KPFA-FM Music Dept. ➔ Morning Concert: The Music of the Hurdy-Gurdy, plus selections by Ralph Vaughan Williams & David Byrne, 1 of 2
Analog Audio
Event Type
Interview and MusicOrigin
KPFAIdentifier
MC.1991.09.27.AProgram Series
Morning ConcertProgram Length
129 minPart
1 of 2Dates
| broadcast| 1991-09-27 | created
Description
From 1991, the first Morning Concert broadcast from the then newly built KPFA studios, Charles Amirkhanian interviews composer and conductor Howard Hersh about his music and plays a selection of his compositions. Amirkhanian then devotes the rest of the show to selections of music for the hurdy-gurdy, as well as works by Ralph Vaughan Williams and David Byrne.Genres
20th century classicalUnconventional instruments
Musical Selections
[unidentified piece] -- Sketches from life: Angels on the roof (1985) / Howard Hersh -- Lady Diamond -- Bourrée with No Name -- Satins Blanc -- Les Amusements d'une heure / Charles Baton -- LaridéPerformers
Music Now (Sketches from life)Nigel Eaton, hurdy-gurdy (hurdy-gurdy music)
Cliff Stapleton, hurdy-gurdy (hurdy-gurdy music)
Lisa Povey, harpsichord, keyboards, synthesizer (hurdy-gurdy music)
Ian Luff, bass guitar (hurdy-gurdy music)
Paul James, bagpipes, saxophone synthesizers (hurdy-gurdy music)
Subjects
Vietnam War, 1961-1975Hurdy-gurdy music
20th century classical
String quartets
Unconventional instruments
Related places
Berkeley (Calif.) (was recorded at)Berkeley (Calif.) (was broadcast at)
Related Entities
Music Now (Musical Group)Amirkhanian, Charles
Hersh, Howard
Eaton, Nigel
Stapleton, Cliff
Povey, Lisa
Luff, Ian
James, Paul (Musician)
Baton, Charles