The Sphinx Organization has celebrated and brought together Black and brown musicians for over two decades, but because of COVID, the organization's annual gala is going digital. This online event will include a performance of a work by composer Carlos Simon, who talks with Garrett about the gala, his music, and how he engages the issue of police brutality as an artist. Scott offers his opinion on the music of Alanis Morissette (and Beyoncé's cover of her most famous song), followed by a conversation concerning this year's Presidential Election.
Playlist:
Jerry Goldsmith - "Star Trek" score (excerpt)
Astor Piazzolla - Estaciones Porteñas (feat. Lara St. John)
arr. Mari-Pitout - "Ndikhokhele Bawo, Xhosa" (feat. Exigence)
Engelbert Humperdinck - Hansel and Gretel
Alicia Keys ft. Khalid - "So Done"
Alanis Morissette - "Uninvited"
arr. Beyoncé - "You Oughta Know"
Chris Rogerson - Thirty Thousand Days
Dmitri Shostakovich - Symphony No. 9
Ulysses Kay - Sonata for Bassoon
Carlos Simon - Amen!
Carlos Simon - Elegy
Carlos Simon - Loop
More:
Carlos Simon: http://coliversimon.com/
Sphinx Gala: http://www.sphinxmusic.org/gala/
Shirley Chisholm: https://www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/shirley-chisholm
Top Music School Finds Sexual Abuse Allegations From Violinist 'Credible': https://www.npr.org/2020/09/23/916108440/top-music-school-finds-sexual-abuse-allegations-from-violinist-credible?fbclid=IwAR3LTZ-wHJRoUscqNo__nsTehufILMeetjUSbqvTXhncpHn26dRoDU9cR-c
Equity Silences the Muse: https://www.danieleldermusic.com/post/equity-silences-the-muse
Joe Rogan vs. Spotify: https://www.sportskeeda.com/esports/spotify-now-trying-cancel-joe-rogan
Dmitri Shostakovich and Ulysses Kay: https://www.wbur.org/artery/2020/07/31/bso-ulysses-kay-world-premiere
MPR Music Union: https://www.twincities.com/2020/09/24/staffers-at-mprs-music-stations-the-current-and-classical-mpr-vote-to-unionize/
