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KPFA-FM Music Dept. ➔ Works by Douglas Leedy, Bruce Mather, David Chaitkin, and William Bolcom

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Event Type
Music
Origin
KPFA
Identifier
P.LEE.DOU.02
Program Length
29 min
Dates
1967-02-25 | broadcast
| 402 | created
Description
A recording of a brass trio by Douglas Leedy, and three works for solo piano by Bruce Mather, David Chaitkin, and William Bolcom. These works, most all of which were composed in the early 1960s, were possibly recorded at a concert given around 1967. The exact identification of each piece is tentative, and perhaps represents various arrangements or otherwise obscure and/or early compositions by these mostly lesser known, but by no means, lesser talented composers. The first, and most substantial piece, is a 1962 Trio, for trumpet, horn, and trombone by Leedy, and it is representative of the sort of new music then being created by American composers in the mid-20th century. This is followed by similarly avant-garde piano compositions, Bruce Mather’s “Mystras,” “Three Studies” by Chaitkin, and “Five Night Pieces” by William Bolcom. The performers include an assortment of well respected San Francisco Bay Area musicians.
Genres
20th century classical
New music
Musical Selections
Trio, for trumpet, horn, and trombone (1962) (11:17) / Douglas Leedy -- Mystras, for piano (1962) (6:00) / Bruce Mather -- Three Studies, for piano (1960-61) (4:30) / David Chaitkin -- Five Night Pieces (6:30) / William Bolcom
Performers
Laurie McGaw, trumpet (Trio)
Nelson Green, horn (Trio)
Ken Winebrenner, trombone (Trio)
Bruce Mather, piano (Mystras ; Five)
Daniel Eller, piano (Three)
Subjects
20th century classical
New music
Chamber music
Brass trios (Horn, trombone, trumpet)
Piano music
Acknowledgment
Funding for the preservation of this program made possible through a grant by the National Endowment for the Arts.
Related place
Berkeley (Calif.) (was broadcast at)
Related Entities
Leedy, Douglas
Mather, Bruce
Chaitkin, David, 1938-2011
Bolcom, William
McGaw, Laurie (Musician)
Green, Nelson
Winebrenner, Ken
Eller, Daniel (Pianist)