8: The Great Debaters

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This week, we start out with a rousing round of Stump the Hosts (aka Name That Tune) and then we move on to our three topics:COVID-ERA CLASSICAL SUCCESS STORIESHeartbeat Opera’s “Lady M”GroupMuseArwen Myers' livestream recital (FB)Pavement Concert BOOK CLUB: WAGNERISMAlex Ross, Wagnerism Bryan Magee, The Tristan Chord THE BLIND AUDITION DEBATETo Make Orchestras More Diverse, End Blind Auditions (NYT)Musicians on How to Bring Racial Equity to Orchestras (NYT)Titus Underwood on The Upbeat PodcastCLASSICAL MIXTAPEThe full playlistKenshoSchubert Andante in C MajorTiffanyFaure Piano Quartet No. 1 in C minor, mvmt. 3WillBrahms, Ein Deutsches Requiem: “Denn alles Fleisch, es ist wie Gras”THINK YOU CAN STUMP US? GO AHEAD AND TRY!Google Form for the next “Name that Tune: Stump the Hosts Edition” You can reach us at [email protected] and on social media:FacebookTwitterInstagram