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1. radiOM.org - A Life in Music: Elliott Carter [0.080% Popularity: 0.00000]

A Life in Music: Elliott Carter Listen Item Type: Sound Recording Duration: 116 min Event Type: Documentary Program Origin: KPFA This program provides an overview of Elliott Carter's compositions from 1942 to 1978. It includes excerpts from several of his works, including the “Symphony No. 1” (1942), “Piano Sonata” (1945-6), “Cello Sonata” (1948), and “Double Concerto for Harpsichord and Piano” (1961). Importantly, the program also includes recordings of complete performances of the “Sonata for Flute, Oboe, Cello and Harpsichord” (1952) with an informative analysis by David Schiff (Carter's biographer). In addition, the “String Quartet No. 2” (1959), “Symphony of Three Orchestras”, and “Syringa for Mezzo Soprano, Baritone and Chamber Orchestra” are presented. Elliott Carter and David Schiff are interviewed by Charles Amirkhanian. This program was produced, written, edited and hosted by Steve Robinson. Part 1 of 2: Musical Selections: Symphony No. 1 [excerpt] (1942) -- Piano Sonata [excerpt] (1945-6) -- Sonata...

2. radiOM.org - A Mass for Forgotten Times by William Duckworth [2.537% Popularity: 0.00000]

A Mass for Forgotten Times by William Duckworth Listen Item Type: Sound Recording Duration: 13 min Event Type: Interview and Music Program Origin: KPFA Recorded in 1975, the University of Delaware Concert Choir, under the direction of Dr. Peter J. McCarthy, performs William Duckworth’s “A Mass for These Forgotten Times.” In a brief interview that follows this work, Duckworth describes his intention to seamlessly blend traditional chants with more modern extended vocal techniques, and his general satisfaction with the composition. The actual performance was recorded at the University of Delaware, while the interview, with Charles Amirkhanian, was recorded at the New Music America Festival in June, 1980, in Minneapolis. Musical Selections: A Mass for These Forgotten Times: Kyrie ; Gloria ; Credo ; Sanctus ; Agnus Dei, for unaccompanied chorus (1973) (11:14) / William Duckworth Performers: University of Delaware Concert Choir Peter McCarthy, director Genre: 20th Century Classical Subject: 20th century classical ...

3. radiOM.org - An Interview with Louis Andriessen, July 30, 1979 [2.529% Popularity: 0.00000]

An Interview with Louis Andriessen, July 30, 1979 Listen Item Type: Sound Recording Duration: 114 min Event Type: Interview Program Origin: KPFA Charles Amirkhanian and Robert Hughes interview the Dutch composer Louis Andriessen in July of 1979. Andriessen is a third generation Dutch composer, whose work has been strongly influenced by his socialist politics. In this interview he discusses his work with two Dutch ensembles with leftist leanings and how, in such a situation, even a conductor is considered too authoritarian. The three also talk about the role the Dutch Government plays in financing the arts and how that differs from the situation in the United States. In addition, Andriessen describes three of his works, “Hoketus”, “Symphony for Open Strings”, and “Mausoleum”; what it was like to grow up in a family of famous composers; and how his politics influence which commissions he accepts and what type of ensembles he writes for. Musical Selections: Hoketus, for pan pipes, pianos, electric pianos, bass g...

4. radiOM.org - Comparatively Speaking Bach’s Cantatas [0.167% Popularity: 0.00000]

Comparatively Speaking: Bach’s Cantatas Listen Item Type: Sound Recording Duration: 67 min Event Type: Interview and Music Program Origin: KPFA Matthew Holdreith presents another program in his Comparatively Speaking series in which he juxtaposes varying performances of popular classical music. In this recording he examines Johann Sebastian Bach’s cantatas and oratorios, paying particular attention to the differences between performances that use instruments and vocal practices that were the norm in Bach’s day with more modern variations. Much of this fascinating program is spent comparing the different effects that can be achieved through the use of child singers as opposed to adult female sopranos. Holdreith was apparently inspired by Nikolaus Harnoncourt efforts to record all of Bach’s cantatas on original Baroque instruments, excerpts of which are included here. Whether you are already a huge fan of Bach’s vocal music, or someone who is only hearing it for the first time, you should find Holdreith’s illum...

5. radiOM.org - Concerts by Composers No. 02: Works by Jim Pomeroy, Carles Santos, & Paul William Simons [2.536% Popularity: 0.00000]

Concerts by Composers: No. 02: Works by Jim Pomeroy, Carles Santos, & Paul William Simons 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 Phil Niblock’s loft in the SoHo district of New York City. These concerts were then packaged by Niblock into a series of hour-long radio programs entitled “Concerts by Composers” and distributed to interested radio stations around the United States. This second program in the series features music by Jim Pomeroy, Carles Santos, & Paul William Simons. The first two pieces are by Jim Pomeroy, the first, “Mozart’s Moog” is based on melodies taken from music boxes, while the second incorporates flute music with texts taken from the Beat poets of the 1950s and 60s. This is followed by a number of vocal improvisations or sound poetry by Carles Santos. Although perhaps best known as a pian...

6. radiOM.org - Concerts by Composers No. 06: Works by Jon English, Candace Natvig, Yasunao Tone, & Gregory Sandow [2.524% 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...

7. radiOM.org - Concerts by Composers No. 12: Works by Philip Corner, Petr Kotík, & Tom Johnson [4.891% Popularity: 0.00000]

Concerts by Composers: No. 12: Works by Philip Corner, Petr Kotík, & Tom Johnson 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 twelfth program in the series features music by Philip Corner and Petr Kotík, with additional commentary by music critic Tom Johnson. The program begins with Philip Corner discussing his interest in gamelan music before we listen to his work “Gamelan Vox”, which while not scored for gamelan proper, does take its sense of time and pitch from the music of Indonesia. This performance of Corner’s work was recorded in December 1980 during a concert at the ...

8. radiOM.org - Concerts by Composers No. 13: Works by Scott Johnson, Moniek Darge, Godfried-Willem Raes, & David Gibson [2.532% Popularity: 0.00000]

Concerts by Composers: No. 13: Works by Scott Johnson, Moniek Darge, Godfried-Willem Raes, & David Gibson Listen Item Type: Sound Recording Duration: 59 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 thirteenth program in the series features music by Scott Johnson, Moniek Darge, Godfried-Willem Raes, & David Gibson. The program begins with composer and sound sculptor Scott Johnson discussing his interest in composing music that incorporates the types of instruments and technologies that permeate modern society. We then hear Johnson perform the last two movements of his “Sonata for Electric Guitar and Harmonizer” recorded a...

9. radiOM.org - Contemporary Music Fifth Biennial Survey of Contemporary Music: Works by Rudolf Komorous & Petr Kotik [2.530% Popularity: 0.00000]

Contemporary Music: Fifth Biennial Survey of Contemporary Music: Works by Rudolf Komorous & Petr Kotik Listen Item Type: Sound Recording Duration: 28 min Event Type: Music Program Origin: KPFA One of a series of programs originating from the International Service of Belgium Radio and Television in which the works of contemporary composers are highlighted. Heard first is “Olympia” by Rudolf Komorous, a work scored for a variety of instruments and sound making devices including flexatone, melodica, mouth-harmonica, nightingale whistles, bells, and ratchet. Komorous was born in Prague but has made his home in Canada, where he has taught at the University of Victoria. The second work “There is Singularly Nothing” by Petr Kotik, is a fragment of a much larger work, and features a text by Gertrude Stein. Kotik was also born in Prague, but moved to the U. S. where he founded the Society of Electronic Music of Buffalo. Taken together these two compositions offer a unique window into European avant-garde music during ...

10. radiOM.org - El Greco Phantasie by Gladys Nordenstrom [2.537% Popularity: 0.00000]

El Greco Phantasie by Gladys Nordenstrom Listen Item Type: Sound Recording Duration: 11 min Event Type: Music Program Origin: KPFA A recording of the 1966 premiere of Gladys Nordenstrom‘s “El Greco Phantasie,” performed in Mannheim, Germany by the Rheinisches Kammerorchester Köln, under the direction of Thomas Baldner. An American composer, singer, and musician, Nordenstrom studied composition with Ernst Krenek, whom she later married. Although the two enjoyed a long and happy life together and occasionally collaborated on vocal scores, the majority of their compositions are very distinct, with Nordenstrom favoring the serialist style popularized by Schoenberg and Webern. Her “El Greco Phantasie” is a 12 note composition scored for string orchestra in which the row is constantly rotated. It was later revised in 1969 so this recording of the original version is of particular interest. Musical Selections: El Greco Phantasie, for string orchestra (1965) (10:45) / Gladys Nordenstrom Performers: Rheinisches Kammer...