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1. radiOM.org - Ode To Gravity Soundscapes, Symphonies, & Sonatas [7.250% Popularity: 0.00000]

Ode To Gravity: Soundscapes, Symphonies, & Sonatas Listen Item Type: Sound Recording Duration: 62 min Event Type: Music Program Origin: KPFA In this program, Charles Amirkhanian plays an an eclectic mix of field recordings from Africa and the San Francisco Bay Area, interspersed with the first movement from a piano sonata by Mendelssohn, an early work by Roy Harris entitled “Symphony for Voices on Poems of Walt Whitman”, as well as a Sonatina for cello and piano by Bernard Wagenaar, and sound poetry by Diter Rot and Emmett Williams The Westminster Choir performs the Harris work which is conducted by John Finley Williamson, while Bernard Wagenaar’s “Sonatina for Cello and Piano”, is performed by cellist Naoum Benditzky and the composer on piano. Musical Selections: [excerpt of pre-circumcision dance music of the Diola of Senegal] -- [excerpt of children’s hunting call & drums announcing death of tribe member of the Topoke people of the Congo] -- Procession Music [from “Ceremony of Us”] / Charles Amirkhanian --...

2. radiOM.org - Stravinsky in Rehearsal from 1947 [5.102% Popularity: 0.00000]

Stravinsky in Rehearsal from 1947 Listen Item Type: Sound Recording Duration: 59 min Event Type: Documentary Program Origin: KPFK In 1947, William Malloch, possessed by a sense of history, recorded Igor Stravinsky rehearsing his new revision of his “Symphonies of Wind Instruments in Memory of Debussy”. Malloch comments upon and plays this historical recording, which was broadcast by permission of the composer himself. The sound is antique but the picture of what Stravinsky is striving for musically comes through clearly enough. Malloch’s three part series on Stravinsky (of which this is the second part) won runner-up honors in the Eighth Annual Armstrong Awards, the seventh national award his programs have won. Musical Selections: Symphonies of Wind Instruments (1920, rev. 1945-47) / Igor Stravinsky Genre: 20th Century Classical Subject: Stravinsky, Igor, 1882-1971 ; 20th century classical ; Music rehearsals ; Wind ensembles ; Symphonies People: Stravinsky, Igor, 1882-1971 ; Malloch, William F. First Broadcas...

3. radiOM.org - Interview with Kurt Masur, 1987 [5.085% Popularity: 0.00000]

Interview with Kurt Masur, 1987 Listen Item Type: Sound Recording Duration: 146 min Event Type: Interview and Music Program Origin: KPFA Charles Amirkhanian interviews Kurt Masur, conductor of the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra. Joining them in the studio is German affairs commentator Helga Lohr-Bailey, conductor George Cleve, and violinist Jorja Fleezanis. Topics discussed include the origins of the Orchestra, the work of Mendelssohn, the lack of passion among young people that did not live through the turbulent times of the mid 20th century, and the differences between the musical cultures of Eastern Europe and the United States, among others. Part 1 of 2: Musical Selections: 1st Slavonic Dance Op. 46 (1878) / Antonin Dvorak -- Sinfonia No. 1 in C (1821) / Felix Mendelssohn -- Variations on a Theme by Joseph Haydn, Op. 56 (1873) / Johannes Brahms Performers: Kurt Masur, conductor Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra Genres: Classical Music ; Orchestral Music Subject: 19th century classical ; Orchestral music ; Conduc...

4. radiOM.org - Music of Joseph Wagner [5.085% Popularity: 0.00000]

Music of Joseph Wagner Listen Item Type: Sound Recording Duration: 67 min Event Type: Music Program Origin: KPFA Three recordings of orchestral works by Joseph Frederick Wagner, performed by a variety of orchestras, including his “Concertino,” for harp and orchestra, with Susann McDonald on harp and Mehli Mehta conducting the American Youth Symphony in a live performance recorded on Oct. 22, 1972. Born in 1900, Joseph Frederick Wagner was a composer, conductor, author, and founder of the Boston Civic Symphony in 1924. He is perhaps best known for his choral piece “Ballad of the Brotherhood,” but he also produced a number of works for chamber ensemble and full orchestra, including two symphonies, both of which are also included in this program. Wagner conducted the Boston Civic Symphony until 1944. In 1947 he became music director at the Duluth Symphony, where he remained until 1959, after which he moved to Hollywood, where he became a professor at Pepperdine University until his retirement in 1973. Wagner die...

5. radiOM.org - Interview with Primous Fountain III [5.082% Popularity: 0.00000]

Interview with Primous Fountain III Listen Item Type: Sound Recording Duration: 53 min Event Type: Interview Program Origin: KPFA Charles Amirkhanian talks with the African American composer, Primous Fountain III of Chicago, who traveled to the West Coast in 1972 to witness a performance of his “Manifestation” by the Oakland Symphony Orchestra. Also in the studio were Maestro Harold Farberman and Charles Shere. Fountain has had his orchestral compositions performed by the Chicago and Boston Symphonies, but has composed jazz works for Quincy Jones and rhythm and blues music as well. The most remarkable aspect of this composer is his age: he was born in 1949 and his “Manifestations” was composed when he was only 18. Musical Selections: The Ballet / Primous Fountain III -- [unidentified jazz piece] -- Pick Up Your Love and Throw It On Me / Primous Fountain III Performers: Berkshire Music Center Orchestra (Ballet) Gunther Schuller, conductor (Ballet) Genres: 20th Century Classical ; Jazz Subject: Fountain, Primou...

6. radiOM.org - Ode To Gravity Songs and Writings of Ned Rorem [5.079% Popularity: 0.00000]

Ode To Gravity: Songs and Writings of Ned Rorem Listen Item Type: Sound Recording Duration: 57 min Event Type: Interview and Music Program Origin: KPFA Additional Media Files (click to view) In this edition of Ode To Gravity Charles Amirkhanian presents a selection of art songs by Ned Rorem, interspersed with excerpts from Rorem’s book, “Music from Inside Out”, in which the composer discusses the history and art of song writing. Ned Rorem is a Pulitzer Prize winning American composer. He has written three symphonies, four piano concertos, ten operas, as well as many additional orchestral, chamber, theatrical, and choral works. Yet he is probably best known for his over 500 art songs, in which he has set to music some of the finest poetry ever written. For additional works by Rorem be sure to check out the recently released CD “The Songs of Ned Rorem”, from the Other Minds record label and available at www.otherminds.org. Musical Selections: Song for a Girl [text by John Dryden] -- To the Willow Tree [text by ...

7. radiOM.org - A Concert by the Mostly Modern Chamber Players, 1983 [5.078% Popularity: 0.00000]

A Concert by the Mostly Modern Chamber Players, 1983 Listen Item Type: Sound Recording Duration: 70 min Event Type: Music From a concert recorded in 1983, Laurie K. Steele conducts the Mostly Modern Chamber Players in a performance of works for chamber orchestra by Charles Ives, Morton Feldman, David Jaffe, Laurie Spiegel, and Teo Macero. Part 1 of 4: Musical Selections: Washington's Birthday [1st movement from “Symphony No. 5: New England Holidays”] (1909) (9:43) / Charles Ives -- The Straits of Magellan (1961) (5:43) / Morton Feldman Performers: Mostly Modern Chamber Players Laurie Steele, conductor Genres: 20th Century Classical ; New Music Subject: 20th century classical ; New music ; Symphonies ; Septets (Piano, flute, guitar, harp, horn, trumpet, double bass) ; Aleatory music People: Ives, Charles, 1874-1954 ; Feldman, Morton, 1926-1987 ; Steele, Laurie K. Part 2 of 4: Musical Selections: Would You Just As Soon Sing As Make That Noise?, for violin, mandolin and orchestra (1983) (22:13) / David Jaffe Per...

8. radiOM.org - Other Minds Presents Alan Hovhaness Centennial Celebration (March 13, 2011) [5.076% Popularity: 0.00000]

Other Minds Presents: Alan Hovhaness Centennial Celebration (March 13, 2011) Listen Item Type: Sound Recording Duration: 108 min Event Type: Music Program Origin: Other Minds Additional Media Files (click to view) Other Minds celebrated the 100th anniversary of the birth of Alan Hovhaness (1911-2000), a prolific but under-appreciated composer and pioneer of "multi-cultural" music, on March 13, 2011, at the First Congregational Church of Berkeley, CA. Over the course of his career, Hovhaness studied his own Armenian ancestry, and also the musical cultures of India, Japan, and South Korea, traveling extensively to research the traditional music of those countries. Their influence is made clear in many of his 500+ works which include 67 symphonies, three ballets, and an enormous catalog of instrumental music including two for Indonesian gamelan orchestra. This concert featured a wide selection of piano music by Hovhaness, including two world premiers, as well as a rarely heard composition by the Armenian compose...

9. radiOM.org - Other Minds Presents Alan Hovhaness Centennial Celebration (Mar. 13, 2011) [5.076% Popularity: 0.00000]

Other Minds Presents: Alan Hovhaness Centennial Celebration (Mar. 13, 2011) View Item Type: Video Duration: 117 min Event Type: Music Program Origin: Other Minds Additional Media Files (click to view) Other Minds celebrated the 100th anniversary of the birth of Alan Hovhaness (1911-2000), a prolific but under-appreciated composer and pioneer of "multi-cultural" music, on March 13, 2011, at the First Congregational Church of Berkeley, CA. Over the course of his career, Hovhaness studied his own Armenian ancestry, and also the musical cultures of India, Japan, and South Korea, traveling extensively to research the traditional music of those countries. Their influence is made clear in many of his 500+ works which include 67 symphonies, three ballets, and an enormous catalog of instrumental music including two for Indonesian gamelan orchestra. This concert featured a wide selection of piano music by Hovhaness, including two world premieres, as well as a rarely heard composition by the Armenian composer Vardapet K...

10. radiOM.org - Ode To Gravity Do Fraig Amors, etc... [5.075% Popularity: 0.00000]

Ode To Gravity: Do Fraig Amors, etc... Listen Item Type: Sound Recording Duration: 46 min Event Type: Music Program Origin: KPFA Another excellent example of an early Ode to Gravity program produced by Charles Amirkhanian. This time it is an interesting mix of music and spoken word, ranging from Medieval Germanic choral music, avant-garde orchestral works, American popular music from the 1920s or 1930s, canary’s chirping, spell casting, bowling advice, and other assorted sounds. Inventive, experimental, and always amusing this Ode to Gravity program really highlights the verbal and musical creativity of Amirkhanian and the artistic environment that was Berkeley California in the early 1970s. Musical Selections: Do Fraig Amors / Oswald von Wolkenstein -- [unidentified piece] / Carlos Surinach -- We can’t sleep in the movies, anymore -- Symphony No. 4 [excerpt] (1953) / Carlos Chávez -- [a mix of spoken word and music] (1970) Genres: Orchestral Music ; 20th Century Classical Subject: 20th century classical ; Ca...