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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.
Episodes
TRILLOQUYOpus 225 - The Choral Opus (feat. Dr. Marques L. A. Garrett)
Loki offers support and a call to action in light of recent news from choral director Alysia Lee, chats with Dr. Marques L. A. Garrett about the tradition and…
TRILLOQUYOpus 224 - "Dialogue" (feat. Johnathan Gibbs)
Loki pays his respects to the late Daisaku Ikeda, chats with Johnathan Gibbs about recent "classical" experiences as they relate to race and culture, and…
TRILLOQUYOpus 223 - "Evolve & Travel" (feat. Zach Matteson and Nick Montopoli)
Loki celebrates the fifth anniversary of the Classical Black Podcast, chats with Nick and Zach from the ensemble, Invoke, about their latest genre-bending…
TRILLOQUYOpus 222 - "African American Voices II" (feat. Kellen Gray)
Loki takes a look at the perspective income of a conductor who's encouraging his orchestra to perform "conductorless", chats with Maestro Kellen Gray about his…
TRILLOQUYOpus 221 - Dependent Arising (feat. Earl Maneein and Rachel Barton Pine)
Loki celebrates his discovery of the Turtle Island Quartet, chats with Rachel Barton Pine and Earl Maneein about their latest metal-inspired violin concerto…
TRILLOQUYOpus 220 - Reflections in Time
Loki shares news about the Metropolitan Opera's decision to platform a public reading of the Autobiography of Malcolm X, interviews pianist Althea Waites, and…
TRILLOQUYOpus 219 - What Is Truth (feat. BLKBOK)
Loki shines a light on his recent discovery of "A Soulful Celebration" on Handel's "Messiah", chats with renegade neo-classical pianist, BLKBOK, and talks…
TRILLOQUYOpus 218 - My Wings Burned Off (feat. June Carryl)
Loki offers updates on the drama at WCPE-FM and the Cleveland Institute of Music, shares his dialogue with June Carryl, the writer behind a new opera dedicated…
TRILLOQUYOpus 217 - "Queens"
Loki responds to WCPE-FM's decision to forego "controversial" opera broadcasts, chats with Maria Manuela Goyanes, Artistic Director of Woolly Mammoth Theatre…
TRILLOQUYOpus 216 - Conciertos Románticos
Loki highlights the struggle between the students of the Cleveland Institute of Music and Maestro Carlos Kalmar, chats with pianist Jorge Federico Osorio about…
TRILLOQUYOpus 215 - Twofold (feat. Brandon Patrick George)
Loki shops for Metropolitan Opera tickets, chats with flutist Brandon Patrick George about his new album, "Twofold", and addresses recent police violence…
TRILLOQUYOpus 214 - Base Pay (feat. Arvind Manocha)
Loki responds to the Philadelphia Orchestra musicians' rejection of a new contract, speaks with President and CEO of Wolf Trap, Arvind Manocha, and shares…
TRILLOQUYOpus 213 - "Gia Đình"
Guest co-host Johnathan Gibbs joins Loki to welcome him to NYC, to unpack media featuring Black conservatives, and to tease upcoming duo content. Loki features…
TRILLOQUYOpus 212 - "Honey, If It Wasn't for You"
Loki comments on John Eliot Gardiner's backstage fist fight, chats with Barron Ryan about his book, "Honey, If It Wasn't for You", and responds to recent…
TRILLOQUYOpus 211: Assimilation v. Integration (feat. Chris Jenkins)
Loki Karuna weighs in on articles that describe classically trained musicians as "clones", chats with Chris Jenkins about his new book, "Assimilation v…
TRILLOQUYOpus 210 - "Transition in Black" (feat. Michael Redmond)
Loki Karuna shares his thoughts on the recent legal situation between Ana Netrebko and The Metropolitan Opera, chats with Michael Redmond about the music of…
TRILLOQUYOpus 209 - "Success" and "Benefit" (feat. Luke McEndarfer)
Educators in Florida are expected to teach students that slavery was beneficial to many Black people; Loki responds and connects this issue to the arts. Loki…
TRILLOQUYOpus 208 - Stop Pretending (feat. Laura Colgate)
Loki highlights a potential challenge for equity-centered arts organizations in light of a recent decision by the Supreme Court, dialogues with Laura Colgate…
TRILLOQUYOpus 207 - "Enjoy Your Headache" (feat. Darren Isom)
Loki Karuna responds to Joshua Jones' claims of racism from the Kansas City Symphony (as published in The Spotlight KC), interviews Darren Isom from The…
TRILLOQUYOpus 206 - "Blacknificent" (feat. Kiana Corley)
Loki Karuna chats with Kiana Corley about her upbringing in a so-called classical household and how it led her toward a career as a singer/songwriter at the…
TRILLOQUYOpus 205 - Uncovered (feat. Karla Donahue Perez)
Loki Karuna chats with Karla Donahue Perez from the Catalyst Quartet about their mission to record all of the string quartet's by America's historical Black…
TRILLOQUYOpus 204 - Becky With The Good Hair
Na'Zir McFadden is the Assistant Conductor of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra and joins Loki to unpack his trajectory to the podium, his plans for the future…
TRILLOQUYOpus 203 - "Senzeni Na?"
Loki (formerly known as Garrett McQueen) speaks with cellist Abel Selaocoe about Africa, his travels as a musician, and the future he sees for so-called…
TRILLOQUYOpus 202 - Banned Books
Garrett is back home from NYC and shares a story of trauma, resilience, and the arts that makes it possible. Damian Norfleet and Laura Kaminsky of Ensemble Pi…
TRILLOQUYOpus 201 - Gameplay
Garrett broadcasts from Brooklyn, NY and introduces the new sound and style of TRILLOQUY. Garrett chats with Keith Brown of Interlochen Public Radio about the…
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Opus 200 - "It's Already Happening"
INTRO: “Golliwog’s Cakewalk” by Claude Debussy (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p5Rhv1E3tEM); “6 Keys to Having Genuine Dialogue”…
TRILLOQUYOpus 199 - The King's Singers
INTRO: “Duel of the Fates” by John Williams (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_2bluVPsb0); “Granada” by Agustín Lara…
TRILLOQUYOpus 198 - Equity Arc
Support for TRILLOQUY comes from Salastina: https://www.salastina.org/concerts/2023/5/6 INTRODUCTION: “Fragile” by String (live from Viña del mar 2011…
TRILLOQUYOpus 197 - "Champion"
Support from TRILLOQUY comes from Salastina: https://www.salastina.org/ INTRODUCTION (00:00): “Forget” by Pogo (https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=QRMwa7WVb3k)…
TRILLOQUYOpus 196 - 'A' is for Aretha
Support for TRILLOQUY comes from Salastina: https://www.salastina.org INTRODUCTION: SUPPORT THE FAMILY OF RALPH YARL…
TRILLOQUYOpus 195 - Lucha Libre!
Support for TRILLOQUY comes from Salastina: https://www.salastina.org INTRODUCTION: Todd Harper’s Visual Scores (https://troutsongs.com/new-works-2020/); “Mnt…
TRILLOQUYOpus 194 - Always, It Snows In April
TRILLOQUY is made possible, in part, by Salastina: https://www.salastina.org/ INTRODUCTION: “The Mandalorian” Main Theme by Ludwig Göransson…
TRILLOQUYOpus 193 - Music for Hope
INTRODUCTION Joan Baez on Activism, Vietnam, and the Guitar: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tcnNSavtoeI Joan Baez – “Where Have All the Flowers Gone”…
TRILLOQUYOpus 192 - Señora Era
INTRODUCTION Excerpt from “Coming to America”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ot03YqYQ1Qo perf. Dr. Angela M. Wellman – “Michael Row Your Boat Ashore”…
TRILLOQUYOpus 191 - Never Give Up!
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…
TRILLOQUYOpus 190 - Donne
INTRODUCTION Alicia Keys – “City of Gods (Part II)” (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9b84Oxv6PR8) Blondie – “Rapture”…
TRILLOQUYOpus 189 - Two Pianos
INTRODUCTION Charley Pride – “Hope You’re Feelin’ Me” (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nlD01k4hYbw) Linda Martell – “San Francisco is a Lonely Town”…
TRILLOQUYOpus 188 - What Kind of Fool Am I?
INTRODUCTION Dolly Parton & Kenny Rogers – “Islands In The Stream” (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JpWldTFq2Jk) Phil Collins – “You'll Be In My Heart”…
TRILLOQUYOpus 187 - "A Whole Lion King"
INTRODUCTION Girls in Airports - "Curtain of Life" (https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=CEekzmQJODc) Adrian Dunn/Adrian Dunn Singers/RIZE Orchestra - "Jericho"…
TRILLOQUYOpus 186 - RIP Radar
INTRODUCTION Jessye Norman sings "Deep River" at Carnegie Hall: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8RRcITOyImM CHANTICLEER sings "There Is a Balm in Gilead"…
TRILLOQUYOpus 185 - Coin Fight
INTRO Ding Xiaokui - "Love of Eagles" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cs3UfPIhiok) Zequinha de Abreu - "Tico Tico"…
TRILLOQUYOpus 184 - "Me OK"
INTRO Wang Lu - "Urban Inventory" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6BzCkMEadh8) Pyotr Tchaikovsky - Concerto for Violin and Orchcestra…
TRILLOQUYOpus 183 - "Kendrick Had A Dream"
INTRO Kendrick Lamar - "We Cry Together" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wUGyZM9rcnY) "It's Not Over Until the Soprano Dies"…
TRILLOQUYOpus 182 - Grover
INTRO: Rolling Stone's 200 Greatest Singers of All Time (https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-singers-all-time-1234642307/ariana-grande-8-1234643…
TRILLOQUYOpus 181 - "Junt"
Movement One: · Black Administrators of Opera Release Letter in Support of Afton Battle…
TRILLOQUYOpus 180 - Long December
Playlist · Paul Williams – “Ain’t No Hole in the Washtub” · perf. Scatman Crothers and Redd Foxx – “All of Me” · Sean O’Louighlin – “Imani” · Paul Moravec –…
TRILLOQUYOpus 179 - When Christmas Comes
Playlist: "We Are Santa's Elves" (from 'Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer') perf. Kathleen Kim - "Mein Herr Marquis (from 'Die Fladermaus' by Johann Strauss) The…
TRILLOQUYOpus 178 - Soul Sanctuary
Soprano Maria Clark and pianist Maria Thompson Corley navigate intense emotion, scars of suffering, and religious passion through hymns, spirituals, and gospel…
TRILLOQUYOpus 177 - Experiments in Opera
Experiments in Opera is focused on re-writing the story of opera, with one of their latest projects fusing contemporary subject matter and musical aesthetics…
TRILLOQUYOpus 176 - "And He Shall Purify"
Garrett and Scott kick things off with a welcome to the holiday season and move into the New York Times' take on Sphinx, and the latest from "I Care If You…
TRILLOQUYOpus 175 - Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood
For the past several years, the South Dakota Symphony has engaged local Indigenous communities through dialogue, music making, and recently, with a new…
TRILLOQUYOpus 174 - "Putting On A Good Show"
This week Garrett and Scott highlight the power of inter-disciplinary blending and collaboration and the benefits therein with the help of an HBCU band…
TRILLOQUYOpus 173 - Black Caviar of Hip-Hop
Elijah Daniel Smith is a composer whose star is rising, with performances and commissions from orchestras across the country. He joins Garrett (57:00) to talk…
TRILLOQUYOpus 172 - $100 for Opera
Rocky, Lee, and Paige, hosts of "The Score" from Minnesota Opera return for part 2 of their conversation with Garrett in the third movement (58:00). Garrett…
TRILLOQUYOpus 171 - The Score
Minnesota Opera's Rocky, Lee, and Paige have been innovating the classical field with their hit podcast, "The Score". They join Garrett (56:30) to talk about…
TRILLOQUYOpus 170 - Say You Won't
Garrett and Scott offer a pre-recorded opus this week that features conversations about social media's role in "classical" audience development, organ music by…
TRILLOQUYOpus 169 - "Both"
Shelley Washington lives at the intersections of many "boths" and has written a piece that explores it. She joins Garrett (1:02:00) to discuss the duality of…
TRILLOQUYOpus 168 - "76.4% Historical White Men"
Brian Raphael Nabors is described as a composer of emotionally enriching music that tells exciting narratives with its vibrant themes and colorful harmonic…
TRILLOQUYOpus 167 - White Power Outage Vol. 2
Following a critically acclaimed debut, the second iteration of the album "White Power Outage" includes everything from classically-stylized Latin music to hip…
TRILLOQUYOpus 166 - "I'm Also Noticing the Wig"
The debate over opera's use of skin-darkening makeup has triggered many conversations, and even more opinions. Opera superstar Limmie Pulliam returns to share…