KPFA-FM Music Dept. ➔ Works by Leland Smith, Christopher Lantz, & Richard Felciano
Analog Audio
Event Type
MusicOrigin
KPFAIdentifier
C.1969.04.05Program Length
33 minsDates
1969-04-05 | broadcast| 402 | created
Description
From a concert most likely recorded in the late 1960s, the program features works by Leland Smith, Christopher Lantz, and Richard Felciano. First heard is “Three Pacifist Songs” a song cycle by Leland Smith and performed here by soprano Helene Farras Joseph. These are followed by two works for instrumental ensemble and electronic tape. The first is “Heilengen Stadt Testament” by Christopher Lantz, who had studied with Leland Smith at Stanford University, and the second is Richard Felciano’s “Crasis”.Genres
20th century classicalElectro-Acoustic / Electronic
Musical Selections
Three Pacifist Songs: Ex-Service [text by Siegfried Lorraine Sassoon] (3:11) ; Diary Fragments [text by Wilfred Owen] (3:03) ; Rearmament [text by Robinson Jeffers] (3:43), for soprano and piano (1951-58 / Leland Smith -- Heilengen Stadt Testament, for, piano, clarinet, flute, violin, cello, and tape (13:07) / Christopher Lantz -- Crasis, for piano, clarinet, flute, harp, percussion, violin, cello, and tape (1967) (8:35) / Richard FelcianoPerformers
Helene Farras Joseph, soprano (Three)Subjects
20th century classicalElectro-acoustic
Electronic music
Arts songs
Song cycles
Songs (High voice) with piano
Sextets (Piano, clarinet, flute, electronics, violin, cello)
Octets (Piano, clarinet, flute, harp, electronics, percussion, violin, cello)
Acknowledgment
Funding for the preservation of this program made possible through a grant by the GRAMMY Foundation.Related place
Berkeley (Calif.) (was broadcast at)Related Entities
Smith, Leland, 1925-Sassoon, Siegfried, 1886-1967
Owen, Wilfred, 1893-1918
Jeffers, Robinson, 1887-1962
Lantz, Christopher Paul, 1936-
Felciano, Richard
Joseph, Helene Farras