Episode 34

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13th Jun 2022

Plam Beach Pride (w/One Voice Mixed Chorus)

Happy Pride, Scorekeepers! And welcome to our Pride Extravaganza 2022! This week, we talk about some of our favorite Pride memories and play another round of Icebreakers. This time around, we get real (meet) cute as we each share the story of how we met our partners. Awwwww... <3 After that, we're honored to be joined by Jane Ramseyer Miller and Kymani Kahlil of One Voice Mixed Chorus, one the largest LGBTQ+ choruses in North America, based right here in St. Paul, MN! They talk about the incredible equity and advocacy work they are doing around the state and tell us about their upcoming concert, Sound Mind, which explores mental health from a queer perspective through music, art and song. Finally, we couldn't end the show without a thorough accounting of all the QUEER Black things that are bringing us joy this week, so shout-outs to Angel Maxine and Saucy Santana! Let's do it to it, y'all!

STAY SAFE, HAVE FUN, AND HAPPY PRIDE!!!

Hosts: Lee Bynum, Iyawo Inawale, Rocky Jones

Guests: Kymani Kahlil, Jane Ramseyer Miller

Producer: Rocky Jones

Music: Angel Maxine - "Wo Fie" feat Wanlov the Kubolor & Sister Deborah

Links

One Voice Mixed Chorus (Website) (Facebook)

Sound Mind (Buy Tickets) (Podcast)

Bayard Rustin (Wikipedia)

Pauli Murray (Wikipedia)

Angel Maxine: Emergency Fund (GoFundMe)


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The Score
News and commentary about opera, classical music, and pop culture seen through an antiracist and anti-oppressive lens
It's time to put opera on game! Hosts Lee Bynum, Paige Reynolds, and Rocky Jones are three Black and queer artists, pop culture aficionados, and arts administrators at Minnesota Opera, who are working every day to bring more diversity, equity, and inclusivity into opera and classical music. The Score is their provocative, thoughtful, and humorous commentary on the industry's past, present, and future, as seen through an anti-racist and anti-oppressive lens. Each episode features a variety of stories from a variety of perspectives that bring People of the Global Majority, queer, trans and nonbinary folks, and everyone else into the discussion of ownership over and access to the art form. From the opera house to the statehouse to your house, each episode will amplify the voices of those in the field who are pushing the boundaries of what opera is, who it is for, and how it can transform us and our communities. New episodes come out every other Wednesday!