KPFA-FM Music Dept. ➔ Oakland Symphony Orchestra: Concert from April 15, 1970, 1 of 2

Analog Audio

Event Type

Music

Origin

KPFA

Identifier

OSO.1970.04.15.A

Program Series

Oakland Symphony Orchestra

Program Length

44 mins

Part

1 of 2

Dates

1970-06-13 | broadcast
| 1970-04-15 | created

Description

Gerhard Samuel conducts the Oakland Symphony Orchestra in the first half of a concert recorded on April 15, 1970. Brahms’ “Tragic Overture” is heard, as well as the world premiere of “Kingdom Come” by Henry Brant, with the added assistance of soprano Miriam Abramowitsch, and the the Oakland Youth Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Robert Hughes and Ron Daniels. “Kingdom Come,” like many of Brant’s compositions is a work of spatial music, with the regular Orchestra playing fairly typical 20th century classical music on the main stage, while the Youth Orchestra, separated into two groups, played more liberated, new music, in the balcony, with occasional added flourishes from Abramowitsch, and Brant himself on electric organ. In the introduction to the concert Amirkhanian also introduces two works that were played after the intermission, but which are missing from this recording. He also mentions that this concert was originally broadcast in quadraphonic sound, but it is preserved here, only in stereo.

Genres

Classical music
Orchestral music

Musical Selections

Tragic Overture, Op. 81 (1880) (13:52) / Johannes Brahms -- Kingdom Come, for two orchestras, electric organ, and soprano (1970) (21:29) / Henry Brant [world premiere]

Performers

Oakland Symphony Orchestra (Tragic ; Kingdom)
Gerhard Samuel, conductor (Tragic ; Kingdom)
Miriam Abramowitsch, soprano (Kingdom)
Henry Brant, organ (Kingdom)
Oakland Symphony Youth Orchestra (Kingdom)
Robert Hughes, conductor (Kingdom)
Ron Daniels, conductor (Kingdom)

Subjects

19th century classical
20th century classical
New music
Overtures
Orchestral music
Spatial music

Acknowledgment

Funding for the preservation of this program made possible through a grant by the GRAMMY Foundation.

Related places

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

Related Entities

Oakland Symphony Orchestra
Oakland Symphony Youth Orchestra
Brahms, Johannes, 1833-1897
Brant, Henry, 1913-2008
Samuel, Gerhard
Abramowitsch, Miriam
Hughes, Robert, 1933-2022
Daniels, Ron