The Chicago Philharmonic has instituted changes in both administration and programming, with supporters and audiences alike cheering them on. The organization appointed its new Executive Director, Terell Johnson earlier this year and has recently featured the violin concerto, "Glory" by Marcus Norris. They both join Garrett to talk about their collaboration, their respective approaches to orchestral equity, and what it means not to leave Black communities behind. Scott honors Paula Cole's "Autumn Leaves" and asks the question, "Is a 10th symphony from Beethoven necessary?". The guys spend the weekly TRILLOQUY unpacking claims of "racial anxiety" as it pertains to the firing of a clarinetist from the Nashville Symphony.
Playlist:
Jean "Rudy" Perrault - "Hope" from Exodus String Quartet (perf. Philadelphia Orchestra Quartet: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ZRQmcs4eYo)
Dmitri Shostakovich - Symphony No 10, finale
Queen - "I Want It All"
Paula Cole - "Autumn Leaves"
Nirvana - "Smells Like Teen Spirit"
Nirvana - "Smells Like Teen Spirit" (perf. Aston: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wyeW_wP1k6Y)
Marcus Norris - "Glory"
Eric B & Rakim - "Don't Sweat the Technique"
More:
Chicago Philharmonic: https://chicagophilharmonic.org
Marcus Norris: https://www.marcusnorris.com
Downbeat (Shaq is done with fame): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=13PumOCPKe0
Art Change Us: https://artsinachangingamerica.org
Anti-Blackness at the Border: https://www.borderreport.com/regions/texas/gov-greg-abbott-vows-to-hire-border-patrol-agents-if-biden-fires-them/
Creating Beethoven's 10th: https://theconversation.com/how-a-team-of-musicologists-and-computer-scientists-completed-beethovens-unfinished-10th-symphony-168160
The MET Opera on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MetOpera
James Zimmerman Responds to Nashville Symphony Termination: https://freebeacon.com/culture/how-racial-anxiety-conquered-an-orchestra-and-crushed-a-career/