KPFA-FM Music Dept. ➔ Speaking of Music: Meredith Monk, 1 of 2
Analog Audio
Event Type
Interview and MusicOrigin
KPFAIdentifier
SOM.1984.11.02.AProgram Series
Speaking of MusicProgram Length
124 minPart
1 of 2Dates
| broadcast| 1984-11-02 | created
Description
From a recording made on November 11, 1984 as part of the San Francisco Exploratorium’s Speaking of Music series, Charles Amirkhanian interviews Meredith Monk about her life and career. Recent works discussed include her mixed media performance art piece "The Games", her musical recording "Dolmen Music", and two experimental videos "Ellis Island" and "Rally". She also performs a few songs from her opera "Education of the Girlchild".Genres
Performance ArtOperas
Musical Selections
Ellis Island [video] (1979) -- Rally (1977)Subjects
Vocal musicVocalises
Experimental videos
Mixed media (Music)
Related places
San Francisco (Calif.) (was recorded at)Berkeley (Calif.) (was broadcast at)
Related Entities
Amirkhanian, CharlesMonk, Meredith