KPFA-FM Music Dept. ➔ Morning Concert: The Music of the Hurdy-Gurdy, plus selections by Ralph Vaughan Williams & David Byrne, 1 of 2

Analog Audio

Event Type

Interview and Music

Origin

KPFA

Identifier

MC.1991.09.27.A

Program Series

Morning Concert

Program Length

129 min

Part

1 of 2

Dates

| broadcast
| 1991-09-27 | created

Description

From 1991, the first Morning Concert broadcast from the then newly built KPFA studios, Charles Amirkhanian interviews composer and conductor Howard Hersh about his music and plays a selection of his compositions. Amirkhanian then devotes the rest of the show to selections of music for the hurdy-gurdy, as well as works by Ralph Vaughan Williams and David Byrne.

Genres

20th century classical
Unconventional instruments

Musical Selections

[unidentified piece] -- Sketches from life: Angels on the roof (1985) / Howard Hersh -- Lady Diamond -- Bourrée with No Name -- Satins Blanc -- Les Amusements d'une heure / Charles Baton -- Laridé

Performers

Music Now (Sketches from life)
Nigel Eaton, hurdy-gurdy (hurdy-gurdy music)
Cliff Stapleton, hurdy-gurdy (hurdy-gurdy music)
Lisa Povey, harpsichord, keyboards, synthesizer (hurdy-gurdy music)
Ian Luff, bass guitar (hurdy-gurdy music)
Paul James, bagpipes, saxophone synthesizers (hurdy-gurdy music)

Subjects

Vietnam War, 1961-1975
Hurdy-gurdy music
20th century classical
String quartets
Unconventional instruments

Related places

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

Related Entities

Music Now (Musical Group)
Amirkhanian, Charles
Hersh, Howard
Eaton, Nigel
Stapleton, Cliff
Povey, Lisa
Luff, Ian
James, Paul (Musician)
Baton, Charles