KPFA-FM Music Dept. ➔ Source: Program No. 7: John Cage on Mushrooms

Analog Audio

Event Type

Lectures and Panel Discussions

Origin

KPFA

Identifier

SRC.1970.01.13

Program Series

Source

Program Length

45 min

Dates

1970-01-13 | broadcast
| 402 | created

Description

A lecture given by John Cage on the subject of edible mushrooms. This lecture was given as part of Cage’s class on “Music in Dialogue” given in the Fall semester of the 1969-70 academic year, at the University of California, Davis. Cage also reads from his diary, including entries about Buckminster Fuller’s philosophy, his trips to South America, and music rehearsals.

Genres

Literature

Subjects

Mushrooms, Edible
Art and society
Music -- History and criticism

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

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

Related Entities

Cage, John