Opus 109 - Decolonizing The Mind

Have you ever heard of slave orchestras? What does a post-colonial 'classical' music ecosystem look like? Cellist, composer, multi-instrumentalist and writer Jon Silpayamanant joins Garrett to talk about how the intersection of colonialism and music have impacted the world, and ideas on how musicians can help inspire mental decolonization. Garrett and Scott highlight the story of a Black man who managed to make friends with members of the Ku Klux Klan, share music performed by Turkish and Armenian musicians, and more. And Garrett puts the trill in TRILLOQUY in a final movement admonishing a headline and article with extremely triggering and historically racist overtones.

Playlist:

Julia Adolphe - "Veil of Leaves"
Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson - Sinfonietta No. 1, Mvt. III
Black Violin - "Stereotypes"
Daryl Davis - "Leave Me Alone"
perf. Bilal Göregen - "Ievan Polkka" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NUYvbT6vTPs)
perf. Loituma - "Ievan Polkka" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7yh9i0PAjck)
Narek Hakhnazaryan - Sollima, Lamentatio (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJkIsdDG2Rk)
arr. Cristián Tamblay - Bartok, String Quartet No. 4 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=97ygszrm1vI)
ลาวเสี่ยงเทียน ขุนอิน ระนาดบางกอก (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ewbWAfeTL8o&list=PL4sqmkGjp8d9lKQiy2dZWNDEcCFGSsYxW&index=4)
Xavier Dubois Foley - "Shelter Island"

More:

Downbeat (Anthony Fauci vs. Rand Paul): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kB2wVer3E1s
2022 Sphinx Medals of Excellence Awardees: https://www.sphinxmusic.org/sphinx-medals-of-excellence/
Grammy-nominated duo Black Violin will blend classical and hip-hop in Jimmy Dean Theater: https://www.progress-index.com/story/entertainment/2021/07/23/grammy-nominated-classical-meets-hip-hop-duo-black-violin-will-play-perkinson-center-for-the-arts/8073668002/
Texas Senate Passes Controversial Education Bill: https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/verify/education-verify/texas-not-banned-history-marginalized-groups-school-curriculums/536-fb588fe9-b861-472d-ae0f-7af751d2eab3
How One Man Convinced 200 Ku Klux Klan Members To Give Up Their Robes: https://www.npr.org/2017/08/20/544861933/how-one-man-convinced-200-ku-klux-klan-members-to-give-up-their-robes
A Mixed Start For Decca’s New Violin Poster Boy Randall Goosby: https://www.ludwig-van.com/toronto/2021/07/23/lebrecht-listens-a-mixed-start-for-deccas-new-violin-poster-boy-randall-goosby/

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Creators & Guests

Host

Loki Karuna

"I spent years pursuing excellence: what classical music is all about. Now it's dedicated to freedom; that's far more important." -Nina Simone #NamMyohoRengeKyo

Host

Scott Blankenship

What is TRILLOQUY?

CLASSICAL MUSIC has been misappropriated as a musical genre and a culture rooted in the aesthetics of Western Europe.
TRILLOQUY is the weekly podcast built to DECOLONIZE the traditional definitions and conversations surrounding CLASSICAL MUSIC.