TRILLOQUY

Loki Karuna chats with Kiana Corley about her upbringing in a so-called classical household and how it led her toward a career as a singer/songwriter at the intersection of folk and soul. Loki also responds to the Chicago Symphony Orchestra's upcoming "Montgomery and the Blacknificent 7" concert, and speaks to the importance of decolonizing the way we market and present ourselves to the music indu...

Loki Karuna chats with Karla Donahue Perez from the Catalyst Quartet about their mission to record all of the string quartet's by America's historical Black composers. Loki also addresses the Supreme Court's ruling on Affirmative Action, and speaks to his experiences and opinions on the government's failure to offer student load relief.  ★ Support this podcast ★

Na'Zir McFadden is the Assistant Conductor of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra and joins Loki to unpack his trajectory to the podium, his plans for the future, and his thoughts and ideas on expanding orchestra audiences. Loki reads from the Lotus Sutra and explains the meaning of his new name, and offers an extremely personal look into his life in the weekly TRILLOQUY.  ★ Support this podcast ★

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.  ★ Support this podcast ★

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.  ★ Support this podcast ★

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.  ★ Support this podcast ★

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/ ); “B...

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 Possi...

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,...

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-classic...

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 );...

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 )   MOVEM...

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 Ji...

INTRODUCTION Joan Baez on Activism, Vietnam, and the Guitar: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tcnNSavtoeI Joan Baez – “Where Have All the Flowers Gone” ( https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=fIPJGljUkAc ) Phil Donahue, “The Issue is Race” ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=47KGqsAexO0&t=5685s ) Sister Souljah – “My God is a Powerful God” ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUlWYEjECvI&list=RDEMdC...

INTRODUCTION Excerpt from “Coming to America”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ot03YqYQ1Qo perf. Dr. Angela M. Wellman – “Michael Row Your Boat Ashore” ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQDpFAji6RU ) P!NK – “Misery” ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zAg3Mz8BB9A ) Amy Beach – Piano Concerto No. 1 ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SKYBhHK5Zh4 ) Cookiee Kawaii – “Violin” ( https://www.youtube.com/wat...

INTRODUCTION  Brandee Younger Quartet Live @ Arts Center at Duck Creek: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gY9ghgmH_r0&t=1483s Esperanza Spalding – “Wild is the Wind” ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yl8-ea--oWs )   MOVEMENT 1 Archaeology Meets Music History: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/deer-antler-long-an-museum-storage-earliest-known-stringed-instruments-2261298 Vietnamese Classical Musi...

INTRODUCTION Alicia Keys – “City of Gods (Part II)” ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9b84Oxv6PR8 ) Blondie – “Rapture” ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pHCdS7O248g ) Helen Reddy – “Delta Dawn” ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fzb7a1T4c1k ) Valerie June – “Astral Plane” ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rN35g4eLQgg )      MOVEMENT 1 Carnegie Hall’s New Season: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/28/...

INTRODUCTION Charley Pride – “Hope You’re Feelin’ Me” ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nlD01k4hYbw ) Linda Martell – “San Francisco is a Lonely Town” ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ODGQrM1Elk ) Charley Crockett – “Jamestown Ferry” ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_vHOZ-yBjjw )   MOVEMENT ONE “A Pittsburgh Orchestra Premieres Music Inspired by the Loss of a Parent”: https://www.post-gazette.c...

INTRODUCTION Dolly Parton & Kenny Rogers – “Islands In The Stream” ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JpWldTFq2Jk ) Phil Collins – “You'll Be In My Heart” ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w0ZHlp6atUQ ) Rick Astley – “Cry for Help” ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C2xel6q0yao ) Lady Gaga – “Just Another Day” ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TUVOsSXiDtQ )   MOVEMENT 1 “The Agony of Contemporar...

INTRODUCTION Girls in Airports - "Curtain of Life" ( https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=CEekzmQJODc ) Adrian Dunn/Adrian Dunn Singers/RIZE Orchestra - "Jericho" ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hld86UsVjAg&list=OLAK5uy_kkG0trhjVuRISf8esc0RXYQXqLbPKUAIc&index=3 ) Ella Fitzgerald- "How High The Moon/Epic scat" LIVE 1966 [RITY Archives] ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1GUmxnYheK0 ) Lenny Kr...

INTRODUCTION Jessye Norman sings "Deep River" at Carnegie Hall: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8RRcITOyImM CHANTICLEER sings "There Is a Balm in Gilead": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IbFgInbwxpk Howard Roberts Chorale sings "Talk About a Child That Do Love Jesus": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bCsxc_yerj4 MOVEMENT 1 GRAMMYs Winner List: https://ew.com/awards/grammys/grammy-awards-2023-winner...

INTRO Ding Xiaokui - "Love of Eagles" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cs3UfPIhiok) Zequinha de Abreu - "Tico Tico" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_ZnJCMQqwo) perf. Macalester African Music Ensemble - "Chana" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZcBeuBggwVE) Traditional - "Cat Rambles to the Child's Saucepan" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rl6FmRLKi5U&list=PLx1Nd6N7U0a93cIjpA-yzJonCao2TSZam)...

INTRO Wang Lu - "Urban Inventory" ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6BzCkMEadh8 ) Pyotr Tchaikovsky - Concerto for Violin and Orchcestra ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=176ZO9pZGEc ) MOVEMENT 1 (20:15) "Composers and Performers to Watch This Year": https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2023/01/20/classical-music-composers-performers-2023/ Xavier Dubois Foley - "Shelter Island" ( http...

INTRO Kendrick Lamar - "We Cry Together" ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wUGyZM9rcnY ) "It's Not Over Until the Soprano Dies" ( https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/books/99/10/03/nnp/clement-undoing.html?_r=1&oref=slogin ) MOVEMENT 1 "Gen Z and Millennials' Surprise Obsession" ( https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20230113-gen-z-and-young-millennials-surprising-obsession ) Jakub Józe...

INTRO: Rolling Stone's 200 Greatest Singers of All Time ( https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-singers-all-time-1234642307/ariana-grande-8-1234643145/ ) Céline Dion - "The Power of Love"  Céline Dion - "My Heart Will Go On" perf. Céline Dion - "God Bless America" ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6LSarhZpnMs ) MOVEMENT ONE: Marin Alsop Claims Cate Blanchett Film is 'Anti-Woman' ( ht...