Loki chats with George Marriner Maull, founder of the Discovery Orchestra, about his life, engaging new audiences through public media, and his upcoming Black History Month celebration concert: "Angelitos Negros". Loki shares his thoughts on the recent takeover of the Kennedy Center.

• The Discovery Orchestra
• George Marriner Maull
• New World Symphony excerpt 1
• New World Symphony excerpt 2
• Kennedy Center Takeover

Loki chats with composer Shawn E. Okpebholo about the idea of "music for music's sake", the importance he puts on responding to calls for social justice, and his latest release, "Songs in Flight". Loki compares backlash against Beyoncé's Grammy wins to society's general aversion to musical evolution and change.

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• Shawn E. Okpebholo
• Songs in Flight
• Songs in Flight Live from the Met Museum
• Beyoncé Backlash

Loki chats with acclaimed musicologist and pianist Samantha Ege about her early engagement with music, her work highlighting and preserving the work of Black women in classical music, and her new book, "South Side Impresarios". Loki reacts to the idea of fighting against upcoming challenges in America. 

• Dr. Samantha Ege
• "South Side Impresarios"
• Samantha performs music by Samuel Coleridge Taylor
• Samantha performs music by Margaret Bonds
• Trump's Latest Executive Order

Composer Carlos Simon returns to TRILLOQUY to offer updates on life, music, and the pursuit or peace in a world filled with change and uncertainty. Loki shares writings of Martin Luther King Jr. to commemorate MLK Day and the inauguration of Donald Trump as 47th President of the United States.

• Carlos Simon
• "Ring Shout" by Carlos Simon
• "brea(d)th" by Carlos Simon and Marc Bamuthi Joseph
• Letter to Coretta Scott King
• America's top 10% controls 60% of the wealth
• 37% of Americans can’t afford an emergency expense over $400

Violinist Kristin Lee joins Loki to discuss her new album, "American Sketches", and to unpack the question of who (and what) is American. Loki offers Buddhist texts as encouragement to those impacted by the California fires. 

• Kristin Lee
• "American Sketches"
• Emerald City Music
• "Monk's Mood" (perf. Kristin Lee and Jeremy Ajani Jordan)
• "Southland Sketches" (perf. Kristin Lee and Jeremy Ajani Jordan)
• Support Efforts in California 

Loki chats with composer Damian Geter about his upbringing, career success, and his new opera that shines a light on the Loving v. Virginia court case, which made interracial marriage legal in the United States. Damian also offers words on "The Blacknificent 7" and their hopes for the industry. Loki shares his experiences and opinions on the topic of interracial love. 

• Damian Geter 
• "Neo-Soul" by Damian Geter
• "The Gift to Sing" by Damian Geter
• Loving v. Virginia Opera
• The Blacknificent 7
• "The Boys Are Black In Town" clip on interracial dating

Loki chats with acclaimed composer Adolphus Hailstork about his experiences engaging Black composers over the course of this trajectory, the US premiere of his work, "Ndemara", and guidance to the next generation of composers. Loki reads from the manifesto of Luigi Mangione, offers his thoughts on direct, cultural, and systemic violence, and encourages arts workers to think about the creation of direct, cultural, and systemic peace.

Support for this opus of TRILLOQUY comes from Freshly Baked NYC. 

• Adolphus Hailstork
• "Oh Freedom" by Adolphus Hailstork
• "Bassoon Set" by Adolphus Hailstork
• Luigi Mangione Manifesto
• Direct, Cultural, and Systemic Violence 

Loki chats with Grammy-nominated flutist, vocalist, and composer, Nathalie Joachim about Afromodernism, building community as an artist, and more. Loki responds to imagery that suggests that it's time for Black women to watch it all burn.

• NOLA Chamber Fest
• Lyrica Baroque
• Nathalie Joachim
• Nathalie Joachim - Kouti yo (Live from Juilliard)
• Aware by Nathalie Joachim; Rachel Mellis, flute
• "I Can't Stop Thinking" by Loki
• Conga Drum Accompaniment

Loki chats with Jennifer Koh about the notion of "risk" in western classical spaces, the importance of commissioning new work, and her upcoming collaboration with the Kennedy Center. Loki reads from the autobiography of Huey P. Newton and responds to the outcome of the 2024 presidential election.

• Jennifer Koh
• ARCO Collaborative 
• Fortas Chamber Music Concerts
• Echorus by Philip Glass (perf. Jennifer Koh and Jaime Laredo)
• Her Latitude by Wang Lu (perf. Jennifer Koh and Wang Lu)
• Huey P. Newton reflects on the Black Panther Party

Loki chats with composer George Lewis about the "Composing While Black" anthology, his approach to furthering the tradition of "great Black music", and his upcoming collaborations with the New York Philharmonic, ICE, and others. Loki also responds to the Afromodernism concert he recently attended, presented by the New York Philharmonic.

Support for this opus of TRILLOQUY comes from the New York Philharmonic. 

• ICE/"Composing While Black"
• Association for the Advancement of Creative Music
• "Weathering" by George Lewis (perf. American Composers Orchestra)
• "Arcades" by George Lewis (perf. Black Box Ensemble)
• Afromodernism, presented by the New York Philharmonic