Charles Amirkhanian Collection ➔ Speaking of Music: Philip Glass, 1 of 3

Digital Audio

Event Type

Interview and Music

Origin

C Amirkhanian

Identifier

SOM.1988.09.13.A

Program Series

Speaking of Music

Program Length

146 min

Part

1 of 3

Dates

| broadcast
| 1988-09-13 | created

Description

Charles Amirkhanian interviews Philip Glass on September 13, 1988, before a live audience as part of the San Francisco Exploratorium’s Speaking of Music series. They discuss Glass’ early experiences in theater, his work with Ravi Shankar, his development of minimal music, and his work with modern opera and cinema.

Genres

Minimalism
Operas

Musical Selections

[unidentified piece with whirly instruments] / Sarah Hopkins -- Music in Fifths [excerpt] (1969) / Philip Glass -- The Canyon [excerpt] (1988) / Philip Glass -- Open the Kingdom / Philip Glass

Performers

Sarah Hopkins, (selection of whirly instrument music)

Subjects

Opera
Minimal music
Music -- India
Composition (Music)
Alien abduction
Music theater

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 place

San Francisco (Calif.) (was recorded at)

Related Entities

Mabou Mines (Theater group)
Amirkhanian, Charles
Glass, Philip
Hopkins, Sarah, 1958-