The Score

Global Majority Media

It's time to put the arts on game! Hosts Lee Bynum, Paige Reynolds, and Rocky Jones are three Black, queer artists and pop culture aficionados, who are working every day to bring more diversity, equity, and inclusivity into the arts. Noted by The New York Times as one of the "Podcasts Opera Pros Tune To" in 2021, The Score is their provocative, thoughtful, and humorous commentary on the industry's past, present, and future, as seen through an antiracist and unapologetically Black and queer 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 arts. 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.

  1. 21 Jul

    Lee Island

    Hey there, Scorekeepers! We're back... for a minute at least. We just wanted to check in real quick and drop a proof of life before we duck back out for a little more vacation. This week, we catch up with a quick conversation about what we've been watching so far this summer before we dive into all the creative projects we've been working on. Rocky got a nice promotion at his day job. Paige took a restorative trip to Jamaica and is embarking on a very exciting masquerade project that will take them all over the African diaspora. And Dr. Bynum is working on a new opera called 90 Miles from Anywhere, which explores the fascinating history of Black migrant workers in Long Island, NY. And the best part is that you, dear listener, can help with both Lee and Paige's projects! So listen to the episode and then check out the links below if you want to get involved. Let's do it to it, y'all and we'll see you again in August! Hosts: Lee Bynum, Rocky Jones, Paige Reynolds Producer: Rocky Jones -- Links Paige's Sankofa Fund (Donate) Support 90 Miles from Anywhere at The Zora Project (Donate) -- Hey hey, THE SCORE is now on social! Follow us @thescorepod on Instagram here and Bluesky here! -- New episodes of THE SCORE drop every other Tuesday. If you like what you hear, please support us and SUBSCRIBE to the show on your favorite podcast app and be sure to SHARE our show with your friends. Also, leaving a 5-star REVIEW on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you're listening is a great way to help people find our show. Email your questions or comments to thescorepodcast2.0@gmail.com. Ways to Listen: Apple | Spotify | YouTube Follow Your Hosts on Insta! Lee | Paige | Rocky

  2. 7 Jul

    [RE-RELEASE] LIVE!!! (w/Nona Hendryx)

    We have a very special episode for you today, Classmates! Last April, as part of the Hear it Here Podcast Festival, we gathered at Lincoln Center's David Rubinstein Atrium to sit in the presence of music royalty! So please join us for an audience with Nona Hendryx, legendary singer/songwriter, technological innovator, and all-around wise and wonderful person. She'll talk to us about her long, illustrious career spent blurring the lines between genres and her brand new project, "The Dream Machine," which will debut this summer as part of Lincoln Center's Summer for the City. Later on in the conversation, we're joined by two young artists working with her on "The Dream Machine," Nia-Simone Egerton and Sophia Edwards, who chat about their experience making this larger-than-life project come to fruition. We're so excited to finally share this experience with all of you, so take your seats. Class in session! LIVE!!! Hosts: Lee Bynum, Rocky Jones, Paige Reynolds (Mabolé Inawale) Guests: Nona Hendryx, Nia-Simone Egerton, Sophia Edwards Contributor: Emilia Mettenbrink Producer: Rocky Jones -- Links Nona Hendryx (Website) (Insta) The Dream Machine Experience (Learn More) -- Hey hey, THE SCORE is now on social! Follow us @thescorepod on Instagram here and Bluesky here! -- New episodes of THE SCORE drop every other Tuesday. If you like what you hear, please support us and SUBSCRIBE to the show on your favorite podcast app and be sure to SHARE our show with your friends. Also, leaving a 5-star REVIEW on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you're listening is a great way to help people find our show. Email your questions or comments to thescorepodcast2.0@gmail.com. Ways to Listen: Apple | Spotify | YouTube Follow Your Hosts on Insta! Lee | Paige | Rocky

  3. 23 Jun

    [RE-RELEASE] Resisting the Pace of Privilege (w/Lecolion Washington and Sona Jobarteh)

    Hey, Scorekeepers! We're on summer vacation this week. Please enjoy this episode of our 2024 podcast, ART CLASS, that you may have missed. This episode was originally released on May 7, 2024. -- Welcome to another episode of ART CLASS, dear classmates! On this week's episode, we continue our discussion about creating more equitable and inclusive spaces in classical music with Lecolion Washington, a brilliant musician who's blazing new trails as the Executive Director of the Community Music Center of Boston (0:05:32). And boy, do we talk about it all: fundraising, DEI initiatives, mentorship, a life-changing encounter with Archbishop Desmond Tutu, and more! It's a conversation you don't want to miss! After that, part two of Paige's Kinfolk conversation with Gambian kora virtuoso and founder of The Gambia Academy, Sona Jobarteh (0:46:38). In this installment, Sona talks about why it's so important for her to preserve African traditions for future generations and for people across the African diaspora. Plus, Morning Announcements with Emilia (0:42:55) and a little Pure Black Joy (1:04:35) to get you through to the end of the week. Take your seats, because class is in session, y'all! Hosts: Lee Bynum, Rocky Jones, Paige Reynolds (Mabolé Inawale) Guests: Julia Bullock, Sona Jobarteh Contributor: Emilia Mettenbrink Producer: Rocky Jones -- Lecolion Washington (Insta) Community Music Center of Boston (Website) (May 16 Event!) Sona Jobarteh (Website) (Instagram) Sphinx Virtuosi (Website) Blood at the Root by LaDarrion Williams (Buy Now) -- Hey hey, THE SCORE is now on social! Follow us @thescorepod on Instagram here and Bluesky here! -- New episodes of THE SCORE drop every other Tuesday. If you like what you hear, please support us and SUBSCRIBE to the show on your favorite podcast app and be sure to SHARE our show with your friends. Also, leaving a 5-star REVIEW on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you're listening is a great way to help people find our show. Email your questions or comments to thescorepodcast2.0@gmail.com. Ways to Listen: Apple | Spotify | YouTube Follow Your Hosts on Insta! Lee | Paige | Rocky

  4. 26 May

    A Mother of an Episode!

    Hi there, Scorekeepers! Welcome to another episode of THE SCORE! This week we're doing a bit of news roundup. From AI to Spencer Pratt to frivolous lawsuits aimed at Black doctors of all people, we've all the news that's fit to print. Plus, we chat about Black, queer composer Omar Thomas and his piece "A Mother of a Revolution!" which commemorates the Stonewall Uprising and the life of Marsha P. Johnson and, infuriatingly, was recently banned by a school board in Wisconsin for celebrating "political violence". We also chat about Knoxville, Tennessee's school board banning Alex Haley's Roots, and what the erasure of our history and culture means for Black and white kids alike. All this, plus an extra spicy edition of PBJ! Let's do it to it, y'all! Hosts: Lee Bynum, Rocky Jones, Paige Reynolds Producer: Rocky Jones -- Links "Watertown school board votes to remove song tied to LGBTQ history from spring concert" (TMJ4.com) "We built him a statue. Then we banned his book. | Opinion" (KnoxNews.com) "White Dermatologist Sues 'Find A Black Doctor' Over Alleged Racial Bias" (Complex) -- Hey hey, THE SCORE is now on social! Follow us @thescorepod on Instagram here and Bluesky here! -- New episodes of THE SCORE drop every other Tuesday. If you like what you hear, please support us and SUBSCRIBE to the show on your favorite podcast app and be sure to SHARE our show with your friends. Also, leaving a 5-star REVIEW on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you're listening is a great way to help people find our show. Email your questions or comments to thescorepodcast2.0@gmail.com. Ways to Listen: Apple | Spotify | YouTube Follow Your Hosts on Insta! Lee | Paige | Rocky

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It's time to put the arts on game! Hosts Lee Bynum, Paige Reynolds, and Rocky Jones are three Black, queer artists and pop culture aficionados, who are working every day to bring more diversity, equity, and inclusivity into the arts. Noted by The New York Times as one of the "Podcasts Opera Pros Tune To" in 2021, The Score is their provocative, thoughtful, and humorous commentary on the industry's past, present, and future, as seen through an antiracist and unapologetically Black and queer 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 arts. 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.