KPFA-FM Music Dept. ➔ Speaking of Music: Gavin Bryars, Feb. 13, 1986, 2 of 2
Analog Audio
Event Type
Interview and MusicOrigin
KPFAIdentifier
SOM.1986.02.13.BProgram Series
Speaking of MusicProgram Length
114 minPart
2 of 2Dates
| 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 music20th century classical
Musical Selections
String Quartet No. 1 (1985) -- [excerpts from opera “Medea”]Subjects
String quartetsElectronic 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, CharlesBryars, Gavin