KPFA-FM Music Dept. ➔ Speaking of Music: Meredith Monk, 2 of 2

Analog Audio

Event Type

Interview and Music

Origin

KPFA

Identifier

SOM.1984.11.02.B

Program Series

Speaking of Music

Program Length

124 min

Part

2 of 2

Dates

| 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 "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 a Girl Child".

Genres

Performance Art
Operas

Musical Selections

The Traveling Song -- The Tale -- Biography -- The Berlin Walls [film]

Subjects

Vocal music
Vocalises
Operas -- Excerpts
Experimental videos
Mixed media (Music)

Related places

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

Related Entities

ECM Records
Amirkhanian, Charles
Monk, Meredith