KPFA-FM Music Dept. ➔ John Cage at KPFA on July 29, 1971, 2 of 2

Analog Audio

Event Type

Interviews

Origin

KPFA

Identifier

AM.1971.07.29.B

Program Length

125 min

Part

2 of 2

Dates

1971-07-29 | broadcast
| 1971-07-29 | created

Description

On the evening of Thursday, July 29, 1971, John Cage visited KPFA to talk about his current activities and interests and also to read the first and fifth sections from his “Diary: How to improve the world (You will only make matters worse)”. He also reads a high school oratory which garnered a permanent trophy for Los Angeles High School where he was valedictorian of the class of 1928. Present in the room during the discussion are also Charles Amirkhanian, Richard Friedman, Charles Shere and Gerard Van der Leun and Allen Ginsberg. Gordon Mumma joins the discussion to talk about the latest activities of the Merce Cunningham Dance Company with which he and Cage are associated.

Genres

Literature
Avant-garde

Musical Selections

Diary: How to Improve the World (You will only makes matters worse) Part V -- Other People Think

Subjects

Literature, Experimental
Dance companies
Avant-garde (Art)

Related places

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

Related Entities

Merce Cunningham Dance Company
Cage, John
Ginsberg, Allen, 1926-1997
Mumma, Gordon, 1935-
Van der Leun, Gerard, 1945-
Friedman, Richard
Amirkhanian, Charles
Shere, Charles, 1935-2020