KPFA-FM Music Dept. ➔ New Music America: Evelyn Becker on her husband John J. Becker

Analog Audio

Event Type

Interviews

Origin

KPFA

Identifier

NMA.1982.07.07.2

Program Series

New Music America

Program Length

2 min

Dates

1982-07-07 | broadcast
| 402 | created

Description

Evelyn Becker describes how her husband, composer John J. Becker, came to name a number of his works “soundpieces”. Mrs. Becker also comments on how her husband became friends with Charles Ives, and how Ives sent the Beckers copies of all his scores. These manuscripts were eventually donated to the New York Public Library.

Genres

20th century classical

Subjects

20th century classical
Composers -- United States

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

Berkeley (Calif.) (was recorded at)
Berkeley (Calif.) (was broadcast at)

Related Entities

New Music America (Festival)
Becker, Evelyn