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41. radiOM.org - Frank Zappa Day [2.912% Popularity: 0.00000]

Frank Zappa Day Listen Item Type: Sound Recording Duration: 240 min Event Type: Interview and Music Program Origin: KPFA On February 10, 1986, as part of its fund raising marathon, KPFA dedicated an entire day of programming to the music of Frank Zappa, including this four hour long segment, during which Zappa joined Charles Amirkhanian, live in the studio to talk about his work and his fight against censorship, as well as to take part in an hour long panel discussion on gang violence and its relationship to rock music and Satanism. Although much of the time is taken up with pleas for money, Zappa manages to insert his brand of sardonic humor into all the activities, be it personally promising donors will go to heaven, or urging the police to investigate the crimes committed by born-again Christians. The give and take with KPFA listeners during a call-in period following the panel discussions is not to be missed. Zappa also reveals a few nuggets of trivia including the origin of those crazy conversations foun...

42. radiOM.org - Pacifica Chamber Players A Concert by the Pacifica Chamber Players, (August 15, 1971) [2.841% Popularity: 0.00000]

Pacifica Chamber Players: A Concert by the Pacifica Chamber Players, (August 15, 1971) Listen Item Type: Sound Recording Duration: 53 min Event Type: Music Program Origin: KPFA From a public concert given on August 15, 1971 at the Berkeley Piano Club, the Pacifica Chamber Players perform works by Ingolf Dahl, Leon Kirchner, Igor Stravinsky, and Arthur Honnegger. For this concert the Pacific Chamber Players were, Tom Rose on clarinet, Ronald Erickson on violin, Michael Deatherage on cello, and Rick Nobis on piano. Part 1 of 2: Musical Selections: Concerto a Tre, for clarinet, violin, and cello (1946) (17:40) / Ingolf Dahl -- Trio, for violin, cello, and piano (1954) (14:00) / Leon Kirchner Performers: Pacifica Chamber Players: Tom Rose, clarinet Ronald Erickson, violin Michael Deatherage, cello Ricklen Nobis, piano Genres: 20th Century Classical ; Chamber Music Subject: 20th century classical ; Chamber music ; Trios (Clarinet, violin, violoncello) ; Piano trios People: Dahl, Ingolf, 1912-1970 ; Kirchner, Leon ...

43. radiOM.org - Ode To Gravity School of Holography, Antheil's Flute Sonata, & Assorted Readings over music [2.839% Popularity: 0.00000]

Ode To Gravity: School of Holography, Antheil's Flute Sonata, & Assorted Readings over music Listen Item Type: Sound Recording Duration: 60 min Event Type: Interview and Music Program Origin: KPFA Charles Amirkhanian speaks with Lloyd Cross and Jerry Pethick, the cofounders of the School of Holography in San Francisco, about the art of holography. Also presented is the first broadcast performance of George Antheil's 1951 “Sonata, for flute and piano”. The last half of the show consists of Amirkhanian reading a communication from David Graham entitled "Logic, or If it works it's obsolete"; poems by Clark Coolidge and James Schuyler; and other works from the magazine “Gum, Issue 6”; as well as a piece on modern art by Allan Kaprow, all while music softly plays in the background. Musical Selections: Sonata, for flute and piano (1951) (12:16) / George Antheil -- [unidentified women's chorus] Performers: Jane Lenoir, flute (Sonata) Madeline Bruiser, piano (Sonata) Genres: Modern Art ; Poetry Subject: Art and holog...

44. radiOM.org - Ode To Gravity American Music on 78s [2.839% Popularity: 0.00000]

Ode To Gravity: American Music on 78s Listen Item Type: Sound Recording Duration: 55 min Event Type: Music Program Origin: KPFA In the first show of what was destined to become the longest running American radio program devoted to new and avant-garde music, host Charles Amirkhanian, introduces three out-of-print works by American composers. There is an early sonata by Leonard Bernstein, a Concerto for harp and wind ensemble by Carlos Salzedo, and finally a string quartet by Walter Piston. All the recordings date to the 1930s and 40s, and were originally released on 78s. Musical Selections: Sonata for Clarinet & Piano (1942) / Leonard Bernstein -- Concerto for Harp and Seven Winds (1926) / Carlos Salzedo -- String Quartet No. 1 (1933) / Walter Piston Performers: David Oppenheim, clarinet (Sonata) Leonard Bernstein, piano (Sonata) Lucile Lawrence, harp (Concerto) Barrere Ensemble of Wind Instruments (Concerto) Dorian String Quartet (Quartet) Genre: 20th Century Classical Subject: 20th century classical ; Sonata...

45. radiOM.org - Han Reiziger reception at 1750 Arch St. [2.838% Popularity: 0.00000]

Han Reiziger reception at 1750 Arch St. Listen Item Type: Sound Recording Duration: 46 min Event Type: Interview and Music Program Origin: C Amirkhanian Additional Media Files (click to view) A live recording of a musical reception held at 1750 Arch St. to welcome Dutch radio producer Han Reiziger (1934-2006) to KPFA. Reiziger was the long standing musical director at VPRO, a Dutch radio station that was known worldwide for its adventurous and avant-garde musical programming. In an exchange program with the Pacifica Radio network that saw KPFA’s Charles Amirkhanian spend several months in Holland, Reiziger came to Berkeley California for a four month stint in 1974-75, where he produced numerous programs on Dutch musical life. Musical Selections: Fiddle Music (1923-24) / Ezra Pound -- Soundpiece No. 3 (1936) / John J. Becker -- Short Story (ca. 1922) / George Gershwin [arr. by Samuel Dushkin for violin and piano from Gershwin's "Two Novelettes" for piano] Performers: Ronald Erickson, violin (Fiddle Music; Soun...

46. radiOM.org - Worldwide Music 25th Anniversary Concert of Gaudeamus (1970) [2.837% Popularity: 0.00000]

Worldwide Music: 25th Anniversary Concert of Gaudeamus (1970) Listen Item Type: Sound Recording Duration: 91 min Event Type: Music Program Origin: KPFA Host Han Reiziger of VPRO (Dutch Radio) presents a puzzling concert, recorded in 1970 at the Concertgebouw of Haarlem, the Netherlands, with music by young Dutch composers Jan Welmers, Wim Schoenbeck, Gilius van Bergeyk, Daan Manneke, Wim de Ruiter, and Jacques Bank. All interspersed with selected underground tapes of Dutch Dixieland performances and camp arrangements for brass choir. Gaudeamus is an organization for the promotion of new music begun in 1945 by Walter Maas. (from KPFA Folio) Musical Selections: [unidentified piece for brass band] -- Wind Quintet 68 / Jan Welmers -- Orientates (sp?) / Wim Schoenbeck (sp?) -- [unidentified piece for brass band] -- Sonata, for alto oboe, piano, ring modulator, and loudspeakers (1970) / Gilius van Bergeyk -- Diaspora (1969) / Daan Manneke -- [unidentified piece for brass band] -- Quartet, for flute, bass clarinet, ...

47. radiOM.org - George Antheil: String Quartet No. 1 [2.835% Popularity: 0.00000]

George Antheil: String Quartet No. 1 Listen Item Type: Sound Recording Duration: 31 min Event Type: Music and Interview Additional Media Files (click to view) Charles Amirkhanian discusses the challenges in performing George Antheil's Violin Sonata and String Quartet No. 1 with Antheil's wife and Anne Kish, a violinist. The tape starts with a discussion, recorded in the Berkeley home of Jeanne Stark, of Antheil’s 1923 “Sonata No. 1 for Violin and Piano” with Ann Kish, Böske Antheil, Jeanne Stark, and Charles Amirkhanian. This is followed by an interesting discussion of Antheil's importance by Kish, and comments by the composer's widow reminiscing about the early performances by Olga Rudge and Antheil of this music. The program concludes with a performance of Antheil's “Quartet No. 1 for Strings” (1924), probably the first one since the mid-1920s. Until that time the score had languished in the composer's personal archive. NOTE: The discussion is rather "off-mic" but intelligible. Musical Selections: Violin So...

48. radiOM.org - San Francisco Chamber Music Society A Concert by the Telluride Chamber Players, February 22, 1982 [2.833% Popularity: 0.00000]

San Francisco Chamber Music Society: A Concert by the Telluride Chamber Players, February 22, 1982 Listen Item Type: Sound Recording Duration: 127 min Event Type: Music Program Origin: KPFA The fifth concert of the 1981-82 season of the San Francisco Chamber Music Society featured the Telluride Chamber Players performing works by Ernest Bloch, David Sheinfeld, Efrem Zimbalist, Ottorino Respighi, and Gabriel Fauré. Sheinfeld, who was at the concert, provides an introduction for the premiere of his “Threnody” which is scored for solo violin, as well as sharing some of his memories about living in Rome in the early 20th century, where he stuudied with Respighi. Roy Malan who is the violinist of the Telluride Chamber Players also offers some brief remarks on a couple of the featured compositions. This concert was recorded live, on February 22, 1982 at the Fireman’s Fund Forum in San Francisco, by Steve Wolfe. Part 1 of 2: Musical Selections: Piano Quintet No. 1 (1921-23) (35:07) / Ernest Bloch -- Threnody, for vi...

49. radiOM.org - Ode To Gravity Ode to Ben Amirkhanian: In honor of his 74th birthday, July 17, 1989 [2.830% Popularity: 0.00000]

Ode To Gravity: Ode to Ben Amirkhanian: In honor of his 74th birthday, July 17, 1989 Listen Item Type: Sound Recording Duration: 58 min Event Type: Other Finds Program Origin: KPFA Additional Media Files (click to view) Charles Amirkhanian with a special surprise program in honor of famous Armenian-American Army Majors born on July 17, 1915, (a.k.a. his father Benjamin). Benjamin Amirkhanian is an Armenian American who served during World War II, although he apparently had just enough time to marry and help conceive a child. Heard on this program are some of Benjamin’s favorite pieces of music, including “At the River” by Aaron Copland with lyrics by Robert Lowry, as well as other gems of American music by Charles Ives, Stephen Foster, and Duke Ellington. Fortunately for us this is the type of birthday celebration that anyone can enjoy. Musical Selections: Sonata No. 4 for Violin and Piano [excerpt] (ca. 1914-16) / Charles Ives -- Washington’s Birthday [excerpt from “The Holiday Symphony”] (1909-1913) / Charl...

50. radiOM.org - Inverness Music Festival 1974: A Centennial Tribute to Charles Ives [2.829% Popularity: 0.00000]

Inverness Music Festival: 1974: A Centennial Tribute to Charles Ives Listen Item Type: Sound Recording Duration: 84 min Event Type: Music Program Origin: KPFA A program of music by Charles Ives, performed at the San Domenico School in San Anselmo, California as part of the 1974 Inverness Music Festival. The program begins with a brief biographical sketch of this important American composer, offered by the concert host and narrator, James Frush. The concert proper then gets under way with Ives’ “Sonata No. 4 for Violin and Piano”. This is then followed by a selection of songs, either written or arranged by Charles Ives. Some of these songs are settings for a variety of 19th and 20th century poets, ranging from the German Romanticism of Heinrich Heine to American cowboy poems of D J. O’Malley, while others use Ives’ own words. Additional works heard include the “Piano Study No. 9: The Anti-Abolitionist Riots in the 1830’s and 1840’s” and the “Trio for Violin, Violoncello and Piano”. Held a hundred years after t...