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21. radiOM.org - ChamberBridge Messiaen Illuminated - Concert I (Nov. 15, 2008, 3 PM) [0.539% Popularity: 0.00000]

ChamberBridge: Messiaen Illuminated - Concert I (Nov. 15, 2008, 3 PM) Listen Item Type: Sound Recording Duration: 51 min Event Type: Music Program Origin: ChamberBridge This is the first of three concerts given on November 15, 2008 performed by chamber duo ChamberBridge (Lara Bruckmann, soprano and Eva-Maria Zimmermann, piano), and also featuring the Del Sol String Quartet, Mary Chun, and members of the SFSoundGroup. The performances highlight the works of Olivier Messiaen, along with pieces by his teachers and influences, such as Paul Dukas, Maurice Emmanuel and Claude Debussy, through to the 2nd and 3rd generations of his students, including Gérard Grisey, Tristan Murail, Ed Campion, Ron Bruce Smith and George Benjamin. Of special note are rare performances of song cycles by Messiaen’s first wife Claire Delbos (both composed on texts by Messiaen’s mother, the accomplished poet Cecile Sauvage), and the premieres of two newly commissioned works by young Bay Area composers Gabriela Lena Frank and Mei-Fang Lin....

22. radiOM.org - ChamberBridge Messiaen Illuminated - Concert II (Nov. 15, 2008, 5:30 PM) [1.178% Popularity: 0.00000]

ChamberBridge: Messiaen Illuminated - Concert II (Nov. 15, 2008, 5:30 PM) Listen Item Type: Sound Recording Duration: 63 min Event Type: Music Program Origin: ChamberBridge This is the second of three concerts given on November 15, 2008 performed by chamber duo ChamberBridge (Lara Bruckmann, soprano and Eva-Maria Zimmermann, piano), and also featuring the Del Sol String Quartet, Mary Chun, and members of the SFSoundGroup. The performances highlight the works of Olivier Messiaen, along with works by his teachers and influences, such as Paul Dukas, Maurice Emmanuel and Claude Debussy, through to the 2nd and 3rd generations of his students, including Gérard Grisey, Tristan Murail, Ed Campion, Ron Bruce Smith and George Benjamin. Of special note are rare performances of song cycles by Messiaen’s first wife Claire Delbos (both composed on texts by Messiaen’s mother, the accomplished poet Cecile Sauvage), and the premieres of two newly commissioned works by young Bay Area composers Gabriela Lena Frank and Mei-Fang ...

23. radiOM.org - ChamberBridge Messiaen Illuminated - Concert III (Nov. 15, 2008, 8 PM) [0.301% Popularity: 0.00000]

ChamberBridge: Messiaen Illuminated - Concert III (Nov. 15, 2008, 8 PM) Listen Item Type: Sound Recording Duration: 66 min Event Type: Music Program Origin: ChamberBridge This is the third of three concerts given on November 15, 2008 performed by chamber duo ChamberBridge (Lara Bruckmann, soprano and Eva-Maria Zimmermann, piano), and also featuring the Del Sol String Quartet, Mary Chun, and members of the SFSoundGroup. The performances highlight the works of Olivier Messiaen, along with works by his teachers and influences, such as Paul Dukas, Maurice Emmanuel and Claude Debussy, through to the 2nd and 3rd generations of his students, including Gérard Grisey, Tristan Murail, Ed Campion, Ron Bruce Smith and George Benjamin. Of special note are rare performances of song cycles by Messiaen’s first wife Claire Delbos (both composed on texts by Messiaen’s mother, the accomplished poet Cecile Sauvage), and the premieres of two newly commissioned works by young Bay Area composers Gabriela Lena Frank and Mei-Fang Lin...

24. radiOM.org - Chance Music [2.116% Popularity: 0.00000]

Chance Music Listen Item Type: Sound Recording Duration: 59 min Event Type: Interview and Music Program Origin: KPFA In this December 1962 program from the KPFA archives, composers Ramón Sender and Robert Moran (then graduate students in composition at Mills College), talk with Will Ogdon and John Whiting of the KPFA staff. Also present was dancer Judith Wickware who has worked with choreographer Anne Halprin. The two composers discuss the role of aleatoric, or chance music, in their work. Musical Selections: Dialogues for Violin and Piano (1962) / Robert Moran -- Dialogues for Violin and Piano [alternative version] (1962) / Robert Moran -- Information for Two Pianos and Voice (1962) / Ramón Sender Performers: Nathan Rubin, violin (Dialogues) Robert Moran, piano (Dialogues; Information) Ramón Sender, piano (Information) Judith Wickware, voice (Information) Genres: 20th Century Classical ; New Music Subject: Moran, Robert, 1937- ; Sender Barayón, Ramón, 1934- ; 20th century classical ; New music ; Aleatory mus...

25. radiOM.org - Cheap Imitation by John Cage [0.225% Popularity: 0.00000]

Cheap Imitation by John Cage Listen Item Type: Sound Recording Duration: 24 min Event Type: Music Program Origin: KPFA Recorded on May 20, 1971 at the first of two concerts at the M.H. De Young Memorial Museum in San Francisco, this is the first half of John Cage’s 1969 composition for solo piano, “Cheap Imitation.” This work was later revised for orchestra in 1972, and in 1977 an arrangement for violin was choreographed by Merce Cunningham, under the name of “Second Hand.” The tape containing the second half of this performance was unfortunately, but perhaps somewhat appropriately, lost in a fire that broke out on the top of KPFA’s Steinway Piano. Additional works presented at this concert can be found on the radiom.org program “John Cage at the DeYoung Museum May 20, 1971” Musical Selections: Cheap Imitation, for piano [1st half] (1969) (21:58) / John Cage Genre: New Music Subject: New music ; Piano music ; Aleatory music People: Cage, John Recording Date: 5/20/1971 Listen...

26. radiOM.org - Concert for the 57th Esperanto Conference [0.516% Popularity: 0.00000]

Concert for the 57th Esperanto Conference Listen Item Type: Sound Recording Duration: 77 min Event Type: Music Program Origin: KPFA A recording of a concert given in honor of the members of the 57th Esperanto Conference. The concert begins with the “Pampeana No. 1,” by Argentinean composer Alberto Ginastera. This is followed by four pieces of Chinese classical music performed by the Chinese Classical Music Ensemble of Lou Harrison, William Colvig and Richard Dee. They are "The Triple Refrain at Lang Kwan Pass," a 9th century piece attributed to Wang Way, a Buddhist chant from a 13th century opera, a 20th century piece known by its Esperanto title "Monologo de la Resanigulo" by Lju Tjen Hua, and a popular piece " Five Glories to the Buddha.” These are followed by the world premiere of three pieces written for the gamelan, "Cakono por Violono kun Gamelano " by Richard Dee and Lou Harrison, "La Kvar Patronoj de la Palestro" by Richard Dee, and "La Koro Sutro" by Lou Harrison. This concert was held in Knuth Hall ...

27. radiOM.org - Concerts by Composers No. 05: Works by Arnold Dreyblatt, Dary John Mizelle, & Alison Knowles [0.729% Popularity: 0.00000]

Concerts by Composers: No. 05: Works by Arnold Dreyblatt, Dary John Mizelle, & Alison Knowles Listen Item Type: Sound Recording Duration: 57 min Event Type: Music Program Origin: KPFA In the late 1970s and early 1980s the Experimental Intermedia Foundation held a series of exciting concerts of avant-garde and electro-acoustic music at Phil Niblock’s loft in the SoHo district of New York City. These concerts were then packaged into a series of hour-long radio programs entitled “Concerts by Composers” and distributed to interested radio stations around the United States. This fifth program in the series features music by Arnold Dreyblatt, Dary John Mizelle, & Alison Knowles. The first pieces of music heard are two excerpts from Arnold Dreyblatt’s “Nodal Excitation” as performed by his Orchestra of Excited Strings. It is one in a series of compositions that Dreyblatt has composed for a variety of similar, mostly string, ensembles. This particular work calls for two altered double basses, hurdy gurdy, and modifie...

28. radiOM.org - Concerts by Composers No. 06: Works by Jon English, Candace Natvig, Yasunao Tone, & Gregory Sandow [0.692% Popularity: 0.00000]

Concerts by Composers: No. 06: Works by Jon English, Candace Natvig, Yasunao Tone, & Gregory Sandow Listen Item Type: Sound Recording Duration: 54 min Event Type: Music Program Origin: KPFA In the late 1970s and early 1980s the Experimental Intermedia Foundation held a series of exciting concerts of avant-garde and electro-acoustic music at Phill Niblock’s loft in the SoHo district of New York City. These concerts were then packaged into a series of hour-long radio programs entitled “Concerts by Composers” and distributed to interested radio stations around the United States. This sixth program in the series features music by Candace Natvig, Jon English and Yasunao Tone, with additional commentary by music critic Gregory Sandow. The program begins with a solo composition by Candace Natvig, which is based on a Pygmy melody and scored for violin and voice. This is followed by a joint composition by Natvig and Jon English in which each sings as well as playing their respective instruments, violin and trombone. T...

29. radiOM.org - Concerts by Composers No. 11: Works by R. Chatham, D. Behrman, A. Klingensmith, P. DeMarinis, & T. Kosugi [0.373% Popularity: 0.00000]

Concerts by Composers: No. 11: Works by R. Chatham, D. Behrman, A. Klingensmith, P. DeMarinis, & T. Kosugi Listen Item Type: Sound Recording Duration: 58 min Event Type: Music Program Origin: KPFA In the late 1970s and early 1980s the Experimental Intermedia Foundation held a series of exciting concerts of avant-garde and electro-acoustic music at Phill Niblock’s loft in the SoHo district of New York City. These concerts were then packaged into a series of hour-long radio programs entitled “Concerts by Composers” and distributed to interested radio stations around the United States. This eleventh program in the series features music by Rhys Chatham, David Behrman, Anne Klingensmith, Paul DeMarinis, & Takehisa Kosugi. This program begins a work for solo guitar composed by Rhys Chatham and performed by the composer in March 1981 at a concert held at the Experimental Intermedia Foundation in New York City. This is followed by two excerpts from a collective improvisation with David Behrman on synthesizer, Anne Kl...

30. radiOM.org - Digging Dugger [3.245% Popularity: 0.00000]

Digging Dugger Listen Item Type: Sound Recording Duration: 73 min Event Type: Interview and Music Program Origin: KPFA How does an instrumental composer make the transition into electronic music? Edwin Dugger, composer and director of the University of California at Berkeley’s electronic music studio, talks with Charles Amirkhanian about this and other topics of interest. The discussion is highlighted by a selection of Dugger’s instrumental and electro-acoustic compositions, in this program that was recorded on October 19, 1972. Musical Selections: Music for Synthesizer and Six Instruments (1966) -- Divisions of Time, for woodwinds, piano and six percussionists (1962) -- Intermezzi, for twelve instruments (1969) -- Abwesenheiten und Wiedersehen (”Absences and Returns”) (1971) Performers: members of the Boston Symphony Orchestra (Music for Synthesizer) David Epstein, conductor (Music for Synthesizer) Oberlin Conservatory of Music Orchestra (Divisions) Edwin Dugger, conductor (Divisions ; Abwesenheiten) Univers...