Join Dr. Ashley Pribyl as she interviews Dr. Stephanie Shonekan, Associate Dean of the College of Arts & Science and Professor of Music at the University of Missouri. They discuss the first major black opera diva, Camilla Williams, Mizzou's musical response to the 2015 protests, and what true diversity and inclusion in classical music would mean.
The theme for MOSY Motifs is the overture to Treemonisha by Scott Joplin, recorded by Cristian Chiappini & Orchestra dell'Università di Firenze.
Music examples:
Camilla Williams sings "Beau Soir" by Claude Debussy
Marian Anderson sings the spiritual "Deep River"
New Symphony Orchestra conducted by Trevor Harvey performs Fela Sowande's African Suite
"Summertime" from Porgy and Bess (1959 film version)
These complete examples, as well as more music related to this episode, can be found here or on our YouTube page.