Dr. Eugene Rogers is a two-time Michigan Emmy Award winner, a 2017 Sphinx Medal of Excellence recipient, and a 2015 GRAMMY® Award nominee who is recognized as a leading conductor and pedagogue throughout the United States and abroad. He joins Garrett in the third movement to talk about how Black culture drives many people's love of music, his new role as conductor of the Washington National Chorus, and the upcoming premiere of the "Justice Symphony" that he will lead in June. Scott offers ideas on how to engage the classical sub-genre of "new music", Garrett unpacks a church's decision to "give up whiteness" for Lent, and the guys use jazz and Indian classical to demonstrate the importance of "free listening". In the weekly TRILLOQUY, the guys shed light on the continued injustice of police brutality and approach the conversation of proverbial "tap dancers" in politics and arts institutions.

Playlist:

Marvin Sapp - "Never Would Have Made It"

George Lewis - "Interactive Trio" for Trombone, Two Pianos, and Interactive Music System (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ec88U5R7cJ0)

Traditional - "Raga Suhakanara"

Stanley Jordan - "Autumn Leaves"

perf. Aretha Franklin - "Precious Lord" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PpFq9gxBxhk)

perf. Exigence Ensemble - "Hold On (Change is Comin')" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L4KPTLvalk0)

Florence Price - Symphony No. 3, mov. 3

More:

Dr. Eugene Rogers: https://www.eugenerogers.com/bio

National Philharmonic Presents "Justice and Peace": https://www.kennedy-center.org/whats-on/explore-by-genre/jazz/2021-2022/wash-chorus-justice-and-peace/

Downbeat (Justice Kentanji Brown Jackson's Acceptance Speech): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6eOWKuYzb98

A Critical Response to the Supreme Court: https://www.instagram.com/p/CcEMZ19Lnap/

Illinois Church’s ‘Fast From Whiteness’: https://globalnews.ca/news/8743151/fast-from-whiteness-first-united-church-of-oak-park/?fbclid=IwAR37-sqISB5xdtQmM4YAj9EjPjYrSs9Hx5fTlYvCIMfjy-VuEEkhfA-lAy0

Outspoken Composer to Lead International Contemporary Ensemble: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/08/arts/music/george-lewis-international-contemporary-ensemble.html

The Grammys and The Challenge of Equitable Diversity: https://www.representclassical.com/news-1/the-grammys-and-the-challenge-of-equitable-diversity

No Charges Against Police in Amir Locke Shooting: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/06/us/amir-locke-shooting-no-charges.html

Tim Scott Defends Votes Against Jackson’s Supreme Court Nomination: https://www.wistv.com/2022/04/07/scott-graham-defend-votes-against-jacksons-supreme-court-nomination/