KPFA-FM Music Dept. ➔ Source: Program No. 3: The first lecture in John Cage’s class on “Music in Dialogue”

Analog Audio

Event Type

Lectures and Panel Discussions

Origin

KPFA

Identifier

SRC.1969.11.04

Program Series

Source

Program Length

109 min

Dates

1969-11-04 | broadcast
| 1969-10-07 | created

Description

This program contains the lecture given by John Cage on October 7, 1969, at the University of California Davis during the first meeting of his class on “Music in Dialogue”. In typical Cagian style the rather informal presentation covers such subjects as Buckminster Fuller, Zen Buddhism, philosophy, and the role of art and technology in modern society. The obvious delight of the students at having the opportunity to be taught by such a revolutionary composer is quite evident in their laughter and questions.

Genres

New music
Avant-garde

Subjects

Music -- History and criticism
Philosophy
Zen Buddhism
Art and society

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

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

Related Entities

Austin, Larry
Cage, John