KPFA-FM Music Dept. ➔ Morning Concert: A Visit with Composer Philip Corner, 1 of 2

Analog Audio

Event Type

Interview and Music

Origin

KPFA

Identifier

MC.1979.05.10.A

Program Series

Morning Concert

Program Length

126 min

Part

1 of 2

Dates

1979-05-10 | broadcast
| 1979-05-10 | created

Description

In this program, recorded in May of 1979, New York composer Philip Corner is the guest of Charles Amirkhanian. He discusses his music in preparation for his appearance at the Exploratorium in San Francisco as part of the Speaking of Music series of lecture/performances. As a member of the faculty of Livingston College (Rutgers University), Corner continued his provocative, improvisation-oriented, music making based on highly original, open-ended, beautifully handwritten, performance notations which have become a trademark of his style. In this program he talks about his association with such artists as Carlos Santos and Elaine Sommers, international audiences response to new music, and music as a form of meditation. A number of compositions are heard including several pieces for gamelan, performed by the Gamelan Son of Lion ensemble of which Corner was a member along with fellow composers Daniel Goode and Barbara Benary.

Genres

New music

Musical Selections

Metal Meditations for Merce & Dancers [excerpt] (1:15) / Philip Corner -- Metal Meditations for Merce & Dancers [excerpt] (6:05) / Philip Corner -- Bell Rows (1971) (13:52) / Daniel Goode

Performers

Daniel Goode, bells and resonant metal (Bell)
Philip Corner, bells and resonant metal (Bell)

Subjects

New music
Percussion music
Improvisation (Music)
Music for meditation

Acknowledgment

Funding for the preservation of this program made possible through a grant by the GRAMMY Foundation.

Related places

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

Related Entities

Amirkhanian, Charles
Corner, Philip
Goode, Daniel