KPFA-FM Music Dept. ➔ Morning Concert: The Music of Tim Souster, 2 of 2
Analog Audio
Event Type
Interview and MusicOrigin
KPFAIdentifier
MC.1978.11.10.BProgram Series
Morning ConcertProgram Length
90 minPart
2 of 2Dates
1978-11-10 | broadcast| 1978-10-03 | created
Description
English composer, Tim Souster, visited the San Francisco Bay Area in 1978 in order to produce a new composition at Stanford University’s internationally renowned computer music center, and during his stay happily agreed to be interviewed on KPFA. Charles Amirkhanian introduces Souster and his music during the course of a lively program, recorded at the Stanford Artificial Intelligence Center on October 3, 1978. “Driftwood Cortege” (1978), Souster’s computer piece, completed earlier that day, is premiered. Also heard are selections from Souster’s recorded works, including “Surfeit” (his homage to the Beach Boys) and “Spectral” ( a viola piece based on the sounds of the humpback whale). Souster also gives his rationale for having become interested in computer generated music after a long history of involvement primarily as an instrumental composer. (from KPFA Folio)Genres
Electro-Acoustic / ElectronicMusical Selections
Spectral (1972) -- SurfeitSubjects
Electro-acousticElectronic music
Computer music
Animal sounds
Whale sounds
Electronic and viola music
Acknowledgment
Funding for the preservation of this program made possible through a grant by Save America’s Treasures, a program of the National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior.Related places
Palo Alto (Calif.) (was recorded at)Berkeley (Calif.) (was broadcast at)
Related Entities
Beach BoysAmirkhanian, Charles
Souster, Tim