Black equity, musical neurotechnology, and new paths for artist funding are just a few of the things that Bryan Crumpler is interested in as a composer. He joins Garrett this week to talk about his life, his music, and the impact that Europe's "Black Pete" has had on one of his compositions. Scott digs into the nuance of "woke racism", Garrett honors the lives of legends who the world has recently lost, and they both highlight musical performances that showcase the sounds of home and far away from home. This week's TRILLOQUY focuses on Florida's new "white guilt" law and how it could impact music education moving forward.

Playlist:

Meat Loaf - "Hot Patootie - Bless My Soul"

Jay-Z and Ye - "Niggas in Paris" (perf. Kaleidoscope Orchestra: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X1Uk3-kMm-Y)

21 Savage - "A Lot"

Omar Thomas - "I Am"

Rilo Kiley - "The Execution of All Things"

Koji Kondo - "Potion Shop" (perf. Super Guitar Bros.: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NFw-FrYmAEw&t=1479s)

SARIPUTRA - "Raag Ahir Bhairav" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AN2rcbIwqrc)

Bryan Crumpler - Clarinet Concerto No. 1

Bryan Crumpler - "Lift Every Voice and Sing"

Frederick Delius - "Florida Suite"

More:

Bryan Crumpler: https://ahmadeus.bandcamp.com/

Downbeat (Mitch McConnell on "Americans" and "African-Americans"): https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/video/2022/jan/21/mitch-mcconnell-under-fire-after-saying-african-americans-vote-as-much-as-americans-video

Free At-Home COVID Testing: https://www.cms.gov/how-to-get-your-at-home-OTC-COVID-19-test-for-free

André Leon Talley Was Black Excellence in Action: https://www.vogue.com/article/andre-leon-talley-was-black-excellence-in-action

Jay-Z and Meek Mill Team Up to Block Rap Lyrics From Being Used in Court: https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/jay-z-meek-mill-big-sean-fat-joe-back-law-limiting-rap-lyrics-at-criminal-trials-1286594/

John McWhorter Talks About His New Book, 'Woke Racism': https://news.columbia.edu/news/john-mcwhorter-talks-about-his-new-book-woke-racism

Inside The Black Pete Tradition Of Christmas Blackface In The Netherlands: https://allthatsinteresting.com/black-pete

Florida Advances Bill That Would Band Making White People Feel Bad About Racism: https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2022/01/florida-sb-148-racism-discomfort

"The Seven Last Words of the Unarmed" put composer Joel Thompson on the map, and his recent collaboration with the Houston Grand Opera showcased his ability to write a much more joyous piece of music. He joins Garrett to talk about his opera, "The Snowy Day", life in the shadow of his more famous work, and walking in the footsteps of those who came before him. Scott explores jazz's influence overseas and looks back at the activism of Louis Armstrong, Garrett highlights Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s ideas on a renewed economic system, and the guys wrap up by revisiting Dr. King's ideas on "the white moderate" and "the white liberal".

Playlist:

perf. Tracy Cox - "Senza Mamma" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QGieOvISKdM)

Louis Armstrong - "Black and Blue"

Joséphine Baker - "The Times They Are a-Changin" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ripFfYKy6EY)

Duke Ellington - "Three Black Kings"

Django Reinhardt - "Nuages"

perf. Sphinx Symphony Orchestra - "Glory" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=364nYNHPULQ)

perf. Amp'd String Quartet - "Leave the Door Open" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dB8XVQnAiDE)

Joseph Schwantner - "New Morning for the World"

More:

Joel Thompson/Houston Grand Opera Collab: https://www.houstongrandopera.org/events-tickets/2021-22-season/2021-22-cast/joel-thompson/

Garrett Speaks on the Apollo Stage: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3NVkPEWm6e0

Downbeat ("The Economic Problem Is The Most Serious Problem"): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fmauhsmcY2c

Documentary Exposes How The FBI Tried To Destroy MLK With Wiretaps, Blackmail: https://www.npr.org/2021/01/18/956741992/documentary-exposes-how-the-fbi-tried-to-destroy-mlk-with-wiretaps-blackmail

Charlottesville Opera Company Celebrates Soprano in "Fat Pig": https://www.wvtf.org/news/2022-01-14/charlottesville-opera-company-celebrates-soprano-in-fat-pig?fbclid=IwAR3VOsOtTmEJAsoF6sO8bECro95KNr4Z6C1J18vj_lhr6adCz5LL1_DbwhE

What Louis Armstrong Really Thinks: https://www.newyorker.com/books/page-turner/what-louis-armstrong-really-thinks

Society for the Preservation of Western Music Message: https://twitter.com/SpencerArias/status/1482868437106020353?s=20

To Find a COVID Test, "Google It": https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2022/01/13/vp_kamala_harris_to_figure_out_how_to_get_a_covid_test_google_it.html

Andrea Davis Pinkney is a New York Times-bestselling author whose work recently earned her an invitation to create the libretto for an opera adaptation of "The Snowy Day" by Ezra Jack Keats. She joins Garrett to talk about her life as an author, her experience writing for an opera, and the importance of Black joy in art. Scott offers the story of a church that's paying reparations to local Black institutions, Garrett celebrates reggae-inspired video game music by Nobuo Uematsu, and the guys honor the late Sidney Poitier. For the weekly TRILLOQUY, Garrett and Scott explore the relationship between anti-racism and anti-capitalism.

Playlist:

Quincy Jones - Music from "For Love Of Ivy"

Sir Mix-A-Lot feat. Seattle Symphony - "Baby Got Back" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w59e20ijOpE)

Howard Roberts Chorale feat. Jonas Gwangwa - "Let My People Go"

Nobuo Uematsu (perf. The Consouls) - "The Oppressed" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qnQdBqtb9Hw)

Fred Neil - "Dolphins"

Joel Thompson/Andrea Davis Pinkney - "Mama's Misgivings"

Steven Reineke - "New Day Risings"

Dmitri Shostakovich - Piano Concerto No. 2

More:

Andrea Davis Pinkney: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrea_Davis_Pinkney

The Snowy Day: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/08/arts/music/snowy-day-ezra-jack-keats-opera.html

Stop Wasting COVID Tests, People: https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2022/01/covid-test-shortage/621149/

Downbeat (Charles Woods on Sidney Poitier's On-Camera Slap): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XrTkqxPeJVY

Ahmaud Arbery's Murderers Sentenced to Life: https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/sentencing-hearing-men-convicted-ahmaud-arbery-murder

Seattle Symphony Music Director Steps Down: https://www.seattletimes.com/entertainment/classical-music/thomas-dausgaard-seattle-symphonys-music-director-abruptly-steps-down/?fbclid=IwAR3YCFTb3cdQaAM394jOOKTdDub3JYNMclNTeZAcgU2fwwjynNgD9QClcTc

This Is Why I Ended My Career In Classical Music: https://zachmanzi.medium.com/this-is-why-i-ended-my-career-in-classical-music-88ecad8ae7da

Some White Congregations Are Paying To Use Hymns Written by Enslaved African People: https://www.npr.org/2022/01/08/1071542936/some-white-congregations-are-paying-to-use-hymns-written-by-enslaved-african-peo

Angela Davis on Racism and Capitalism: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qhh3CMkngkY

María Isa Pérez-Hedges is a musical artist and lifelong Minnesotan whose activism has inspired her to make the big decision of running for Minnesota State Senate! She joins Garrett in-studio to talk about her journey, her music, and her goals as a potential representative for countless Minnesota-based artists and citizens. Scott shines a light on an all-Black, Nashville based wind symphony, Garrett honors the anti-racism of Betty White, and the guys spend the final movement unpacking the idea of "losing friends to CRT".

Playlist:

perf. Arthur Duncan - "Sing, You Sinners, Sing" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQRdsXU1Mok)

perf. Wayne Shorter and Esperanza Spalding - "Footprints" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QLVlpk46dP8)

Kevin Day - "Pyrotechnics"

Sean O'Loughlin - "Imani"

Wes Montgomery - "Besame Mucho"

María Isa - "Mad Accomplished"

María Isa - "By My Side"

Carmen Brouard - "Baron Lacroix"

More:

María Isa for State Senate: https://www.mariaisa.org

María Isa Music: https://www.iammariaisa.com

Downbeat (Andy Cohen New Year's Eve Rant): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RuELqOhSjgM

Betty White Once Helped Launch the Career of a Black Tap Dancer: https://people.com/tv/betty-white-once-helped-launch-the-career-of-a-black-tap-dancer-by-hiring-him-for-her-variety-show/

Wayne Shorter/Making Resistance My Ally: https://www.worldtribune.org/2021/12/making-resistance-my-ally/

Nashville's New Black Symphony: https://wpln.org/post/nashvilles-new-black-symphony-is-powered-by-a-love-of-classical-music-and-hopes-to-make-it-more-representative/

R.I. Representative Slammed for Tweeting She Lost "a black friend" to Critical Race Theory: https://www.bostonglobe.com/2021/12/28/metro/ri-representative-slammed-tweeting-she-lost-black-friend-critical-race-theory/?event=event25

Context can be an important aspect of experiencing music, but The Honorable Elizabeth A. Baker believes in offering audiences an opportunity to experience sound free from external description. She joins Garrett to talk about her unique approach to artistry, her recent collaboration with the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians/American Composers Forum, and more. Scott questions new approaches to "The Messiah", Garrett highlights notable "classical" moments of 2021, and the guys spend the final movement drawing. comparisons between "The Matrix: Resurrections" and the future of diversity, equity and inclusion in the arts.

Playlist:

Tyler, the Creator - "You're A Mean One, Mr. Grinch"

Margaret Bonds - "Oh, Sing of the King Who Was Tall and Brown"

Julius Eastman - "Femenine"

Mamadou Diabaté - "Tunga"

perf. Aimee Mann - "Hold On"

Asheru - Main Title from "The Boondocks"

The Honorable Elizabeth A. Baker - "Remain Calm."

perf. Brass Against - "Wake Up"

More:

The Honorable Elizabeth A. Baker: https://elizabethabaker.com

AACM: https://www.aacmchicago.org

Downbeat (R.I.P. Desmond Tutu): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uo2LGGqtjqM

The Grinch Arrested: https://www.themarysue.com/cops-arrest-the-grinch-copaganda/

Handel’s ‘Messiah’ Today: https://theconversation.com/handels-messiah-today-how-classical-music-is-contending-with-its-colonial-past-and-present-173218

Best Classical Music of 2021: https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/music/best-classical-music-2021/2021/12/07/fbc982f6-4bbe-11ec-b0b0-766bbbe79347_story.html

Hip-hop can be transformed with a heightened awareness of "classical" music, but the converse may be even more true! Garrett is joined by the hosts of the Speaker Geekers podcast to unpack the art of marketing orchestral music to Black audiences, hip-hop culture's larger role in society, and the notion of Christmas rap. Scott shares a relatively unknown fact and piece of music by Florence Price, and celebrates an ally to anti-racism within the country music industry. And the guys wrap up the show by responding to a video published by the Nashville Symphony Orchestra's former principal clarinetist.

Playlist:

Cherrelle - "Saturday Love"

Henry F. Gilbert - "The Dance In Place Congo"

Jason Isbell - "Maybe It's Time"

The Jackson 5 - "Give Love On Christmas Day"

The Jackson 5 - "Give Love On Christmas Day" (perf. Lex Von Sumayo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l1x8-sPF1rc)

Florence Price - Quintet in A Minor (perf. members of Symphony of Northwest Arkansas: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zFMgDI5CEd0)

Snoop Doggy Dogg - "Santa Claus Goes Straight To The Ghetto"

Zaytoven feat. Deitrick Haddon - "Greatest Gift"

Adam Shugar - "Hanukkah Overture" for String Orchestra and Clarinet

More:

Speaker Geekers Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/speaker-geekers-podcast/id1487345283

Downbeat (R.I.P. bell hooks): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g2bmnwehlpA

Minnesota Orchestra Presents "Joyful Echoes": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bmrl-C_IUGA

Classical Music and the Color Line: https://bostonreview.net/articles/classical-music-color-line/#

Jason Isbell Is Tired Of Country’s Love Affair With White Nostalgia: https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/elaminabdelmahmoud/jason-isbell-ryman-country-music-mickey-guyton

Composer Renee Baker believes that "classical" training doesn't have to be a barrier to other genres and styles - she sees it as a bridge! She returns to TRILLOQUY's third movement to talk about her entry into the world of "creative music", her recent collaboration with the American Composers Forum and the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians, and the way capitalism helps maintains American orchestral paradigms. Scott shines a light on the intersection of Black history and present as it relates to "classical" guitar, and Garrett speaks to white supremacy as it exists in both heavy metal and "classical" cultures.

Playlist:

Thomas Flippin - "Beyond Ferguson" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uiogFVTPNiw&t=38s)

Hirax - "El Diablo Negro"

arr. The Theorist - "Donda Medley" for cello and piano (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FEmP_eyEkHo)

Justin Holland - "Martha" (perf. John Alvarado: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AN6mXTQVazE)

Leroy Jenkins - "Through the Ages of Jehovah"

One World Jam - Improvisation w/ Renee Baker (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NfygTFRw7rU)

arr. DSharp - "Hot Girl Summer" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Edu9ZPgHDNg)

More:

Downbeat (Megan Thee Stallion Explains 'Big Ole Freak' To A Classical Music Expert): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ESyhpq_BwA&t=143s

Maria "Isa" Perez-Hedges announces bid for Minnesota Senate: https://www.insightnews.com/news/maria-isa-perez-hedges-announces-bid-for-minnesota-senate-seat/article_606474ea-594e-11ec-81e1-cbc33961bd03.html

Teenage virtuoso Damian Goggans' journey to Oberlin: https://www.ideastream.org/news/guitar-found-me-teenage-virtuoso-damian-goggans-journey-to-oberlin

Thomas Flippin, guitar: https://thomasflippin.com

Stop White Supremacy in Heavy Metal Music: https://act.colorofchange.org/sign/hate-music/?source=AH_Dec7_stage3_mailer_image_random_400k&t=3&akid=52563%2E15058325%2E6xL-DF

The Black Metal Sketch List: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1RdoohJdrM4XZLWiuzYMpbUnTG-tA-lkdHcg9BQF5gKk/edit#gid=0

The generations of work that have gone into creating racial equity in "classical" music can't be overstated, and Chicago-based composer Renée Baker joins Garrett to offer her story and why the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians (AACM) remains a vital part of the movement. The guys offer their Christmas music picks for the season, and unpack the notion of inappropriate musical characterizations of culture. Garrett and Scott wrap up the show with a raw and emotional discussion that centers Julius Eastman's "Crazy Nigger" and Claude Debussy's "Golliwog's Cakewalk".

Playlist:

Florence Price - "Adoration" (perf. Randall Goosby and Zhu Wang: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BgtP1lgGlHE)

Pyotr Tchaikovsky - excerpts from "The Nutcracker"

Imani Winds - "This Christmas"

Glen Campbell - "Pretty Paper"

Murray Head - "One Night in Bangkok"

Renée Baker - "Warm Broth"

Julius Eastman - "Crazy Nigger"

Claude Debussy - "Golliwog's Cakewalk"

More:

Renée Baker: http://www.reneebakercomposer.net

Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians: https://www.aacmchicago.org

Downbeat (Chris Cuomo Comments on CNN Suspension: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gFMlh7mNMtk&t=16s)

NYC Kids Write Book About Florence Price: https://www.npr.org/2021/12/02/1060468024/these-nyc-kids-have-written-the-history-of-an-overlooked-black-female-composer

Scottish Ballet Revises The Nutcracker To Address Racism: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-59527811

NutRemix: https://www.newballet.org/performances/nut-remix/

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

As Black Lives Matter protests continue across the nation there's a question that's being pushed more and more to the front: Are white people a help or a distraction in these spaces? Garrett and Scott dive into this conversation as it relates to the Kyle Rittenhouse verdict and urge listeners to see the reverberations of racial injustice in the court system within all institutions - even the arts! The guys honor the late Young Dolph, unpack a violent situation at a local theater, and more. Rhapsody Snyder and Orbert Davis from the Chicago Jazz Philharmonic return for part 2 of their conversation with Garrett, which leans on "Third Stream" as the key toward a more accessible and equitable arts ecosystem for future generations.

Support for this opus of TRILLOQUY comes from:

Hensel Pushers - https://henselpushers.org

Adrian Dunn & The RIZE Orchestra - https://adriandunnpresents.ticketspice.com/the-black-messiah-album-release-concert

Playlist:

Samuel Coleridge-Taylor - "Deep River" (perf. Wynton Grant and Stefan Petrov: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQgTSTP7XVc)

Jean Ritchie - Black is the Color

Franz Schubert - String Quintet in C Major (perf. ChamberFest Cleveland: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rb3B6K9mAW8_)

Lady Gaga - "The Edge of Glory" (Live from A Very Gaga Thanksgiving: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQ7BQuoRmbs)

Daijana Wallace - "i am the mind of winter" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yC6eRF-cfMM)

Orbert Davis - "The Creation of Evolution"

Orbert Davis - "The Face of the Enemy is Always Changing"

Brent Michael Davids - "Testament of Atom"

More:

SUPPORT MAKEDA'S COOKIES: https://www.gofundme.com/f/keep-the-history-of-makedas-bakery-going?utm_campaign=p_cp+share-sheet&utm_medium=copy_link_all&utm_source=customer

Downbeat (Young Dolph Gives Away $20k to students): https://twitter.com/Phil_Lewis_/status/1461057573285773315?s=20

Apollo Chamber Players Debut Work Dealing with Slavery: https://preview.houstonchronicle.com/classical/houston-s-apollo-chamber-players-debuts-work-16628410

Guthrie Theater Show Delayed by Audience Member’s Racist Rant: https://bringmethenews.com/.amp/minnesota-lifestyle/video-guthrie-theater-show-delayed-by-audience-members-racist-rant

Daijana Wallace: https://www.daijanawallace.com/about-me

White people are speaking up at protests: https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2020/06/02/white-people-black-protests/