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Catalyst Quartet: Redefining Classical

March 30, 2024, 7:00 pm

Catalyst Quartet

Hosts Kristina Lynn and LaRob K. Rafael are joined by members of the Catalyst Quartet, Karla Donehew Perez and Paul Laraia, to discuss their initiative to redefine and reimagine classical music in the 21st century through their programming.

Playlist

“Banner”
Jessie Montgomery
Catalyst Quartet/Studio Orchestra
Azica ACD-71302

“Credo: Infrastructure (Live)”
Catalyst Quartet
New Docta Music Festival (2016)

“And Yet”
Cecile McLorin Salvant, v; Catalyst Quartet
Mack Avenue Records, LLC

“You’re My Thrill”
Cecile McLorin Salvant, v; Catalyst Quartet
Mack Avenue Records, LLC

Goldberg Variations, BWV 988, Nos. 23 & 27
Catalyst Quartet
Azica ACD-71300

Lyric Quartet, III. “The Jovial One”
William Grant Still
Catalyst Quartet
Azica

Piano Quintet (possibly unfinished)
Florence Price
Catalyst Quartet
Azica ACD-71346

Clarinet Quintet in F-Sharp minor, op. 10
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
Catalyst Quartet
Azica ACD-71336

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Sounds Classical is made possible, in part by, Sylvia Furner and the members of the WFMT Fine Arts Circle.

Meet the Hosts

LaRob K. Rafael joined the WFMT announcing staff in 2020 as a fill-in host and became WFMT’s full-time weekend morning host and producer in Fall of 2021. A Bass-Baritone from the DMV area (Maryland), LaRob has been involved with music since childhood and is a graduate of DePaul University, where he studied Vocal Performance. He has since gone on to work with arts organizations including Lyric Opera of Chicago, La Caccina (a professional women’s ensemble), Black Opera Alliance, Black Administrators of Opera, and Sphinx Organization to name a few. He is the Founder and Artistic Director of Hearing in Color and combines his experience and research to change the predominantly white, European, male classical canon.

Kristina Lynn is a producer and host at WFMT, presenting both Sounds Classical with LaRob K. Rafael, and Evening Music on Friday nights. She has hosted live performances and artist interviews with the Rush Hour Concerts and has done voiceover work for the WFMT Radio Network. With an easygoing approach, Kristina aims to welcome all types of listeners to classical music and explore the art form from a 21st-century perspective. She holds a Bachelor of Music degree specializing in Trumpet Performance from DePaul University. Before announcing at WFMT, she has previously worked in radio production at both WFMT and at WQXR in New York.

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