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Opus 106 - Lowak Shoppala' Jul 07, 2021

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(Recorded 7/3/21) The age-old stories of Native communities continue to have an important place in contemporary culture, including in contemporary Western classical music! Jerod Impichchaachaaha' Tate joins Garrett to talk about how he's done that with his new composition, "Lowak Shoppala'". Garrett and Scott acknowledge the 4th of July with a look back at under-told American history and discuss Grammophone's annual orchestra awards. The guys advocate for an Olympian who uses cannabis in the weekly TRILLOQUY and contextualize some of her unearthed, problematic tweets. Playlist: Guster - "Doin' It By Myself" (feat. Omaha Symphony: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=81VPyGmp8RI) Stu Gardner - "Kiss Me" Tomas Adès - Concerto for Piano and Orchestra (mov. 3) Vinx - "There I Go Again" Issam Rafea and Gao Hong - "Walking the Distance" Jerod Tate - "Lowak Shoppala'" Jerod Tate - Concerto for Bassoon and Orchestra More: Jerod Tate: https://jerodtate.com Downbeat (Life as a Colonial Slave): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ji5zk2HlVXM Deanna Tham Named Asst. Conductor of the Omaha Symphony: https://www.omahasymphony.org/profile/deanna-tham?fbclid=IwAR0nzs6cck4qrngoDCF3iSH3kLZvsNRm_eV59GFutR6jCtYVcmQkAZytxRY Howard Students Call For Phylicia Rashad to Step Down: https://blackamericaweb.com/2021/07/01/howard-students-alumni-call-for-phylicia-rashad-to-step-down-as-dean-after-supporting-bill-cosby/?fbclid=IwAR0Ba9lwpB7ny8nlxjA1aLDMfRA_aL4RPzeo0IDAUPpwKcA1GP0P8hf5WmA Grammophone Annual Classical Music Awards: https://www.gramophone.co.uk/awards/gramophone-classical-music-awards-2021

Opus 105 - Genre Desegregation Jun 30, 2021

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On July 9th the Norfolk Chamber Music Festival will present the world premiere of "Twin Stars: Diamond Variations for Dae’Anna", written in honor of the girlfriend and stepdaughter of the late Philando Castile by Daniel Bernard Roumain. He joins Garrett, alongside pianist Melvin Chen, to talk about the upcoming premiere and continued activism in concert hall spaces. Scott honors the voice of singer Jimmy Scott, and the guys celebrate Queen Latifah, Randall Goosby and several other Black artists. Garrett speaks to avoiding the trivialization of Indigenous land acknowledgments in the final movement. Playlist: Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson - "Blue/s Forms" Queen Latifah - "Simply Beautiful" BLKBOK - "George Floyd and the Struggle for Equality" Rick and Morty - "Human Music" Deniece Williams - "Free" Breland (feat. Keith Urban) - "Throw It Back" Jimmy Scott - "Sycamore Trees" Daniel Bernard Roumain - "Black Man Singing in Echo Mountain" More: Norfolk Chamber Music Festival Presents 'Music From Troubled Times': https://music.yale.edu/concerts-summer-2021-july-9 Downbeat (Diamond Reynolds and Dae'Anna): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7oHiQS5qgmo&t=46s Ensemble Evolution, presented by International Contemporary Ensemble: https://www.iceorg.org/ensemble-evolution Meg Quigley Repertoire Sessions, feat. Garrett McQueen and Titus Underwood: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DbIzuYzRWjs&t=78s Randall Goosby Solo Album Debut: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/25/arts/music/randall-goosby-roots.html Nashville Honors Bianca Paige: https://www.newschannel5.com/news/nashville-renames-street-for-a-drag-queen-who-raised-a-million-dollars-for-hiv-research BLKBOK Inspiring Classical Musicians: https://www.forbes.com/sites/andreazarczynski/2021/06/18/how-detroit-piano-prodigy-blkbok-is-inspiring-classical-musicians/?sh=260016e83815 Pinchas Zukerman Apologizes: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/28/arts/music/pinchas-zukerman-violinist-asians.html Four Catholic churches burned down on native land in Canada in last week amid residential school uproar: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/catholic-church-canada-fire-pope-b1874954.html

Opus 104 - "Tori Tori" Jun 23, 2021

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It's not easy to "go viral" in today's social media ecosystem, but operatic baritone Babatunde Akinboboye managed to do it by fusing Kendrick Lamar and Rossini! He talks with Garrett about this, life between Nigeria and the US, his aspirations for the opera industry, and the people who are standing in the way of progress for Black operatic professionals. Scott highlights a violin concerto by Wynton Marsalis, and helps Garrett unpack news from the Baltimore Symphony, the Juneteenth weekend, and shifting the rules surrounding philanthropic giving. Playlist: Trevor Weston - "Ashes" William Grant Still - Suite for Violin and Piano, "African Dancer" (feat. Randall Goosby: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OzraRg0ZKcU) Ma Rainey/Branford Marsalis - "Deep Moaning Blues" Nina Simone - "Baltimore" Kendrick Lamar - "Freedom" Wynton Marsalis - Violin Concerto in D, "Hootenanny" Babatunde Akinboboye - Kendrick Lamar/Rossini Fusion (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F07VAXKXGWE&t=48s) Robert Townsend/Michael Elliot - "Carmen, A Hip Hopera" (Seduction Scene) More: Downbeat (from "Trick Baby" 1974): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7pQ-YPjasGc Babatunde Akinboboye: https://www.babatundebaritone.com Schubert Club "Music Museum Mini" feat. Garrett McQueen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tfggnj-FbpQ&t=143s Adrian Dunn & the RIZE Orchestra, "Redemption": https://virtualstage.harristheaterchicago.org/video/redemption Emerging Black Composers Project Names Its First Winner: https://www.sfcv.org/articles/music-news/emerging-black-composers-project-names-its-first-winner Spotify Clinches $60M-Plus Deal With Alex Cooper: https://variety.com/2021/digital/news/spotify-call-her-daddy-alex-cooper-exclusive-1234996840/ Marin Alsop Exits With Pride: https://www.baltimoresun.com/entertainment/music/bs-fe-alsop-departure-20210611-3ytmm3fjqjg7pkawntxunaiuxi-story.html

Opus 103 - Verisimilitude Jun 16, 2021

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As Juneteenth becomes a more wide-spread celebration, musicians and content creators of all types are jumping in to honor the holiday. Garrett goes into why he chose not to offer anything this year in an emotional final movement. Scott shines a light on the continued struggle for equity across the pond, and helps unpack a think piece written to demean the work of composer Daniel Bernard Roumain. Violinist Rachel Barton Pine talks about her decades-long work supporting and promoting Black composers, and asks Garrett a few questions, herself. Playlist: Gladys Knight & the Pips - "I've Got to Use My Imagination" Jimi Hendrix - "Freedom" (Live at the Atlanta Pop Festival 1970: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wDvlErh5zcc) Daniel Bernard Roumain - String Quartet No. 5 "Rosa Parks" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54Its8ukW2k) J. Cole - "Be Free" (Live from David Letterman: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQZc8SH6EFk) Wayne Shorter - "Terra Incognita" David Baker - "Blues (Deliver My Soul)" Traditional - "Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen" More: Rachel Barton Pine Foundation: https://www.rbpfoundation.org Classical Music From Africa and the African Diaspora: https://www.musicbyblackcomposers.org Downbeat (Nina Simone interview excerpt): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jicLmH8tlU Tom Hanks Is A Non-Racist. It's Time For Him To Be Anti-Racist: https://www.npr.org/2021/06/13/1005725990/tom-hanks-is-a-non-racist-its-time-for-him-to-be-anti-racist?fbclid=IwAR1CUgGJ-DeY91KovbfPh6r8EVFRKwV7vl7oSImxQ310L_TO726kuoz7_fk Barbican Centre described as 'inherently racist' by current and former staff: https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-57438754 Resisting Racial Demagoguery: https://www.city-journal.org/tulsa-opera-daniel-bernard-roumain?wallit_nosession=1&fbclid=IwAR3ojFbdRfSDieDpdAkzBeBsApTTU_rGPb2Qv2t_ITYd8WAxS3NDBMOKf64 Deontay Wilder Blasts Radio Rahim: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h30uTmahNFQ

Opus 102 - "Is That Wrong!?" Jun 09, 2021

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As arts institutions continue to celebrate the life and work of Joseph Bologne Chevalier de Saint-Georges, opera scholar Angel Refusé is pushing individuals to understand how the so-called "Black Mozart" actually inspired not only 18th-century European culture, but world culture! He explores this idea with Garrett while highlighting how spirituality and contemporary culture play a role in the Chevalier's legacy. Garrett and Scott discuss a new arts experience as spearheaded by Boston Lyric Opera, and the guys invite Johnathan Gibbs into the weekly TRILLOQUY to discuss his recent scuffle with the New York City Gay Mens' Chorus. Playlist: Claude Debussy - "Jeux" Pure Hell - "No Rules" Willie Nelson - "He Was A Friend Of Mine" Ludwig van Beethoven - Piano Sonata No. 31 (mov. 2, perf. Awadagin Pratt) Whole Truth - "Can You Love By Following God" Kanyé West - "Follow God" Julio Racine - "Voodoo Jazz Sonata" (mov. 2, feat. Christine Gangelhoff) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - "Alles Fühlt" (from The Magic Flute) More: Angel Refusé: https://angelrefuse.com Downbeat (Katt Williams on the Joe Budden Podcast): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=miVhHsEIqZ0&t=1122s Scott Blankenship Interview: https://www.musicjournalisminsider.com/archive/scott-blankenship-interview/ (available until 6/19/21) Imani Winds Joins Curtis Faculty: https://www.inquirer.com/arts/imani-winds-curtis-institute-philadelphia-faculty-20210601.html Naomi Osaka Shows That Prioritizing Yourself Over A Job Is Still A Radical Act: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/naomi-osaka-prioritize-yourself-over-jo_l_60b79ecae4b001ebd46cd31a?fbclid=IwAR1_Kqdsel5obRzXrDJRYIooRVnbfkblWABTgrzhNeaLHiPlFdds9mlepjY Opera Singer at the Insurrection: https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2021/06/04/audrey-southard-capitol-riots-carnegie/ Boston Lyric Opera Presents "Desert In": https://blo.org/desert-in/

Opus 101 - Lil Baby and A Baby Jun 02, 2021

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Dr. Durell Cooper describes himself as a Disruptor of Systems, Breaker of Chains, Builder of Tables, Interrogator of Phenomena and Radical Black Joy Practitioner. He joins Garrett to dive into ideas of liberation, defining Black music, and highlighting Hip Hop as an American "classical" tradition. Garrett and Scott kick off Season 3 with a new musical theme and a more laid-back, "live to tape" feel while offering lots of great music, a conversation on managing a friendship and business simultaneously, and the usual "trills". Support a Black business in your area: https://www.websiteplanet.com/blog/support-black-owned-businesses/ Playlist: Johannes Brahms - Violin Concerto Op. 77 Daniel Bernard Roumain - "They Still Want to Kill Us" (preview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Sij2TQ4G4I&t=231s) Michael Jackson - "I Wanna Be Where You Are" Michael Jackson - "People Make the World Go Round" Michael Jackson - "Childhood" Nat King Cole - "What'll I Do?" Lil Baby - "Social Distancing" Khaliyl Iloyi Freestyle at 2 Years Old: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=an_STKm-524 More: Dr. Durell Cooper/Cultural Innovation Group: https://www.culturalinnovationsgroup.org/who-we-are.html Join the Black Opera Alliance: https://www.facebook.com/BlackOperaAlliance Joe Budden Says He's Happy for Rory and Mal: https://www.complex.com/music/joe-budden-happy-rory-mal Black classical artists are turning the pain of the Tulsa Race Massacre into music: https://www.cnn.com/2021/05/30/us/tulsa-race-massacre-hailstork-opera-harlem-players-trnd/index.html Longtime national arts leader retires amid accusations of hostile workplace, racial inequity: https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/robert-lynch-retires-americans-for-the-arts/2021/05/27/842f2208-bf07-11eb-b26e-53663e6be6ff_story.html Lil Baby Joins Family of George Floyd at the White House: https://pitchfork.com/news/lil-baby-joins-family-of-george-floyd-at-the-white-house/

TRILLOQUY Replay - "Metal!" May 26, 2021

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For week 2 of TRILLOQUY's two-week break, Garrett reprises his and Scott's conversation with Kalena Bovell, Assistant Conductor of the Memphis Symphony Orchestra and one of the nation's few Black woman conductors. This conversation from February 2020 highlights Kalena's unique role as a Black conductor in one of the nation's predominately Black cities, her love of Metal, and more! Garrett and Scott return next week with an all-new opus and the start of season 3! More: Meg Quigley Competition and Symposium: https://megquigley.org Wichita State/Wichita Symphony Fellowship: https://www.instagram.com/p/CPJoO3NJgAB/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link 5 Questions to Daniel Bernard Roumain: https://www.icareifyoulisten.com/2021/05/5-questions-to-daniel-bernard-roumain-about-they-still-want-to-kill-us/ D.C. Mayor Bowser names new chairman of arts commission, which is facing accusations of cronyism and racism: https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/dc-art-commission-new-chairman/2021/05/20/89c5b1f2-b97e-11eb-96b9-e949d5397de9_story.html

TRILLOQUY Replay - "The Space Between" May 19, 2021

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One of the highest-rated opuses of TRILLOQUY from season 1 featured the music and musings of South Indian artists Nirmala Rajasekar and Thanjavur K. Murugaboopathi. As the team prepares for season 3, Garrett gives an intro to this replay and offers and few shout-outs to some fellow decolonizers. More: Watch 'Ananda Nadamaduvar (The Joyful Dance of Shiva)': https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WeNPm6nMGWE&t=117s 500 Years: Musicians and Composers of African Descent in Classical Music and Opera: https://www.facebook.com/events/288874049537014?acontext=%7B%22event_action_history%22%3A[%7B%22mechanism%22%3A%22your_upcoming_events_unit%22%2C%22surface%22%3A%22bookmark%22%7D]%7D U of R addresses racial profiling claims by Eastman School of Music student: https://13wham.com/news/local/u-of-r-addresses-racial-profiling-claims-by-eastman-school-of-music-student Afro-Diasporic Opera Forum: https://www.iceorg.org/aof

Opus 100 - "Keep It Trill" May 12, 2021

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Garrett and Scott celebrate the 100th opus of TRILLOQUY with podcast-themed conversations, including a look at co-host relationships as related to recent news with the Joe Budden Podcast and a conversation with Melissa Smey and Golda Arthur of "Mission: Commission". The guys honor P.M. Dawn, shoutout an up and coming teenaged composer, and offer a "resistance" inspired final movement. THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO MADE 100 OPUSES POSSIBLE! Playlist: G-Eazy - "No Limit REMIX" The Gap Band - "Outstanding" P.M. Dawn - "I'd Die Without You" P.M. Dawn - "Set Adrift a Memory Bliss" P.M. Dawn & Boy George - "More Than Likely" Teddy Abrams - "Unified Field II" KiMani Bridges - "Gray" Augusta Read Thomas - "Love Twitters" Marcos Balter - "Meltdown Upshot IV" More: Downbeat ("The Truth About Joe Budden"): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q4_Y_KAAj8Q&t=2460s Protest on Lincoln Center May 13, 2021: https://twitter.com/IATSELocal764/status/1392073373824466945?s=20 Podcast as Therapy Session? How ‘Joe Budden’ Is Helping Destigmatize Mental Health: https://variety.com/2021/music/opinion/joe-budden-podcast-therapy-mental-health-1234967385/ Remembering Strangé: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O7VH8LKDnr0 The 1619 Project: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XrfV7w3EyGI

Opus 99 - Unmute the Voices May 05, 2021

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Is America a racist country? Is "classical" music a racist industry? Garrett and Scott keep it "trill" and address both of these questions, in light of recent statements by Senator Tim Scott and Vice President Kamala Harris. The guys also honor music from Mexico, highlight the intersection of Asian culture and American Music Education, and shout-out an artist who isn't afraid to center his heritage through performance. Quinton Morris chats with Garrett about life in Seattle and his new show, "Unmute the Voices", on KING-FM. Support comes from Ryan Romine, Assistant Dean for Recruitment and Associate Professor of Bassoon at Shenandoah University: https://www.su.edu/faculty-staff/faculty/ryan-d-romine/ Playlist: Georges Bizet - "Danse Bohéme" (from Carmen) Ravi Shankar - Concerto for Sitar and Orchestra Steely Dan - "Do It Again" Oliver Adams - Mortal Kombat Theme Chen Gang/He Zhanghao - "Butterfly Lovers" Violin Concerto Agustín Lara - "Granada" Silvestre Revueltas - La Noche de los Mayas Silvestre Revueltas - Sensemayá William Grant Still - "Bayou Home" David Baker - "Blues" (from his Sonata for Cello and Piano) More: Downbeat - Kamala Harris on reparations: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hsB6EWNUcyY Unmute the Voices on KING-FM: https://www.king.org/unmute-the-voices/ IATSE Local One Says Metropolitan Opera Will Not Open in 2021: https://operawire.com/iatse-local-one-says-metropolitan-opera-will-not-open-in-2021/ Black Opera Alliance And TRG Arts Release First Insight Report: https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwopera/article/Black-Opera-Alliance-And-TRG-Arts-Release-First-Insight-Report-20210430 BBC must improve diversity of 'near snow white' Proms, campaigners claim: https://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/bbc-must-improve-diversity-near-24024116 Mortal Kombat ơn Rotten Tomatoes: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/mortal_kombat_2021 Hiroyuki Sanada: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0760796/ What is Cinco de Mayo?: https://nationaltoday.com/cinco-de-mayo/

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