Julia Adolphe is a composer who, in addition to writing music, speaks to and advocates for the conversation of mental health among musicians. She joins Garrett and Scott this week to talk about her podcast, her creative process, and the upcoming premiere of her latest work, "Woven Loom, Silver Spindle". Garrett dedicates a piece of music to his 2-year-old niece who lost her battle with cancer last week, Scott triggers a pointed conversation on race in highlighting William Levi Dawson's "Negro Folk Symphony", and the guys return to a Sister Souljah interview in which she questions the existence of "good" white people.

Support for this opus comes from Opera NexGen: http://operanexgen.org/nighttrip

Playlist:

Ann Richards Marching Stars 2021 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade Performance - "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VKzTal-rNHs)

The Roots feat. Erykah Badu - "You Got Me"

Jon Batiste - "MOVEMENT 11’"

ABBA (perf. Meryl Streep) - "Slipping Through My Fingers"

Vince Guaraldi Trio - "Für Elise"

William Levi Dawson - "Hope in the Night" (from Negro Folk Symphony)

Julia Adolphe - "Smile Softly, Softly Smile"

Julia Adolphe - "Unearth, Release"

Vince Guaraldi Trio - My Little Drum

More:

Julia Adolphe World Premiere: https://www.laphil.com/events/performances/1346/2021-12-03/beethoven-and-julia-adolphe

Julia Adolphe's "Looseleaf Notebook": https://www.audible.com/pd/LooseLeaf-NoteBook-with-Julia-Adolphe-Podcast/B08JJN7QV4

Downbeat: R.I.P. Stephen Sondheim (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TNMB3tEUeyg)

95th Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade Lineup: https://marching.com/news/2021/2021-macys-parade-lineup/

New books by Questlove and Kelefa Sanneh explore 50 years of music history: https://www.inquirer.com/entertainment/questlove-music-is-history-books-kelef-sanneh-major-labels-20211127.html

America’s Black Classical Music: https://the1a.org/segments/lost-found-americas-black-classical-music/

2022 Grammy Nominations: https://www.grammy.com/grammys/news/2022-grammys-complete-winners-nominees-nominations-list

Sister Souljah Interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j1WKA6qY3tM&t=184s