KPFA-FM Music Dept. ➔ Morning Concert: An Interview with Guido Baggiani

Analog Audio

Event Type

Interviews

Origin

KPFA

Identifier

MC.1983.10.13.c1

Program Series

Morning Concert

Program Length

32 min

Dates

1983-10-13 | broadcast
| 1983-04-11 | created

Description

From 1983, Charles Amirkhanian interviews the Italian composer Guido Baggiani and Robert Hughes, director of the Arch Ensemble of Berkeley, which had just presented Baggiani’s “Concert for Cal” during a concert in honor of Calvin Simmons, to whom the piece was dedicated. Born in 1932, Baggiani received his musical education at the Conservatorio di S Cecilia where he studied with Boris Porena. in the mid-1960s he moved to Germany where he was a student of Karlheinz, Stockhausen, whom he credits as one of his major influences as a composer. Returning to Rome, Baggiani collaborated with Walter Branchi in forming first the Gruppo Team Roma in 1972, and then Musica Verticale in 1977. Both ensembles were primarily devoted to electro-acoustic music. Baggiani has also taught at conservatories in both Pesaro, Perugia, and later in his life, Rome. Despite his interest in electro-acoustic music, Baggiani voices dismay in this interview at the state of electronic music studios at his educational institutions and in Italy in general.

Genres

20th century classical
Avant-garde

Subjects

20th century classical
Avant-garde (Music)
Electro-acoustiic

Related places

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

Related Entities

Amirkhanian, Charles
Baggiani, Guido
Hughes, Robert, 1933-2022