KPFA-FM Music Dept. ➔ Speaking of Music: Libby Larsen, 2 of 2
Analog Audio
Event Type
Interview and MusicOrigin
KPFAIdentifier
SOM.1986.11.13.BProgram Series
Speaking of MusicProgram Length
115 minPart
2 of 2Dates
| broadcast| 1986-11-13 | created
Description
The composer and co-founder of the American Composers Forum is lively and candid in this late-1980s period piece recorded in front of a live audience on November 13, 1986 as part of the San Francisco Exploratorium’s Speaking of Music series . Questioned by Charles Amirkhanian and members of the audience, Larsen talks about many things; including her background (entering music school with a deep background in "stride boogie, Gregorian chant, and the Mickey Mouse Club”); the myth of making a living as a composer; and the story of a commission from the town of Terrace, MN, population 70. Examples of Larson's music are heard, including Black Roller", "The Daytime Moon", and "Up Where the Air Is Thin" as well as excerpts from "Four on the Floor".Genres
20th century classicalMusical Selections
Daytime Moon [video soundtrack] -- Black Roller (1975)Performers
Libby Larsen, voice and percussion (Daytime)Mai Juku Dance Company (Daytime)
St. Paul Chamber Orchestra (Black)
Lee Humphries, conductor (Black)
Subjects
20th century classicalMixed media (Music)
Motion picture music
Vocalises with instrumental ensemble
Octets (Piano, bassoon, clarinet, flute, oboe, violin, viola, cello)
Viola with instrumental ensemble
Related places
San Francisco (Calif.) (was recorded at)Berkeley (Calif.) (was broadcast at)
Related Entities
Mai Juku (Dance duo)St. Paul Chamber Orchestra
Amirkhanian, Charles
Larsen, Libby
Humphries, Lee