KPFA-FM Music Dept. ➔ Morning Concert: Charles Amirkhanian's Last Morning Concert as KPFA Music Director, 1 of 2

Analog Audio

Event Type

Interviews

Origin

KPFA

Identifier

MC.1992.11.13.A

Program Series

Morning Concert

Program Length

122 min

Part

1 of 2

Dates

1992-11-13 | broadcast
| 1992-11-13 | created

Description

The last Morning Concert with Charles Amirkhanian at the helm kicks off with an interview with David Harrington of the Kronos Quartet. This interview was recorded just prior to a concert by the Quartet at the Theater Artaud that was to feature new compositions by Mr. Bungle and Thomas Mapfumo written for the Kronos Quartet. The various roles individual players have within the Quartet is described. The second half of the program is dedicated to taking phone calls from listeners reminiscing with Charles about his time at the station.

Genres

20th century classical
Avant-garde

Musical Selections

[excerpt from the CD "Facing North"] (1990) / Meredith Monk -- Carousel (1991) / Mr. Bungle -- [unidentified piece] / Thomas Mapfumo -- Slowly Growing Deaf (1991) / Mr. Bungle -- Viola Concerto [1st movement] (1985) / Alfred Schnittke -- Aglepta (1969) / Arne Mellnäs

Performers

Meredith Monk, voice, pitch pipe (Facing North)
Robert Ean, voice, pitch pipe (Facing North)

Subjects

20th century classical
Avant-garde (Music)
Vocalises
Rock music
World music
Concertos (Viola)
Choruses, Secular (Children’s voices)

Related places

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

Related Entities

Kronos Quartet
Mr. Bungle (Musical group)
Amirkhanian, Charles
Monk, Meredith
Ean, Robert
Harrington, David (Violinist)
Mapfumo, Thomas
Schnittke, Alfred, 1934-1998
Mellnäs, Arne