| John Adams on “The Death of Klinghoffer” |
8 min |
Opera
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| In a short excerpt from a interview recorded in 1991, Charles Amirkhanian talks with composer John Adams about his opera, “The Death of Klinghoffer”. Adams defends his choice to dramatize the hijacking of the cruise ship Achille Lauro... |
| John Cage at KPFA on July 29, 1971 |
125 min |
Literature
Avant-Garde |
| On the evening of Thursday, July 29, 1971, John Cage visited KPFA to talk about his current activities and interests and also to read the first and fifth sections from his “Diary: How to improve the world (You will only make matters... |
| Kay Boyle: Readings and Interview |
108 min |
Poetry
Literature |
| Author, poet, and political activist, Kay Boyle, reads a chapter from her novella “The Crazy Hunter”, about a horse that went blind, as well as an essay about Dylan Thomas entitled “A Declaration for 1955”. In the second half of... |
| KPFA’s 40th Anniversary Show, Part 2: Erik Bauersfeld and a Dramatic Quarter Century |
130 min |
Hörspiel
Current Events |
| The all day festivities celebrating KPFA’s 40th anniversary continues with a brief excerpt form the 10th anniversary program in which long time KPFA Public Affairs Director Elsa Knight Thompson ruminates on the groundbreaking political... |
| Lou Harrison 70th Birthday Concert |
165 min |
20th Century Classical
New Music |
| From the Mills College Concert Hall in Oakland California, hosts Charles Amirkhanian and Russ Jennings present a special live broadcast of a tribute to Lou Harrison on the occasion of his 70th birthday. The evening began with a gala... |
| Lou Harrison on Aaron Copland |
24 min |
20th Century Classical
Orchestral Music |
| As part of a February 7, 1991 program in memory of Aaron Copland, (who died in December,1990), Charles Amirkhanian interviews composer Lou Harrison about his friendship with Copland, as well as playing some samples of Copland’s music,... |
| Lou Harrison: The Tuning of the Babylonian Harp |
27 min |
Microtonal Music
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| Lou Harrison discusses the recent translation of an ancient Sumerian cuneiform tablet, in which the musical scale used by the Babylonians is described. This discovery has pushed back the origin of musical theory by at least 1,500 years. ... |
| Mimi Johnson on Lovely Music |
12 min |
New Music
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| Recorded backstage at the Walker Art Center on June 12, 1980, Charles Amirkhanian interviews Mimi Johnson, founder of Lovely Music, a record label dedicated to New Music. Johnson’s company has released albums by a number of avant-garde... |
| Nicolas Slonimsky Eats Dinner |
170 min |
20th Century Classical
New Music |
| In this three part program, the eminent musicologist, composer and conductor talks with Mrs. George Antheil, Charles Amirkhanian and Carol Law over roast duck at the home of Mrs. Antheil in Los Angeles, on December 28, [1970?]. Brace... |
| On Varèse’s Ionisation |
56 min |
New Music
Orchestral Music |
| This program was produced for broadcast on the 40th anniversary of the world premiere of “Ionisation”, a work for percussion by Edgar Varèse. This work, which was once famously referred to as “a sock to the jaw” by a contemporary... |
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