KPFA-FM Music Dept. ➔ Morning Concert: An Interview with Robert Hughes, 2 of 2
Analog Audio
Event Type
Interview and MusicOrigin
KPFAIdentifier
MC.1980.12.16.BProgram Series
Morning ConcertProgram Length
128 minPart
2 of 2Dates
| broadcast| 1980-12-16 | created
Description
Recorded on December 16, 1980, Charles Amirkhanian interviews musician, composer, and conductor Robert Hughes. Topics discussed include working with Laurie Anderson on the world premiere of her work "Born, Never Asked". Fans of Anderson's later popular albums will recognize many of the musical themes running through this piece. The recording of the piece, made on May 17, 1980, features Anderson performing with the Oakland Symphony Youth Orchestra, an award winning group which was led by Hughes for many years. In this program Hughes also discusses the "new consonance" as represented by the work of Terry Riley, Steve Reich and himself.Genres
New musicOrchestral music
Musical Selections
Ecologari / Robert Hughes -- Dance No. 3 (1979) / Philip Glass -- Accompaniment To A Cinematographic Scene, Op. 34: Threatening Danger, Fear, Catastrophe (1929-30) / Arnold SchoenbergPerformers
Oakland Symphony Youth Orchestra (Ecologari)Robert Hughes & Eric Hanson, conductors (Ecologari)
Philip Glass, Farfisa organ (Dance)
Michael Riesman, keyboards (Dance)
Iris Hiskey, voice (Dance)
Jon Gibson, soprano sax (Dance)
Jack Kripl, soprano sax (Dance )
Richard Peck, alto sax (Dance)
BBC Symphony Orchestra (Accompaniment)
Pierre Boulez, conductor (Accompaniment)
Subjects
New musicOrchestral music
Minimal music
Saxophone and organ music
Electro-acoustic
Related places
Berkeley (Calif.) (was recorded at)Berkeley (Calif.) (was broadcast at)
Related Entities
Oakland Symphony Youth OrchestraBBC Symphony Orchestra
Amirkhanian, Charles
Hughes, Robert, 1933-2022
Boulez, Pierre, 1925-2016
Glass, Philip
Schoenberg, Arnold, 1874-1951
Riesman, Michael
Hiskey, Iris
Gibson, Jon
Kripl, Jack
Peck, Richard
Hanson, Eric