In this episode, Dr. Ashley Pribyl chats with Jorge Casco, owner and executive director of FLY dance company, the gentleman of hip-hop. They discuss the relationship between hip-hop and classical music, how art can help inspire students to improve their lives, and why the gap between Berlioz and Grandmaster Flash might be smaller than you think.
The theme for MOSY Motifs is the overture to Treemonisha by Scott Joplin, recorded by Cristian Chiappini & Orchestra dell'Università di Firenze.
Music examples:
London Symphony Orchestra, under Stanley Black plays Claude Debussy's Clair de Lune
Igor Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring remixed by Barry Brake
Antonín Dvořák's Slavonic Dance in G minor, Op. 46 No. 8 , Sir Simon Rattle, conductor · Berliner Philharmoniker
These complete examples, as well as more music related to this episode, can be found here or on our YouTube page.