KPFA-FM Music Dept. ➔ A Concert of New Music By The Ensemble, (November 18, 1973), 1 of 3

Analog Audio

Event Type

Music

Origin

KPFA

Identifier

AM.1973.11.18.A

Program Length

80 min

Part

1 of 3

Dates

1974-01-11 | broadcast
| 1973-11-18 | created

Description

A concert given Nov. 18, 1973 by the Ensemble at the Berkeley Piano Club, in Berkeley California. Works include three songs by Charles Shere from a work-in-progress based on texts by Marcel Duchamp; “Valid for Life,” a percussive piece by Beth Anderson; “Breaths,” a spontaneously performed work devised by Howard Moscovitz; and “Dark Night of Resistance,” a cantata by Julian White, using the words of Daniel Berrigan and St. John of the Cross. (from KPFA Folio)

Genres

20th century classical
New music

Musical Selections

Ground Glass et Reuilles [text by Marcel Duchamp] (ca. 1973) (0:40) / Charles Shere -- Perhaps Use a Less Transparent [text by Marcel Duchamp] (ca. 1973) (4:27) / Charles Shere -- Classify Combs [text by Marcel Duchamp] (1973) (1:16) / Charles Shere -- Valid for Life (10:02) / Beth Anderson

Performers

The Ensemble:
Anna Carol Dudley, soprano (all songs)
Beth Anderson, piano (all selections)
Ron Erickson, viola (Combs)
Javier Castillo, piano (Valid)
Sybl Chickenmint, percussion (Valid)

Subjects

20th century classical
New music
Chamber music
Songs (High voice) with piano
Songs (High voice) with instrumental ensemble
Trios (Pianos (2), percussion)

Related places

Berkeley (Calif.) (was recorded at)
Berkeley (Calif.) (was broadcast at)

Related Entities

The Ensemble (Berkeley, CA)
Hansen, Lois
Shere, Charles, 1935-2020
Duchamp, Marcel, 1887-1968
Anderson, Beth, 1950-
Castillo, Javier
Chickenmint, Sybl
Dudley, Anna Carol
Erickson, Ronald