90: Friends Like These

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 QUARTETNonprofit board fires DaPonte String Quartet musicians, changes mission (Portland Press Herald)CHINA-NK FRIENDSHIP CONCERTFull Performance of North Korean Artists in Beijing (YouTube)RAVEN CHACON WINS 2022 PULITZER IN MUSICFull 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 MIXTAPEThe full playlistTiffanyFarrenc, Symphony No. 3, mvmt. 3WillBloch, Baal ShemGabeBeethoven, arr. Roman Kim: Symphony No. 5THINK YOU CAN STUMP US? GO AHEAD AND TRY!Google Form for “Name that Tune: Stump the Hosts Edition” You can reach us at [email protected] and on social media:FacebookTwitterInstagram