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**TRILLOQUY**

CLASSICAL MUSIC has been misappropriated as a musical genre and a culture rooted in the aesthetics of Western Europe.
TRILLOQUY is the weekly podcast built to DECOLONIZE the traditional definitions and conversations surrounding CLASSICAL MUSIC.

Latest Episodes:

Opus 193 - Music for Hope Mar 29, 2023

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INTRODUCTION

Joan Baez on Activism, Vietnam, and the Guitar: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tcnNSavtoeI
Joan Baez – “Where Have All the Flowers Gone” (https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=fIPJGljUkAc)
Phil Donahue, “The Issue is Race” (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=47KGqsAexO0&t=5685s)
Sister Souljah – “My God is a Powerful God” (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUlWYEjECvI&list=RDEMdCqgD8ASnTG3wAI-jQuQCg&index=7)

MOVEMENT ONE

Arts-World Activism Saved the BBC Singers: https://www.theguardian.com/media/2023/mar/24/arts-world-activism-saved-the-bbc-singers-lets-take-the-same-fight-to-government-cuts
John Adams – “Doctor Atomic” (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zd1TcrsNys8&list=OLAK5uy_mUWnM4FZ7ceIzKtu3TPYbLB0IIO659tX8&index=6)
The Case Against Blind Auditions: https://newmusicusa.org/nmbx/eyes-wide-shut-the-case-against-blind-auditions/
Dmitri Shostakovich – Waltz from “Jazz Suite No. 2” (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQFh1W7JGqg)

MOVEMENT TWO

Kashimana Ahua – “Shecession or She’s Essential” (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNcaeZj_NF0)
Margaret Bonds – ‘One Sunday in the South’ from “Montgomery Vairations” (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ereaXUDie-A&t=828s)

MOVEMENT THREE

Wu Man & Amjad Ali Khan (feat. Amaan Ali Bangash, Shane Shanahan & Ayaan Ali Bangash) – “Rhythm of Life” (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GoRCIWnZi7I&list=OLAK5uy_lP8F753RVuovU3K_0svGCk6vlDBgu7r4s)
Interview with Wu Man and Amjad Ali Khan
Music for Hope: https://www.opus3artists.com/out-today-wu-man-amjad-ali-khans-music-for-hope/
Wu Man & Amjad Ali Khan (feat. Shane Shanahan) – “Maya” (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N2pu-l-bC0w&list=OLAK5uy_lP8F753RVuovU3K_0svGCk6vlDBgu7r4s&index=5)

THE TRILLOQUY

Adia Victoria – “South Gotta Change” (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XEm0qOxhGxo)
Ticketmaster Faces Class Action Lawsuit Over Drake Ticket Prices: https://www.nme.com/news/music/ticketmaster-faces-class-action-lawsuit-over-drake-ticket-prices-3420349

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Opus 192 - Señora Era Mar 22, 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/

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Opus 191 - Never Give Up! Mar 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)

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Opus 190 - Donne Mar 08, 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

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Opus 189 - Two Pianos Mar 01, 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

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Opus 188 - What Kind of Fool Am I? Feb 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)

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Opus 187 - "A Whole Lion King" Feb 15, 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

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Opus 186 - RIP Radar Feb 08, 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 - Coin Fight Feb 01, 2023

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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/)

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