KPFA-FM Music Dept. ➔ Morning Concert: The Musical Expression of the Gay Experience, 1 of 2

Analog Audio

Event Type

Music

Origin

KPFA

Identifier

MC.1977.06.29.A

Program Series

Morning Concert

Program Length

119 min

Part

1 of 2

Dates

1977-06-29 | broadcast
| 1977-06-29 | created

Description

In commemoration of the Stonewall Riots of June 28-29, 1969 and in honor of the then newly celebrated Gay Pride Week, KPFA’s Wood Massi presents music, writings, and interviews about the gay experience. The program primarily focuses on 20th century art songs, much of them the work of gay composers and poets, and includes compositions by Henry Cowell, Lou Harrison, Gertrude Stein, Ned Rorem, and others. In part a look back and in part a look forward, this program serves as an excellent reminder of the contribution that homosexuals have made in the world of music, as well as the many trials and tribulations this traditionally marginalized minority has experienced, while still offering a gleam of hope for a more inclusive tomorrow.

Genres

Art songs
20th century classical

Musical Selections

Piano Concerto No. 1 in B Flat Minor, Op. 23 [excerpt] (1874-75) / Peter I. Tchaikovsky -- Der Schmetterling (”The Butterfly”) [text by Friedrich von Schlegel] (ca. 1819) / Franz Schubert -- Kabï znala ya (“If only I had known”) [text by A.K. Tolstoy] (1880-81) / Peter I. Tchaikovsky -- The Dawn [text by Oscar Wilde] / Charles Griffes -- The Lament of Ian the Proud [text by Fiona Macleod] (1918) / Charles Griffes -- The Dark Eyes to Mine [text by Fiona Macleod] (1918) / Charles Griffes -- The Rose of the Night [text by Fiona Macleod] (1918) / Charles Griffes -- Toccanta (1940) / Henry Cowell -- Death in Venice [excerpt] / Benjamin Britten

Performers

Peter Pears, tenor (Death in Venice)

Subjects

19th century classical
20th century classical
Art songs
Gay composers
Homosexuality
Homosexuality and music
Songs (High voice) with chamber orchestra
Songs (High voice) with flute, cello, and piano
Operas -- Excerpts

Acknowledgment

Funding for the preservation of this program made possible through a grant by the GRAMMY Foundation.

Related places

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

Related Entities

Massi, Wood
Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich, 1840-1893
Schubert, Franz, 1797-1828
Schlegel, Friedrich von, 1772-1829
Tolstoy, Aleksey Konstantinovich, graf, 1817-1875
Griffes, Charles Tomlinson, 1884-1920
Wilde, Oscar, 1854-1900
Sharp, William, 1855-1905
Macleod, Fiona, 1855-190
Cowell, Henry, 1897-1965
Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976
Pears, Peter, Sir