KPFA-FM Music Dept. ➔ A Concert by the Oakland Symphony Youth Orchestra and Chorus (March 15, 1975), 3 of 3
Analog Audio
Event Type
MusicOrigin
KPFAIdentifier
AM.1975.03.15.2.CProgram Length
74 minPart
3 of 3Dates
| broadcast| 1975-03-15 | created
Description
A live recording of a concert given March 15, 1975 by the Oakland Symphony Youth Orchestra and the Oakland Symphony Chorus, conducted by Joseph Liebling. This concert was held at the Paramount Theater in Oakland California and included pieces by Strauss, Brahms, Berlioz, and Milhaud. The Oakland Symphony Youth Orchestra was founded in 1964 as part of an educational outreach program by the Oakland Symphony. It is composed of young musicians from a number of San Francisco Bay Area schools, many from economically disadvantaged backgrounds, and has toured Europe and won several international competitions.Genres
20th century classicalMusical Selections
Les Choéphores, [part 2, text by Paul Claudel] (1915) / Darius MilhaudPerformers
Oakland Symphony Youth OrchestraOakland Symphony Chorus
Joseph Liebling, conductor
Francoise Debreu, narrator
Kay de Vries, soprano
Anelle Delfs, soprano
Subjects
20th century musicIncidental music
Orestes (Greek mythology) -- Songs and music
Electra (Greek mythology) -- Songs and music
Choruses, Secular (Mixed voices) with orchestra
Acknowledgment
Funding for the preservation of this program made possible through a grant by the GRAMMY Foundation.Related place
Oakland (Calif.) (was recorded at)Related Entities
Oakland Symphony Youth OrchestraOakland Symphony Chorus
Milhaud, Darius, 1892-1974
Claudel, Paul, 1868-1955
Liebling, Joseph Martin
Debreu, Francoise
Vries, Kay de
Delfs, Anelle