KPFA-FM Music Dept. ➔ Morning Concert: The Music of Tui St. George Tucker, 2 of 2

Analog Audio


Event Type
Interview and Music
Origin
KPFA
Identifier
MC.1989.02.09.B
Program Series
Morning Concert
Program Length
132 min
Part
2 of 2
Dates
1989-02-09 | broadcast
| 1989-02-09 | created
Description
World traveling composer and microtonalist Tui St. George Tucker visited the Bay Area for six months to renew her acquaintances with her home state of California. Now living in North Carolina after a long career in lower Manhattan as an important member of the experimental scene and programmer on KPFA’s sister station WBAI, she visits with Charles Amirkhanian, spouts off on the role of creativity in modern culture, and introduces a selection of her music. The two also take suggestions from the listening audience to name her string quartet. (from KPFA Folio)
Genres
20th century classical
Microtonal music
Musical Selections
The Moon & Pine Sonata -- Hypertonic Sonata (1967) -- Happy Birthday, Dear Krzysztof, for recorder, string ensemble and harpsichord -- Sonata for Violin and Piano (1958) -- Ave Verum -- Christus Jesus Splendor Patris -- Agnus Dei -- The Canary Concertino (1988) -- Summer Alleluia [excerpt] (1980)
Performers
Grete Sultan, piano (Moon ; Sonata for Violin and Piano)
Tui St. George Tucker, recorder (Hypertonic)
Ralph Zeitlin, recorder, conductor (Happy)
Jesse Ceci, violin (Sonata for Violin and Piano)
The Occasional Singers (Ave ; Christus ; Agnus)
Gil Robbins, director (Ave ; Christus ; Agnus)
Andrew Bolotowsky, piccolo (Concertino)
Beth Anderson, soprano (Summer)
New Wilderness Wind Band (Summer)
Subjects
20th century classical
Quarter-tone piano
Microtonal music
Unconventional instruments
Sonatas (Piano)
Sonatas (Recorder)
Septets (Harpsichord, recorder, violins (2), viola, cello, bass)
Sonatas (Violin and piano)
Choruses, Sacred (Mixed voices), Unaccompanied
Piccolo music
Songs (High voice) with instrumental ensemble
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.