Morning Concert:
A Visit with Composer Philip Corner

In this program, recorded in May of 1979, New York composer Philip Corner is the guest of Charles Amirkhanian. He discusses his music in preparation for his appearance at the Exploratorium in San Francisco as part of the Speaking of Music series of lecture/performances. As a member of the faculty of Livingston College (Rutgers University), Corner continued his provocative, improvisation-oriented, music making based on highly original, open-ended, beautifully handwritten, performance notations which have become a trademark of his style. In this program he talks about his association with such artists as Carlos Santos and Elaine Sommers, international audiences response to new music, and music as a form of meditation. A number of compositions are heard including several pieces for gamelan, performed by the Gamelan Son of Lion ensemble of which Corner was a member along with fellow composers Daniel Goode and Barbara Benary.