New Music America: 1982, Program No. 1, 3 of 3

Analog Audio

Event Type

Interview and Music

Origin

WFMT

Identifier

NMA.1982.07.06.C

Program Series

New Music America

Program Length

169 min

Part

3 of 3

Dates

1982-07-06 | broadcast
| 1982-07-06 | created

Description

Radio station WFMT in Chicago presents the first of six broadcasts from Navy Pier, as part of the fourth New Music America Festival. Charles Amirkhanian hosts, assisted by composer and vocalist, Joan La Barbara. The concert includes electronic music by Tom Cameron, Robert Moran’s “Spin Again” for harpsichords, organs, and percussion, “Autumn Resonance” for piano and delay by Wayne Siegel, and to conclude, Meredith Monk’s work for four voices and organs, “Turtle Dreams.” Also heard, although unfortunately not seen, is a work of avant-garde musical theater by the performing duo of Ed Harkins and Philip Larson known as THE. This work combines strictly choreographed movements by the two, often involving sight gags of one type or another, mixed with electronic and new wave rock music. The intermission features includes a profile of Charles Ives, a talk with John Cage about his sound installation “A Dip in the Lake”, and a look at the only theremin virtuoso ever, Clara Rockmore.

Genres

New music
Electro-Acoustic / Electronic

Musical Selections

Autumn Resonance, for piano and delay (1979) (23:00) / Wayne Siegel -- Turtle Dreams [excerpt] (1980) (15:47) / Meredith Monk

Performers

Wayne Siegel, piano (Autumn)
Meredith Monk, voice (Turtle)
Andrea Goodman, voice (Turtle)
Robert Ean, voice (Turtle)
Paul Langland, voice (Turtle)
Steve Lockwood, organ (Turtle)
Nicky Paraiso, organ (Turtle)

Subjects

New music
Electro-acoustic
Electronic music
Piano music
Mixed media (Music)
Vocal quartets with instrumental ensemble
Vocalises with organs

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

Chicago (Ill.) (was recorded at)
Chicago (Ill.) (was broadcast at)

Related Entities

New Music America (Festival)
Amirkhanian, Charles
La Barbara, Joan, 1947-
Siegel, Wayne, 1953-
Monk, Meredith