TRILLOQUY is made possible, in part, by a generous grant from Springboard for the Arts: https://springboardforthearts.org Playlist: Solo Made - "Freedom for Michael" (https://www.facebook.com/693654909/videos/567477514566233/) Astor Piazzolla - "Oblivion" (perf. Colour of Music Festival: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ohasWjnnq_8) Valerie Coleman - "Umoja" Lyles Music - "Worship Music" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-XBegehgd04) perf. Angel Blue - "Natural Woman" Buffalo Nichols - Lost & Lonesome (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W_odIZqss4A) Flutronix - "Life Lines" Alexander Lloyd Blake - "1232 Lyfe" Alexander Lloyd Blake - "America Will Be" Philippe Hersant - Pavane for Solo Viola More: TONALITY: https://ourtonality.org Downbeat (Sis. Karon Phillips Testimony): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SEKF-1UTrZQ&t=98s Christopher Columbus Statue Sledgehammered in the Bahamas: https://ewnews.com/the-read-archangel-michael-catalyst-or-just-more-chaos Colour of Music Festival to Perform in Sacramento: https://amp.sacbee.com/news/equity-lab/representation/article255049962.html Ryan McQueen Visual Art: https://www.instagram.com/rydo11a/ The Bible: Jeremiah 20:9 Terence Blanchard Interview: https://www.npr.org/2021/09/27/1040126008/terence-blanchard-metropolitan-opera-first-black-composer State Trooper Fired for Speaking Out Against Police Violence: https://www.blackenterprise.com/louisiana-state-trooper-fired-for-speaking-out-on-death-of-a-black-man-after-violent-arrest/?test=prebid

The Chicago Philharmonic has instituted changes in both administration and programming, with supporters and audiences alike cheering them on. The organization appointed its new Executive Director, Terell Johnson earlier this year and has recently featured the violin concerto, "Glory" by Marcus Norris. They both join Garrett to talk about their collaboration, their respective approaches to orchestral equity, and what it means not to leave Black communities behind. Scott honors Paula Cole's "Autumn Leaves" and asks the question, "Is a 10th symphony from Beethoven necessary?". The guys spend the weekly TRILLOQUY unpacking claims of "racial anxiety" as it pertains to the firing of a clarinetist from the Nashville Symphony. Playlist: Jean "Rudy" Perrault - "Hope" from Exodus String Quartet (perf. Philadelphia Orchestra Quartet: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ZRQmcs4eYo) Dmitri Shostakovich - Symphony No 10, finale Queen - "I Want It All" Paula Cole - "Autumn Leaves" Nirvana - "Smells Like Teen Spirit" Nirvana - "Smells Like Teen Spirit" (perf. Aston: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wyeW_wP1k6Y) Marcus Norris - "Glory" Eric B & Rakim - "Don't Sweat the Technique" More: Chicago Philharmonic: https://chicagophilharmonic.org Marcus Norris: https://www.marcusnorris.com Downbeat (Shaq is done with fame): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=13PumOCPKe0 Art Change Us: https://artsinachangingamerica.org Anti-Blackness at the Border: https://www.borderreport.com/regions/texas/gov-greg-abbott-vows-to-hire-border-patrol-agents-if-biden-fires-them/ Creating Beethoven's 10th: https://theconversation.com/how-a-team-of-musicologists-and-computer-scientists-completed-beethovens-unfinished-10th-symphony-168160 The MET Opera on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MetOpera James Zimmerman Responds to Nashville Symphony Termination: https://freebeacon.com/culture/how-racial-anxiety-conquered-an-orchestra-and-crushed-a-career/

Twin Cities-based artist Pavielle French first joined Garrett and Scott in season one as her career was beginning to bloom. She returns to TRILLOQUY this week to talk about her new album, SOVEREIGN, which explores Black rejection of white supremacy, a renewed view of "classic" music and a message: "You cannot give me my rights". She also speaks with Garrett about her collaborations with local orchestras, and its context in the fight for racial equity in arts spaces. Scott highlights #GayCarmen, and Garrett addresses the rejection of a Jimi Hendrix composition from an English orchestral space. The guys close by affirming the humanity of Haitian immigrants and urging arts programmers to do what they can, artistically and otherwise. Playlist: Ludwig van Beethoven - Symphony No. 1, finale (perf. Minnesota Orchestra, William Eddings: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VBmPMItJZE4) Georges Bizet - Habanera from "Carmen" Howard Ashman/Alan Menken - "Poor Unfortunate Soul" (feat. Tituss Burgess: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1mz6tw5Zddg) Jimi Hendrix - "Little Wing" (perf. Nigel Kennedy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fpn-VSO94wE) Drake - "Summer Games" D.D. Dumbo - Improvisation (https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=qpb4zlpp9xw) PaviElle French - "RIGHTS" PaviElle French - "ANCESTORS SAID IT" Nobuo Uematsu - "Vamo' alla Flamenco" More: PaviElle French on Bandcamp: https://msfrench.bandcamp.com​ Downbeat (Lil Nas X speaks with The Breakfast Club): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ac78kRM85xo St. Paul Brewery to Fund Music Education: https://www.startribune.com/st-paul-lowertown-brewery-will-fund-music-education-and-instruments-for-disadvantaged-youth/600098345/?fbclid=IwAR3sjMpXhsCPhnzRDVJ-2IqQXvW3uFXpbz6ON3Mw86QTPsjoWzNF4IeeUrg&refresh=true "Gender-bending" Carmen performance: https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/music/ct-ent-carmen-chicago-opera-theater-gender-bending-20210916-5qzn3f2wcnfx3jivncxcraak5m-story.html?outputType=amp Nigel Kennedy Cancels Engagement Over Jimi Hendrix: https://www.theguardian.com/music/2021/sep/20/violinist-nigel-kennedy-cancels-concert-after-classic-fm-stops-hendrix-tribute

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/

W.E.B. Du Bois has inspired countless Black thinkers, but he also left behind an appreciation for western classical music. Joe LaRocca and Dominque Hoskin of the Du Bois Orchestra chat with Garrett about making change in concert halls through more "traditional" musical aesthetics. Scott honors the classical music of England's Black composers with a shout out to Kalena Bovell, and Garrett makes a case for Kanye West's latest body of work. The weekly TRILLOQUY includes an indictment of current arts funding practices and structures. Playlist: Fela Sowande - "Onipe" from 'African Suite' Giuseppe Verdi - "Dies Irae" from Requiem Kanye West - "God Breathed" Steve Reich - "Different Trains" Kanye West - "Moon" Samuel Coleridge-Taylor - Hiawatha Overture Samuel Coleridge Taylor - Petite Suite de Concert Florence Price - Piano Concerto in One Movement More: Support the Du Bois Orchestra: https://www.duboisorchestra.org/contribute Downbeat (R.I.P. Ed Asner): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tNrVbt6iwhc&t=28s When Europe Offered Black Composers an Ear: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/27/arts/music/black-composers-europe.html Chineke!, Kalena Bovell and Jeneba Kanneh-Mason Proms review: https://sg.news.yahoo.com/chineke-kalena-bovell-jeneba-kanneh-080601002.html Met Opera Reaches Deal With Orchestra, Paving Way for Reopening: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/24/arts/music/met-opera-orchestra-deal.html Apple buys classical music streaming service Primephonic: https://www.theverge.com/2021/8/30/22648604/apple-acquires-primephonic-classical-music-streaming-service The Met Casts Anna Netrebko as ‘Aida' Despite Her Past Controversy in the Role: https://observer.com/2020/02/anna-netrebko-aida-met-opera-casting-2020-2021-season-details/

In celebration of the 48th birthday of hip hop, Garrett and Scott honor a few of the artists and sounds that have helped the genre maintain its status as America's most popular classic style of music. The guys also discuss the recent tragedy in Haiti, political challenges in Afghanistan and introduce anti-capitalist thought to TRILLOQUY. Brittani McNeill returns to talk more about her journey to and through opera, the idea of "hard work" not being enough and what it means for Black musicians to consider divesting from white-centered structures. Playlist: اجرای آهنگ , بمقابل دو چشمم با دمبوره [ مهدی فولاد: (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oOM1hj8FjyI) Nokutula Ngwenyama - "Sonoran Storm" Wu-Tang Clan - "C.R.E.A.M." The Winstons - "Amen Break" N.W.A. - "Straight Outta Compton" The Prodigy - "Mind Fields" The Prodigy - "Firestarter" The Notorious B.I.G. - "Things Done Changed" The Notorious B.I.G. - "Big Poppa" Nicki Minaj feat. Skylar Grey - "Bed of Lies" Lil Kim - "Queen Bitch" The Notorious B.I.G. - "Gimme the Loot" More: Brittani McNeill: https://www.facebook.com/brittani.mcneill Grant Williams Exonerated On Murder Charges: https://www.ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/news/2021/07/22/staten-island-man-exonerated-on-murder-charges--a-first-in-the-borough New Music Gathering: https://www.newmusicgathering.org/about/mission Contribute to Haitian Relief Efforts: https://donate.google.com/checkout?campaignid=6229479669170176&tab=1&hl=en-US&authUser=0 Fear Spreads in Kabul as Taliban Take Charge: https://www.nytimes.com/live/2021/08/16/world/taliban-afghanistan-news Madison Conservatory deliberately deemphasizes classical music's largely white history: https://www.channel3000.com/madison-conservatory-deliberately-deemphasizes-classical-musics-largely-white-history/ Colleges and Universities Need More Rappers: https://www.insidehighered.com/views/2021/08/06/more-college-students-should-study-rap-opinion Federal agents have seized over 3,000 fake COVID-19 vaccine cards: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2021/08/16/fake-vaccine-cards-seized-memphis/8151739002/

I speak to Garrett McQueen, a classically trained musician and discuss his efforts to decolonize the word classical as it relates to music. Garrett shares his background and his vision for musical instruction and programming that includes all the cultures present in a community. We explore how race informs the composition of orchestral music, how it plays a part in how media playlists are created as well as how it informs who the musicians are and the audiences who listen. Garrett shares how he has had to be mindful of his spending and hold down multiple side gigs at times to supplement himself financially. Garrett also offers inspiration and encouragement to pursue our visions and dreams and affirms us in that process. More about Garrett McQueen: ‎TRILLOQUY on Apple Podcasts - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/trilloquy/id1516628654 https://www.trilloquy.org/ Trilloquy | Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/TRILLOQUY Garrett McQueen (@garrettmcqueen) • Instagram photos and videos Hosted by Katherine Lankford Produced by Sam Graber Music by Sam Reeves

Garrett McQueen is a bassoonist who has performed with orchestras across the country, including the Knoxville Symphony, the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, and the Detroit Symphony Orchestra. Today, Garrett works as a producer of digital and broadcast media, with content featured on the Public Radio Exchange (PRX) and local public radio stations across the country. In 2017, Current named McQueen a Black talent in public media “that you may not know, but should,” and in 2021 the New York Times noted his weekly podcast, TRILLOQUY, as "a standout" that's "required listening for industry leaders and listeners alike.” In addition to working as the Executive Producer and co-host of the TRILLOQUY podcast, Garrett works as an equity consultant, guest speaker, curator, and presenter at the intersection of race and "classical" music. He serves on the board of the American Composers Forum as the Equity Committee Chair and is on the leadership teams of the Black Opera Alliance, the Gateways Music Festival, and the International Society for Black Musicians.

Richard Wagner's anti-semitism has been at the center of the conversation of classical "cancellation" for a generation, but writer, filmmaker, and violinist Paul Festa is challenging the tradition of Wagner-adjacent cancel culture with a new essay: "Cancellation of the Gods". He talks with Garrett about his journey with Wagner's music, the conversations that brought him to his continued appreciation of it, and a cannabis strategy that he believes can create more fans of Wagnerian opera. Garrett and Scott share music from their most recent road trips, and Garrett offers a TRILLOQUY aimed at musicians who he sees as complicit in continued inequitable orchestral programming. Playlist: Beyoncé - "MOOD 4 EVA" Turghun Alimatov/Alisher Alimatov - "Holimni So'ramaysan" (You Don't Ask How I Am) perf. John Oeth - "Descendant of Shinobi" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3hiywORDi9A) perf. Kai Schumacher - "Black Hole Sun" Neil Young - "Old Man" Terence Trent D'Arby - "If You Let Me Stay" Richard Wagner - "Gotterdammerung" Finale Richard Wagner - "Lohengrin" Prelude Percy Grainger - "Children's March, Over the Hill and Far Away" More: Downbeat (DaBaby at Rolling Loud): https://www.the-sun.com/news/3354175/rapper-dababy-homophobic-rant-rolling-loud-festival/ Paul Festa: http://www.paulfesta.com/index.htm Cancellation of the Gods: https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/cancellation-of-the-gods/ Beyoncé's “Formation” named Rolling Stone's Best Music Video of All Time: https://www.revolt.tv/news/2021/7/30/22602531/beyonce-formation-best-video-of-all-time-rolling-stone Simone Biles' decision to prioritize her mental health a sign of American culture shift: https://whyy.org/articles/simone-biles-decision-to-prioritize-her-mental-health-a-sign-of-american-culture-shift/ Olympic committee reviews US athlete's gesture supporting 'oppressed' people as a potential violation of protest ban: https://www.theblaze.com/news/raven-saunders-olympics-protest-probe 46-year-old gymnast Oksana Chusovitina gets standing ovation after competing in her eighth Olympic Games: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/oksana-chusovitina-final-olympics-standing-ovation/ NYC Gay Men's Chorus Shrouded in Accusations of Racism: https://www.gaycitynews.com/nyc-gay-mens-chorus-shrouded-in-accusations-of-racism/?fbclid=IwAR3VwzhrOzQkrJKVvrNNXWH2w4EMtw5o-n-MozCGsvthOrP34bAMUnLtWQA Every Time Arts Leaders Cave To Racial Pressure, They Deal Creativity Another Blow: https://slippedisc.com/2021/07/every-time-arts-leaders-cave-to-racial-pressure-they-deal-creativity-another-blow/ Black Theater Artists Are Helping Shakespeare Speak To More Diverse Audiences: https://www.npr.org/2021/07/29/1019258187/shakespeare-black-theater-race-diverse-audiences Jacksonville 2021/2022 Season: https://www.jaxsymphony.org/21-22-season/

Have you ever heard of slave orchestras? What does a post-colonial 'classical' music ecosystem look like? Cellist, composer, multi-instrumentalist and writer Jon Silpayamanant joins Garrett to talk about how the intersection of colonialism and music have impacted the world, and ideas on how musicians can help inspire mental decolonization. Garrett and Scott highlight the story of a Black man who managed to make friends with members of the Ku Klux Klan, share music performed by Turkish and Armenian musicians, and more. And Garrett puts the trill in TRILLOQUY in a final movement admonishing a headline and article with extremely triggering and historically racist overtones. Playlist: Julia Adolphe - "Veil of Leaves" Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson - Sinfonietta No. 1, Mvt. III Black Violin - "Stereotypes" Daryl Davis - "Leave Me Alone" perf. Bilal Göregen - "Ievan Polkka" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NUYvbT6vTPs) perf. Loituma - "Ievan Polkka" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7yh9i0PAjck) Narek Hakhnazaryan - Sollima, Lamentatio (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJkIsdDG2Rk) arr. Cristián Tamblay - Bartok, String Quartet No. 4 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=97ygszrm1vI) ลาวเสี่ยงเทียน ขุนอิน ระนาดบางกอก (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ewbWAfeTL8o&list=PL4sqmkGjp8d9lKQiy2dZWNDEcCFGSsYxW&index=4) Xavier Dubois Foley - "Shelter Island" More: Downbeat (Anthony Fauci vs. Rand Paul): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kB2wVer3E1s 2022 Sphinx Medals of Excellence Awardees: https://www.sphinxmusic.org/sphinx-medals-of-excellence/ Grammy-nominated duo Black Violin will blend classical and hip-hop in Jimmy Dean Theater: https://www.progress-index.com/story/entertainment/2021/07/23/grammy-nominated-classical-meets-hip-hop-duo-black-violin-will-play-perkinson-center-for-the-arts/8073668002/ Texas Senate Passes Controversial Education Bill: https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/verify/education-verify/texas-not-banned-history-marginalized-groups-school-curriculums/536-fb588fe9-b861-472d-ae0f-7af751d2eab3 How One Man Convinced 200 Ku Klux Klan Members To Give Up Their Robes: https://www.npr.org/2017/08/20/544861933/how-one-man-convinced-200-ku-klux-klan-members-to-give-up-their-robes A Mixed Start For Decca's New Violin Poster Boy Randall Goosby: https://www.ludwig-van.com/toronto/2021/07/23/lebrecht-listens-a-mixed-start-for-deccas-new-violin-poster-boy-randall-goosby/

Tarik 'Konshens The MC' Davis is a hip-hop artist, songwriter, educator and youth advocate from Washington D.C who, in search of hip-hop driven chamber music, created the "Classically Dope" ensemble. He and Classically Dope's horn player, Derek Maseloff, join Garrett to talk about the development of this ensemble, the public response the ensemble has gained and the ways in which "classical" training can be improved through this type of fusion. Scott and Garrett honor the late Biz Markie, highlight two performances of music by Sergei Prokofiev and offer a "vague-booked" TRILLOQUY directed at content professionals who view podcasts as a secondary form of media. TRILLOQUY is made possible, in part, by the Shuttleworth Foundation: https://shuttleworthfoundation.org/about/ Playlist: Biz Markie - "Just A Friend" Biz Markie - "Vapors" Freddie Scott - "(You) Got What I Need" Gilbert O'Sullivan - "Alone Again" Romeo and Juliet (1996) - Party Scene perf. Rachel Barton Pine - Violin Concerto No. 1, Sergei Prokofiev (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5-mK7Ej-uuM) Alan Theisen - Sonata for Alto Saxophone and Piano (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=exnwIbAri80) Remi Wolf - "Woo!" (Panda Bear Remix: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I8S8-LnxyKo) Thee Phantom - "Jackin' for Keys" Chuck Brown - "Wind Me Up" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JM1vSfrQQgQ&t=1s) Classically Dope - "My Pih Poh" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8SVWggWIxPQ) Sergei Prokofiev - Flute Sonata No. 1 More: Konshens the MC: https://www.konshens.com Downbeat (Eagle's Nest Bar Sells Homophobic T-Shirts): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oM3pwfLGWXo&t=5s Stoned, Classically Trained Actors Perform "Much Ado About Nothing": https://www.capetalk.co.za/articles/420205/stoned-classically-trained-actors-perform-much-ado-about-nothing-r120-per-ticket Rachel Barton Pine Fills in for Midori at Ravinia on 3 1/2 Hrs Notice: https://www.violinist.com/blog/laurie/20217/28843/?fbclid=IwAR1Jea0QQ-1MUYQRQHd4RUApDrFSeb4IRraI70Yf3gQJOhPniustHIEew8g Cornel West Rips Harvard In Letter Of Resignation: https://newsone.com/4173853/cornel-west-harvard-letter-resignation/?fbclid=IwAR0HBnHLk5chRFnLYf0nXBsgzSp-SAwZcqJ2rourYN0tGcOKun9u7K3Qu4I Howard University Professor Warns Nikole Hannah-Jones About School's 'Poor Practices': https://www.blackenterprise.com/howard-university-professor-warns-professor-nikole-hannah-jones-about-schools-poor-practices/ Music & Academia (In or Out) Interview with Alan Theisen: https://adamscottneal.com/music-academia-alan-theisen 24 Songs That Will Make You Love Go-Go: https://www.buzzfeed.com/azafar/24-songs-that-will-make-you-love-go-go

Once upon a time, a recording of the United States Marine Band inspired a boy from East Tennessee to pursue a profession as a band director. Today, Dr. Brandon Houghtalen teaches the next generation of band directors while challenging the traditional notions and narratives that place concert band and wind ensemble music in the back seat to orchestral music. He chats with Garrett about this, a few of concert band's women/BOPIC composers and an initiative known as the "On the List Project". Garrett and Scott honor the band tradition with works by Joel Puckett, Tolga Zafer Özdemir and others alongside the week in "accidentals" and a tenure-themed TRILLOQUY. Also this week, Garrett learns the word, "sloughing". TRILLOQUY is made possible, in part, by a generous grant from the Shuttleworth Foundation: https://shuttleworthfoundation.org Playlist: Andy Akiho - "Ricochet" John Adams - "Short Ride in a Fast Machine" Juvenile ft. Mannie Fresh and Lil Wayne - "Back That Azz Up" Florence Price - "On a Quiet Lake" Joel Puckett - "That Secret from the River" Tolga Zafer Özdemir - "Karpathia" Steven Bryant - "Ecstatic Waters" James Reese Europe - "Castle House Rag" More: Downbeat (Vlad Duthiers Explores Haitian History): https://twitter.com/CBSThisMorning/status/1413098718606331905 Dr. Brandon Houghtalen/On the List Project: https://www.onthelistproject.org/about-us/ New Music in the Twin Cities: https://www.startribune.com/twin-cities-new-music-festival-gives-a-nod-to-challenging-and-calming-works/600076528/?fbclid=IwAR03ZmmDAsszDaWXmOJDOPTGM8Z8X1gTDIFYU34Pj2GmYaZIrAs1Xrs47Xs&refresh=true Marin Alsop in Chicago: https://abc7chicago.com/ravinia-chicago-symphony-orchestra-marin-alsop-conductor/10875752/ Johathan Rush in Chicago: https://abc7chicago.com/ravinia-chicago-symphony-orchestra-marin-alsop-conductor/10875752/ Al Sharpton and Ben Crump Take On Case of White Teen Killed by Police: https://www.cnn.com/2021/07/12/us/hunter-brittain-sharpton-crump/index.html Nikole Hannah-Jones Issues Statement on Decision to Decline Tenure Offer at UNC: https://www.naacpldf.org/press-release/nikole-hannah-jones-issues-statement-on-decision-to-decline-tenure-offer-at-university-of-north-carolina-chapel-hill-and-to-accept-knight-chair-appointment-at-howard-university/

Co-hosts of the Trilloquy podcast Garrett McQueen and Scott Blankenship share their experiences with depression, therapy, medication, cannabis, creativity, and addiction. They discuss how they continue to navigate their professional and personal relationship following Garrett's controversial termination from American Public Media, the original owner of Trilloquy and parent company to Minnesota Public Radio, where the two worked together as broadcasters and Garrett served as the only Black classical music host. Scott and Garrett share how they put their relationship first, how they stay motivated in their work to decolonize classical music, and the importance of being vulnerable and honest in conversations surrounding mental health. www.trilloquy.org

(Recorded 7/3/21) The age-old stories of Native communities continue to have an important place in contemporary culture, including in contemporary Western classical music! Jerod Impichchaachaaha' Tate joins Garrett to talk about how he's done that with his new composition, "Lowak Shoppala'". Garrett and Scott acknowledge the 4th of July with a look back at under-told American history and discuss Grammophone's annual orchestra awards. The guys advocate for an Olympian who uses cannabis in the weekly TRILLOQUY and contextualize some of her unearthed, problematic tweets. Playlist: Guster - "Doin' It By Myself" (feat. Omaha Symphony: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=81VPyGmp8RI) Stu Gardner - "Kiss Me" Tomas Adès - Concerto for Piano and Orchestra (mov. 3) Vinx - "There I Go Again" Issam Rafea and Gao Hong - "Walking the Distance" Jerod Tate - "Lowak Shoppala'" Jerod Tate - Concerto for Bassoon and Orchestra More: Jerod Tate: https://jerodtate.com Downbeat (Life as a Colonial Slave): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ji5zk2HlVXM Deanna Tham Named Asst. Conductor of the Omaha Symphony: https://www.omahasymphony.org/profile/deanna-tham?fbclid=IwAR0nzs6cck4qrngoDCF3iSH3kLZvsNRm_eV59GFutR6jCtYVcmQkAZytxRY Howard Students Call For Phylicia Rashad to Step Down: https://blackamericaweb.com/2021/07/01/howard-students-alumni-call-for-phylicia-rashad-to-step-down-as-dean-after-supporting-bill-cosby/?fbclid=IwAR0Ba9lwpB7ny8nlxjA1aLDMfRA_aL4RPzeo0IDAUPpwKcA1GP0P8hf5WmA Grammophone Annual Classical Music Awards: https://www.gramophone.co.uk/awards/gramophone-classical-music-awards-2021

As arts institutions continue to celebrate the life and work of Joseph Bologne Chevalier de Saint-Georges, opera scholar Angel Refusé is pushing individuals to understand how the so-called "Black Mozart" actually inspired not only 18th-century European culture, but world culture! He explores this idea with Garrett while highlighting how spirituality and contemporary culture play a role in the Chevalier's legacy. Garrett and Scott discuss a new arts experience as spearheaded by Boston Lyric Opera, and the guys invite Johnathan Gibbs into the weekly TRILLOQUY to discuss his recent scuffle with the New York City Gay Mens' Chorus. Playlist: Claude Debussy - "Jeux" Pure Hell - "No Rules" Willie Nelson - "He Was A Friend Of Mine" Ludwig van Beethoven - Piano Sonata No. 31 (mov. 2, perf. Awadagin Pratt) Whole Truth - "Can You Love By Following God" Kanyé West - "Follow God" Julio Racine - "Voodoo Jazz Sonata" (mov. 2, feat. Christine Gangelhoff) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - "Alles Fühlt" (from The Magic Flute) More: Angel Refusé: https://angelrefuse.com Downbeat (Katt Williams on the Joe Budden Podcast): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=miVhHsEIqZ0&t=1122s Scott Blankenship Interview: https://www.musicjournalisminsider.com/archive/scott-blankenship-interview/ (available until 6/19/21) Imani Winds Joins Curtis Faculty: https://www.inquirer.com/arts/imani-winds-curtis-institute-philadelphia-faculty-20210601.html Naomi Osaka Shows That Prioritizing Yourself Over A Job Is Still A Radical Act: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/naomi-osaka-prioritize-yourself-over-jo_l_60b79ecae4b001ebd46cd31a?fbclid=IwAR1_Kqdsel5obRzXrDJRYIooRVnbfkblWABTgrzhNeaLHiPlFdds9mlepjY Opera Singer at the Insurrection: https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2021/06/04/audrey-southard-capitol-riots-carnegie/ Boston Lyric Opera Presents "Desert In": https://blo.org/desert-in/

For week 2 of TRILLOQUY's two-week break, Garrett reprises his and Scott's conversation with Kalena Bovell, Assistant Conductor of the Memphis Symphony Orchestra and one of the nation's few Black woman conductors. This conversation from February 2020 highlights Kalena's unique role as a Black conductor in one of the nation's predominately Black cities, her love of Metal, and more! Garrett and Scott return next week with an all-new opus and the start of season 3! More: Meg Quigley Competition and Symposium: https://megquigley.org Wichita State/Wichita Symphony Fellowship: https://www.instagram.com/p/CPJoO3NJgAB/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link 5 Questions to Daniel Bernard Roumain: https://www.icareifyoulisten.com/2021/05/5-questions-to-daniel-bernard-roumain-about-they-still-want-to-kill-us/ D.C. Mayor Bowser names new chairman of arts commission, which is facing accusations of cronyism and racism: https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/dc-art-commission-new-chairman/2021/05/20/89c5b1f2-b97e-11eb-96b9-e949d5397de9_story.html

One of the highest-rated opuses of TRILLOQUY from season 1 featured the music and musings of South Indian artists Nirmala Rajasekar and Thanjavur K. Murugaboopathi. As the team prepares for season 3, Garrett gives an intro to this replay and offers and few shout-outs to some fellow decolonizers. More: Watch 'Ananda Nadamaduvar (The Joyful Dance of Shiva)': https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WeNPm6nMGWE&t=117s 500 Years: Musicians and Composers of African Descent in Classical Music and Opera: https://www.facebook.com/events/288874049537014?acontext=%7B%22event_action_history%22%3A[%7B%22mechanism%22%3A%22your_upcoming_events_unit%22%2C%22surface%22%3A%22bookmark%22%7D]%7D U of R addresses racial profiling claims by Eastman School of Music student: https://13wham.com/news/local/u-of-r-addresses-racial-profiling-claims-by-eastman-school-of-music-student Afro-Diasporic Opera Forum: https://www.iceorg.org/aof

Garrett and Scott celebrate the 100th opus of TRILLOQUY with podcast-themed conversations, including a look at co-host relationships as related to recent news with the Joe Budden Podcast and a conversation with Melissa Smey and Golda Arthur of "Mission: Commission". The guys honor P.M. Dawn, shoutout an up and coming teenaged composer, and offer a "resistance" inspired final movement. THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO MADE 100 OPUSES POSSIBLE! Playlist: G-Eazy - "No Limit REMIX" The Gap Band - "Outstanding" P.M. Dawn - "I'd Die Without You" P.M. Dawn - "Set Adrift a Memory Bliss" P.M. Dawn & Boy George - "More Than Likely" Teddy Abrams - "Unified Field II" KiMani Bridges - "Gray" Augusta Read Thomas - "Love Twitters" Marcos Balter - "Meltdown Upshot IV" More: Downbeat ("The Truth About Joe Budden"): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q4_Y_KAAj8Q&t=2460s Protest on Lincoln Center May 13, 2021: https://twitter.com/IATSELocal764/status/1392073373824466945?s=20 Podcast as Therapy Session? How ‘Joe Budden’ Is Helping Destigmatize Mental Health: https://variety.com/2021/music/opinion/joe-budden-podcast-therapy-mental-health-1234967385/ Remembering Strangé: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O7VH8LKDnr0 The 1619 Project: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XrfV7w3EyGI

IN THIS EPISODE Donate to ISBM! https://fundraising.fracturedatlas.org/international-society-of-black-musicians Check out our website: https://www.isblackmusicians.com DSO Patron Letter https://www.classicfm.com/music-news/patron-attacks-detroit-symphony-orchestra-over-season-black-composers/ DSO Season https://issuu.com/detroitsymphony/docs/cl21-22_digital_brochure National Negro Opera House Grant https://www.post-gazette.com/ae/art-architecture/2021/04/13/National-Negro-Opera-Company-house-Homewood-Mary-Caldwell-Dawson-Jonnet-Solomon-Denyce-Graves/stories/202104130062?fbclid=IwAR26bDzgHO2z_faeO3V8oIbZuPR2SIkpi_R93gAARPAxrpW8AX_iG_LSgrE Follow them on Instagram! https://www.instagram.com/nationaloperahousepgh/ Titus Underwood joins CCM faculty! https://www.uc.edu/news/articles/2021/04/nashville-symphony-orchestra-principal-oboist-titus-underwood-joins-ccms-faculty.html?fbclid=IwAR17hXFV7xYj9_T7HTLI0nqGW26sD3GBQWeSFA7fysmHlr5Jpq38W9tOQYU Listen to Titus on TRILLOQUY last week: https://www.trilloquy.org/opuses/opus-98 Black Excellence: Marcus Norris https://www.marcusnorris.com https://www.instagram.com/MarcusNorris/ https://www.southsidesymphony.org Piece of the Week: Four Novelletten, Op. 52 - Samuel Coleridge Taylor https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bNZkKYvp0Q4

When the Nashville Symphony Orchestra canceled its 2020-2021 season, its principal oboist, Titus Underwood, made "something out of nothing". He joins Garrett to talk about his Emmy win, a few Black composers he's been celebrating, and the importance of self care in activism. Scott honors the legacy of Ma Rainey, the guys respond to their New York Times feature, and the subject of Black trauma fuels the weekly TRILLOQUY. WATCH "Night Trip", an opera with music by Carlos Simon and libretto by Sandra Seaton: https://portlandopera.org/production/journeys-to-justice-onscreen/ Playlist: Robert Owens - "Jaime" (from "Mortal Storm", perf. Will Liverman ) Digital Underground - "The Humpty Dance" Terence Blanchard - "Ron's Theme" (From "Blackkklansman") Andres Martín - Bass Concerto (perf. Aaron Olguin, Sphinx Symphony Orchestra) The Chi-lites - "Have You Seen Her" Luther Vandross - "Here and Now" Luther Vandross - "Dance with My Father" Luther Vandross - "Never Too Much" (perf. Dominique Hammons: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8z7ikD6gphM) Experience Unlimited - "Da Butt" Branford Marsalis - "Reverend Gates" James Lee III - "Principal Brothers No. 2" William Grant Still - Symphony No. 3 "Sunday Symphony" More: Downbeat: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7P0cJhQ1200&t=825s Meet Titus Underwood: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vxhwoJqlUeA Classical Music Podcasts Begin to Flourish, at Last: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/21/arts/music/classical-music-podcasts.html Battle Over Who Wins Podcasting: https://www.wsj.com/articles/apple-spotify-and-the-new-battle-over-who-wins-podcasting-11619170206 Music Competitions Are Judged on Sight More Than Sound: https://www.musicianscience.org/index.php/music-competitions-are-judged-on-sight-more-than-sound/ Patron Attacks the Detroit Symphony Over "Offensive" Season of Black Composers: https://www.classicfm.com/music-news/patron-attacks-detroit-symphony-orchestra-over-season-black-composers/ Response - Juilliard Faculty Asked Students to Imagine Slavery: https://www.facebook.com/marion.grey.1/videos/10221175895520067/?d=n

In this week's episode, Garrett McQueen joins us for discussions about his podcast TRILLOQUY, DMX, and what it means to be Black-Centered.

Garrett McQueen is a classically-trained Bassoonist who performs everywhere, giving voice and offering space to music by Black and contemporary composers. We talk about how isolating it can be to be a professional Black performer in classical music, and how he's decolonizing the phrase “classical music” with TRILLOQUY. We also get into the controversy following his firing from Minnesota Public Radio, the DJ who was fired for sexual assault allegations afterward, and I ask the young head to school me on the difference between sexual harassment, abuse, and manipulation. It's an intriguing talk on #conversationforadults. Resources: http://www.garrettmcqueen.com/ (www.garrettmcqueen.com) https://www.trilloquy.org/ (TRILLOQUY) Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/garrettmcqueen/ (@garrettmcqueen) Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/garrettmcqueen (facebook.com/garrettmcqueen) Twitter: https://twitter.com/garrettmcqueen (@garrettmcqueen) Let's Talk: Website: https://conversationforadults.com/ (conversationforadults.com) Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/conversationforadults/ (@conversationforadults) Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/conversationforadultswithjimiizrael/ (facebook.com/conversationforadultswithjimiizrael) Twitter: https://twitter.com/convoforadults (@convoforadults) Conversation for Adults is a production of http://crate.media (Crate Media)

This week, we start off with a rousing game of Listening Limbo, then we dive into our three topics:THE DISSOLUTION OF THE COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY MARCHING BANDPart 1 in the Columbia Spectator Article Part 2 The band's statement on MediumNORMAN LEBRECHT'S ZERO-STAR REVIEW OF “JOHN WILLIAMS IN VIENNA”The album on Spotify The reviewTHE DISMISSAL OF GARRETT MCQUEEN FROM AMERICAN PUBLIC MEDIAGarrett's statement on Opus 66 of TRILLOQUY (begins at 16:16)MPR News story CLASSICAL MIXTAPEThe full playlistGARRETTCelso Garrido-Lecca, Andean Folk Dances: 3. RitmicoWILLMozart, Le nozze di Figaro “Porgi amor”TIFFANYBritten, Billy Budd “Blow Her Away” ChorusKENSHOBeethoven, Fidelio: “Komm, Hoffnung” THINK YOU CAN STUMP US? GO AHEAD AND TRY!Google Form for “Name that Tune: Stump the Hosts Edition” You can reach us at classicalgabfest@gmail.com and on social media:FacebookTwitterInstagram