The Music of Chou Wen-Chung, 1 of 3

Analog Audio

Event Type

Interview and Music

Origin

WBAI

Identifier

C.1966.03.24.A

Program Length

88 min

Part

1 of 3

Dates

1966-03-24 | broadcast
| 1966-01-25 | created

Description

In this program, recorded in 1966, host Ann McMillan talks with the Chinese-born composer and long-time teacher at Columbia University, Chou Wen-Chung. Chou Wen-Chung describes his music as an attempt to capture the same emotionality of Chinese poetry, calligraphy, and landscape painting. While presenting many of his compositions, McMillan also reads translations of several of the poems that served as the inspiration for the works. In addition Chou Wen-Chung offers a clear analysis of the history and structure of his pieces.

Genres

20th century classical

Musical Selections

Landscapes (1949) (8:00) -- All in a Spring Wind (1953) (7:00) -- And the Fallen Petals (1954) (8:30)

Performers

Peninsula Festival Orchestra of Wisconsin (Landscapes)
Thor Johnson, conductor (Landscapes)
Louisville Orchestra (Spring ; Petals)
Robert Whitney, conductor (Spring ; Petals)

Subjects

20th century classical
Music -- China
Music -- Philosophy and aesthetics
Orchestral music
Symphonic poems

Related places

New York (N.Y.) (was recorded at)
Berkeley (Calif.) (was broadcast at)

Related Entities

Fish Creek, Wis. Peninsula Music Festival. Orchestra.
Louisville Orchestra
Chou, Wen-Chung, 1923-
McMillan, Ann
Johnson, Thor
Whitney, Robert, 1904-1986