This week, we start out with a rousing round of Name that Tune AKA Stump the Hosts and then we move on to our three topics:

CHORAL COMPOSER CANCELLED FOR BAD POST
Reason Magazine article

CLASSICAL MUSIC AT THE OLYMPICS
List of pieces performed at the 2020 opening ceremony (Classic FM)
1984 Rhapsody in Blue

THE DARK SIDE OF NADIA BOULANGER
Mademoiselle Myths (Kendra Leonard)
The Conservatoire Américain: A History (free ebook)
Louise Talma: A Life in Composition (Amazon)

CLASSICAL MIXTAPE
The full playlist

Kendra
Louise Talma, Piano Sonata No. 2

Tiffany
Spyridon Samaras, Serenade Française

Will
Lili Boulanger, Psalm 24

Kensho
George Gershwin, An American in Paris

THINK YOU CAN STUMP US? GO AHEAD AND TRY!
Google Form for “Name that Tune: Stump the Hosts Edition” 

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