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Opus 163 - Decolonizing the Music Room Aug 31, 2022

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Decolonizing ideas and structures require an engagement of educational systems, and Decolonizing the Music Room is uniquely poised to do that work. The organization's Founder and Executive Director, Brandi Waller-Pace, joins Garrett (1:01:00) to unpack the idea of decolonization, the process of building the organization, and her ideas on unity and reparations. Scott celebrates Chastity Brown while criticizing FN Meka, Garrett shares his experiences at a Rammstein show, and the guys weigh in on the student loan cancellation conversation. Playlist: Kisma Jordan - "Remember Me (Brianna's Ode)" FN Meka - "Moonwalkin’" Rammstein - "Du Hast" Duo Jatekok - "Klavier" Chastity Brown - "Wonderment" perf. Brandi Waller-Pace - "Wake Up, Little Sparrow" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-DV4cla6qnE) Nathaniel Dett - "Martha Complained" perf. Lecolion Washington/Mark Ensley - "If You Should Go" More: Decolonizing the Music Room: https://www.decolonizingthemusicroom.com/who-we-are Recording Inclusivity Initiative: https://recordinginclusivity.allclassical.org AMPLIFY: https://www.navonarecords.com/catalog/nv6456/ Kisma Jordan Brings Operatic Soul to the Detroit Symphony Orchestra: https://www.freep.com/story/entertainment/nightlife/2022/08/25/opera-singer-hip-hop-band-to-perform-at-dso/65418155007/?fbclid=IwAR1A7MHdpixUP94lpLUbnqcS3tbAozBrtXAwDxNNWPrU3arKcbRTpxywtZQ The Rise and Fall of FN Meka: https://www.thedailybeast.com/black-artists-sound-off-on-why-ai-rapper-fn-meka-was-so-horribly-offensive Duo Abélard: https://www.instagram.com/duoabelard/?hl=en Republican Loan Forgiveness: https://www.instagram.com/p/Chs4OUvuGvY/

Opus 162 - The Waves Cafe Aug 24, 2022

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The Waves Cafe is a new kind of venue: a pop-up cafe where the menu features live poetry and new music. Described as small, fresh, ephemeral, and unpredictable, you never know what you’re going to hear through this refreshed approach to live music. The Waves Cafe's founder, Maura Bosch, joins Garrett (1:05:00) to talk about what inspired The Waves Cafe, the importance of this unique space in today's arts ecosystem, and more. Scott and Garrett celebrate Solange's collaboration with New York City Ballet, speak to the fall of Plácido Domingo, and offer music from the silver screen. Playlist: Ryuichi Sakamoto & David Byrne - Main Theme from "The Last Emperor" Ennio Morricone - "L'Ultima Diligenza Di Red Rock" Solange - "LOSING YOU" María Luisa Anido - "Aire Norteño" (perf. Katty Mayorga: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D21MmaPavHA) Piero Piccioni - "Il monaco" Alan Hovhaness - Symphony No. 2 "Mysterious Mountain" perf. Modern String Quartet - "You Oughta Know" Maura Bosch & Paula Cisewski - The Waves Cafe Collaboration (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mwj3Jccpt9Y) Ludwig van Beethoven - "Choral Fantasy" More: The Waves Cafe: https://www.thewavescafe.com Solange Drives Ballet Revolution: https://www.classicfm.com/music-news/solange-knowles-new-york-city-ballet/ Plácido Domingo's Days As A Performer Should Be Over: https://www.washingtonpost.com/music/2022/08/18/placido-domingo-accusations-argentina/ Plácido Domingo's 'Apology': https://www.facebook.com/PlacidoDomingo/posts/2861156347286280 Edinburgh Chorus Refuses Masks: https://www.inquirer.com/arts/philadelphia-orchestra-edinburgh-festival-chorus-masks-covid-20220819.html

Opus 161 - "Radical Haus" Aug 17, 2022

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After meeting at a Buddhist-inspired creator convening, New York-based artists HUNT DAWG and YOUAGOODKID have joined forces to disrupt violence and hate with an album called RADICAL HAUS. They join Garrett (1:01:00) to talk about their musical inspirations, Buddhism's impact on their radical approach, and what they think about "classical" music. Scott shares music by Danger Mouse & Black Thought, Garrett celebrates the symphonic sounds of Brent Faiyaz, and the guys unpack the diversity conversation in Europe, orchestra data collected by Women's Philharmonic Advocacy, and what it could look like to inspire political conservatives to join the cause of centering American music in concert halls. Playlist: Davu Seru and DeVon Russell Gray - Improvisation (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VTuxWvS2Qlc) Errollyn Wallen - Concerto Grosso (2020) Joan Tower - "Fanfare for the Uncommon Woman" No. 1 Brent Faiyaz feat. Alicia Keys - "GHETTO GATSBY" Danger Mouse & Black Thought feat. MF DOOM - Belize HUNT DAWG & YOUAGOODKID - "Boogie Down" HUNT DAWG & YOUAGOODKID - "Back It Up" Aaron Copland - "Gun Battle" (from 'Billy the Kid') More: RADICAL HAUS: https://huntdawg.bandcamp.com/album/radical-haus HUNT DAWG: https://www.instagram.com/huntdawgg/ YOUAGOODKID: https://www.instagram.com/youagoodkid/ A European Music Festival’s Push for Diversity Stirs Debate: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/12/arts/music/lucerne-festival-diversity.html 2022-23 Repertoire Report - Are the top-level US Orchestras committed to Diversity?: https://wophil.org/2022-23-repertoire-report/?doing_wp_cron=1660617218.4593029022216796875000 Even The Score (Women Composers Edge Forward): https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2013/04/29/even-the-score

Opus 160 - Glory to Glorzo Aug 10, 2022

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Many don't know that the United States military offers training for composers, but Greg LeGette is a living example. He joins Garrett 1:01:00 to talk about life in the military, traversing the industry as a living, white male composer, and his ideas on American classical music. Garrett celebrates music from Rick and Morty and recounts his weekend at a Buddhist commune, Scott reports on classical music's diminishing audiences, and the guys discuss the idea of cancelling Russian in light of recent events. Playlist: Rick and Morty - "Glory to Glorzo" David Gray - "Babylon" Ahmed Alabaca - "Ascension" for Solo Clarinet & String Orchestra Big Freedia with Tank & the Bangas - 4 Song Set Recorded Live for World Cafe (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B2gK9YfytZY) perf. 7notemode - "Black Orpheus" Eleanor Alberga - "Nightscape" Greg LeGette - "Ascension" Greg LeGette - "Flight From Chaos" Dmitri Shostakovich - Symphony No. 1 More: Greg LeGette: https://www.greglegette.com/music Classical music audiences are vanishing… why aren’t we doing anything about it?: https://www.david-taylor.org/blog/classical-music-audiences-are-vanishing-why-arent-we-doing-anything-about-it Louisiana Philharmonic announces new season featuring collabs with Big Freedia and the Lost Bayou Ramblers: https://www.nola.com/gambit/music/article_026416ba-11c8-11ed-af91-c3a778343276.html Lost Bayou Ramblers: https://www.lostbayouramblers.com

Opus 159 - "Beyoncé and You" Aug 03, 2022

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There are many contemporary choral arts institutions that prioritize the "traditional" repertoire - the Southern California-based Choral Arts Initiative is not one of them. Artistic Director Brandon Elliott joins Garrett (55:00) to talk about their new album, the power of entrepreneurship, and his unique view of diversity. Scott and Garrett share their favorites from Beyoncé's latest album, discuss the latest misstep by the Aspen Music Festival, unpack a fundraising call from the Metropolitan Opera, and lots more. Playlist: David Ibbett - Black Hole Symphony (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=liiB5QZycNc) Sergei Prokofiev - Symphony No. 6 (perf. SWR Symphonieorchester, Thomas Søndergård: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7G7XajHW1MI) Young Dolph, Key Glock - Aspen Beyoncé - CUFF IT Beyoncé - CHURCH GIRL Beyoncé - PLASTIC OFF THE SOFA Beyoncé - AMERICA HAS A PROBLEM Jeffrey Derus - "Kennedy Meadows" Jeffrey Derus - "Journey Into Yourself" Anthony Davis - "Audubon Ballroom" More: Brandon Elliott: https://www.brandon-elliott.com Choral Arts Initiative: https://www.choralartsinitiative.org Desus and Mero Break Up: https://www.vulture.com/2022/07/desus-and-mero-break-up-victor-lopez-manager.html Black Hole Symphony: https://www.wgbh.org/news/arts/2022/07/22/black-hole-symphony-translates-the-sounds-of-black-holes-into-orchestral-music Minnesota Orchestra Names Thomas Sondergard as Music Director: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/28/arts/music/minnesota-orchestra-thomas-sondergard.html Aspen Music Festival Flies Swastika: https://slippedisc.com/2022/07/aspen-festival-flies-swastikas-in-the-sound-of-music/

Opus 158 - "We Love You, Brother" Jul 27, 2022

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Pulitzer Prize-winner Jennifer Higdon is one of America's busiest composers, and her catalogue is even more vast than many people realize. She joins Garrett (49:00) to talk about the Pulitzer win, her late brother, and the influence of East Tennessee on her musical identity. Scott unpacks "The Price of Luck" and highlights a one-man band; Garrett celebrates Tower of Power and offers a critical look on a historic conductor hire, and the guys spend the finale raising awareness about the potential connections between shows of equity and white supremacist organizations. Playlist: MFSB - "The Sound of Philadelphia" Bootsy Collins & Friends - "We're Gonna Party Today" Aidan Ramsay - "Five Dreamscapes" for solo piano Gustav Holst - 'Mars' from "The Planets" (perf. Seattle Symphony/Jonathon Heyward: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3hZa3nZCxJo) Tower of Power - "Some Days Were Meant For Rain" Josh Dion - Studio Live Session Jennifer Higdon - "Dark Wood" Jennifer Higdon - 'Roaring Smokies' from "Concerto 4-3" perf. Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong More: Jennifer Higdon: http://jenniferhigdon.com The Price of Luck: https://van-magazine.com/mag/classism-in-classical-music/ Five Things to Know About Jonathon Heyward: https://www.msn.com/en-us/music/news/five-things-to-know-about-jonathon-heyward-the-bso-e2-80-99s-newly-appointed-music-director/ar-AAZR3M6?fbclid=IwAR2bbCUm0qI7L9Pj-CEx-OOm9PvtJaLWnDrCFm6diICHax3bEhJrtyBCZrk American Renaissance: https://www.amren.com/about/

Opus 157 - "Here, Bullet" Jul 20, 2022

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Inspired by the viscerally provocative poem, "Here, Bullet" by Brian Turner, the art song of the same name by composer Kurt Erickson is, among many things, a plea for western classical arts spaces to directly address gun violence. This composition inspired multi-disciplinary artist Will Chase to write a screenplay, which will be the foundation for an upcoming short film. Both Kurt and Will join Garrett (1:02:00) to unpack the inspirations and challenges of this work, along with its context within the framework of "classical" music. Scott highlights a work by Phillip Glass and cites excerpts from "Stuff White People Like", Garrett addresses opera's latest use of blackface, and the guys talk "big steps" in the finale. Playlist: Jackson 5 - "Never Can Say Goodbye" Gil Scott-Heron - "Whitey On the Moon" The Church - "Under The Milky Way" Abel Selaocoe - "Qhawe" (Performance Excerpt: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zhFgeNW6D1g) perf. Angel Blue - "Peculiar Grace" (from "Fire Shut Up In My Bones": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fsmXYt9C4UA) Phillip Glass - "Sons Of The Silent Age" Supaman - Improv Freestyle (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8PTuf2E8hl8) Kurt Erickson - "Here, Bullet" John Coltrane - "Giant Steps" More: Kurt Erickson/"Here, Bullet": https://www.kurterickson.com/catalogue/here-bullet "Here, Bullet", by Brian Turner: https://www.poetryinternational.com/en/poets-poems/poems/poem/103-14245_HERE-BULLET "How the murder of George Floyd impacted music-making in Minneapolis and across the globe": https://www.classicfm.com/music-news/george-floyd-murder-music-making-minneapolis/ "Soprano Withdraws From Opera, Citing ‘Blackface’ in Netrebko’s ‘Aida’": https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/15/arts/music/angel-blue-anna-netrebko-blackface.html "Stuff White People Like": https://stuffwhitepeoplelike.com

Opus 156 - "Leading with Compassion" Jul 13, 2022

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Kelly Hall-Tompkins is a professional violinist and multi-disciplinary entrepreneur whose love for music, coupled with her grandmother's loving spirit, inspired Music Kitchen: the pioneer organization to bring top classical music artists in concert into homeless shelters. Kelly talks with Garrett (1:02:00) about Music Kitchen's origins, the impact it's had on patrons, and how we all can change the world by leading with compassion. Scott celebrates Maestro Jeri Lynn Johnson and Joe Rainey, Garrett highlights the music of Reena Esmail and Flutronix, and the guys unpack the week in news, social media, and advocacy. Playlist: Joe Raposo - "The Electric Company" Theme Gracie's Corner - "Counting Coins" Ludwig van Beethoven - Symphony No. 2 "Finale" Ben Harper and The Innocent Criminals - "In The Colors" Joe Rainey - "bezhigo" Reena Esmail - Charukeshi bandish Ofra Haza/Eden Riegel - "Deliver Us" perf. Kelly Hall-Tompkins & Mark O'Connor - Double Violin Concerto (Mark O'Connor): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pwONXB2Ke-k Kamala Sankaram - "Hooking In" (Music Kitchen Virtual Premiere and Behind the Scenes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABrA0QXY5EI) Kyary Pamyu Pamyu - "Candy Candy" (perf. Flutronix: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zMUjsbh13o8) More: Music Kitchen: http://www.musickitchennyc.org/about.htm Jeri Lynne Johnson Featured on MSNBC: https://www.msnbc.com/know-your-value/career-growth/she-was-told-she-didn-t-look-maestro-so-conductor-n1296979 Racial Acoustics: https://between.substack.com/p/racial-acoustics?sd=pf Ohio lawmaker wants to teach the Holocaust ‘from the perspective of the Nazis': https://www.jpost.com/international/article-702341 Nathalie Joachim Speaks: https://twitter.com/NathalieJoachim/status/1545766497326333952?s=20&t=ZyENI_TTB1-k5J5uM6zmpw

Opus 155 - "On The One" Jul 05, 2022

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One of the biggest challenges for living composers today is getting music played by orchestras, but Akron-based music creator Eriq Troi focuses on his gift, utilizing digital technology to fuse the sounds of funk, Western classical, and more. He joins Garrett (1:05:00) to talk about his process, his own discovery of Black orchestral musicians, and his early inspirations. Scott turns to the music of Eric Ewazen, Garrett celebrates Mason Bates, and the guys unpack the week's news in police brutality, gun violence, and arrest warrants. Playlist: Usher - NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert (excerpt) Khruangbin - NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert (excerpt) Megan Thee Stallion - NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert (excerpt) perf. Limmie Pulliam - "Si pel ciel" from Verdi's Otello (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rUoIZF25v0k) ALA.NI & Adrian Younge - "Lament for Emmett Till" perf. Jisu Jung - "Northern Lights" by Eric Ewazen (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zzw9pvsVjYk) Mason Bates - "Desert Transport" (perf. Boston Modern Orchestra Project) Eriq Troi - "A Woman's Touch" Eriq Troi - "You Are Loved" Eric Ewazen - Sonata for Trumpet and Piano More: Artist Profile on Limmie Pulliam: https://www.musicalamerica.com/news/newsstory.cfm?storyid=50609&categoryid=2&archived=0&fbclid=IwAR11b2e2HN7yFMx5Ed-oibnZoDU5BcLUHVLTY8C8kPBu_iWTJrQotaPszgc 1955 Arrest Warrant in Emmett Till Case Is Found in Court Basement: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/30/us/emmett-till-carolyn-bryant-arrest-warrant.html JAYLAND WALKER KILLING REIGNITES CALLS FOR POLICE REFORM: https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2022/07/jayland-walker-killing-police-reform Police Department Used Images of Black Men Holding Guns as Target Practice: https://www.vice.com/en/article/4axdp9/detroit-police-black-men-shooting-range-targets

Opus 154 - "What Is American" Jun 29, 2022

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Applauded by The Washington Post as “a perfect encapsulation of today’s trends in chamber music,” and by The New Yorker as “independent-minded,” the GRAMMY nominated PUBLIQuartet’s modern interpretation of chamber music makes them one of the most dynamic artists of their generation. The ensemble's Jannina Norpoth and Curtis Stewart join Garrett (1:00:00) to unpack the music and inspiration behind their latest album, "What Is American". Scott continues his Pride Month-inspired musical picks with a work by Angela Morley, Garrett highlights orchestral music by Janelle Monáe, and the guys unpack the latest, including Opera America's scathing report on racial diversity, the recent decision made by SCOTUS, and more. Playlist: Technotronic - "Pump Up The Jam" Luigi Boccherini - Minuet Leonard Bernstein - "Mambo" from 'Symphonic Dances from West Side Story' Blue Lu Barker - "Don’t You Make Me High" Malcolm X - "Stop Begging The White Man For A Job - CREATE Your Own Job!" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tXE-TpGLFac) Janelle Monáe - "BaBopByeYa" Angela Morley - Theme from "Dallas" Angela Morley - "Harlequin" for Clarinet and Strings perf. PUBLIQuartet - Improvisations on Antonin Dvorak's String Quartet No. 12 perf. PUBLIQuartet - "Black Coffee" arr. Jorah the Andal - "Chirrut Îmwe" Suite (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBRI93pizlo) More: PUBLIQuartet: https://www.publiquartet.com/bio Recovering Women’s Music From the Great Migration: https://www.sfcv.org/articles/feature/recovering-womens-music-great-migration Opera’s Lack of Diversity Extends to Offstage, a Study Shows: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/23/arts/music/opera-diversity.html?fbclid=IwAR0zU8fn18M9KLrG9k_ZDjw4hEtopU0VoefYDB5WBo-2elyNEfrkIUUuuEE Field-Wide Opera Demographic Report: https://www.operaamerica.org/media/afsfdynw/demographicsreport_final_6-21-22.pdf

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