TRILLOQUY

What if Jesus were Black? How would that change the narrative behind his story, and the music that has been written about him? Garrett unpacks this with Adrian Dunn, who's the composer behind a new work called "Black Messiah". Scott shares his thoughts on a new Mozart video game, the music of Michael Abels, and helps Garrett identify the joint, very intentional Euro-centricity that is foundational to America's understanding of Christmas and so-called classical music. This opus is dedicated to the incredible work of arts administrator and arts activist, Quanice Floyd.

Playlist:

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Requiem in d minor
Leonard Bernstein - "Fancy Free"
Experience Unlimited - "Da Butt"
Ariana Grande ft. Macy Gray - "Leave Me Lonely"
Ariana Grande ft. Nicki Minaj (arr. FRIIH MSHUPS) - "Side to Side" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r3si3n8adbY)
Michael Abels - "Global Warming"
Nathaniel Dett - "Eight Bible Vignettes"
Adrian Dunn - Black Messiah

More:

WATCH Black Messiah: https://blackmusicexperience.uscreen.io/catalog
WATCH Black Jesus: https://www.adultswim.com/videos/black-jesus
New Music Gathering Proposals: http://newmusicgathering.com/proposals
Emerging Black Composers Project: https://riffmagazine.com/news/emerging-black-composers-project/
'Mozart Requiem' Video Game: https://www.gamestop.com/video-games/switch/games/products/mozart-requiem/11100207.html
The MET Locks Out Stage Hands: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/07/arts/music/met-opera-lockout-stagehands.html
NY Phil Musicians Agree to Pandemic Pay Cut: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/07/arts/music/new-york-philharmonic-pay-cuts.html
Quanice Floyd vs. AFTA: https://www.npr.org/2020/12/03/942451376/americans-for-the-arts-promises-more-racial-and-cultural-equity
A.L. Youmans, piano: https://www.youtube.com/user/ALYcolumbus

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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.