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A recording of a live broadcast made by KPFA and broadcast over the NPR satellite of the second concert of the 1981 New Music America Festival. This concert features New Music performed by the Arch Ensemble of Berkeley, California’s well-known contemporary music group directed by Robert Hughes. The program includes works by Charles Amirkhanian, Robert Erickson, “Blue” Gene Tyranny, and Mel Graves. Also included are four one minute movies, produced by Ralph Records, directed by Graeme Whifler, with soundtracks by the avant-garde rock group, The Residents. Also heard during the intermission is a tribute to Robert Erickson, including a brief interview with the composer and a discussion with three of his former students. This concert, which was held at the Japan Center Theater in San Francisco on June 8, 1981, concludes with a composition by Julius Eastman for 10 celli.

In this sixth and final part of the concert, we hear Julius Eastman's "The Holy Presence of Joan d'Arc", for ten celli.

Genres

20th century classical
New music

Musical Selections

The Holy Presence of Joan d'Arc, for ten celli (1981) (17:31) / Julius Eastman

Performers

Sam Scott, cello
Linda Ottum, cello
Michael Knapp, cello
Andrew Ritchie, cello
Julie Feldman, cello
Janet Witharm, cello
Roberta Sears, cello
Phyllis Luckman, cello
Mu’frida Bell, cello
Martha Giese, cello

Subjects

20th century classical
New music
cello ensembles

Related places

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

Related Entities

New Music America (Festival)
Eastman, Julius
Scott, Sam (Violoncellist)
Ottum, Linda
Knapp, Michael (Violoncellist)
Ritchie, Andrew (Violoncellist)
Feldman, Julie (Violoncellist)
Witharm, Janet
Sears, Roberta
Luckman, Phyllis
Bell, Mufrida
Giese Martha