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TRILLOQUY
Hosted by TrillWerks Media · EN
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.
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Opus 222 - "African American Voices II" (feat. Kellen Gray)
Nov 9, 202300:59:03Tap to summarizeLoki takes a look at the perspective income of a conductor who's encouraging his orchestra to perform "conductorless", chats with Maestro Kellen Gray about his latest recording of orchestral music by Black composers, and highlights the concept of Human Revolution as it applies to his life and activism, in general. Music Director Urges Musicians To Go ConductorlessMinnesota Orchestra Financial InformationKellen GrayAfrican American Voices IIConcerto for Orchestra: I. Toccata. Allegro moderato (Ulysses Kay)Worship: A Concert Overture (Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson) ★ Support this podcast ★
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Opus 221 - Dependent Arising (feat. Earl Maneein and Rachel Barton Pine)
Nov 2, 202301:05:08Tap to summarizeLoki celebrates his discovery of the Turtle Island Quartet, chats with Rachel Barton Pine and Earl Maneein about their latest metal-inspired violin concerto recording, and shares the dissonance he's feeling regarding the Metropolitan Opera's presentation of "X: The Life and Times of Malcolm X". Turtle Island QuartetEarl ManeeinRachel Barton Pine"Dependent Arising""Dependent Arising": I. Grasping at the Self"Dependent Arising": III. Gaté, gaté paragaté parasangaté,... ★ Support this podcast ★
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Opus 220 - Reflections in Time
Oct 26, 202301:06:51Tap to summarizeLoki shares news about the Metropolitan Opera's decision to platform a public reading of the Autobiography of Malcolm X, interviews pianist Althea Waites, and connects some of Malcolm X's words to a current DEI initiative being executed across the American orchestral landscape. Marathon Reading of The Autobiography of Malcolm X as Told to Alex HaleyAlthea Waites, pianist"Flamenco" by Margaret Bonds"Tangamerican" by Margaret BondsInclusive Stages Initiative ★ Support this podcast ★
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Opus 219 - What Is Truth (feat. BLKBOK)
Oct 19, 202300:48:07Tap to summarizeLoki shines a light on his recent discovery of "A Soulful Celebration" on Handel's "Messiah", chats with renegade neo-classical pianist, BLKBOK, and talks money as it relates to inflation and concert attendance. "For Unto Us a Child is Born" from Soulful CelebrationBLKBOK"What is Truth" by BLKBOK ★ Support this podcast ★
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Opus 218 - My Wings Burned Off (feat. June Carryl)
Oct 12, 202301:06:04Tap to summarizeLoki offers updates on the drama at WCPE-FM and the Cleveland Institute of Music, shares his dialogue with June Carryl, the writer behind a new opera dedicated to the life of Oluwatoyin Salau, and speaks to the violence in the Middle East.North Carolina Radio Station Won’t Ban Met Opera Broadcasts After AllCarlos Kalmar Put on Leave of Absence by Cleveland Institute of MusicJune Carryl"Say Her Name" by Alysia LeeThe Story of Oluwatoyin Salau ★ Support this podcast ★
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Opus 217 - "Queens"
Oct 5, 202301:04:30Tap to summarizeLoki responds to WCPE-FM's decision to forego "controversial" opera broadcasts, chats with Maria Manuela Goyanes, Artistic Director of Woolly Mammoth Theatre, and encourages activists and change makers to push through the tiring work of shifting societal status quo. North Carolina radio station declines to broadcast 6 Met opera performances over objections to contentX, The Life and Times of Malcolm X: Act III, Scene 5, Audubon BallroomMaria Manuela Goyanes/Woolly Mammoth TheatreKiss of Fire (Louis Armstrong) ★ Support this podcast ★
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Opus 216 - Conciertos Románticos
Sep 28, 202300:51:32Tap to summarizeLoki highlights the struggle between the students of the Cleveland Institute of Music and Maestro Carlos Kalmar, chats with pianist Jorge Federico Osorio about his new album, "Conciertos Románticos", and speaks to how the critique of interracial dating has come into his life by way of classical musicians. Inside the Crisis at CIM"Conciertos Románticos""For the Boys" ★ Support this podcast ★
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Opus 215 - Twofold (feat. Brandon Patrick George)
Sep 21, 202301:07:35Tap to summarizeLoki shops for Metropolitan Opera tickets, chats with flutist Brandon Patrick George about his new album, "Twofold", and addresses recent police violence against a band director in Alabama. Buy "Twofold" by Brandon Patrick George"Afro Blue" at the Rainbow Room feat. Imani WindsAlabama band director tased by police for not stopping his students' performance ★ Support this podcast ★
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Opus 214 - Base Pay (feat. Arvind Manocha)
Sep 14, 202300:56:32Tap to summarizeLoki responds to the Philadelphia Orchestra musicians' rejection of a new contract, speaks with President and CEO of Wolf Trap, Arvind Manocha, and shares Bodhisattva wisdom from his weekend at a Black Buddhist retreat in Florida. Philadelphia Orchestra Musicians’ Contract Negotiations Stall: https://theviolinchannel.com/philadelphia-orchestra-musicians-contract-negotiations-stall/Illharmonic Orchestra - Hip-Hop’s Love Ballad: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JgcFH07BvgA“You Are The Best Thing” - Ray LaMontagne (Ampd Quartet Cover): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-QQqedCQcU ★ Support this podcast ★
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