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

Analog Audio

Event Type

Interview and Music

Origin

KPFA

Identifier

SOM.1986.02.13.B

Program Series

Speaking of Music

Program Length

114 min

Part

2 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 (1985) -- [excerpts from opera “Medea”]

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