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Opus 126 - Poison Into Medicine Nov 24, 2021

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As Black Lives Matter protests continue across the nation there's a question that's being pushed more and more to the front: Are white people a help or a distraction in these spaces? Garrett and Scott dive into this conversation as it relates to the Kyle Rittenhouse verdict and urge listeners to see the reverberations of racial injustice in the court system within all institutions - even the arts! The guys honor the late Young Dolph, unpack a violent situation at a local theater, and more. Rhapsody Snyder and Orbert Davis from the Chicago Jazz Philharmonic return for part 2 of their conversation with Garrett, which leans on "Third Stream" as the key toward a more accessible and equitable arts ecosystem for future generations. Support for this opus of TRILLOQUY comes from: Hensel Pushers - https://henselpushers.org Adrian Dunn & The RIZE Orchestra - https://adriandunnpresents.ticketspice.com/the-black-messiah-album-release-concert Playlist: Samuel Coleridge-Taylor - "Deep River" (perf. Wynton Grant and Stefan Petrov: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQgTSTP7XVc) Jean Ritchie - Black is the Color Franz Schubert - String Quintet in C Major (perf. ChamberFest Cleveland: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rb3B6K9mAW8_) Lady Gaga - "The Edge of Glory" (Live from A Very Gaga Thanksgiving: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQ7BQuoRmbs) Daijana Wallace - "i am the mind of winter" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yC6eRF-cfMM) Orbert Davis - "The Creation of Evolution" Orbert Davis - "The Face of the Enemy is Always Changing" Brent Michael Davids - "Testament of Atom" More: SUPPORT MAKEDA'S COOKIES: https://www.gofundme.com/f/keep-the-history-of-makedas-bakery-going?utm_campaign=p_cp+share-sheet&utm_medium=copy_link_all&utm_source=customer Downbeat (Young Dolph Gives Away $20k to students): https://twitter.com/Phil_Lewis_/status/1461057573285773315?s=20 Apollo Chamber Players Debut Work Dealing with Slavery: https://preview.houstonchronicle.com/classical/houston-s-apollo-chamber-players-debuts-work-16628410 Guthrie Theater Show Delayed by Audience Member’s Racist Rant: https://bringmethenews.com/.amp/minnesota-lifestyle/video-guthrie-theater-show-delayed-by-audience-members-racist-rant Daijana Wallace: https://www.daijanawallace.com/about-me White people are speaking up at protests: https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2020/06/02/white-people-black-protests/

Opus 125 - (Exclusively) Black Spaces Nov 17, 2021

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Orchestras come in all shapes, sizes, and sounds, and the Chicago Jazz Philharmonic is moving forward in its goal to offer a uniquely American aesthetic to as many listeners as it can. Garrett chats with the ensemble's Executive Director, Rhapsody Snyder and Artistic Director, Orbert Davis about the CJP's origins, the necessity of offering FREE concerts, and the concept of "Third Stream". Dalanie Harris from the Classically Black Podcast guest co-hosts and offers insights on the International Society for Black Musicians' inaugural conference, a widely overlooked album by Stevie Wonder, and more! Garrett and Dalanie spend the weekly TRILLOQUY engaging the conversation of respectability among some of the industry's Black musicians. Support for this opus of TRILLOQUY comes from HenselPushers: https://henselpushers.org Playlist: Tomas Adès - Violin Concerto perf. Adam Eccleston and Lydia Chung - Walter Piston Flute Sonata arr. Jasmine Pigott - "Lift Ev'ry Voice" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BASuTqikjQA) Stevie Wonder - "Same Old Story" Gamal Abdel-Rahim - "Variations on an Egyptian Folksong" Margaret Bonds - "Montgomery Variations" perf. Kebra-seyoun Charles - Giovanni Bottesini Bass Concerto Orbert Davis - "Vice Versa" Orbert Davis - "Diaspora" More: Classically Black Podcast: https://www.classicallyblackpodcast.com Chicago Jazz Philharmonic: https://www.chicagojazzphilharmonic.org Downbeat (Ahmaud Arbery Defense Requests 'No More Black Pastors': https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_mDJL83do0 Justice for Ahmaud Arbery: https://www.runwithmaud.com All Classical Portland Wins National Honor: https://www.oregonlive.com/entertainment/2021/11/all-classical-portland-wins-national-honor-for-its-work-to-diversify-playlists.html Alleged Diversity in Haydn's String Quartets: https://datebook.sfchronicle.com/music/diversify-the-world-of-classical-music-some-key-players-are-digging-in-their-heels The Negro Artist and the Racial Mountain: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/articles/69395/the-negro-artist-and-the-racial-mountain

Opus 124 - We Will! Nov 10, 2021

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The album, "White Power Outage Vol. 1" is a culmination of poetic and musical sounds and perspectives from across the globe that has been challenging institutions and individuals across political spectrums to rethink the road toward a harmonious, anti-racist human society. Two of the album's collaborators, Deniz dee!colonize Lopez and Genesis Blu join Garrett to talk about this project and its impact, alongside the project's Executive Producer, Nick Cooper. Scott revisits the issue of an opera singer's problematic use of face paint, and invites listeners to decide how far-off change is by surveying the programming of their local arts institutions. The guys spend the TRILLOQUY speaking to a recent local election that's blazed a trail in the fight for renters' rights. Playlist: 24-Carat Black - "Poverty's Paradise" perf. Kanneh Masons - Redemption Song (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k_LmRcr8Mm4) Edward Elgar - "Nimrod" from "Enigma Variations" Kanye West feat. Caroline Shaw - "Say You Will" Lauryn Hill - "Just Want You Around" Lauryn Hill - "Can't Take My Eyes Off Of You" Genesis Blu & Jasmine Christine - "Chariot Rock" Free Radicals - "Student Debt Dub" perf. Kanneh Masons - Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 3 mov. 1 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Syhm27w68no) More: BUY "WHITE POWER OUTAGE VOL. 1": https://freeradicals.bandcamp.com/album/white-power-outage-vol-1 Deniz dee!colonize Lopez: https://www.mantecahtx.com/profiles/deniz-deecolonize-lopez.html Genesis Blu: https://www.genesisblu.com/about Downbeat (Kanye West on Drink Champs Podcast): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=27NstO1qOJk&t=1643 Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra announces historic labor contract: https://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2021/11/06/cso-announces-historic-labor-contract-with-its-mus.html?fbclid=IwAR30KYsSafx3VXW336K0AIm03VXdxDIxAbIoMtg1GCHO9yE_z2K3rongTH0 Gramophone Magazine Announcement feat. Anna Netrebko: https://www.gramophone.co.uk/classical-music-news/article/introducing-the-november-2021-issue-of-gramophone Anna Netrebko Makeup Controversies: https://observer.com/2020/02/anna-netrebko-aida-met-opera-casting-2020-2021-season-details/ News Presenter Gets A Visible Face Tattoo: https://www.boredpanda.com/journalist-maori-face-tattoo-oriini-kaipara/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=organic Families identify all 8 victims killed in Astroworld Festival: https://abc13.com/astroworld-htx-deaths-madison-dubisk-adrianna-rodrigues-franco-patino/11212255/

Opus 123 - Believe In Yourself Nov 03, 2021

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What would be your response to seeing a woman walked on a leash? Garrett and Scott explore this question in the weekly TRILLOQUY as it applies to the backlash surrounding a popular reggaetón artist and a real-life trip to a hardware store! Garrett chats with composer Ozie Cargile about the importance of self-confidence, "The Creation of the Universe", and life in Los Angeles. Scott honors the music of Elijah Daniel Smith, and the guys return to the conversation of "difficult" and "challenging" music, and how new music advocates can promote it. Playlist: Louis Prima - "Sing Sing Sing" Victor Wooten - "You Can't Hold No Groove" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gg4hrXgTvsI) Elijah Daniel Smith - "Perihelion" Maurice Ravel - Piano Concerto in G (perf. Yuja Wang: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3iFbM_08H7U) Elijah Daniel Smith - "Come, Clarity" Drake - "Shot For Me" Drake - "Shot For Me" (perf. The Theorist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1wfMuS5G6A) Ozie Cargile - "Creation of the Universe" Diana Ross - "Believe In Yourself" (from 'The Wiz') Gioachino Rossini - Bassoon Concerto More: Ozie Cargile: https://oziecargile.com Downbeat (Jay-Z Accepts Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E5wjjj-6oOs Thomas Wilkins Brings Coleridge-Taylor, Ellington and Wooten to the Boston Symphony: https://www.bso.org/events/coleridge-taylor-wooten-ellington Elijah Daniel Smith Featured with Chicago Symphony: https://blockclubchicago.org/2021/11/01/composer-elijah-daniel-smith-comes-home-for-chicago-symphony-orchestra-premiere-a-dream-come-true/ "Spare us the skintight sonata": https://thecritic.co.uk/issues/november-2021/spare-us-the-skintight-sonata/?fbclid=IwAR0rCgpkL7j_BEBlWqmFT5e2YQH5iPMVcsKLuFjPnOv8S3U72Q5zz_gjuMA J Balvin apologizes after music video depicted him walking Black women on leashes: https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2021/10/28/j-balvin-perra-controversy/ Alec Baldwin Shooting Incident: https://nypost.com/2021/10/30/alec-baldwin-breaks-silence-on-fatal-shooting-of-halyna-hutchins-on-rust-set/

Opus 122 - "So-Called Unknowns" Oct 27, 2021

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The discussion of Beethoven's alleged Blackness has taken yet another turn, with one artist calling for his body to be exhumed so that a DNA test can be administered. Garrett and Scott break this down, and bring a few other ghoulish themes to this year's Halloween edition of TRILLOQUY. Bill Doggett returns as special guest to highlight what he sees as one of the biggest missteps in orchestral DEI following the murder of George Floyd, and the guys speak to the importance of platforming local perspectives when arts institutions attempt to speak to local issues. Playlist: Peter Tchaikovsky - Symphony No. 1, mov. 3 Blu Cantrell - "Make Me Wanna Scream" perf. George Palousis - "Dark Baroque Church Music" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uIfoc-OLCGA) Michael Abels - "Anthem" from "Us" Soundtrack Charles Mingus - String Quartet (https://vimeo.com/579081605/95f60fc18e) Glen Campbell - "Wichita Lineman" Live (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rjzTNWWO7U0) Brian Raphael Nabors - "Nuclear Winter" James B. Wilson - "Remnants" for Poet and Orchestra (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1YG-o8rSHA) perf. Richard Elliot - Halloween Organ Solo" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bG-Ml_EN-wU) More: Bill Doggett Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/bill-doggett Downbeat (The Best of Uncle Phil): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jXFCiMfI5kM Brandon Keith Brown Leads Chineke!: https://www.ilkleygazette.co.uk/news/19667421.review-chineke-orchestra-leeds-town-hall-sunday-october-17-2021/ "Thoughts of a Colored Man" on Broadway: https://thoughtsofacoloredman.com German Pop Singer Calls for Beethoven's Body To Be Exhumed: https://www.classicfm.com/composers/beethoven/roberto-blanco-wants-body-exhumed-racial-dna-test/ The Art Music Lounge: https://artmusiclounge.wordpress.com/from-baroque-to-bop-and-beyond/

Opus 121 - Disturb the Earth Oct 20, 2021

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The ensemble, TONALITY, is best known for creating choral concerts that focus on issues rarely presented in choral music, including gun violence, homelessness, refugees, climate change, mental health, women’s rights, and exercising democratic rights. Dr. Alexander Lloyd Blake joins Garrett to talk about founding TONALITY, queerness in Black spaces, and becoming an artist activist. Scott shines a light on Black Americana, Garrett offers his response to "Fire Shut Up In My Bones", and the guys draw comparisons between law enforcement and arts institutions. TRILLOQUY is made possible, in part, by a generous grant from Springboard for the Arts: https://springboardforthearts.org Playlist: Solo Made - "Freedom for Michael" (https://www.facebook.com/693654909/videos/567477514566233/) Astor Piazzolla - "Oblivion" (perf. Colour of Music Festival: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ohasWjnnq_8) Valerie Coleman - "Umoja" Lyles Music - "Worship Music" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-XBegehgd04) perf. Angel Blue - "Natural Woman" Buffalo Nichols - Lost & Lonesome (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W_odIZqss4A) Flutronix - "Life Lines" Alexander Lloyd Blake - "1232 Lyfe" Alexander Lloyd Blake - "America Will Be" Philippe Hersant - Pavane for Solo Viola More: TONALITY: https://ourtonality.org Downbeat (Sis. Karon Phillips Testimony): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SEKF-1UTrZQ&t=98s Christopher Columbus Statue Sledgehammered in the Bahamas: https://ewnews.com/the-read-archangel-michael-catalyst-or-just-more-chaos Colour of Music Festival to Perform in Sacramento: https://amp.sacbee.com/news/equity-lab/representation/article255049962.html Ryan McQueen Visual Art: https://www.instagram.com/rydo11a/ The Bible: Jeremiah 20:9 Terence Blanchard Interview: https://www.npr.org/2021/09/27/1040126008/terence-blanchard-metropolitan-opera-first-black-composer State Trooper Fired for Speaking Out Against Police Violence: https://www.blackenterprise.com/louisiana-state-trooper-fired-for-speaking-out-on-death-of-a-black-man-after-violent-arrest/?test=prebid

Opus 120 - Church Socks Oct 13, 2021

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Daniel Kumapayi doesn't just want to create pathways toward his own artistic success - he's founded an organization called Àkójọpọ̀, which was built to support musicians in Nigeria who, despite lacking essential resources, are still committed to their own artistic successes. He chats with Garrett about the challenges of international arts philanthropy, the ways that people can support Àkójọpọ̀, and a little about his favorite (and not-so-favorite) Nigerian foods. Scott highlights the many sounds of music created by Indigenous artists, Garrett celebrates a fashion shift in orchestral performance spaces, and more. The guys close with a discussion on gun violence, the over-commodification of cannabis, and the problem of a continue reverence of Christopher Columbus. Playlist: Percy Grainger - "Colonial Song" (perf. UMich Symphony Band: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJBI6rdETsk) Ludwig van Beethoven - "Scherzo" from Symphony No. 9 perf. London Symphony Orchestra - "Paint It Black" J25 - "Land Back" John Murphy - "In the House - In a Heartbeat" Louis Ballard - "Katcina Dances" Tiwa Savage - "Koroba" Àkójọpọ̀ Virtual Concert: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zJSh1BZ_pU More: Follow Àkójọpọ̀: https://www.instagram.com/akojopomf/ Support Àkójọpọ̀: https://www.akojopomf.com Downbeat (Common speaks to the Breakfast Club): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i80sikOxvPs&t=18s A Composer Speaks Up In Defense of Bright Sheng: https://slippedisc.com/2021/10/a-composer-speaks-up-in-defence-of-bright-sheng/?fbclid=IwAR1pDQPMIZqFpmX7ddrRcpcehnVCdXsrEp7c6ZvHTYkvDJ_tnj7O8i_dIdw Orchestras Ditch the Tailcoats: https://www.inquirer.com/columnists/philadelphia-orchestra-fashion-white-tie-tails-20211006.html?fbclid=IwAR3wdIJhIXuA1unxouZ96VS9r3x0-4sPEK3ylK0YzzFLAHvLm9fWtrKNPwQ First Indigenous Woman To Judge Grammys: https://www.wpr.org/change-future-music-hip-hop-artist-first-indigenous-woman-judge-grammys Biden restores Utah’s monuments: https://www.deseret.com/utah/2021/10/8/22716450/5-things-you-need-to-know-about-bidens-decision-on-utahs-monuments-public-lands-tourism-bears-ears

Opus 119 - "Sandman" Oct 06, 2021

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Nu Deco Ensemble’s mission is to create compelling and transformative genre-bending musical experiences that inspire, enrich and connect new and diverse audiences and artists. Garrett chats with the group's Artistic Director and CEO, Sam Hyken about his journey as a musician, the work of Nu Deco and his perspective on the future of orchestral performance. Scott highlights Bach with a Latin twist, Garrett shares the music of Twin Cities-based duo, The Muatas, and the guys address a case of blackface in the classroom. Playlist: Nino Rota - "Orchestra Rehearsal" Suite JIMEK - Hip Hop History Orchestrated (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p0aLMsh4mvU) Mary J. Blige - "Real Love" (perf. Daniel D.: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dyl1lttgAGE) Johann Sebastian Bach - Keyboard Sonata in D Minor, BWV 964 Tiempo Libre - Fuga (Cha-cha-chá) The Muatas - "Sandman" Nu Deco Ensemble - "Outkast Suite" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=THK6umV6f2g) Nu Deco feat. Larkin Poe - "Mad As A Hatter" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xn0kknnsmV4) Lizzo - Grammy Performance 2020 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PFlvxnou9UQ) More: Sam Hyken/Nu Deco: https://nu-deco.org/staff/sam/ RIZE Orchestra: https://adriandunn.com Downbeat (Lizzo on the history of twerking): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZlSzEw0vmQ0 New Music Decolonization in Eight Difficult Steps: https://www.van-outernational.com/lewis-en/?fbclid=IwAR21rkKTolQGvOAOk-TcUIEW1JgKTQwtVL0H06drYrMfz3sjnapO-0xhR6M Super Bowl 2022 Halftime Show Headliners Announced: https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/super-bowl-2022-halftime-show-snoop-dogg-dr-dre-eminem-mary-j-blige-kendrick-lamar-will-headline/ The Muatas: https://themuatas.com/gallery Blackface in the classroom: https://sammybsussman.medium.com/playing-a-blackface-video-isnt-fireable-it-shouldn-t-be-okay-61083d6f74b9

Opus 118 - "Bizarro World" Sep 29, 2021

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The Chicago Philharmonic has instituted changes in both administration and programming, with supporters and audiences alike cheering them on. The organization appointed its new Executive Director, Terell Johnson earlier this year and has recently featured the violin concerto, "Glory" by Marcus Norris. They both join Garrett to talk about their collaboration, their respective approaches to orchestral equity, and what it means not to leave Black communities behind. Scott honors Paula Cole's "Autumn Leaves" and asks the question, "Is a 10th symphony from Beethoven necessary?". The guys spend the weekly TRILLOQUY unpacking claims of "racial anxiety" as it pertains to the firing of a clarinetist from the Nashville Symphony. Playlist: Jean "Rudy" Perrault - "Hope" from Exodus String Quartet (perf. Philadelphia Orchestra Quartet: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ZRQmcs4eYo) Dmitri Shostakovich - Symphony No 10, finale Queen - "I Want It All" Paula Cole - "Autumn Leaves" Nirvana - "Smells Like Teen Spirit" Nirvana - "Smells Like Teen Spirit" (perf. Aston: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wyeW_wP1k6Y) Marcus Norris - "Glory" Eric B & Rakim - "Don't Sweat the Technique" More: Chicago Philharmonic: https://chicagophilharmonic.org Marcus Norris: https://www.marcusnorris.com Downbeat (Shaq is done with fame): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=13PumOCPKe0 Art Change Us: https://artsinachangingamerica.org Anti-Blackness at the Border: https://www.borderreport.com/regions/texas/gov-greg-abbott-vows-to-hire-border-patrol-agents-if-biden-fires-them/ Creating Beethoven's 10th: https://theconversation.com/how-a-team-of-musicologists-and-computer-scientists-completed-beethovens-unfinished-10th-symphony-168160 The MET Opera on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MetOpera James Zimmerman Responds to Nashville Symphony Termination: https://freebeacon.com/culture/how-racial-anxiety-conquered-an-orchestra-and-crushed-a-career/

Opus 117 - Little Wing Sep 22, 2021

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Twin Cities-based artist Pavielle French first joined Garrett and Scott in season one as her career was beginning to bloom. She returns to TRILLOQUY this week to talk about her new album, SOVEREIGN, which explores Black rejection of white supremacy, a renewed view of "classic" music and a message: "You cannot give me my rights". She also speaks with Garrett about her collaborations with local orchestras, and its context in the fight for racial equity in arts spaces. Scott highlights #GayCarmen, and Garrett addresses the rejection of a Jimi Hendrix composition from an English orchestral space. The guys close by affirming the humanity of Haitian immigrants and urging arts programmers to do what they can, artistically and otherwise. Playlist: Ludwig van Beethoven - Symphony No. 1, finale (perf. Minnesota Orchestra, William Eddings: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VBmPMItJZE4) Georges Bizet - Habanera from "Carmen" Howard Ashman/Alan Menken - "Poor Unfortunate Soul" (feat. Tituss Burgess: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1mz6tw5Zddg) Jimi Hendrix - "Little Wing" (perf. Nigel Kennedy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fpn-VSO94wE) Drake - "Summer Games" D.D. Dumbo - Improvisation (https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=qpb4zlpp9xw) PaviElle French - "RIGHTS" PaviElle French - "ANCESTORS SAID IT" Nobuo Uematsu - "Vamo' alla Flamenco" More: PaviElle French on Bandcamp: https://msfrench.bandcamp.com Downbeat (Lil Nas X speaks with The Breakfast Club): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ac78kRM85xo St. Paul Brewery to Fund Music Education: https://www.startribune.com/st-paul-lowertown-brewery-will-fund-music-education-and-instruments-for-disadvantaged-youth/600098345/?fbclid=IwAR3sjMpXhsCPhnzRDVJ-2IqQXvW3uFXpbz6ON3Mw86QTPsjoWzNF4IeeUrg&refresh=true "Gender-bending" Carmen performance: https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/music/ct-ent-carmen-chicago-opera-theater-gender-bending-20210916-5qzn3f2wcnfx3jivncxcraak5m-story.html?outputType=amp Nigel Kennedy Cancels Engagement Over Jimi Hendrix: https://www.theguardian.com/music/2021/sep/20/violinist-nigel-kennedy-cancels-concert-after-classic-fm-stops-hendrix-tribute

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