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Classical music can seem so straight, white, and boring. Hosts Shahid Osuna and Alice Park are on a mission to prove that it's not! Each episode, Shahid and Alice take turns teaching the listeners and each other about a queer hero in classical music who often goes ignored. They're here to gay up the classical sphere - and to remind us all that we can take everything a little less seriously. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/classical-queeros/support
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Better late than never! On an episode that was released almost a week and a half late, Shahid and Alice talk about Julius Eastman, a remarkable Black gay composer and musician who lived in New York in the 60s (during something called the Stonewall Riots......maybe you've heard of them?) Julius Eastman was decidedly himself in everything he did, no …
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BONUS EPISODE: Hot Mess Performs "Misery Business" and "Africa"
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Due to the unflinching tendency of life to keep moving even when we're busy and want it to pause for a little while, we did not have time to record a full episode this month. Instead, we are gifting you with a live performance of Hot Mess from June 2019. This performance had three songs and was recorded in video form, but today you get two songs in…
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7. Sister Rosetta Tharpe (w/Julianne Colwell from Aria Podcast)
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Shahid and Alice are joined by the host of Aria Podcast, Julianne Colwell, who teaches them about the legendary, iconic, and truly remarkable Sister Rosetta Tharpe. You can find Julianne and her podcast on Instagram @ariapodcast. On her show, Julianne interviews musicians from all over the ~scene~. She also donates all her Patreon proceeds to LGBTQ…
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Classically trained French horn player Sasami Ashworth is a queer, Korean-American who is better known for her singer/songwriter career as a self-proclaimed "synth queen" with a style that can be described as "shoegaze with stage presence." In this episode, Alice teaches Shahid about Sasami, even though Shahid has actually worked with her before! Y…
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5. Famous White Men: The Gayme Show (w/ Charles Brunson and Cameron Clendaniel)
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While queer composers who are marginalized by even more than their sexuality deserve the spotlight, we at Classical Queeros thought it was important to remember that even the cis white men who we call the "Greats" were gay, too. In this episode, Shahid and Alice invite champions Cameron Clendaniel and Charles Brunson to fight on their behalves in a…
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Shahid shares his research on the amazing Sarah Hennies: a trans performer, composer, and filmmaker, with a studious and ready-to-learn Alice! Join us as we learn about her upbringing, as well as a few of her works and words on the intersectionality between her music and queer identity. Please go check her website out at sarah-hennies.comWorks Disc…
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3. Billy Strayhorn
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Billy Strayhorn? Wasn’t he a jazz guy? Why yes, he was. But he was in jazz because he was kept out of classical music. Sure, Billy gave us a TON of classic and timeless jazz tunes. But the world of classical music missed out on a priceless voice because of its own gatekeeperism. In this episode, Alice regales Shahid with the grandeur of Billy Stray…
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Shahid (who can’t ride a bike) spends this episode educating Alice (who can ride a bike) on the wondrous career of Wendy Carlos - photographer, artist, trans woman, cat mom, dog mom, bisexual queen, mapmaker, etc. Not only is she an icon, but she’s currently alive! Check out her website at http://www.wendycarlos.com/ Works Discussed (all by Wendy C…
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In their first episode, Alice and Shahid learn about lesbian composer Ethel Smyth, who smashed glass ceilings, the patriarchy, and men’s windows. They also discuss bi erasure, representation, the audacity of straight men, the difference between baby gay boys and baby lesbians, and more! Pieces Discussed (all by Ethel Smyth):The March of the WomenMa…
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If you've ever wished the classical music world were less straight, you've come to the right place! Hosts Shahid Osuna and Alice Park, two gay flute players, teach each other about a new, forgotten queer composer in each episode. Coming soon! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/classical-queeros/support…
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