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Opus 192

3/21/2023

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INTRODUCTION
  • Excerpt from “Coming to America”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ot03YqYQ1Qo
  • perf. Dr. Angela M. Wellman – “Michael Row Your Boat Ashore” (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQDpFAji6RU)
  • P!NK – “Misery” (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zAg3Mz8BB9A)
  • Amy Beach – Piano Concerto No. 1 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SKYBhHK5Zh4)
  • Cookiee Kawaii – “Violin” (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKHaoxU-GO8)
MOVEMENT ONE
  • “Why This LA Metro Station Cranked Up the Classical Music”: https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/metro-station-classical-music-safety-crime/3116937/
  • John Adams – “Hallelujah Junction” (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lBv-Onv0_Gs)
  • “Metropolitan Opera Ordered to Pay Anna Netrebko $200,000 for Canceled Performances”: https://operawire.com/metropolitan-opera-ordered-to-pay-anna-netrebko-200000-for-canceled-performances/
  • Raehann Bryce-Davis and Shefali Ranthe Collaboration: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fsNT09-VzxE
MOVEMENT TWO
  • Kaki King – “The Surface Changes” (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ziPD16xCBBg)
  • SALES – “Off and On” (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lSfpFrbZ-OA)
MOVEMENT THREE
  • Garrett Interviews Thea Musgrave w/ Peter Mark
  • Thea Musgrave: https://www.theamusgrave.com/biography/
  • Thea Musgrave – Clarinet Concerto mov. VI (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6ctU1xtGH4&list=OLAK5uy_nBSn088P5SusE0LsnkkS0Ol9_pk7BhLHI&index=7)
  • Thea Musgrave – “Harriet, the Woman Called Moses” excerpt (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hr1wkr1HYjI)
THE TRILLOQUY
  • Janet Jackson – “Let’s What Awhile” (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5cZ7IOApdfg)
  • Minnesota Orchestra Commission Honoring George Floyd: https://hub.americanorchestras.org/2022/05/02/minnesota-orchestras-breadth-commission-honors-george-floyd-and-work-toward-equity-and-healing-in-minneapolis/
SPONSORS
  • Fort Worth African American Roots Music Festival: https://www.fwaamfest.com
  • Schubert Club: https://schubert.org
  • Salastina: https://www.salastina.org
 
 
 
 
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OPus 191

3/14/2023

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INTRODUCTION 
 
Brandee Younger Quartet Live @ Arts Center at Duck Creek: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gY9ghgmH_r0&t=1483s
Esperanza Spalding – “Wild is the Wind” (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yl8-ea--oWs)
 
MOVEMENT 1
 
Archaeology Meets Music History: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/deer-antler-long-an-museum-storage-earliest-known-stringed-instruments-2261298
Vietnamese Classical Music Demonstration: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_ZMrcGUMro
Deion Sanders is Working to Decolonize Colorado Band: https://hbcugameday.com/2023/02/28/deion-sanders-wants-colorado-band-to-find-some-hbcu-influence/?fbclid=IwAR2oIaZh10iwYKql40E1F-KM8yer1sz66y9Ws8dJC2XBLDohzAlCor6bjJU
Mystikal – “Here I Go” (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z7Xm6MFTcqU)
 
MOVEMENT 2
 
arr. Xuefei Yang/Sha Yuan – “Fisherman’s Song by Moonlight” (https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=hfAlH-X5_Us)
Lucha Reyes: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucha_Reyes_(Peruvian_singer)
Lucha Reyes – “Mi Ultima Canción” (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Drx_57FEgVE)
 
MOVEMENT 3
 
Garrett Interviews Jessica Harned (https://www.boisestate.edu/music-strings/gsq/jessica-harned/)
Classical Queens: https://www.classicalqueens.com
Mariachi Sol de Acapulco Performance: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2rUOZdLYdFw
Sudan Archives – “Freakalizer” (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L939QcmquHE)
 
MOVEMENT 4 (THE TRILLOQUY)
 
R.I.P. Wayne Shorter: https://www.sgi-usa.org/2021/12/27/making-resistance-my-ally/
Wayne Shorter: “Orbits” (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lNxxVTvTlKY)
 
SPONSORS
 
Schubert Club: https://schubert.org
Salastina: https://www.salastina.org
 

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Opus 190

3/8/2023

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INTRODUCTION
  • Alicia Keys – “City of Gods (Part II)” (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9b84Oxv6PR8)
  • Blondie – “Rapture” (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pHCdS7O248g)
  • Helen Reddy – “Delta Dawn” (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fzb7a1T4c1k)
  • Valerie June – “Astral Plane” (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rN35g4eLQgg)   
 
MOVEMENT 1
  • Carnegie Hall’s New Season: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/28/arts/music/carnegie-hall-2023-2024-season.html
  • Tania León – “Tumbao” (perf. Eunbi Kim) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgLH6lDD5jM)
  • WCMU Replaces Clasical Music with News: https://current.org/2023/03/michigans-wcmu-replaces-classical-music-with-news-on-weekdays/?wallit_nosession=1
  • Apple Music Classical Launch: https://www.macrumors.com/2023/02/28/apple-music-classical-code-ios-16-4-beta-2/
  • Dobrinka Tabakova – “Simple Prayer for Complex Times” (perf. Lara Downes) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MaB_wij-xvo)
 
MOVEMENT 2
  • Jenni Brandon – “Double Helix” (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gnskitBp0Bw)
  • Julia Perry – “Short Piece for Orchestra” (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pwv6otly7Nc)
 
MOVEMENT 3
  • Florence Price – “Tropical Noon” (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XHolUsGzS90&list=OLAK5uy_lVZ_-WHPyAsQyPCi6cRhpb8cszw4ueCtk&index=3)
  • Garrett Interviews Gabriella Di Laccio (https://www.gabrielladilaccio.com)
  • Donne: https://donne-uk.org
  • Chiquinha Gonzaga – “Gaúcho” (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jrOaKVw7w5Q)
 
MOVEMENT 4
  • Nina Simone – “My Baby Just Cares for Me” (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1bccOfePKVc)
  • Garrett and Scott Discuss Respectability Politics 
 
SPONSORS:
  • Schubert Club: https://schubert.org
  • Salastina: https://www.salastina.org
 
 
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Opus 189

3/1/2023

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INTRODUCTION
  • Charley Pride – “Hope You’re Feelin’ Me” (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nlD01k4hYbw)
  • Linda Martell – “San Francisco is a Lonely Town” (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ODGQrM1Elk)
  • Charley Crockett – “Jamestown Ferry” (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_vHOZ-yBjjw)
 
MOVEMENT ONE
  • “A Pittsburgh Orchestra Premieres Music Inspired by the Loss of a Parent”: https://www.post-gazette.com/ae/music/2023/02/01/chamber-orchestra-pittsburgh-symphony-concert-ticket-beethoven-alyssa-wang/stories/202301270089
  • Alyssa Wang – “Volt” (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lNGWj49tpYo)
  • “Meet the Cleveland Orchestra’s First Director of Diversity and Inclusion”: https://www.ideastream.org/arts-culture/2023-01-30/meet-the-cleveland-orchestras-first-director-of-diversity-and-inclusion
  • Allison Loggins Hull – “Hammers” (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ANZrjcAiqPU)
 
MOVEMENT TWO
  • Stephanie Economou – “Dawn of Ragnarök” (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2uECGfaWuIg)
  • Amii Stewart – “Knock on Wood” (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XKuJUxGntRI)
 
MOVEMENT THREE
  • “Black & White Are Beautiful”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1HdnjTCMzpg
  • Garrett Interviews Karen Chilton and Murray Horwitz
  • Karen Chilton: https://www.karenchilton.com/bio
  • Murray Horwitz: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murray_Horwitz
  • Performers Pay Homage to Pianist and Activist Hazel Scott: https://www.washingtoninformer.com/a-road-down-memory-lane-in-one-night-at-cafe-society/
 
MOVEMENT FOUR
  • Key Glock – Ambition for Cash (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tdUryRgD674)
  • “It’s OK to be Angry About Capitalism”: https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/feb/24/its-ok-to-be-angry-about-capitalism-by-bernie-sanders-review-straight-talking-from-the-socialist-senator
 
SPONSORS
  • Schubert Club: https://schubert.org
  • Salastina: https://www.salastina.org/
 
 
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Opus 188

2/22/2023

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INTRODUCTION
  • Dolly Parton & Kenny Rogers – “Islands In The Stream” (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JpWldTFq2Jk)
  • Phil Collins – “You'll Be In My Heart” (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w0ZHlp6atUQ)
  • Rick Astley – “Cry for Help” (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C2xel6q0yao)
  • Lady Gaga – “Just Another Day” (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TUVOsSXiDtQ)
 
MOVEMENT 1
  • “The Agony of Contemporary Classical Music” (https://amac.us/the-agony-of-contemporary-classical-music/)
  • Reena Esmail – “#metoo” (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rHktTlMWxfE)
  • “How Black Classical Musicians Are Creating Community” (https://www.yesmagazine.org/health-happiness/2020/10/14/black-classical-musicians-community?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=YESDaily_20230220&utm_content=YESDaily_20230220+CID_661ef113041b8d9a6b1f1d8f3c5948d9&utm_source=CM&utm_term=Read%20the%20story)
  • “Energetic Bhangra Beat” (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4it_9y9_m0A)
 
MOVEMENT 2
  • Kompa 100 limit – “Boum boum kompa” (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2p2Tq7d1da8)
  • Anthony Davis – “You Have the Right to Remain Silent” (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eA2jsmgG5PU&t=9s)
 
MOVEMENT 3
  • Vicente Lusitano – “Inviolata” (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8O3_mvk6rw)
  • “A Black Composer’s Legacy Flourishes 500 Years After His Birth” (https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/05/arts/music/vincente-lusitano.html)
  • Garrett Interviews Garrett Schumann and Joe McHardy
 
MOVEMENT 4 (TRILLOQUY)
  • Sammy Davis Jr. – “What Kind of Fool Am I” (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yUILRZGAfsA)
  • “Violin Teacher Sees Different Farrakhan” (https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1356&dat=19951016&id=RNFPAAAAIBAJ&sjid=qwcEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6005,21252)
  • “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)
 
TRILLOQUY is made possible, in part, by Schubert Club (https://schubert.org) and Salastina (https://www.salastina.org).
 
 
 
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Opus 187

2/14/2023

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INTRODUCTION
  • Girls in Airports - "Curtain of Life" (https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=CEekzmQJODc)
  • Adrian Dunn/Adrian Dunn Singers/RIZE Orchestra - "Jericho" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hld86UsVjAg&list=OLAK5uy_kkG0trhjVuRISf8esc0RXYQXqLbPKUAIc&index=3)
  • Ella Fitzgerald- "How High The Moon/Epic scat" LIVE 1966 [RITY Archives] (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1GUmxnYheK0)
  • Lenny Kravitz - "Are You Gonna Go My Way" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mEVZi_xd__I)
MOVEMENT 1
  • Linton Stephens on Equitable Programming: https://twitter.com/LintonStephens/status/1621778327689101315?s=20&t=ydcDRdEtphu2YpjGqUeprw
  • Smokey Robinson & The Miracles - "Tears Of A Clown" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tcd9N62nOLg)
  • Music scholar calls black Communist dad racist for liking white composers: https://www.thecollegefix.com/music-scholar-calls-black-communist-dad-racist-for-liking-white-composers/
  • P.D.Q. Bach - "Capriccio La Pucelle de New Orleans" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5XwmyS487I&list=PLys18dU1NHZPwt8Cq7JV1hnZ6TkVkVbA7&index=8)
MOVEMENT 2
  • Ella Fitzgerald - Summertime (1968) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u2bigf337aU)
  • Floating Points, Pharoah Sanders & The London Symphony Orchestra - "Movement 6" (https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=Sp251kcTARY)
MOVEMENT 3
  • Marvin Sapp - "Never Would Have Made It" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7JXFg5KEoXg)
  • Garrett in Conversation with Dr. Richard Desinord (https://www.isblackmusicians.com/richard-desinord)
  • Richard Smallwood - "Great Is Thy Faithfulness" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z1wsejXQEos)
MOVEMENT 4
  • Gustavo Santaolalla - Theme from "The Last of Us" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pfA5UqEU_80)
  • Viewers say Nick Offerman has ‘changed their minds’ about straight actors playing gay characters: https://www.ladbible.com/entertainment/nick-offerman-praised-for-gay-role-in-the-last-of-us-500782-20230130
SPONSORS
  • Schubert Club: https://schubert.org
  • Salastina: https://www.salastina.org
 
 
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Opus 186

2/7/2023

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INTRODUCTION
  • Jessye Norman sings "Deep River" at Carnegie Hall: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8RRcITOyImM
  • CHANTICLEER sings "There Is a Balm in Gilead": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IbFgInbwxpk
  • Howard Roberts Chorale sings "Talk About a Child That Do Love Jesus": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bCsxc_yerj4

MOVEMENT 1
  • GRAMMYs Winner List: https://ew.com/awards/grammys/grammy-awards-2023-winners-list/
  • Only 11 Black artists have won album of the year at the Grammys: https://www.insider.com/black-grammys-winners-album-of-the-year
  • Lizzo “About Damn Time” Live on the Stern Show: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3gvRFD7obXQ
  • I Don’t Want The Badge – Addressing Classical Music’s Burnout Addiction: https://icareifyoulisten.com/2023/02/addressing-classical-musics-burnout-addiction/
  • Lofi Hip-Hop feat. Clarinet & Alto Saxophone (Ariana Stanberry): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A2S8aG3f1k8

MOVEMENT 2
  • Evan Meier and Christylez Bacon - "Migrations in Rhythm" (perf. John Devlin and the Wheeling Symphony)
  • Souls Of Mischief - "93 'Til Infinity": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fXJc2NYwHjw

MOVEMENT 3
  • Paul Robeson sings "No More Auction Block": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6uAjMjXM290
  • Interview w/ Cesare Civetta
  • Beethoven Festival Orchestra: https://beethovenfestivalorchestra.org
  • Florence Price - "Mississippi River Suite": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CKERaMqJRjg&t=6s

MOVEMENT 4
  • Duke Ellington - "I'm Beginning to See the Light": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NubPkouxuQE
  • "The Oracle Theory" 
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Opus 185

1/31/2023

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Salim Washington's musical career has taken him from the southern US to South Africa! He joins Garrett to talk jazz, Black history, and more.

INTRO
  • Ding Xiaokui - "Love of Eagles" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cs3UfPIhiok )
  • Zequinha de Abreu - "Tico Tico" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_ZnJCMQqwo)
  • perf. Macalester African Music Ensemble - "Chana" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZcBeuBggwVE)
  • Traditional - "Cat Rambles to the Child's Saucepan" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rl6FmRLKi5U&list=PLx1Nd6N7U0a93cIjpA-yzJonCao2TSZam)
  • William Banfield - "I'm DIZzy over Miles" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ghHn6hANkXk)
  • Anton Bruckner - "Adagio" from Symphony No. 8 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1qhJHNO3j84)
MOVEMENT 1
  • "He Quit Singing Because of Body Shaming. Now He’s Making a Comeback." (https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/23/arts/music/limmie-pulliam-opera-body-shaming.html)
  • R. Nathaniel Dett - "The Ordering of Moses" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DX3xCrHBOwY)
  • "McDonald’s to play Beethoven music after staff injured in coin fight" (https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/mcdonalds-classical-music-wrexham-wales-b2271031.html)
  • Ludwig van Beethoven - "Wellington's Victory" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FrY9aqX49d8)
MOVEMENT 2
  • Barrett Strong - "Money (That's What I Want)" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yeVx1C73o8k)
  • William Banfield - "If Bernstein Wrote It..." (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xnvZ3V72aw)
MOVEMENT 3
  • Red Black and Green Revolutionary Eco-Music Tour (excerpt) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d2FNjC_8MtE)
  • Conversation: Salim Washington and Garrett McQueen
  • Charles Mingus - "Moanin'" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ImvjZ7fUUBU)
MOVEMENT 4
  • B.B. King - "I've Got a Mind to Give Up Living" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GpoH2IY2Mcc)
  • "4 officers indicted in Tyre Nichols death had previous reprimands, suspensions by MPD" (https://www.commercialappeal.com/story/news/2023/01/31/tyre-nichols-memphis-four-officers-indicted-prior-reprimands-suspensions/69860010007/)
SPONSORS
  • Schubert Club: https://schubert.org
  • Salastina: https://www.salastina.org
  • Gateways Radio: https://www.gatewaysmusicfestival.org

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Opus 184

1/24/2023

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INTRO
  • Wang Lu - "Urban Inventory" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6BzCkMEadh8)
  • Pyotr Tchaikovsky - Concerto for Violin and Orchcestra (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=176ZO9pZGEc)
MOVEMENT 1 (20:15)
  • "Composers and Performers to Watch This Year": https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2023/01/20/classical-music-composers-performers-2023/
  • Xavier Dubois Foley - "Shelter Island" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xu4Pvmddsp0)
  • Brittany J. Green - "Dark Forest" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBoqt4Ym2IQ&list=PLnE0VkxOY0VSJqLv3DEX8Ft119xnSMbOn&index=8)
  • Joy Guidry - "Voices of the Ancestors" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BxGOq0IklTE)
  • William Grant Still - "Summerland" for Flute and Piano (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7hpXTfJvt7M)
  • "New Concert Series to Launch with Jeezy and Atlanta Symphony Orchestra": https://www.ajc.com/things-to-do/new-concert-series-to-launch-with-jeezy-and-atlanta-symphony-orchestra/5WAZWSOB7JCHNH2SBRJXYUBCKU/?state=refreshTokenFallback
  • Jeezy - "Me OK"
MOVEMENT 2 (45:30)
  • Depeche Mode - "Never Let Me Down Again" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=snILjFUkk_A)
  • Eric Heilner - "Short Story for Viola and Piano" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GHgzirYj3Uw)
MOVEMENT 3 (58:30)
  • Seth Parker Woods: https://sethparkerwoods.com/
  • George Walker - Cello Sonata (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZqFWS-Ksqv8)
  • Michael Vincent Waller - "Lines" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qeoBWJhlvko)
MOVEMENT 4 (1:34:20)
  • Frederick Delius - "Florida Suite" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7XocQWZCd4Y&t=1749s)
  • Florida Rejects AP Black Studies: https://www.npr.org/2023/01/22/1150259944/florida-rejects-ap-class-african-american-studies
SPONSORS

Schubert Club: https://schubert.org/
Salastina: https://www.salastina.org/
Gateways Radio: https://www.gatewaysmusicfestival.org/gatewaysradio
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Opus 183

1/17/2023

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​The Sphinx Organization has been a leader in diversity and equity in the arts for 25 years. The organization's President and Artistic Director, Afa Dworkin, alongside the organization's founder, Aaron Dworkin, join Garrett to discuss the past, present and future of Sphinx. 
INTRO
  • Kendrick Lamar - "We Cry Together" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wUGyZM9rcnY)
  • "It's Not Over Until the Soprano Dies" (https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/books/99/10/03/nnp/clement-undoing.html?_r=1&oref=slogin)

MOVEMENT 1
  • "Gen Z and Millennials' Surprise Obsession" (https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20230113-gen-z-and-young-millennials-surprising-obsession)
  • Jakub Józef Orliński & Aleksander Dębicz - "Stay Home" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ur34iWfakhI)
  • "Strategic Charitable Giving" (https://www.city-journal.org/strategic-charitable-giving)
  • Traditional - "Mrs. Galo" (perf. Chicago Children's Choir: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IOxXvNXjD40)

MOVEMENT 2
  • Catherine Dalton - "Boxes" (https://soundcloud.com/hickorystreet/boxes-by-catherine-dalton)
  • Constantine Caravassilis - Guitar Concerto (mov. III: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xY9iZ9DKkl8)

MOVEMENT 3
  • Sphinx Organization: https://www.sphinxmusic.org/25th-anniversary
  • Simon Shaheed - Oud Concerto (perf. Sphinx Symphony Orchestra: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ijMSHbys9P0)
  • Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson - Sinfonietta No. 1 (perf. Sphinx Virtuosi: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xlG-diPHVOU)

MOVEMENT 4
  • Kendrick Lamar - "Backseat Freestyle" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EZW7et3tPuQ)
  • "Whitewashing 101: How To Rewrite Black History" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3uvcydrxYk)

SPONSORS 
  • Schubert Club: https://schubert.org/
  • Salastina: https://www.salastina.org/
  • Gateways Radio: https://www.gatewaysmusicfestival.org/gatewaysradio
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Opus 182

1/10/2023

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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/)
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Opus 181

1/3/2023

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​Molly Joyce is a composer and performer whose work focuses on disability as a creative source. She joins Garrett in this week's third movement to talk about her work and her new album, "Perspective". This, the week in "accidentals", and more! 
Movement One: 
·      Black Administrators of Opera Release Letter in Support of Afton Battle: https://operawire.com/black-administrators-of-opera-release-letter-in-support-of-afton-battle/
·      Young musicians keep showing up on concert stages. It’s not clear they’re ready: https://datebook.sfchronicle.com/music/young-musicians-keep-showing-up-on-concert-stages-its-not-clear-theyre-ready?fbclid=IwAR3hIysCFSu52hGEXu__-xWKw_lOMofAJdXm19oSdXClWOod2rdva4sfMbI
Movement Two: 
·      Danger Mouse and Black Thought – “No Gold Teeth”
·      SZA – “Too Late” 
Movement Three: 
·      Molly Joyce: https://www.mollyjoyce.com
·      “Perspective”: https://mollyjoyce.bandcamp.com/album/perspective
·      Accessibility in the Arts – A Promise and a Practice: https://promiseandpractice.art
More:
·      Schubert Club: https://schubert.org
·      Salastina: https://www.salastina.org
·      “Capitolio” by Maria Isa: https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_k8EaGWmdVD-Noiamc4-a4gosknhV1Id1E
·      Antonín Dvořák - Symphony No. 9 ‘From the New World’ - Klaus Mäkelä | Made in America: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vXcU7h3uVlg
·      Chaka Khan - Through the Fire (Piano Cover by Gabriella Miranda): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ludXTpP1Wg
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Opus 180

12/28/2022

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​Garrett and Scott wrap up the year discussing the Met Opera's budget woes, call-out of a Black opera singer coined as "the op", and music by Mongo Santamaría, Counting Crows, Black Thought & Danger Mouse, and more. Special guest Vijay Iyer joins in the third movement.
Support for TRILLOQUY comes from Salastina. 
Playlist
·      Paul Williams – “Ain’t No Hole in the Washtub”
·      perf. Scatman Crothers and Redd Foxx – “All of Me” 
·      Sean O’Louighlin – “Imani” 
·      Paul Moravec – “The Shining” 
·      perf. Babatunde Akinboboye – Nigerian National Anthem 
·      Mongo Santamaria – “Afro Blue”
·      Counting Crows – “Long December” 
·      Vijay Iyer – “Optimism” 
·      Vijay Iyer – “Human Archipelago” 
·      Danger Mouse & Black Thought – “Identical Deaths” 
More
  • Vijay Iyer
  • “Human Archipelago”
  • Pandemic Woes Lead Met Opera to Tap Endowment and Embrace New Work
  • Babatunde Akinboboye Calls Out Morris Robinson
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Opus 179

12/21/2022

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​Garrett and Scott offer a holiday-themed opus, featuring a Rudolph breakdown, music by Mariah Carey and Fleet Foxes, a conversation with special guest, Takesha Meshé Kizart-Thomas, and lots more! TRILLOQUY is made possible, in part, by Salastina: https://www.salastina.org.
Playlist: 
  • "We Are Santa's Elves" (from 'Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer')
  • perf. Kathleen Kim - "Mein Herr Marquis (from 'Die Fladermaus' by Johann Strauss) 
  • The Misfits - "I Like Your Style" 
  • perf. Leslie Odom Jr. feat. Mzansi Youth Choir - "Little Drummer Boy"
  • perf. Black Violin - "Carol of the Bells" 
  • Mariah Carey - "When Christmas Comes" 
  • Fleet Foxes - "White Winter Hymnal"  
  • perf. Takesha Meshé Kizart-Thomas - "Tu che le vanita" (from Verdi's 'Don Carlo')
  • (post interview)
  • perf. Howard Roberts Chorale - "Talk About a Child That Do Love Jesus" 
More: 
  • Salastina
  • Takesha Meshé Kizart-Thomas
  • Broadway's "Ain't No Mo" Closes After Abrupt Closing of "KPOP"
  • Black Violin Takes Things to Another Level
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Opus 178

12/14/2022

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​Soprano Maria Clark and pianist Maria Thompson Corley navigate intense emotion, scars of suffering, and religious passion through hymns, spirituals, and gospel tunes on their latest album, "Soul Sanctuary". They both join Garrett (1:09:00) to discuss the album, the importance of the spiritual, and the cultural narratives that are drawn from this form of Black classical music. Garrett and Scott kick off the show with a nod to the tradition of Jewish music and discuss music that bridges the east and west, a racial slurs in the concert hall, and building cross-cultural unity through the theater. This, lots of great music, and more! 

Support from TRILLOQUY comes from Salastina: https://www.salastina.org
Playlist:

Traditional - "Hava Nagila" (perf. London Festival Orchestra)
Florence Price - "Mississippi Suite" 
Nurit Hirsch - "Bashana Haba'a" (perf. San Francisco Symphony Musician)
Cantiga 107 - "Quen crever na Virgen santa"
Shruthi Rajasekar - "Devotee"
Cyrus Chestnut - "My Little Drum"
Tommy Dougherty - "Gross Misconduct"
Do Nothing - "Adventures In Success"
arr. Maria Thompson Corley - "Glory, Glory, Hallelujah"
arr. Maria Thompson Corley - "I Want Jesus To Walk With Me" 
PSY(싸이) - That That
More:

Soul Sanctuary
Maria Clark
Dr. Maria Thompson Corley
Shruthi Rajasekar Combines South Indian and Western Classical Traditions
Detroit Symphony Condemns Racial Slur Shouted By Audience Member During Jazz Concert
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Opus 177

12/6/2022

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Experiments in Opera is focused on re-writing the story of opera, with one of their latest projects fusing contemporary subject matter and musical aesthetics with opera serialized for TV! The organization's Executive Director, Aaron Siegel, joins Garrett (1:07:00) to talk about the TV opera, ideas on dismantling the status quo of opera, and insights on how to cultivate younger audiences. Garrett and Scott offer commentary on WFMT's new radio program geared toward younger audiences, take a look at the programming of a southwest US symphony, and share music by Jackson 5, Margaret Bonds, Gladys Knight, and more.

TRILLOQUY is made possible, in part, by Salastina. 
​Playlist:

Jackson 5 - "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus"
Jackson 5 - "Give Love on Christmas Day"
Sergei Prokofiev - Symphony No. 5
Blondie - "Heart of Glass" 
Tommy James & The Shondells - "I Think We're Alone Now" 
Margaret Bonds - "Montgomery Variations"
Jason Cady - "Everything for Dawn" (excerpts) 
perf. Flamenco Masters - "Midnight Train to Georgia" 
More:

Experiments in Opera
STREAM "Everything for Dawn"
New WFMT Program Brings Fresh, Young and Hopefully Hip Perspective to Classical Music
Pheonix Symphony Music Director Champions a Broader Sound
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Opus 176

11/29/2022

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Garrett and Scott kick things off with a welcome to the holiday season and move into the New York Times' take on Sphinx, and the latest from "I Care If You Listen". The guys share music by Dear Silas, Blanco Brown, and more. Multi-time Grammy-nominated artist Curtis Stewart returns to TRILLOQUY to discuss his upcoming performance of Julia Perry's violin concerto, his approach to playing and understanding music, and how musical languages can connect and create communities. Garrett and Scott wrap things up by offering their opinions on a holiday favorite by Handel. 

Support for TRILLOQUY comes from Schubert Club
Playlist:

Paul Williams - "It Feels Like Christmas" 
perf. Imani Winds - "This Christmas" 
Rhiannon Giddens - "At The Purchaser's Option" (arr. PUBLIQuartet)
perf. Jennifer Grim - Tango-Etude No. 3 (Piazzolla)
Dear Silas - "Cherry Blossom" 
Blanco Brown - "The Git Up"
Betty Davis - "They Say I'm Different" (Arr. by PUBLIQuartet for String Quartet)
Julia Perry - "A Short Piece for Orchestra"
George Friedrich Handel - "And He Shall Purify" 
More:

Curtis Stewart, violin
Experiential Orchestra
Sphinx Feature by The New York Times
Classical Music’s Racial Awakening – Was It All a Mirage?
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Opus 175

11/23/2022

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For the past several years, the South Dakota Symphony has engaged local Indigenous communities through dialogue, music making, and recently, with a new recording! The ensemble's Music Director, Delta David Gier, and resident artist, Bryan Akipa join Garrett and talk about racial relations in South Dakota, the formation of the Lakota Music Project, and what the impact has been for white and Indigenous communities. Garrett and Scott celebrate Esperanza Spalding and offer feedback on the upcoming film, "The Chevalier", and share music by Nina Simone, Ned Rorem, and many others.

Support for TRILLOQUY comes from Schubert Club: schubert.org 
Playlist:

Nina Simone - "Go To Hell"
Esperanza Spalding - "Black Gold"
perf. Buskaid Soweto Ensemble - Symphonie Concertante in G major by Joseph Bolonge, Chevalier de Saint-George
Santa Esmerelda - "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood"
Nina Simone - "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood"
Ned Rorem - "Sunday Morning" 
Mark O'Connor - "Johnny's Apple Pie" ​
More:

Lakota Music Project
Delta David Gier
Bryan Akipa
Esparanza Spalding To Leave Harvard Teaching Position
First Trailer Released For ‘Chevalier’ Biopic About 18th-Century Composer Joseph Boulogne
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Opus 174

11/16/2022

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This week Garrett and Scott highlight the power of inter-disciplinary blending and collaboration and the benefits therein with the help of an HBCU band inspired article by Katie Brown and a profile on cellist and "clown" Karen Hall. The guys highlight compositions by James Lee III, Shawn Okpebholo, Ludwig Göransson, and many others. Composer Elijah Daniel Smith returns to the third movement to talk more about life as an emerging composer, as well as the importance of respecting the diversity of Blackness and artistically being true to oneself. 

Support for TRILLOQUY comes from Schubert Club! 
Playlist:

Blood Orange - "Best To You"
perf. Human Jukebox - "Can You Stand the Rain" 
Johann Sebastian Bach - Prelude to Cello Suite No. 1
James Lee III - "A Different Soldier's Tale" (Celebration of Broad Street)
Shawn Okpebholo - "Two Black Churches" (Ballad of Birmingham)
Elijah Daniel Smith - "Animus"
Elijah Daniel Smith - "Shifting Ground" 
Ludwig Göransson - "Sirens" ​
More:

Elijah Daniel Smith
What Classical Musicians Can Learn from HBCU Marching Bands
Reimagining Classical Music Through Clowning
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Opus 173

11/9/2022

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​Elijah Daniel Smith is a composer whose star is rising, with performances and commissions from orchestras across the country. He joins Garrett (57:00) to talk about the rock band origins of his musical trajectory, the vital nature of artist service organizations, and his reactions to being critiqued in a previous opus of TRILLOQUY. Scott honors Orchestra Noir's recent performance with Rick Ross and the late singer, Mimi Parker, Garrett speaks to the new movie, "Tár" and shares a cover of an Anita Baker song, and more.

TRILLOQUY is made possible, in part, by Schubert Club! 
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Opus 172

11/9/2022

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​Rocky, Lee, and Paige, hosts of "The Score" from Minnesota Opera return for part 2 of their conversation with Garrett in the third movement (58:00). Garrett and Scott honor Dia de los Muertos with Mexican music of different shades, engage conversation about the affordability of opera, and consider the nuance behind teaching music students who will likely never "make it" in the field. 

TRILLOQUY is made possible, in part, by Schubert Club.
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Opus 171

10/26/2022

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​Minnesota Opera's Rocky, Lee, and Paige have been innovating the classical field with their hit podcast, "The Score". They join Garrett (56:30) to talk about the musical inspirations of the podcast, the issues they're working to engage within the opera field, and the nuances of leaving those who don't want to change behind. Scott offers music by Matisyahu, Garrett highlights a string quartet by Michael Laster, and the guys recount their week away from the studio, from the good to the bad. 

Support for TRILLOQUY comes from Schubert Club: https://schubert.org

Playlist:

Louis Armstrong - "Spooks"
Inbal Segev - "Room to Move" for Cello Octet
The Verve - "Bitter Sweet Symphony" 
Michael Laster - "Graffiti for Idealists" 
Matisyahu - "One Day"
The Fugees - "Ready or Not" 
Lauryn Hill - "I Gotta Find Peace of Mind"
Heitor Villa-Lobos - Trio for Oboe, Clarinet, and Bassoon 

More:

The Score Podcast: https://mnopera.org/edi/the-score/
Louis Armstrong Museum: https://www.louisarmstronghouse.org
Glenn Alexander II Makes Carnegie Hall Debut: https://www.msmnyc.edu/news/msm-doctoral-student-glenn-alexander-ii-makes-carnegie-hall-debut-conducting-jon-batistes-american-symphony/
Talent Exodus in Classical Music: https://www.classicfm.com/music-news/report-classical-industry-parents-women-carers/
Michael Laster: https://www.michaellaster.com/listen
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Opus 170

10/19/2022

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Garrett and Scott offer a pre-recorded opus this week that features conversations about social media's role in "classical" audience development, organ music by Black composers, and the alleged connection between AirBnB and midwest orchestras. Violinist Asher Laub is featured in the third movement to unpack his unique journey and career creating covers as an electro-violinist, and the guys spend the final movement discussing their perspectives on the latest Kanye West sagas. 

***TRILLOQUY is made possible, in part, by Schubert Club.

DESCRIPTION/PLAYLIST COMING SOON
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Opus 169

10/14/2022

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Shelley Washington lives at the intersections of many "boths" and has written a piece that explores it. She joins Garrett (1:02:00) to discuss the duality of her existence, mental health, and what it's like being a composer at these intersections. Scott celebrates Indigenous Peoples' Day with "Navajo Piano", Garrett shares some African drumming, and the guys discuss the week in news. 

Playlist/links coming soon! 
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Opus 168

10/4/2022

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Brian Raphael Nabors is described as a composer of emotionally enriching music that tells exciting narratives with its vibrant themes and colorful harmonic language. He joins Garrett (1:04:00) to talk about his southern upbringing, his upcoming premieres, and his perspective on a slowly evolving "classical" music ecosystem. Scott honors Kate Bush and celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month with music by Manuel Ponce, Garrett shares his weekend of theater and choirs, and the guys unpack some of the newest data collected on orchestra programming around the world.

TRILLOQUY is made possible, in part, by the Schubert Club
Playlist:

Kate Bush - "Running Up That Hill"
perf. Maxwell - "This Woman's Work" 
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor - African Suite: "Danse nègre"
Alberto Ginastera - Harp Concerto (feat. Ann Hobson Pilot)
Manuel Ponce - Guitar Concerto (feat. Andrés Segovia)
Joseph Trapanese - "We Know" (perf. Tonality)
Brian Raphael Nabors - "Reflections" (perf. Evan Taucher)
Dominique Johnson - Hammond Organ Improvisation
Lizzo Plays James Madison's Flute
More:

Brian Raphael Nabors
This Show is Cheaper Than Gas - America on Empty
Beyoncé Celebrates Solange's NYC Ballet Debut
Toks Dada Leads Southbank Centre
The Root Takes on Classical Music Diversity
Equality & Diversity in Global Repetoire Report by Donne, Women in Music #DonneReport2022
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