KPFA-FM Music Dept. ➔ Ode To Gravity: The Expanded Ear , 2 of 2

Analog Audio

Event Type

Interview and Music

Origin

KPFA

Identifier

OTG.1973.06.27.B

Program Series

Ode To Gravity

Program Length

87 min

Part

2 of 2

Dates

1973-06-27 | broadcast
| 402 | created

Description

Charles Amirkhanian reports on The Expanded Ear music conference, held on April 27-29, 1973 at the Camp de Benneville Pines, in the San Bernardino National Forest. The speakers featured included Nicolas Slonimsky, Dane Rudhyar, Ken Friedman, and Don Buchla. A vast quantity of live, experimental, electronic, and new music was performed including that by pianist Richard Bunger and violinist Daniel Kobialka. In addition numerous composers were represented by tape pieces. The highlight of the conference was the Six Acre Jam, performed over a hillside by about 60 musicians and no less than ten synthesizers. Join Charles as he takes a walk through the woods interviewing performers and composers, while the sounds of music echo from the surrounding wilderness.

Genres

Electro-Acoustic / Electronic
Free improvisation

Musical Selections

Heavy Aspirations (1973) / Charles Amirkhanian -- [excerpt from the tentatively entitled “Cultural Train”] / Jan Pusina -- Six Acre Jam [excerpts] -- Fur Ludwig [excerpt] / David Cloud

Subjects

Sound poetry
Text-sound compositions
Electro-acoustic
Electronic music
Improvisation (Music)

Related places

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

Related Entities

Camp de Benneville Pines
The Expanded Ear
Amirkhanian, Charles
Slonimsky, Nicolas, 1894-1995
Rudhyar, Dane, 1895-1985
Pusina, Jan
Gnazzo, Anthony, 1936-
Dinwiddie, John
Cloud, David