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61. radiOM.org - Morning Concert An Interview with Mari Kimura (Aug. 9, 1991) [1.943% Popularity: 0.00000]

Morning Concert: An Interview with Mari Kimura (Aug. 9, 1991) Listen Item Type: Sound Recording Duration: 22 min Event Type: Interview and Music Program Origin: KPFA Mari Kimura, the brilliant violinist and composer from Japan is interviewed about her career and her recent composition “U (The Cormorant),” for violin and tape. She also describes some of the challenges of performing music that blends electronics with a traditional instrument. Recorded at just the beginning of her career this interview provides an excellent introduction to a violinist and composer who was soon to go on to develop a bowing technique that allowed her to explore subharmonics on the violin. Musical Selections: U (The Cormorant) (1991) / Mari Kimura -- Walking Tune [excerpt] / Charles Amirkhanian Performers: Mari Kimura, violin (U) Genre: Electro-Acoustic / Electronic Subject: Kimura, Mari, violinist ; Davidovsky, Mario, 1934- ; Electro-acoustic ; Electronic music ; Electronic and violin music People: Amirkhanian, Charles ; Kimura, M...

62. radiOM.org - Morning Concert An Interview with Robert Hughes [1.220% Popularity: 0.00000]

Morning Concert: An Interview with Robert Hughes Listen Item Type: Sound Recording Duration: 72 min Event Type: Interview and Music Program Origin: KPFA Recorded on December 16, 1980, Charles Amirkhanian interviews musician, composer, and conductor Robert Hughes. Topics discussed include working with Laurie Anderson on the world premiere of her work "Born, Never Asked". Fans of Anderson's later popular albums will recognize many of the musical themes running through this piece. The recording of the piece, made on May 17, 1980, features Anderson performing with the Oakland Symphony Youth Orchestra, an award winning group which was led by Hughes for many years. In this program Hughes also discusses the "new consonance" as represented by the work of Terry Riley, Steve Reich and himself. Part 1 of 2: Musical Selections: Born, Never Asked (1980) / Laurie Anderson [world premiere] Performers: Laurie Anderson, voice, violin & electronics Oakland Symphony Youth Orchestra Robert Hughes, conductor Genres: New Music ; P...

63. radiOM.org - Morning Concert Chapel Court & Countryside: The Bach-Beethoven Connection [0.519% Popularity: 0.00000]

Morning Concert: Chapel Court & Countryside: The Bach-Beethoven Connection Listen Item Type: Sound Recording Duration: 123 min Event Type: Music Program Origin: KPFA Music of Johann Sebastian Bach and his sons, Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach and the “English Bach” John Christian Bach, and their influence on Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven, all in performances which attempt to approximate the sounds that audiences of the period might have experienced. Some listeners will prefer these performances, others will not; yet they all will find insights into how the majesty of Bach led to the magic of Mozart. (from KPFA Folio) Part 1 of 2: Musical Selections: Sweet and Low [text by Alfred Tennyson] / Joseph Barnaby -- Trio Sonata on the Royal Theme, BWV 1079 [from “The Musical Offering”] (1747) / Johann Sebastian Bach -- Rondo in C Major, H. 260 (1774-80) / Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach -- Symphonia No. 3 in C Major, H. 259 (1773) / Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach -- La D'Hericourt (1759) / Claude-Bénigne Balbastre -- Marche des marseil...

64. radiOM.org - Morning Concert Composer and Opus One Records Director Max Schubel [0.947% Popularity: 0.00000]

Morning Concert: Composer and Opus One Records Director Max Schubel Listen Item Type: Sound Recording Duration: 125 min Event Type: Interview and Music Program Origin: KPFA From a program recorded on February 23, 1976, Charles Amirkhanian interviews the director of Opus One Records, composer Max Schubel, who was visiting the Bay Area while working on music for a film. Opus One specializes in unusual avant-garde music, and its albums are easily found in record stores since all the covers are printed in fluorescent colors. In this interview Schubel talks about his then upcoming new issues and plays test pressings of some of them. Part 1 of 2: Musical Selections: From A Time of Snow (1971-72) / Lawrence Widdoes -- Trio for flute, clarinet, and oboe [with performers playing on and in an amplified piano and percussion, 6th movement] (1975) / William Wood -- Fugue for Percussion (1941) / Lou Harrison -- Apple Blossom (1972) / Peter Garland -- Fracture (1969) / Max Schubel Performers: Notes from Underground (Time) F...

65. radiOM.org - Morning Concert Conlon Nancarrow’s 80th Birthday [0.285% Popularity: 0.00000]

Morning Concert: Conlon Nancarrow’s 80th Birthday Listen Item Type: Sound Recording Duration: 116 min Event Type: Interview and Music Program Origin: KPFA Additional Media Files (click to view) Composer Conlon Nancarrow was born on October 27, 1912 in Texaskana, Arkansas and lived in Mexico City from 1940 to his death in 1997. In this program Richard Friedman speaks with him by telephone about his career, and introduces recordings of Nancarrow’s player piano music as well as works for live performers. Friedman also talks to Gordon Mumma who describes the early career of Nancarrow during which his music was largely unappreciated until Henry Cowell, John Cage, and Merce Cunningham took an interest in popularizing the composer’s studies for player piano. Also heard, from a CD released by Music and Arts is “Two Canons for Ursula”, a nearly impossible polytemporal essay played by Ursula Oppens. (from KPFA Folio) Part 1 of 2: Musical Selections: Study No. 2b -- Study No. 6 -- Study No. 21 -- Study No. 25 -- Study N...

66. radiOM.org - Morning Concert Discussions with Paul Dresher, Gerald Oshita, and J.D. Parren [0.446% Popularity: 0.00000]

Morning Concert: Discussions with Paul Dresher, Gerald Oshita, and J.D. Parren Listen Item Type: Sound Recording Duration: 119 min Event Type: Interview and Music Program Origin: KPFA From a recording made in May of 1991, Charles Amirkhanian interviews Paul Dresher about his theatrical production, “Pioneer”, which "celebrates and exposes American explorers and the myths of the pioneering spirit." Several songs from the production are also heard. The two also discuss the difficulties in portraying offensive attitudes such as racial bigotry and the history of American colonialism. In the second half of the program is Charles and Paul are joined by Gerald Oshita and J.D. Parren. Topics include finding reeds for the sarrusaphone, incorporating computer music into their music, and their influences from Euro-pop to Japanese Butoh dancers. Part 1 of 2: Musical Selections: The untold story: The edge of sleep / Paul Dresher & Ned Rothenberg -- Big ole white boys / Terry Allen -- Cortez / Paul Dresher -- Columbus / Pau...

67. radiOM.org - Morning Concert Electronic Music Special: Allen Strange & Bernie Krause [0.560% Popularity: 0.00000]

Morning Concert: Electronic Music Special: Allen Strange & Bernie Krause Listen Item Type: Sound Recording Duration: 127 min Event Type: Interview and Music Program Origin: KPFA Charles Amirkhanian is joined by composer Allen Strange, author of the definitive college teaching textbook, “Electronic Music”, and Bernie Krause, producer of the educational “New Nonesuch Guide to Electronic Music” instructional manual and accompanying album. The program starts with recordings of works by Allen Strange, beginning with “The Second Book of Angels (The Thrones)” for string quartet and tape. His collaboration in the realm of children’s theater with Robert Jenkins is also represented with “Boogie and the Beejeez Man”, a children’s story with electronic music accompaniment. Later in the program Bernie Krause joins Strange and Jenkins for a discussion of the “Nonesuch Guide”, replete with examples of different electronic sounds. We also hear Mr. Krause’s music from the New Age jazz album “Citadels of Mystery”. (from KPFA F...

68. radiOM.org - Morning Concert Han Reiziger and Classical Dutch Music, 1978 [0.814% Popularity: 0.00000]

Morning Concert: Han Reiziger and Classical Dutch Music, 1978 Listen Item Type: Sound Recording Duration: 88 min Event Type: Interview and Music Program Origin: KPFA Charles Amirkhanian interviews Han Reiziger, Music Director of Radio VPRO in Holland, who produced a series of Morning Concerts for KPFA in 1974-75 during his four month long visit to the station as part of an exchange program. In this recording, made on August 11, 1978, Reiziger introduces recordings of Dutch music and comments on musical developments in Europe. Works heard include traditional classical compositions by an Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck and Bernard Zweers, as well as more avant-garde jazz works by the group ICP-Tentet, among others. Part 1 of 2: Musical Selections: Ludwig's Blue Note / ICP-Tentet -- Aan Volk et Vaderland / Franz Nieuenhauser (sp?) -- Fantasia Chromatica / Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck -- Harmonization on Psalm 65 / Franz Nieuenhauser (sp?) -- Dank Is Jij Betnen (”Thank the Lord”) / ICP-Tentet -- Symphony No. 3 “Aan mijn v...

69. radiOM.org - Morning Concert In Honor of Leo Ornstein’s 95th Birthday (Dec. 11, 1987) [0.205% Popularity: 0.00000]

Morning Concert: In Honor of Leo Ornstein’s 95th Birthday (Dec. 11, 1987) Listen Item Type: Sound Recording Duration: 119 min Event Type: Interview and Music Program Origin: KPFA Additional Media Files (click to view) On December 11, 1987 Leo Ornstein, one of the most important composer-pianists of the 20th century,celebrated his 95th birthday at his home in Green Bay, Wisconsin. In this program, Charles Amirkhanian takes a look at the career of this remarkable path-breaking musician whose early piano compositions, and performances of the most radical European composers of the day, shocked audiences throughout the U. S. in the period from 1912 to 1915. Included are several of his piano works performed by Michael Sellers and Martha Anne Verbit, as well as two chamber works, and an orchestral work featuring the Louisville Orchestra. Amirkhanian also interviews the 95 year old composer over the phone from his home, during which Ornstein discusses the loss of his wife two years previously, his then current effort...

70. radiOM.org - Morning Concert Interview with Philip Glass (May 1992) [0.107% Popularity: 0.00000]

Morning Concert: Interview with Philip Glass (May 1992) Listen Item Type: Sound Recording Duration: 115 min Event Type: Interview and Music Program Origin: C Amirkhanian Recorded on May 22, 1992, Charles Amirkhanian talks with Philip Glass about his upcoming concert with dancer Molissa Fenley benefiting the Tibetan Resettlement Project. Glass discusses his collaboration with Fenley, his interest in Buddhism and human rights in Tibet, as well as how he originally got into the music business (by breaking records for his father’s store), and his upcoming projects. Glass also relates the challenges of bringing experimental music into large concert halls, which not only meant finding new venues and engaging new listeners, but also overcoming limitations with previous performance practices. Much of the last half of the program is dedicated to selections from three CDs that had recently been released by Glass’ label Point Music. This includes multiple selections from a collaboration between Foday Musa Suso and Glass...