KPFA-FM Music Dept. ➔ Speaking of Music: Susan Stone, May, 23, 1991, 1 of 2

Analog Audio

Event Type

Interview and Music

Origin

KPFA

Identifier

SOM.1991.05.23.A

Program Series

Speaking of Music

Program Length

99 min

Part

1 of 2

Dates

1991-06-27 | broadcast
| 1991-05-23 | created

Description

A master of mixed-media performance, Susan Stone has been at the forefront of a group of artists creating experimental radio plays or Hörspiels. These are text-sound compositions which include elements of voice, language, narrative, and tape manipulation. Her exploration of the human psyche, particularly of female characters struggling with the elements of intimacy, is at the core of her subject matter. In this program, recorded on May 23, 1991 as part of the San Francisco Exploratorium’s Speaking of Music series, Stone talks with Charles Amirkhanian about her work and introduces selections from her compositions, including “Heat”, “A Desert Navigation”, and “Viscera”, as well as a piece created especially for this event. (from the Speaking of Music Program Guide, Spring 1991)

Genres

Hörspiel

Musical Selections

Pineapple Boat -- Heat [excerpt] -- Zagora [excerpt] -- A Desert Navigation

Subjects

Hörspiel
Radio plays
Text-sound compositions
Mixed media (Music)

Related places

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

Related Entities

Stone, Susan, 1952-
Amirkhanian, Charles