Brittany J. Green is a North Carolina-based composer, creative, and educator whose works engage everything from Black feminist theory to the rupture of systems. She joins Garrett in this week's third movement to talk about her music, her studies of Julius Eastman, and how differing queer perspectives played a role in 20th century instrumental music. Scott returns to this year's "classical" Grammy conversation, highlights the music of Odetta, and offers his thoughts concerning the conflict in Ukraine. Garrett offers words from Mamie Till, celebrates the "Afro-harping" of Brandee Younger, and digs into the nuances of racism as seen in recent news media.
Playlist:
Bohdana Frolyak - Clarinet Concerto
Miles Davis - "So What"
Odetta - "Woke Up This Morning (With My Mind Stayed On Freedom)"
Odetta - "Water Boy"
Dorothy Ashby - "Games" (perf. Brandee Younger Quartet: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gY9ghgmH_r0&t=1119s)
Julius Eastman - "Stay On It" (perf. San Francisco Conservatory: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=61pfXwQ1OgI&t=86s)
Brittany J. Green - "bluedream"
Brittany J. Green - "Portraits for Piano"
More:
Brittany J. Green: http://www.brittanyjgreen.com
Downbeat (30th Anniversary of Emmett Till's Death NBC 1985): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4l4droR9W8E
Metropolitan Opera says it will sever ties with Putin-allied artists: https://www.npr.org/sections/deceptivecadence/2022/02/27/1083387627/metropolitan-opera-sever-ties-putin-ukraine-gergiev-netrebko
Women Composers from Ukraine: https://ukrainianinstitutenyc.wordpress.com/2016/11/06/women-composers-from-ukraine/
How Being Inclusive Can Be Insulting: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/25/opinion/black-classical-music.html
How Odetta Revolutionized Folk Music: https://www.newyorker.com/culture/culture-desk/how-odetta-revolutionized-folk-music
Transphobia in Texas: https://www.texastribune.org/2022/02/28/texas-transgender-child-abuse/
Reporters Show Racism: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vLYYm7GSA-I
Florida Don't Say Gay Bill: https://thehill.com/changing-america/respect/equality/596178-florida-dont-say-gay-bill-passes-final-senate-committee
Anti-Black Sentiments in Ukraine: https://www.washingtonpost.com/posteverything/wp/2015/01/02/a-cop-in-ukraine-said-he-was-detaining-me-because-i-was-black-i-appreciated-it/
