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Title

Americathon 1985 [sound recording] : at the New School for Social Research.

Publication

Feb. 16, 1985.

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Additional Authors

• Shear, Nancy
• Barron, Kenny
• Williams, Buster
• Johnson, Scott, 1952-2023
• Adler, Richard, 1921-2012
• Smith, Don (Pianist)
• Tsontakis, George
• Cowan, Carol
• La Brecque, Rebecca
• Gordon, Peter, 1951-
• Tyranny, Blue Gene, 1945-
• Albani, Rik
• Hudes, Linda
• Sublette, Ned, 1951-
• Schuman, William, 1910-1992
• Steigerwalt, Gary
• Zukof, William
• Goldray, Martin
• León, Tania
• Tower, Joan, 1938-
• Rothenberg, Sarah
• Flax, Laura
• Glass, Philip
• Rowell, Mary
• Davis, Anthony, 1951-
• Jenkins, Leroy
• Gould, Morton, 1913-1996
• Parnas, Leslie
• Battersby, Edmund, 1949-
• Hykes, David
• Ponce, Daniel
• Johnson, Scott, 1952-2023.
• Adler, Richard, 1921-2012.
• Tsontakis, George
• Schuman, William, 1910-1992.
• León, Tania
• Glass, Philip
• Jenkins, Leroy
• Gould, Morton, 1913-1996.
• Hykes, David
• Ponce, Danile
• Sphere (Musical group), performer
• Western Wind (Vocal group), performer
• WNYC (Radio station : New York, N.Y.)
• Americathon (1985 : New York, N.Y.)
• WNYC (Radio station : New York, N.Y.), donor. NN-RHA

Description

8 sound discs : digital; 4 3/4 in.

Summary

Eight hours of live performances and informal interviews with composers and performers.

Subjects

• Clarinet and piano music
• Variations (Violin and piano)
• Violin music
• Electronic and guitar music
• Percussion music
• Jazz
• Vocal ensembles, Unaccompanied
• Vocal ensembles with instrumental ensemble
• Piano music
• Music > United States > 20th century
• Suites (Cello and piano)
• Musicals > Excerpts, Arranged
• Musique concrète
• Popular music
• Viola music
• Vocal music

Genre/Form

Live sound recordings.

Note

• Compact discs.

Event (note)

• Recorded live at the New School for Social Research, New York City, and broadcast on radio station WNYC (93.9 FM/AM 820), Feb. 16, 1985.

Language (note)

• Spoken and sung in English (principally); part of Tania Leon's work in wordless.

Contents

• CD 1: [Blank (0:40)] -- Opening (2:10) -- 3 works by Thelonious Monk (Sphere) ; Interview with Kenny Barron and Buster Williams (36:15) -- [Announcement ; sound check (1:51)] -- No memory / Scott Johnson (S. Johnson, guitar/tape) (11:23) -- Interview with Johnson (10:01).
• CD 2: Interview with Richard Adler (3:26) -- Medley from Pajama Game, Damn Yankees and other works / R. Adler (R. Adler, vocals ; Don Smith, piano) (5:54) -- Interview with Adler (15:24) -- Whoever invented love (2:00) ; When you gonna learn (4:10) / R. Adler (R. Adler, vocals ; D. Smith, piano) -- Three sighs, three variations / George Tsontakis (Carole Cowan, violin ; Rebecca LaBrecque, piano) (14:25) -- Interview with Tsontakis, Cowan and LaBrecque (incomplete) (8:00).
• CD 3: [Blank (0:30)] -- Interview with Tsontakis, Cowan and LaBrecque (cont.) (5:40) -- Excerpts from Secret pastures / Peter Gordon (P. Gordon, clarinet ; "Blue" Gene Tyranny, piano ; Rik Albani, trumpet, Linda Hudes, synthesizer ; Ned Sublette, guitar) (13:25) -- Interview with P. Gordon (12:00) -- [Announcement and intermission (2:15)] -- Interview with William Schuman and Gary Steigerwalt (4:00) -- Voyage : for solo piano / W. Schuman (G. Steigerwalt, piano) (22:00) -- Interview with Schuman and Steigerwalt (incomplete) (6:33).
• CD 4: Interview with Schuman and Steigerwalt (cont.) (10:00) -- Introduction by Will Zukof (2:45) -- De-Orishas / Tania Leon (Western Wind) (7:15) -- Introducing members of Western Wind ; Interview with Martin Goldray (3:15) -- Momentum / Tania Leon (Martin Goldray, piano) (5:14) -- Interview with Tania Leon and Goldray (4:45) -- Interview with Joan Tower (6:40) -- Fantasy for clarinet and piano / Joan Tower (Sarah Rothenberg, piano ; Laura Flax, clarinet) (15:00) -- Interview with J. Tower, S. Rothenberg, and L. Flax (incomplete) (2:18).
• CD 5: Fantasy for clarinet and piano / Joan Tower (Sarah Rothenberg, piano ; Laura Flax, clarinet) (15:00) -- Interview with J. Tower, S. Rothenberg, and L. Flax (cont.) (9:04)-- Interview with Philip Glass (6:20) -- Koyaanisqatsi. Vessels / Philip Glass (Western Wind ; Martin Goldray, synthesizer ; Mary Rowell, violin) (7:57) -- Interview with P. Glass (8:58) -- [Announcements and intermission (4:09)] -- Middle passage / Anthony Davis (A. Davis, piano) (11:41) -- Interview with A. Davis (incomplete) (8:10).
• CD 6: Interview with A. Davis (9:00) -- A walk through the shadow / A. Davis (A. Davis, piano) (6:00) -- Interview with Leroy Jenkins and A. Davis (5:55) -- Suite in 3 parts: Hipnoses ; Um cha chi chum ; Blues (16:00) -- Interview with L. Jenkins (9:05) -- [Viola pieces] (5:20) -- Announcement (1:00) -- Interview with Morton Gould (incomplete) (2:00).
• CD 7: Announcement (1:00) -- Interview with Morton Gould (5:45) -- Suite for cello and piano / M. Gould (Leslie Parnas, cello ; Edmund Battersby, piano) (21:00) -- Interview with M. Gould, L. Parnas, and E. Battersby (4:15) -- Interview with David Hykes (3:45) -- Excerpts from work in progress, Harmonic meetings / David Hykes (David Hykes, vocals) (11:10) -- Interview with D. Hykes (14:20) -- Interview with Daniel Ponce (7:00) -- [Work for percussion] / Daniel Ponce (Daniel Ponce, percussion) (incomplete) (6:30).
• CD 8: [Work for percussion] / Daniel Ponce (Daniel Ponce, percussion) (14:00) -- Closing announcement (2:10).

Call Number

*LDC 43116 v. 1-4

OCLC

173013340

Title

Americathon 1985 [sound recording] : at the New School for Social Research.

Imprint

Feb. 16, 1985.

Performer

Nancy Shear, host ; with various performers.

Event

Recorded live at the New School for Social Research, New York City, and broadcast on radio station WNYC (93.9 FM/AM 820), Feb. 16, 1985.

Language

Spoken and sung in English (principally); part of Tania Leon's work in wordless.

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Added Author

Shear, Nancy, host, interviewer.

Barron, Kenny, interviewee.

Williams, Buster, interviewee.

Johnson, Scott, 1952-2023, interviewee, instrumentalist.

Adler, Richard, 1921-2012, singer.

Adler, Richard, 1921-2012, interviewee.

Smith, Don (Pianist), instrumentalist.

Tsontakis, George, interviewee.

Cowan, Carol, instrumentalist.

La Brecque, Rebecca, instrumentalist.

Gordon, Peter, 1951- instrumentalist.

Gordon, Peter, 1951- interviewee.

Tyranny, Blue Gene, 1945- instrumentalist.

Albani, Rik, instrumentalist.

Hudes, Linda, instrumentalist.

Sublette, Ned, 1951- instrumentalist.

Schuman, William, 1910-1992, interviewee.

Steigerwalt, Gary, instrumentalist, interviewee.

Zukof, William, interviewee.

Goldray, Martin, instrumentalist.

León, Tania, interviewee.

Tower, Joan, 1938- interviewee.

Rothenberg, Sarah, instrumentalist.

Flax, Laura, instrumentalist.

Glass, Philip, interviewee.

Rowell, Mary, instrumentalist.

Davis, Anthony, 1951- instrumentalist, interviewee.

Jenkins, Leroy, instrumentalist, interviewee.

Gould, Morton, 1913-1996, interviewee.

Parnas, Leslie, instrumentalist, interviewee.

Battersby, Edmund, 1949- instrumentalist, interviewee.

Hykes, David, interviewee.

Hykes, David, singer.

Ponce, Daniel, interviewee, instrumentalist.

Johnson, Scott, 1952-2023. No memory.

Adler, Richard, 1921-2012. Vocal music. Selections.

Tsontakis, George. Three sighs, three variations.

Gordon, Peter, 1951- Secret pastures. Selections.

Schuman, William, 1910-1992. Voyage.

León, Tania. De-Orishas.

León, Tania. Momentum.

Tower, Joan, 1938- Fantasy, clarinet, piano.

Glass, Philip. Koyaanisqatsi. Vessels.

Davis, Anthony, 1951- Middle passage.

Davis, Anthony, 1951- Walk through the shadow.

Jenkins, Leroy. Instrumental music. Selections.

Gould, Morton, 1913-1996. Suites, cello, piano.

Hykes, David. Harmonic meetings. Selections.

Ponce, Danile. Percussion music. Selections.

Sphere (Musical group), performer.

Western Wind (Vocal group), performer.

WNYC (Radio station : New York, N.Y.)

Americathon (1985 : New York, N.Y.)

WNYC (Radio station : New York, N.Y.), donor. NN-RHA

Research Call Number

*LDC 43116 v. 1-4