KPFA-FM Music Dept. ➔ Ode To Gravity: Barton and Priscilla McLean, 2 of 2

Analog Audio

Event Type

Interview and Music

Origin

KPFA

Identifier

OTG.1982.11.01.B

Program Series

Ode To Gravity

Program Length

112 min

Part

2 of 2

Dates

1982-11-01 | broadcast
| 1982-11-01 | created

Description

Composer-performers Barton and Priscilla McLean of Austin Texas are Charles Amirkhanian’s guests on this edition of Ode to Gravity. This husband and wife duo introduce a number of their primarily electro-acoustic pieces. Their work often has an environmental or political dimension, as is the case with “The Last Ten Minutes,” which envisions a nuclear holocaust, and “Beneath the Horizon III” which combines whale songs with a tuba solo to create an evocative sense of longing.

Genres

Electro-Acoustic / Electronic

Musical Selections

Dimensions II, for piano and tape (1974) (11:25) / Barton McLean -- Invisible Chariots [1st movement] (6:30) (1975-77) / Priscilla McLean -- Dimensions VIII, for piano and tape (1981) (13:00) / Barton McLean -- Fantasies for Adults and Other Children: hist whist ; little tree [texts by e.e. cummings] (1980) (7:00) / Priscilla McLean

Performers

Robert Hamilton, piano (Dimensions II)
Barton McLean, piano (Dimensions VIII)
Nancy Hill, soprano (Fantasies)
Mark Saya, piano (Fantasies)
John Ferguson, piano (Fantasies)

Subjects

Electro-acoustic
Electronic music
Piano and electronic music
Songs (High voice) with piano
Prepared piano 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

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

Related Entities

Amirkhanian, Charles
McLean, Barton, 1938-
McLean, Priscilla, 1942-
Hamilton, Robert, 1937-
Hill, Nancy (Vocalist)
Saya, Mark, 1954-
Ferguson, John
Cummings, E. E. (Edward Estlin), 1894-1962