Opus 85

After deciding that she needed a change in her life, Maria Ellis quit her job and returned to school to earn a degree in Music Education. Today, she's leads choirs and hosts a genre-bending radio show called "Bach and Beyoncé". She talks with Garrett about this, what she believes makes a piece of music "classical", and her hopes for the radio industry. Scott reacts to a newly released recording of early 20th century Afro-American musicians, and Garrett addresses issues with the Sphinx Organization and the group, International Double Reed Discussions. 

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Playlist: 

John Philip Sousa - "Stars and Stripes Forever" 
Scott Lindroth - "Spin Cycle" 
Kronos Quartet/Meklit - "The President Sang Amazing Grace" 
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Horn Concerto No. 1 
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Sull'aria (from "The Marriage of Figaro") 
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Singt dem großen Bassa Lieder (from "The Abduction from the Seraglio" 
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Bassoon Concerto in B-flat
Traditional - "Cradle Song" 
Traditional - "Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen" 
Keyshia Cole - "Love" 
The Wiz - "Brand New Day" 
Beyoncé - Countdown 
Beyoncé - Flaws and All 
Clifton Joey Guidry III - Voices of the Ancestors

More: 

Downbeat
Maria Ellis
LISTEN to Bach and Beyoncé
Amanda Gorman
History of Amazing Grace
Michelle Obama at the Inauguration
Mozart on the Yard
Sphinx Competition Finalists 2021
Statement from Clifton Joey Guidry III