KPFA-FM Music Dept. ➔ Speaking of Music: Gavin Bryars, Feb. 13, 1986, 1 of 2

Analog Audio


Event Type
Interview and Music
Origin
KPFA
Identifier
SOM.1986.02.13.A
Program Series
Speaking of Music
Program Length
114 min
Part
1 of 2
Dates
| broadcast
| 1986-02-13 | created
Description
The English composer Gavin Bryars is interviewed onstage in front of a live audience by Charles Amirkhanian as part of the San Francisco Exploratorium's Speaking of Music series on February 13, 1986. With his wry sense of humor and his fascination with arcane philosophical movements of the early 20th century, Bryars fashions an engrossing evening of story telling, intermixed with discussions of his latest musical achievements.
Genres
New music
20th century classical
Musical Selections
String Quartet No. 1 [excerpt] (1985) -- [an aria from "Civil Wars"]
Subjects
String quartets
Electronic music
Operas -- Excerpts
Philosophy -- 20th century
Politics and culture
New music
20th century classical
Related places
San Francisco (Calif.) (was recorded at)
Berkeley (Calif.) (was broadcast at)
Related Entities
Amirkhanian, Charles
Bryars, Gavin