Loki (formerly known as Garrett McQueen) speaks with cellist Abel Selaocoe about Africa, his travels as a musician, and the future he sees for so-called classical music. Loki offers his opinions on the intersection of Juneteenth and classical music programming, and highlights America's fundamental sin as a direct contributor to on-stage representation today. 

Garrett is back home from NYC and shares a story of trauma, resilience, and the arts that makes it possible. Damian Norfleet and Laura Kaminsky of Ensemble Pi chat with Garrett about one of their recent musical projects inspired by banned books, and Garrett encourages "turning poison into medicine" in the weekly TRILLOQUY. 

Garrett broadcasts from Brooklyn, NY and introduces the new sound and style of TRILLOQUY. Garrett chats with Keith Brown of Interlochen Public Radio about the show, GAMEPLAY, which celebrates excellence in video game music, and closes out the opus with a few thoughts on the Josh Jones/Kansas City Symphony situation. 

• INTRO: “Golliwog’s Cakewalk” by Claude Debussy (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p5Rhv1E3tEM); “6 Keys to Having Genuine Dialogue” (https://www.sgi-usa.org/2022/05/09/6-keys-to-having-genuine-dialogue/);
• MOVEMENT ONE: “The Minnesota Orchestra presents the world premiere of ‘brea(d)th’” (https://dailyplanetdc.com/2023/04/28/the-minnesota-orchestra-presents-the-world-premiere-of-breadth/); “Breadth” by Carlos Simon (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=btA17lhNXfU&t=6s); “Why is classical music making a comeback?” (https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/why-is-classical-music-making-a-comeback/);  “Reckoner” arr. Robert Glasper (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lsl4TW3Hm1o)
• MOVEMENT TWO: “Money Good” perf. Megan Thee Stallion and Phony Ppl (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GYJ03MIPoIk&t=1283s); “Don’t You (Forget Me)” by Simple Minds (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CdqoNKCCt7A)
• MOVEMENT THREE: Interview feat. Bethany Reed (https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/surviving/its-already-happening-with-QBpJ3oYy62T/); Laurie Anderson’s “Statue of Liberty” arr. Lara St. John (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NFe9WiYZHCY); “Vision Chant” by Andrew Balfour (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWpJ7zXAHrk); Open Letter from Indigenous Classical Musicians (https://ipaa.ca/open-letter-from-indigenous-classical-musicians/); “It’s Already Happening” Credits: Jacob Crane (he/him) of Indigenous Climate Action on "Climate, Alleyship, Music", opened by musician Andrew Burn (he/him), historical Bassoonist; Dr. Lise Vaugeois (she/her, pronounced Lee-s Vow-jwa), Professor at Lakehead University on  "Settler Colonial Values in the Classical Music World" opened by musician Dwayne Trudeau of Sudbury ON, Blues Guitar; Danielle Klein (she/her), UX Research Manager at Wealthsimple on "Design Thinking in Action: An interactive intro to UX"; Vu Le (he/him, pronounced "voo lay"), Nonprofit AF and Community Centric Fundraising, on "Money, Funding, and Equity", opened my musician Grace Martins, Vocalist, of St. Catharines ON; Caroline Whiddon (she/her), Co-founder to the Me2/Orchestra, on "Building an Orchestra from the Groud Up: melding mental health and classical music"; Lara St John (she/her), International Violin Soloist, Musical Maverick, Survivor,  on "Surviving Sexual Assault in the Classical Music Sector"; Andrew Balfour (he/him), Composer, Conductor (recently Juno nominated), on "Indigenous Musical Sovereignty & the future of "classical music'; Parmel Attariwala (she, her, pronounced  Pahr' mullah Atahr' ee wah la), Violinist, ethnomusicologist, composer, music educator and equity advocate on "How the Western Orchestra and Western classical music are problematic symbols in the era of social justice and equity" with opening music by Lucy Nesbitt, French Horn, of Toronto ON; Mx. Xavia A. Publius (she/her or ze/hir,  for how to pronounce Xavia click here, for how to pronounce Publius click here), Dept. of Drama, PhD Student, University of Albert on "Transgender Inclusion in Classical Music", opened with music by Hamilton ON's finest, B.A. Johnston; Gaitrie Persaud (she/her) , Tkaronto-Guyanese, Deaf IBPOC/QIBPOC activist, empowerer of Deaf artists, on "Empowering Deaf Artists", with short-film opening ROAD TO NOWHERE, an Electric Moose production, created by Brian Solomon, muti-disciplinary artist, including dance, instillations, painting and drawing, born in the remote community of shebahonaning (i pronounce it 'sheba-non-aning', but this isn't correct. there are many ways to pronounce this Anishinaabemowin (the Ojibwe/Ojibwa language) word and I have further learning to do, so take my pronunciation with salt); A limited time screening of the Film Orchestrating Change, Executive Producers/Directors: Emmy-winning Margie Friedman & Barbara Multer-Wellin was made available for several days or the project (it was a doc made about the Me2/Orchestra); Joey Solomon, Sudbury ON based visual artist, produced the logo.; 100s of other people offered time, expertise, support, knowledge, and co-created this event together: I want to acknowledge them for the importance they deserve, as this event was molded, shaped, and made possible by a community of peoples.
• MOVEMENT FOUR: “It’s So Hard to Say Goodbye to Yesterday” by Boyz II Men (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dtkbfkmW808)

• INTRO: “Duel of the Fates” by John Williams (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_2bluVPsb0); “Granada” by Agustín Lara (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nUWEYcv5pFU&list=PLF74lzd0FYzivYbVU5qjJXRjf6bKTbpBs&index=3);
• MOVEMENT ONE: “What Did Listeners Say When This Station Went A.I.?” (https://radioink.com/2023/05/02/what-did-listeners-say-when-this-station-went-a-i/); “Anything Is Possible” by Don Davis (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8iaV1cv6bKE&list=PLIlOL1e1PCesgtYwbhRwO1v9-M_tly_NJ&index=10); “A ‘full body orgasm’ at the L.A. Phil? Witnesses offer conflicting accounts” (https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2023-04-30/la-phil-concert-orgasm-twitter-tchaikovsky); ‘Valse’ from Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 5 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EzWx-mqW3Vc)
• MOVEMENT TWO: “Trouble So Hard” perf. Amythyst Kiah (https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=PyRyO4qV7cc); “Meri Sakhi ki Avaaz (My Sister’s Voice)” by Reena Esmail (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VPXugXA8rUs&t=47s)
• MOVEMENT THREE: Interview with members of The King’s Singers (https://www.kingssingers.com); “Can You Feel the Love Tonight” perf. The King’s Singers (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gz_2zxo-2w4); “I’m Yours” perf. The King’s Singers (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cu3WPbT79_o&list=PLtaTdTtskx8EPqgakUUGQa3Q1EaNkVenh&index=13); “The King’s Singers say Christian college cancelled their concert over ‘concerns about sexuality’” (https://www.classicfm.com/artists/kings-singers/florida-college-cancels-concert-sexuality-concerns/#:~:text=The%20King%27s%20Singers-,The%20King%27s%20Singers%20say%20Christian%20college,concert%20over%20%27concerns%20about%20sexuality%27&text=After%20cancelling%20the%20a%20cappella,that%20violates%20the%20Holy%20Scripture)
• MOVEMENT FOUR: “Sansa Kroma” feat. Zimbe (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4RRdlBodrWU)

Support for TRILLOQUY comes from Salastina: https://www.salastina.org/concerts/2023/5/6

INTRODUCTION: “Fragile” by String (live from Viña del mar 2011: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jATVarJMyE0); “The Seven Last Words of the Unarmed” by Joel Thompson (live from Sphinx 2017: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GuT9Ml_Bvx8)

MOVEMENT ONE (13:44): “Blair Tindall, Whose Music Memoir Scandalized, Dies at 63”: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/19/arts/television/blair-tindall-dead.html?fbclid=IwAR0c1OY7Bre7oIMLHzFhyTgASfzhtJoDmAifMfmtV1RhG8_agOxmZ2eAMfs; Oboe Quartet in F, K. 370, “Adagio” by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cBzRjImBW1s; “Questlove Debuts Young Adult Novel Dedicated To His 9-Year-Old Self — 'I Want Black Nerds To See Themselves'”: https://afrotech.com/questlove-debuts-young-adult-novel?item=8; “The Next Movement” by The Roots: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qm7Xt2Qsjcg

MOVEMENT TWO (37:15): “stay volk” by Mobley: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7tkkj53E0dI; “Remembering Sundays” by Masego: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RtVswIwFe9A; “Tadow” by FKJ & Masego: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hC8CH0Z3L54

MOVEMENT THREE (47:55): Interview with Stanford Thompson (https://www.stanfordthompson.com); Trumpet Concerto by Johann Hummel, feat. Stanford Thompson: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qo91ppZfRx4; “Idyll” by Samuel Coleridge-Taylor (perf. Minnesota Orchestra, Kensho Watanabe:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ItkdHooWlwI)

THE TRILLOQUY( 01:38:20): “The Anthemic Allure of ‘Dixie’, An Enduring Confederate Monument”: https://www.npr.org/transcripts/649954248; “Gone With The Wind (from BlacKKKlansman) by Terence Blanchard: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hvkwuud6h8M&list=PLnoIi4YKKKd9Dzhlgh39aPaHX6g-0rAk5

Support from TRILLOQUY comes from Salastina: https://www.salastina.org/

INTRODUCTION (00:00): “Forget” by Pogo (https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=QRMwa7WVb3k); “The Diva” from ‘The Fifth Element’ (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XnTE2h0ZY74);

MOVEMENT ONE (18:10): A Fresh Approach to Classical Music Engages Live Audiences (https://www.seattletimes.com/sponsored/a-fresh-approach-to-classical-music-engages-live-audiences/); “Hello Gold Mountain” by Wu Fei, perf. Lehigh University Philharmonic (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EVO62cgC10Q); The Jerusalem Quartet Believes in the Power of the Standard Repertoire (https://cso.org/experience/article/13216/the-jerusalem-quartet-believes-in-the-power-o?fbclid=IwAR2vOD3brb5R3CODH8T-S8Hz50EGOhCih_NNEdiIFwPpi0jVvl3wNYLl6PQ); String Quartet No. 4, mov. V, arr. Cristián Tamblay (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=97ygszrm1vI);

MOVEMENT TWO (46:10): “Prickly Pear” by Portico Quartet (https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=sNmWCHoWGZk); Concerto for Two Guitars by Paulo Bellinati, perf. Brasil Guitar Duo with the Sphinx Symphony Orchestra (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i0-6KjHo9QA);

MOVEMENT THREE (58:10): Garrett Interviews Terence Blanchard (https://www.metopera.org/season/2022-23-season/champion/); “Going to Mecca” by Terence Blanchard (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yDt5_aKFJdM); “Fight Scene” from ‘Champion’ by Terence Blanchard, perf. Opera Parallèle (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G553VZIpqeI)

THE TRILLOQUY (01:33:40): The Mestizo Waltz by Gabriela Lena Frank, perf. Utah Symphony (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nbxmWy7rjI4); “A Tale of Two Sudden Cable News Exits” (https://time.com/6274088/tucker-carlson-don-lemon-firing/)

Support for TRILLOQUY comes from Salastina: https://www.salastina.org

INTRODUCTION: SUPPORT THE FAMILY OF RALPH YARL (https://www.gofundme.com/f/nf36y-cover-medical-expenses); Nicki Minaj – “Itty Bitty Piggy”; Kendrick Lamar – “For Free?”

MOVEMENT ONE: Los Angeles’s Metro Is Using Classical Music as a Weapon (https://www.curbed.com/2023/03/los-angeles-metro-classical-music-subway.html); Once Overlooked Artists Are Strengthening the Classical Canon (https://www.inquirer.com/arts/florence-price-philadelphia-orchestra-curtis-institute-mary-lou-williams-20230410.html); Mary Lou Williams – ‘Taurus’ from Zodian Suite; An AI-generated Rihanna Cover of Beyoncé’s ‘Cuff It’ is Going Viral, and It Could Open Up a New Legal Nightmore for the Music Industry (https://www.insider.com/rihanna-ai-cuff-it-cover-legal-nightmare-music-industry-2023-4); Woman Claims AI Cloned Her Daughter’s Voice In $1 Million Kidnapping Scam (https://www.ndtv.com/feature/woman-claims-ai-cloned-her-daughters-voice-in-1-million-kidnapping-scam-3954384); Nirvana (AI) – Drowned in The Sun

MOVEMENT TWO: Funsho – Sweet Love (cover: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MTDYK689UIg); Chance the Rapper Helped Anita Baker Acquire Her Masters (https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/chance-rapper-helped-anita-baker-acquire-masters.html/); Chris Bruebeck – Affinity: Concerto for Guitar and Orchestra

MOVEMENT THREE (52:30): Garrett Interviews Leslie Kwan (https://www.lesliekwan.com); “A is for Aretha” (https://www.lesliekwan.com/a-is-for-aretha); Former Employee Claims Racial Discrimination in Suit Against Handel and Haydn Society (https://www.bostonglobe.com/lifestyle/names/2017/10/17/former-employee-claims-racial-discrimination-suit-against-handel-haydn-society/uXYHIyjNa22yHyky7hGgWJ/story.html); Marin Marais – Le Badinage (perf. Hila Katz: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ml0ZuqIX43U); Jean-Phillippe Rameau – Suite in a-minor (perf. Henri Hemsh: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NK3-URQntcg)

THE TRILLOQUY (1:50:00): Traditional – How Great Thou Art (perf. Marcus Miller: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxmLaETMSUc); Ralph Yarl Shooting Accused Shooter Out on Bond After Arrest: https://www.kcur.org/live-updates/ralph-yarl-kansas-city-shooting-protest;

Support for TRILLOQUY comes from Salastina: https://www.salastina.org

INTRODUCTION: Todd Harper’s Visual Scores (https://troutsongs.com/new-works-2020/); “Mnt I” from ‘Davka’ (https://www.discogs.com/release/2376251-Davka-Live); “Eruption” by Van Halen (https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=M4Czx8EWXb0); Excerpt from ‘Reaching Beyond’ (https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/34670537)

MOVEMENT 1 (22:40): “Daft Punk’s Thomas Bangalter Reveals Himself: As a Composer” (https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/03/arts/music/thomas-bangalter-daft-punk-mythologies.html); “Get Lucky” by Daft Punk (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5NV6Rdv1a3I); “Les Amazones” by Thomas Bangalter (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jSwvqh4zzto&list=PLEpjZ6a3i26cClq-7bQmsUFnc0ICmkepi&index=7); Police 'Reviewing Evidence' After Women Dragged Out of “The Bodyguard” Musical at Manchester's Palace Theatre (https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/whats-on/whats-on-news/police-reviewing-evidence-after-women-26657762); “Security Measures” by Alan Silvestri (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x4p_0o3l_8U&list=PLohYzz4btpaTba7W1VnOlKU6yBoLYt8lD&index=7);

MOVEMENT 2 (48:00): “I Found” by Amber Run, ft. London Contemporary Voices (https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=WJnrgvivZ1E); “Moving Target” by Brandee Younger (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QiWWsXTj8mQ&list=OLAK5uy_lRv4T_pPHnmQHi6OwcCzU72GSusxha2_w); More on “Brand New Life” by Brandee Younger (https://news.theurbanmusicscene.com/2023/04/brandee-younger-releases-new-album-brand-new-life/)

MOVEMENT THREE (56:20): Garrett Interviews Juan Pablo Contreras (https://www.juanpablocontreras.com); “Lucha Libre!” by Juan Pablo Contreras (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ts44zq_YqQE); More on “Lucha Libre!” (https://culturalattache.co/2022/12/08/composer-juan-pablo-contreras-unmasked/)

THE TRILLOQUY (01:48:10): “I See a Darkness” by Johnny Cash (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JWnUItw1ElU); Tennessee House Votes to Expel 2 of 3 Democratic Members Over Gun Protest (https://www.npr.org/2023/04/06/1168363992/tennessee-expel-3-democrats-house-vote); Robert A. Heinlein Quote (https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/3264-i-am-free-no-matter-what-rules-surround-me-if)

TRILLOQUY is made possible, in part, by Salastina: https://www.salastina.org/

INTRODUCTION: “The Mandalorian” Main Theme by Ludwig Göransson (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=62x19Bepc5s); “The Sopranos” Opening Credits by Alabama 3 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJpNmYeooQE&t=41s); “Lo Chiamavano King” by Luis Bacalov (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cT1BiMHTVz8); “I Got a Name” by Jim Croce (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wmKd_P1qGIA)

MOVEMENT ONE: “‘Of The Sea’ and other Black operas are changing the face of classical music” (https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/of-the-sea-opera-1.6796948); ‘Of The Sea’ Trailer (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jj2VpkOhAlo); “A Lost Operatic Masterpiece Written By White Men For An All-Black Cast Was Found And Restored. Can It Be Produced Without Controversy?” (https://www.billboard.com/pro/lost-blues-opera-harold-arlen-johnny-mercer-stage-theater/); “He’s Been Faithful” performed by Angel Blue (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KXfBCe--kMI)

MOVEMENT TWO: “Sometimes It Snows in April” performed by Shaina E & Jazz Mafia (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BMsPOWCYcMg); “Heartbeat” by Ryuichi Sakamoto (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XtvTDuTbPhU)

MOVEMENT THREE: Garrett Interviews Tommy Dougherty (https://tsdoughertycomposer.com/bio/); “Restrung” by Tommy Dougherty (https://soundcloud.com/tommy-s-dougherty/restrung); “Extraordinary Instruments” by Tommy Dougherty (https://soundcloud.com/tommy-s-dougherty/extraordinary-instruments)

MOVEMENT FOUR: “Prison Song” by Carlton Williams (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s6F37L7vtyw); Garrett and Scott Discuss Donald Trump’s Arraignment