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	Morning Concert: Carolie Shoemaker Carolie Shoemaker, composer, vocalist, and performance artist, hails from Seattle, where she has made a significant reputation as an innovative personality on the new music scene. Charles Amirkhanian interviews the visiting musician, who introduces selections from her work, including Yo(u) Tarzan, Stitch in Time, and other pieces. (from KPFA Folio) Keywords: KPFA-FM; Morning Concert Series; Interview and Music; Popular Music; Jazz; Carolie Shumaker Downloads: 15 Average rating: (0 review)
	Speaking of Music: Charles Shere Recorded on November 29, 1984 as part of the San Francico Exploratorium’s Speaking of Music series, Charles Amirkhanian interviews American composer, critic, and former musical director at KPFA, Charles Shere, about his opera “The Bride Stripped Bare by her Bachelors, Even “. The opera, which is inspired by the Marcel Duchamp painting of the same name uses Duchamp’s notes for much of the libretto... Keywords: Speaking of Music Series at the Exploratorium; Interview and Music; 20th Century Classical; New Music; Charles Shere Downloads: 9 Average rating: (0 review)
	Speaking of Music: Robert Hughes and Margaret Fisher Recorded on October 1, 1987 as part of the San Francisco Exploratorium’s Speaking of Music series, Charles Amirkhanian interviews Robert Hughes and Margaret Fisher before a live audience. Composer Robert Hughes and choreographer Margaret Fisher discuss their collaborations and show a video of their latest piece. This recent work is inspired by Dante's Divine Comedy and incorporates the sound of bubbling mud and the sound of ice. Keywords: Speaking of Music Series at the Exploratorium; Interview and Music; Performance Art; Avant-Garde; Robert Hughes; Margaret Fisher Downloads: 30 Average rating: (0 review)
	New Music America 1981: Charles Amirkhanian Interviews John Rockwell & Charles Shere Charles Amirkhanian engages former KPFA music programers and current music critics, John Rockwell and Charles Shere, in a fascinating discussion about the state of New Music and the New Music America Festivals. The difference between academic avant-garde music concerts and the more adventurous programing of multi-media works, new wave rock bands, and sound installations featured at the New Music America Festivals, is fully explored... Keywords: KPFA-FM; New Music America series; Interview; New Music; Avant-Garde Average rating: (0 review)
	Kay Boyle’s Amnesty International Benefit Reading Author, poet, and political activist, Kay Boyle reads an excerpt from her 1933 novel “Gentleman, I Address You Privately”, in a program recorded on February 21, 1987 at San Francisco State University during an Amnesty International Benefit in her honor. The novel, which Boyle partially rewrote after this reading, tells of the adventures of an English clergyman forced out of the Church for unspecified behavior, and who then seeks to eke out a fortune as a piano teacher... Keywords: KPFA-FM; Literature; Spoken Word; Kay Boyle Downloads: 14 Average rating: (0 review)
	KPFA’s 40th Anniversary Show, Part 5: Listener Call-ins The special all day broadcast celebrating the 40th anniversary of KPFA concludes with a three hour listener call-in segment, hosted by Charles Amirkhanian, who is joined by KPFA General Manager, Pat Scoot, and Pacifica Foundation Executive Director, David Salniker, and others. Caller comments range from glowing reviews of the station’s programing to sharp criticisms of the same. As always with KPFA, the listening audience is well informed and not at all shy about letting the station know what ... Keywords: KPFA-FM; Other Finds; Current Events Downloads: 22 Average rating: (0 review)
	Morning Concert: Criticism of San Francisco Chronicle Music Critics Charles Amirkhanian discusses the politics of new music in the Bay Area, with reference to the unsympathetic criticism, leveled at avant-garde artists such as John Cage and Merce Cunningham, by music critics at the New York Time and San Francisco Chronicle, among others. Amirkhanian argues that while Bay Area audiences clearly support the radical styles of the avant-garde, the local papers of note only employ music critics that favor the contemporary classical music of more academically oriented... Keywords: KPFA-FM; Morning Concert Series; Lecture; Panel Discussion; New Music Downloads: 17 Average rating: (0 review)
	Frontiers: The Poetry of Kay Boyle Recorded at the KPFA studios on August 25, 1986 Kay Boyle reads a selection of her poems. One of America’s most important writers of the 20th century, and a close friend of James Joyce, Samuel Beckett, William Carlos Williams, and many others, Kay Boyle was one of the longest surviving member of those American artists and writers that lived in Paris during the 1920’s. She was also quite politically active in the support of pacifism and political prisoners and was even blacklisted during the ... Keywords: KPFA-FM; Spoken Word; Poetry; Kay Boyle Downloads: 2 Average rating: (0 review)
	Radio Event No. 15: "30 notes ascending, 24 hours apart" A work by conceptual artist Mike Cohn in which at the beginning of each Morning Concert for the month of April a single note in sequential ascending order was broadcast. Keywords: KPFA-FM; Radio Event; Other Finds; Mike Cohn Downloads: 15 Average rating: (0 review)
	Ode To Gravity: Interview with Daniell Revenaugh Charles Amirkhanian talks with Daniell Revenaugh, the conductor of the Electric Symphony Orchestra, about the group’s upcoming inaugural concert. The Electric Symphony Orchestra is a small traditional orchestra in which each instrument is electronically processed and amplified so as to resemble the tonality of a larger acoustic orchestra. The intent is to produce a sound that is faithful to the traditional concert environment while using far fewer performers, about 30 instrumentalist as oppose... Keywords: KPFA-FM; Ode to Gravity series; Interview; Orchestral Music; Daniell Revenaugh
	An In-Studio Reading by Charles Reznikoff, May 1975 Charles Reznikoff reads a selection of his poetry in a program originally recorded at the studio of WBAI in New York and produced by Susan Howe. Reznikoff, who died in January of 1976, was an American Jewish poet, playwright, and author, and the first poet to be called an Objectivist. Intelligent, clear, and not overly metaphorical, Reznikoff’s poems are often personal depictions of New York City life and the experiences of immigrants in the United States... Keywords: KPFA-FM; WBAI; Spoken Word; Poetry; Charles Reznikoff Downloads: 2
	Morning Concert: Charles Hamm on the Evolution of Popular Music Charles Hamm, noted historian and musicologist specializing in American music both serious and popular, visited KPFA in October 1980. In this program Hamm discusses developments in South African and American popular music with Charles Amirkhanian and Chris Strachwitz, illustrating his comments with many recorded examples. Hamm, who has been involved with the study of Zulu popular music in particular reports on what he discovered during a trip to Africa... Keywords: KPFA-FM; Morning Concert Series; Interview and Music; Popular Music; World Music; Charles Hamm Downloads: 13 Average rating: (0 review)
	Morning Concert: Jack Briece: On Finnish Music From a recording made on February 4, 1988, Charles Amirkhanian talks with composer, performer, and video artist, Jack Briece about contemporary Finnish music. Works heard include compositions by Harri Wessman, Jarmo Sermilä, Paavo Heininen, Lepo Sumera, Usko Meriläinen, and other talented Finnish composers who’s works remain relatively unknown in the United States. Having become interested in the music of Finland he traveled to the country in 1985 and then again in 1987, after which he wrote... Keywords: KPFA-FM; Morning Concert Series; Interview and Music; 20th Century Classical; Orchestral Music; Jack Briece Downloads: 46 Average rating: (0 review)
	Morning Concert: Discussions with Paul Dresher, Gerald Oshita, and J.D. Parren From a recording made in May of 1991, Charles Amirkhanian interviews Paul Dresher about his theatrical production, “Pioneer”, which "celebrates and exposes American explorers and the myths of the pioneering spirit." Several songs from the production are also heard. The two also discuss the difficulties in portraying offensive attitudes such as racial bigotry and the history of American colonialism... Keywords: KPFA-FM; Morning Concert Series; Interview and Music; Music Theatre Downloads: 6 Average rating: (0 review)
	Morning Concert: William Winant Percussionist William Winant was born in Los Angeles to a family of accomplished actors and musicians. He studied at Los Angeles City College and Cal Arts before doing advanced studies at York University in Toronto in 1979. He returned to the West Coast to study with composer Lou Harrison at Mills College in Oakland and has performed with the Abel-Steinberg-Winant Trio. Charles Amirkhanian interviews with this talkative and gifted Bay Area instrumentalist... Keywords: KPFA-FM; Morning Concert Series; Interview and Music; 20th Century Classical; New Music; William Winant Downloads: 48 Average rating: (0 review)
	Other Minds Festival 11: Panel Discussion 2 - Other Minds Panel discussion with Fred Frith, Sudhu Tewari, Maria de Alvear, moderated by Charles Amirkhanian. The composers discuss the pieces to be played in the following concert. Keywords: Other MInds Festival of New Music; OM 11; Lecture; Panel Discussion; Avant-Garde Downloads: 5
	Ode To Gravity: Art and Music of Gerd De Vries Charles Amirkhanian presents a program on German composer and musicologist, Gerd de Vries, whose efforts to modernize the establishment music dictionary Riemann’s “Musick Lexicon” have been much appreciated by avant-garde composers. Due to his efforts, entries for such important composers as John Cage have gone from being just a couple of sentences to now filling up more than a page in this well known musical reference work... Keywords: KPFA-FM; Ode to Gravity Series; Interview and Music; Avant-Garde; Modern Art; Gerd De Vries Downloads: 17 Average rating: (0 review)
	Speaking of Music: Joan La Barbara Recorded on March 8, 1984 as part of the San Francisco’s Exploratorium’s Speaking of Music series Charles Amirkhanian interviews avant-garde vocalist Joan La Barbara before a live audience. Joan La Barbara talks about her evolution from a singer of the classical repertoire to one that focuses on experimental and new music. She also discusses the difference between public support for the arts in America and Europe. Keywords: Speaking of Music Series at the Exploratorium; Interview and Music; New Music; Joan La Barbara Downloads: 10 Average rating: (0 review)
	Speaking of Music: Tania Léon Recorded on September 19, 1985 as part of the San Francisco Exploratorium’s Speaking of music series, the Cuban-born composer, Tania Léon, talks with Charles Amirkhanian before an enthusiastic audience at the McBean Theater in San Francisco, about her work as composer, conductor, concert producer, and arts activist. At 23, a graduate of the Havana Conservatory of Music, Léon moved to the United States where she was a co-founder of the Dance Theater of Harlem... Keywords: Speaking of Music Series at the Exploratorium; Interview and Music; 20th Century Classical; Tania Léon Downloads: 14 Average rating: (0 review)
	World Ear Project: Series 2, March This program is the second in a new series of ambient field recordings from around the world. The original World Ear Project series was broadcast on KPFA in the early 1970s, as the portable cassette recorder first made such an ambitious undertaking economically affordable. In this, the second series, the idea of collecting sounds from unique and unusual environments from all over the world remains the same, however the advances in field recording technologies, including digital recording, make f... Keywords: KPFA-FM; World Ear Project; Other Finds; Soundscapes Downloads: 21 Average rating: (0 review)
	Tuesday Morning Club: An Hour in the KPFA Music Department Office Charles Amirkhanian fills in for the absent Julian White for this edition of KPFA’s Tuesday Morning Club. Rather than playing a selection of elegant classical music, Amirkhanian takes this opportunity to give listeners a feel for what the Music Department Office was like during a typical day in 1970. Fielding phone calls from Liam O’Gallagher, moving boxes, answering questions for staff and volunteers, its all here in this fascinating peek behind the KPFA curtain... Keywords: KPFA-FM; Tuesday Morning Club; Other Finds; Field Recordings Downloads: 10
	Music of Andrew Imbrie In honor of Imbrie's 50th birthday Charles Amirkhanian interviews the composer Andrew Imbrie and San Francisco Chronicle music critic Robert Commanday. Topics discussed include Imbrie's early influences; neoclassicism vs. romanticism. Keywords: KPFA-FM; Interview and Music; 20th Century Classical; Andrew Imbrie Downloads: 30 Average rating: (0 review)
	Wester Sun Day II A rather irreverent Easter Day program produced by conceptual artist, Paul Cotton and friends. Assembling a hodgepodge of popular music, strange readings, snippets of childhood stories, and sexually explicit poetry, Cotton, who is perhaps best known for appearing in public in a large bunny costume with his genitals showing, has produced here a sort of hippie celebration of all things Easter. This program was described in KPFA’s program guide as: “Eight Astro-Naught Rabb-Eyes Make a Leap of F... Keywords: KPFA-FM; Other Finds; Popular Music; Poetry Downloads: 65 Average rating: (0 review)
	Le Carrefour de La Chaussee d'Antin A 1972 recording of Le carrefour de la chaussee d'Antin, a long sound poem in French by Bernard Heidsieck. Keywords: Spoken Word; Sound Poetry; Bernard Heidsieck Downloads: 12
	The Music of John Vincent Composer John Vincent (b. 1902, Birmingham, Alabama) is best known for his “Symphony in D” which was recorded and often played by Eugene Ormandy and the Philadelphia Orchestra. His music is exuberant and joyful and makes for some fine listening in this program which also includes an interview recorded in Los Angeles. You will hear his “Symphony in D,” “Quartet No. 2 for Strings” (1967), “Symphonic Poem after Descartes” (1958), and the “Benjamin Franklin Suite for String Orchest... Keywords: KPFA-FM; Interview and Music; 20th Century Classical; John Vincent Downloads: 15
	An In-Studio Reading by Charles Reznikoff, March 1975 Charles Reznikoff reads a selection of his poetry in a program originally recorded at the studio of WBAI in New York and produced by Susan Howe. Reznikoff, who died in January of 1976, was an American Jewish poet, playwright, and author, and the first poet to be called an Objectivist. Unlike many of the great poets of the past, such as William Wordsworth, William Butler Yeats, and even Robert Frost, who looked to the natural world for their inspiration, Reznikoff often used city life as his main... Keywords: KPFA-FM; WBAI; Spoken Word; Poetry; Charles Reznikoff Downloads: 5
	Interview with Gladys Nordenstrom Charles Amirkhanian interviews Gladys Nordenstrom, composer and wife of Ernest Krenek, in which she discusses one of her songs "Time 24", which is based on a poem by the Czech poet Renata Pandulova. Keywords: KPFA-FM; Interview; Art Songs; Gladys Nordenstrom Downloads: 16 Average rating: (0 review)
	Kay Boyle Day: Part 1 On February 19, 1988, as part of a fund-raising marathon, KPFA presented a nine hour festival of programing in honor of Kay Boyle’s 86th birthday, which included interviews with the poet, author, and political activist and readings of her work. One of the most important American writers of the 20th century, Boyle was born in St. Paul, MN in 1902 and was educated at The Shipley School in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania... Keywords: KPFA-FM; Literature; Spoken Word; Kay Boyle Downloads: 14 Average rating: (0 review)
	Kay Boyle Day: Part 2 On February 19, 1988, as part of a fund-raising marathon, KPFA presented a nine hour festival of programing in honor of Kay Boyle’s 86th birthday, which included interviews with the poet, author, and political activist and readings of her work. One of the most important American writers of the 20th century, Boyle was born in St. Paul, MN in 1902 and was educated at The Shipley School in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania... Keywords: KPFA-FM; Literature; Spoken Word; Poetry; Kay Boyle Downloads: 17 Average rating: (0 review)
	Decay: A Work by Douglas Leedy A rare recording of Douglas Leedy’s “Decay,” a work of musical theater composed in 1965 and recorded at a concert of the San Francisco Conservatory Artist Ensemble in the mid to late 1960s. The musical portion of the piece consists of a tape work assembled from a number of old records of piano music by Leedy and his collaborator, Ian Underwood, which was then played while live musicians accompanied it on piano and other instruments... Keywords: KPFA-FM; Music; Music Theatre; Douglas Leedy Downloads: 13
	Morning Concert: Ivan Wyschnegradsky: A Memorial Tribute On September 29, 1979, Ivan Wyschnegradsky died in Paris at the age of 86. Only in the last two years of his life did he become widely recognized in Europe for his contributions to the repertoire. Since the early 1920s he had composed in various microtonal systems in an attempt to expand the possibilities of musical expression. Presented in this program is the first American broadcast of Wyschnegradsky’s early (1916-17) mystical work “La Journee de l’Existence”... Keywords: KPFA-FM; Morning Concert Series; Interview and Music; Orchestral Classical; Microtonal music; Ivan Wyschnegradsky Downloads: 128 Average rating: (0 review)
	Morning Concert: An Interview with Robert Hughes Recorded on December 16, 1980, Charles Amirkhanian interviews musician, composer, and conductor Robert Hughes. Topics discussed include working with Laurie Anderson on the world premiere of her work "Born, Never Asked". Fans of Anderson's later popular albums will recognize many of the musical themes running through this piece. The recording of the piece, made on May 17, 1980, features Anderson performing with the Oakland Symphony Youth Orchestra, an award winning group which was led by Hughes f... Keywords: KPFA-FM; Morning Concert Series; Interview and Music; New Music; Performance Art; Robert Hughes Downloads: 31 Average rating: (0 review)
	Morning Concert: An Interview with Janice Giteck Charles Amirkhanian interviews composer Janice Giteck about her career and an upcoming concert with the SF Symphony. Ms. Giteck began her career as a Bay Area composer and teacher at UC Berkeley, and later became a member of the faculty at the Cornish Institute of the Arts in Seattle, WA., She was back in the Bay Area for the world premiere of her orchestral work Tree, which was to be played by members of the San Francisco Symphony under Edo de Waart on the New and Unusual Music series... Keywords: KPFA-FM; Morning Concert Series; Interview and Music; New Music; Chamber Music; Janice Giteck Downloads: 58 Average rating: (0 review)
	Morning Concert: A Visit With Frederic Rzewski Charles Amirkhanian and Russ Jennings are joined in the KPFA studio by Frederic Rzewski, an American composer and performer, who has spent much of his adult life living in Rome and Brussels. Rzewski was a founding member of the radical, electronic, music group, Musica Elettronica Viva (MEV), and the composer of a famous set of piano variations based on Sergio Ortega protest song “El Pueblo Undio Jamas Sera Vencido”... Keywords: KPFA-FM; Morning Concert Series; Interview and Music; 20th Century Classical; Frederic Rzewski Downloads: 26 Average rating: (0 review)
	Morning Concert: Kermit Lynch: Adventures on the Wine Route Take a journey through the vineyards of France to the honky-tonks of America. Charles Amirkhanian talks with Kermit Lynch, Berkeley California based, wine importer extraordinaire, on the subject of French wines and the adventures in finding them. Mr. Lynch has documented his experiences in the book, “Adventures on the Wine Route: A Winebuyer’s Tour of France”. This book, which reads like a prose fantasy in parts, is a most engaging compilation of stories on the subject, and it has received... Keywords: KPFA-FM; Morning Concert Series; Interview and Music; Popular Music; Kermit Lynch Downloads: 8 Average rating: (0 review)
	Morning Concert: The Music by Johanna Magdalena Beyer This is the first of two programs devoted to the works of the largely forgotten German-American composer, Johanna Magdalena Beyer (1888-1944). Beyer, who died of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease, was a pioneering avant-garde composer who’s works would be lost if it were not for the preservation work of the American Music Center in New York City, to which she had donated her scores prior to her death... Keywords: KPFA-FM; Morning Concert Series; Interview and Music; 20th Century Classical; Avant-Garde; Johanna Beyer Downloads: 32 Average rating: (0 review)
	Morning Concert: The Music by Johanna Magdalena Beyer This is the second of two programs devoted to the works of the largely forgotten German-American composer, Johanna Magdalena Beyer (1888-1944). Beyer, who died of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease, was a pioneering avant-garde composer who’s works would be lost if it were not for the preservation work of the American Music Center in New York City, to which she had donated her scores prior to her death... Keywords: KPFA-FM; Morning Concert Series; Interview and Music; 20th Century Classical; Avant-Garde; Johanna Beyer Downloads: 15 Average rating: (0 review)
	Morning Concert: Good Sound Festival, 1992 The first annual Good Sound Festival took place at the Life on the Water Theater in San Francisco from August 21 - 31, 1992. Utilizing the latest technology for sound reproduction, enhancement, and manipulation, the event promised to be a milestone in the history of late 20th Century music. In this program Charles Amirkhanian interviews Loren Rush and Janis Mattox, the event’s artistic directors, and founders of the Good Sound Foundation an organization dedicated to quality live sound for elec... Keywords: KPFA-FM; Morning Concert; Good Sound Foundation; Interview; Music; 20th Century Classical Downloads: 9
	Morning Concert: Nicola Walker Smith and Geoffrey Smith Charles Amirkhanian interviews composer Geoff Smith and singer Nicola Walker Smith. Geoff Smith is one of the new breed of British composers, while Nicola is a singer of remarkable range who has made a career of performing contemporary art songs, many composed by young British composers such as Gavin Bryars, Michael Finnissy, and Geoff Smith, as well as John Cage. The pair have also experimented with more popular music, as is made evident in their reworking of a Yorkshire folk song “Thi Coomin... Keywords: KPFA-FM; Morning Concert Series; Interview and Music; Art Songs; Electro-Acoustic; Electronic; Nicola Walker Smith; Geoffrey Smith Downloads: 29 Average rating: (0 review)
	Morning Concert: John Rockwell In March 1983, Knopf Publishers of New York released the controversial book ALL AMERICAN MUSIC: Composition of the late 20th Century, by New York Times music critic John Rockwell. On March 14, 1983, live on the KPFA Morning Concert, Charles Amirkhanian talked with Rockwell about this book and the various composers featured, including the range from Milton Babbitt to Neil Young and Phil Glass to Ornette Coleman... Keywords: All American Music; John Rockwell; Knopf Publishers; Morning Concert Series; composition; music critics; New York Times Downloads: 159 Average rating: (0 review)
	MOCA/FM: Sound Art from the Museum of Conceptual Art The Museum of Conceptual Art (MOCA), San Francisco, presents an exhibition for radio by 26 artists, each of whom had been asked to do produce pieces of about sixty seconds duration. Produced by Tom Marioni, director of MOCA, these brief conceptual sound pieces, created by a variety of artists, sculptors, and musicians range from rather conventional jazz music and poetry to downright bizarre examples of text sound compositions ad quasi ambient sound recordings... Keywords: KPFA-FM; MOCA FM; Spoken Word; Sound Poetry; Modern Art Downloads: 29 Average rating: (0 review)
	New Music America 1981: The True and False Occult The first Act of the June 12th concert of the 1981 New Music America Festival was a multi-media dance piece by choreographer Margaret Fisher with music by Robert Hughes. Entitled “The True and False Occult” this work involved three dancers, image projection, and music by Robert Hughes with additional music provided by the Azuma Kabuki Musicians. The New York Times (8/16/81) describes the piece as: “set to a suite that begins with coolly percussive music by the Azuma Kabuki Musicians and en... Keywords: KPFA-FM; New Music America series; Music; New Music; Performance Art Downloads: 45 Average rating: (0 review)
	New Music Seance 2008: Concert No. 3, Ruth Crawford and her Milieu - Other Minds Summoning the specters of musical forbears, and channeling the spirits of their successors, the 2008 New Music Seance Concerts featured a marathon of performances by pianist Sarah Cahill, and the dynamic violin/piano duo of Kate Stenberg and Eva-Maria Zimmermann. The concerts were held in the intimate, candle lit setting of the historic Arts & Crafts styled Swedenborgian Church in San Francisco on December 6, 2008... Keywords: Other Minds; New Music Seance; Music; 20th Century Classical; New Music Downloads: 30 Average rating: (0 review)
	Other Minds Festival 11: Panel Discussion 3 - Other Minds Panel discussion with John Luther Adams, Billy Bang, & Evan Ziporyn, moderated by Charles Amirkhanian. The composers discuss the pieces to be played in the following concert. Keywords: Other Minds Festival of New Music; OM 11; Lecture; Panel Discussion; Avant-Garde Downloads: 8
	Ode To Gravity: Stressmitter Bamba On a lazy Wednesday evening in 1970 Charles Amirkhanian and Bob Bergstresser ensconced themselves into the KPFA studios and produced this eclectic mix of electro-acoustic music. The variety of sounds range from meditative strings to percussive bells with a little bit of everything else in between. Heard with out interruption this program is a sonic landscape that will quickly entrance the accepting ear. Keywords: KPFA-FM; Ode to Gravity Series; Music; Avant-Garde; Electro-Acoustic; Electronic Downloads: 29 Average rating: (0 review)
	Ode To Gravity: Do Fraig Amors, etc... Another excellent example of an early Ode to Gravity program. This time it is an interesting mix of music and spoken word, ranging from Medieval Germanic choral music, avant-garde orchestral works, American popular music from the 1920s or 1930s, canary’s chirping, spell casting, bowling advice and other assorted sounds. Keywords: KPFA-FM; Ode to Gravity series; Music; Orchestral Music Downloads: 13
	Ode To Gravity: The Dial-A-Poem Poets Amirkhanian introduces a program of poetry from the Dial-A-Poem exhibits organized by John Giorno at the Museum of Modern Art and other spaces. These poems were originally available to the general public via a special telephone number from the The Architectural League of New York. However due to some of the adult content contained in certain pieces the project was threatened with lawsuit’s from concerned, conservative parents and the telephone number was eventually disconnected... Keywords: KPFA-FM; Ode to Gravity series; Poetry; Spoken Word Downloads: 5
	Ode to Gravity: Avant Garde Music in the Netherlands A fascinating visit with pianist Ton Hartsuiker and composer David Porcelijn, two prominent avant-garde figures in Holland and producers of that country’s nationwide weekly radio program, Musica Nova. Recorded January 15, 1974, in Hartsuiker’s home in The Hague, here is a light-hearted glimpse into the bowels of the obscure and little publicized aspects of experimental music in the Netherlands... Keywords: KPFA-FM; Ode to Gravity Series; Interview and Music; Avant-Garde; Sound Poetry; Dutch Radio Downloads: 68 Average rating: (0 review)
	Ode To Gravity: Kenward Elmslie Charles Amirkhanian talks with New York poet Kenward Elmslie, author of numerous books including Circus Nerves, Motor Disturbances, The Orchid and Album. Elmslie has also written librettos for several operas: Miss Julie by Ned Rorem and The Sweet Bye and Bye and Lizzie Borden by Jack Beeson. On this program Elmslie reads some beautifully wacky verse from his recent books including some he has composed tunes for, and introduces two songs from the musical comedy The Grass Harp (music by Claibe Ric... Keywords: KPFA-FM; Ode to Gravity Series; Interview; Poetry; Kenward Elmslie Downloads: 26 Average rating: (0 review)
	Ode To Gravity: Music by Payne, Bielawa, and Gonsalves Charles Amirkhanian hosts a program featuring the music of three Bay Area composers, two of which join him in the studio to discuss their works. Maggi Payne and Bob Gonsalves are both graduates of the Master’s Degree program at Mills College in Electronic and Recorded Media from the Center for Contemporary Music. Payne, who could not make it to the KPFA studios due to illness, was at the time of this recording, director of the recording studio at the Center, and was serving as an engineer for ... Keywords: KPFA-FM; Ode to Gravity series; Maggi Payne; Bob Gonsalves; Interview; Music; Electro-Acoustic; Electronic Downloads: 8