Charles Amirkhanian Collection ➔ Composer-to-Composer Festival: Concert 1 (August 19, 1988)
Digital Audio
Event Type
MusicOrigin
C AmirkhanianIdentifier
CTC.1988.08.19.2Program Series
Composer-to-Composer FestivalProgram Length
85 minDates
| broadcast| 1988-08-19 | created
Description
The first concert of the 1988 Composer to Composer Festival, held in Telluride, Colorado on August 19, 1988. 8:00pm.The performance begins with Sarah Hopkins performing an untitled fanfare for one of her Whirly instruments. After her performance John Lifton and Charles Amirkhanian introduce the concept of the festival and the participating composers to the audience.
Concert Program:
Lepo Sumera:
Pardon, Fryderyk!
Piece for Piano (1981)
Symphony No. 1, mov. 1 (Pre-recorded)
Lepo Sumera, piano and tape
Paul DeMarinis:
Three songs: Mind Power, Song of the Suburban Salesman, I Want You
Paul DeMarinis, computer arrangement
INTERMISSION
Denys Bouliane:
The Monkey’s Song (1988, written for and premiered at the Composer to Composer Festival)
Ingrid Schmithüsen, voice
John Lifton:
Excerpt from Neptune Comes to Hopi
Charles Amirkhanian, voice; John Lifton, voice and electronics
[Note: Some audio distortion and dropouts, especially during DeMarinis’ “Song of the Suburban Salesman”.]
Genres
New music20th century classical
Musical Selections
Pardon, Fryderyk! [from Two Pieces from the Year 1981] (1981) (7:30) -- Piano Piece from the Year 1981 [from Two Pieces from the Year 1981] (1981) (2:30) -- Symphony No. 1 [1st movement] (1981) (3:30) / Lepo Sumera -- Mind Power (1988) (3:45) -- Song of the Suburban Salesman (4:35) -- I Want You (1988) (3:05) / Paul DeMarinis -- The Monkey’s Song (1988) (13:05) / Denys Bouliane -- Neptune Comes to Hopi [excerpt] (1987) (15:02) / John LiftonPerformers
Lepo Sumera, piano and tape (Pardon, Fryderyk!, Piece for Piano)Paul DeMarinis, computer arrangement (Three Songs)
Ingrid Schmithüsen, voice (The Monkey’s Voice)
Charles Amirkhanian, voice (Neptune...)
John Lifton, baritone and electronics (Neptune...)
Subjects
Composers -- 20th centuryPiano music
Orchestral music
Computer music
Sampling (Sound)
Vocalises, Unaccompanied
Mixed media (Music)
Acknowledgment
Digitized with support from the National Recording Preservation Foundation, The Copland Fund, and the Association for Recorded Sound Collections.Related Event
Composer-to-Composer Festival, 1988Related place
Telluride (Colo.) (was recorded at)Related Entities
Composer-to-Composer FestivalTelluride Institute
Amirkhanian, Charles
Lifton, John
Baley, Virko
Harrison, Lou, 1917-2003
Colvig, William, 1917-2000
Gann, Kyle
DeMarinis, Paul
Riley, Terry, 1935-
Scott, Stephen, 1944-2021
Spiegel, Laurie, 1945-
Bouliane, Denys, 1955-
Hopkins, Sarah, 1958-
Plush, Vincent, 1950-
Sculthorpe, Peter, 1929-2014
Sumera, Lepo, 1950-2000