KPFA-FM Music Dept. ➔ Morning Concert: A Concert of Organ Music with Gerhard Stäbler, 2 of 2
Analog Audio
Event Type
InterviewsOrigin
KPFAIdentifier
MC.1987.09.11.BProgram Series
Morning ConcertProgram Length
57 minPart
2 of 2Dates
1987-09-11 | broadcast| 1987-04-27 | created
Description
Organist and composer, Gerhard Stäbler is one of the most energetic exponents of progressive, political, new music in Germany. In an interview with Charles Amirkhanian taped at Stäbler’s home in Essen, he talks of his work and introduces a number of pieces that he performed during a concert of organ music held at St. Clement’s Church in Chicago on April 27, 1987. These works include “Flux” by Scott Roller; “Dream” by John Cage, a work originally scored for piano by transcribed for organ by Stäbler; as well as “Soul Trap”, the third movement of a piece for accordion called “California Dreams” and composed by Stäbler himself.Genres
20th century classicalSubjects
20th century classicalOrgan 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
Chicago (Ill.) (was recorded at)Berkeley (Calif.) (was broadcast at)
Related Entities
Amirkhanian, CharlesStäbler, Gerhard