This week, we start out with a rousing round of Back to the Future AKA Retrogradus ad Parnassum, and then we move on to our three topics:
MUSICIANS FIRED FROM THEIR OWN QUARTET
Nonprofit board fires DaPonte String Quartet musicians, changes mission (Portland Press Herald)
CHINA-NK FRIENDSHIP CONCERT
Full Performance of North Korean Artists in Beijing (YouTube)
RAVEN CHACON WINS 2022 PULITZER IN MUSIC
Full performance (Vimeo)
Meet Raven Chacon, the first Native American to win the Pulitzer Prize for music (NPR)
Commentary: Raven Chacon’s ‘Voiceless Mass’ magnifies unsung voices into the realm of the sacred (LAT)
The Pulitzer Prize Winner That Emerged Out of a Time of Quietness (NYT)
CLASSICAL MIXTAPE
The full playlist
Tiffany
Farrenc, Symphony No. 3, mvmt. 3
Will
Bloch, Baal Shem
Gabe
Beethoven, arr. Roman Kim: Symphony No. 5
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Google Form for “Name that Tune: Stump the Hosts Edition”
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