2024-2025 Tsou Scholar
Terrance mcknight
Thursday, October 10, 2024, 6 p.m.
LECTURE:
Call and Response: The Power of Active Listening
Terrance McKnight, renowned radio host, commentator, writer, and pianist, will present the Music Department’s 2024 Tsou Lecture. “Call and Response: The Power of Active Listening” will blend his deep commitment to classical music and community-building with storytelling, autobiography, and insightful commentary, including live excerpts from his curated performance piece, Langston and Beethoven.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
McKnight is the weekday evening host for WQXR Radio in New York which aired Every Voice, his 2023 podcast series that investigated representations of Blackness in opera. In February 2024, Handel: Made in America, which he co-created and performed in, received its world premiere at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. His upcoming book, Concert Black, will explore the lives of classical artists of color, and his award-winning audio documentaries and live shows continue to enchant and inspire audiences nationwide.
In-person event, with livestream available:
Photo by Jason Dodd