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1. radiOM.org - Ode To Gravity A Concert from Hilversum, Dec. 19, 1973 [5.070% Popularity: 0.00000]

Ode To Gravity: A Concert from Hilversum, Dec. 19, 1973 Listen Item Type: Sound Recording Duration: 90 min Event Type: Music Program Origin: KPFA Additional Media Files (click to view) Charles Amirkhanian introduces a program of music that he originally produced in 1973, in Hilversum, Holland, during his exchange program with the Dutch radio station, VPRO. This radio concert features an orchestral overture by George Antheil, two works for strings by Darius Milhaud, a string quartet by Germaine Tailleferre, and a symphony by Willem Pijper. The last two pieces are little known in the United States and serve as a reminder that many composers’ works, no matter how good, seldom get played, let alone recorded and mass distributed outside their own countries. Part 1 of 2: Musical Selections: McKonkey’s Ferry Overture (1948) (9:20) / George Antheil -- Sonatina, for two violins, Op. 221 (1940) (7:20) / Darius Milhaud -- String Quartet No. 12, Op. 252 (1945) (15:45) / Darius Milhaud -- String Quartet (1919-21) (10:35) ...

2. radiOM.org - New Music from Cal Arts James Tenney: Composer and Performer [1.619% Popularity: 0.00000]

New Music from Cal Arts: James Tenney: Composer and Performer Listen Item Type: Sound Recording Duration: 89 min Event Type: Music Program Origin: KPFA Ingram Marshall introduces performances and compositions by James Tenney, American composer, pianist and conductor. Tenney, who died in 2006, was the cofounder and director of the New York City based, Tone Roads Ensemble, and was an important member of the avant-garde scene in the 1960s and 70s. Between 1961 and 1964 he was the resident composer at Bell Labs where he became one of the first to experiment with digital synthesis and computer music. Later in his career he focused on composing for acoustic instruments and taught musical composition at CalArts where he influenced a new generation of composers. According to music critic Kyle Gann, when John Cage was asked in 1989 whom he would wish to study with if he were a young man today his answer was “James Tenney”. Part 1 of 2: Musical Selections: Sonata No. 2 for Piano “Concord Sonata” (1916-19, rev. 1920s-40...

3. radiOM.org - Morning Concert The Music of Tui St. George Tucker [0.715% Popularity: 0.00000]

Morning Concert: The Music of Tui St. George Tucker Listen Item Type: Sound Recording Duration: 132 min Event Type: Interview and Music Program Origin: KPFA World traveling composer and microtonalist Tui St. George Tucker visited the Bay Area for six months to renew her acquaintances with her home state of California. Now living in North Carolina after a long career in lower Manhattan as an important member of the experimental scene and programmer on KPFA’s sister station WBAI, she visits with Charles Amirkhanian, spouts off on the role of creativity in modern culture, and introduces a selection of her music. The two also take suggestions from the listening audience to name her string quartet. (from KPFA Folio) Part 1 of 2: Musical Selections: Herzliebster Jesu -- Tantum Ergo (1970) -- String Quartet No. 1 (1958) -- My Melancholy Baby [fantasy on Ernie Burnett's famous theme for quarter-tone piano] (1984) -- Vigil (1985) Performers: Paul Jordan, organ (Herzliebster) Grete Sultan, piano (Tantrum) Crescent Quar...