TRILLOQUY

The discussion of Beethoven's alleged Blackness has taken yet another turn, with one artist calling for his body to be exhumed so that a DNA test can be administered. Garrett and Scott break this down, and bring a few other ghoulish themes to this year's Halloween edition of TRILLOQUY. Bill Doggett returns as special guest to highlight what he sees as one of the biggest missteps in orchestral DEI following the murder of George Floyd, and the guys speak to the importance of platforming local perspectives when arts institutions attempt to speak to local issues.

Playlist:

Peter Tchaikovsky - Symphony No. 1, mov. 3
Blu Cantrell - "Make Me Wanna Scream"
perf. George Palousis - "Dark Baroque Church Music" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uIfoc-OLCGA)
Michael Abels - "Anthem" from "Us" Soundtrack
Charles Mingus - String Quartet (https://vimeo.com/579081605/95f60fc18e)
Glen Campbell - "Wichita Lineman" Live (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rjzTNWWO7U0)
Brian Raphael Nabors - "Nuclear Winter"
James B. Wilson - "Remnants" for Poet and Orchestra (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1YG-o8rSHA)
perf. Richard Elliot - Halloween Organ Solo" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bG-Ml_EN-wU)

More:

Bill Doggett Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/bill-doggett
Downbeat (The Best of Uncle Phil): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jXFCiMfI5kM
Brandon Keith Brown Leads Chineke!: https://www.ilkleygazette.co.uk/news/19667421.review-chineke-orchestra-leeds-town-hall-sunday-october-17-2021/
"Thoughts of a Colored Man" on Broadway: https://thoughtsofacoloredman.com
German Pop Singer Calls for Beethoven's Body To Be Exhumed: https://www.classicfm.com/composers/beethoven/roberto-blanco-wants-body-exhumed-racial-dna-test/
The Art Music Lounge: https://artmusiclounge.wordpress.com/from-baroque-to-bop-and-beyond/

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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.