Opus 282

Loki chats with recently retired United States Coast Guard Band member Cedric Mayfield about life in the military as a musician, the challenges of being among the minority of musicians of color, and the importance of keeping this infrastructure a part of the broader conversations around diversity in classical music. 

• Cedric Mayfield
• United States Coast Guard Band
• "Ecstatic Waters" by Steven Bryant (perf. University of Memphis Wind Ensemble) 
• "Baron Cimetiere's Mambo" by Donald Grantham (perf. United States Coast Guard Band)