The Grammy Award-winning Catalyst Quartet is on a journey to create more recordings of music by women and composers of color, with the project, "Uncovered" being the latest installment. Abi Fayette joins Garrett to talk about the unique role that summer music festivals played in her development, her life as the newest member of the Catalyst Quartet, and how "Uncovered" has played a pivotal role in her own understanding of the importance of showcasing music by marginalized composers. Garrett and Scott continue their year-round celebration of women in music with performances by Monica Ellis, the Women's Philharmonic, Nina Simone, and others, and the guys address the recent misstep by the Oberlin Conservatory of Music.

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Playlist:

Cardi B - "Money Bag"

Florence Price - Symphony No. 3, "Juba"

Jennifer Higdon - "Dark Wood"

Bobby Shmurda - "Hot N*gga"

Valerie Coleman - "Portraits of Josephine Baker - Paris": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vM14alJoqq8

Antonio Vivaldi - Bassoon Concert in e minor, mov. II

perf. Monica Ellis/Jed Moss - "Elegy for Innocence"

perf. Armenta Hummings Dumisani - "The Cuckoo": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AqEMimeTOz0

Errollyn Wallen - Concerto Grosso

arr. Nina Simone - "My Way"

Nina Simone - "Don't Smoke in Bed"

Arvo Pärt - "Spiegel im spiegel"

Jessie Montgomery - "Smoke"

More:

Catalyst String Quartet: https://catalystquartet.com

Uncovered: https://catalystquartet.com/uncovered

Armenta Adams (Hummings) Dumisani: https://gatewaysmusicfestival.org/founder/

Downbeat: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=99V0mMNf5fo

Vienna Philharmonic Releases Statement Regarding Metropolitan Opera Orchestra: https://operawire.com/vienna-philharmonic-releases-statement-regarding-metropolitan-opera-orchestra/

In wake of Tiger Woods’ accident come host of new questions about his future: https://golf.com/news/tiger-woods-accident-new-questions-about-future/

Bobby Shmurda is Free: https://www.revolt.tv/news/2021/2/23/22296356/bobby-shmurda-released-prison

Josephine Baker’s Banana Skirt: https://www.vogue.com/article/josephine-baker-90th-anniversary-banana-skirt

Oberlin issues apology after Black History Month performance flier highlighted only white performers: https://www.cleveland.com/news/2021/03/oberlin-issues-apology-after-black-history-month-performance-flier-highlighted-only-white-performers.html