KPFA-FM Music Dept. ➔ Morning Concert: Music of Janice Giteck (June 19, 1978)

Digital Audio

Event Type

Interview and Music

Origin

KPFA

Identifier

MC.1978.06.19.c2

Program Series

Morning Concert

Program Length

48 min

Dates

1978-06-19 | broadcast
| 1978-05-08 | created

Description

Recorded in 1978, Charles Amirkhanian interviews composer Janice Giteck about her European tour with the Port Costa Players in which they performed two of her works of ritual and musical theater, “Thunder like a White Bear Dancing,” and “Callin’ Home Coyote.” Giteck discusses the influence that contributed to her work, and the way in which they were received in different parts of Europe. Giteck also mentions her work with Berkeley’s Cazadero Music Camp, which during the Summer provides lectures, concerts, and workshops for adults and youth interested in world music.

Genres

New music
Music Theater

Musical Selections

Thunder like a White Bear Dancing [ritual based on the Ojibwa Mide Picture Songs] (1977) (14:00) / Janice Giteck - Callin' Home Coyote: a Burlesque [text by Lewis MacAdams] (1978) (9:20) / Janice Giteck

Performers

Port Costa Players (Thunder)
Thomasa Eckert, soprano (Thunder)
Roger Nelson, piano (Thunder)
Jane Lenoir, flute (Thunder)
John Duykers, tenor (Callin')
Andy Narrell, steel drums (Callin')
Karla Lemon, string-bass (Callin')

Subjects

New music
Native American culture
Ritual
Music theater
Songs (High voice) with instrumental ensemble
Songs (Medium voice) with instrumental ensemble

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

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

Related Entities

Amirkhanian, Charles
Giteck, Janice, 1946-
Gallegos, Joan
MacAdams, Lewis, 1944-
Duykers, John
Narrell, Andy
Lemon, J. Karla
Eckert, Thomasa
Nelson, Roger (Pianist)
Lenoir, Jane (Flutist)