KPFA-FM Music Dept. ➔ Cabrillo Music Festival: Lecture by John Cage, Aug. 1977, 2 of 2

Analog Audio

Event Type

Lectures and Panel Discussions

Origin

KPFA

Identifier

CMF.1977.08.XX.B

Program Series

Cabrillo Music Festival

Program Length

112 min

Part

2 of 2

Dates

| broadcast
| 402 | created

Description

The lecture begins with a reading of “Mureau”, which is based on a text by Henry David Thoreau. The program concludes with a lengthy question and answer session that followed Cage’s appearance at the Cabrillo Music Festival in August 1977. It is often in addressing the public’s questions that Cage’s brilliance is most memorable, and this example is no exception. Of particular interest is his description of how he uses chance operations in his creative processes.

Genres

New music
Avant-garde

Subjects

Avant-garde (Art)
Avant-garde (Music)
New music
Aleatory music
Chance operations
Aesthetics, Comparative
Zen Buddhism

Related places

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

Related Entities

Cabrillo Music Festival
Cage, John