Research Catalog

Details

Additional authors

1. Schaefer, John
2. Shear, Nancy
3. Torke, Michael
4. Leroy, A.
5. Myers, Amina
6. Reich, Steve, 1936-
7. Stoltzman, Richard
8. Velez, Glen
9. Hemphill, Julius
10. Wadud, Abdul (Abdul Khabir)
11. Torke, Michael.
12. Myers, Amina.
13. Musical Elements (Musical group), performer.
14. Manhattan Marimba Quartet, performer.
15. WNYC (Radio station : New York, N.Y.)
16. Americathon (1987 : New York, N.Y.)
17. WNYC (Radio station : New York, N.Y.), donor. NN-RHA

Description

1. 2 sound discs (ca. 123 min.) : digital, stereo.; 4 3/4 in.

Summary

1. This is a pre-recorded WNYC broadcast of highlights of WNYC's Americathon '87, a live marathon of contemporary American music by living composers, and informal interviews of composers and performers; co-hosted by John Schaefer and Nancy Shear.

Uniform title

1. Americathon (Radio program)

Alternative title

1. Highlights
2. Americathon '87
3. Americathon nineteen eighty-seven

Subject

1. Live sound recordings
2. Saxophone and cello music
3. Jazz
4. Clarinet and electronic music
5. Songs with piano
6. Music > United States > 20th century
7. Blues (Music)
8. Marimba ensembles
9. Radio programs, Musical
10. Minimal music
11. Ballets
12. Piano with instrumental ensemble

Genre/Form

1. Live sound recordings.

Contents

1. CD 1. Excerpt of Display (1:00) / A. Leroy (Manhattan Marimba Quartet) ; Opening remarks (J. Schaefer, host) -- Interview with Michael Torke (N. Shear, host) -- The yellow pages (1985) (from Telephone book) / M. Torke (Michael Torke, keyboard ; Musical Elements: Keith Underwood, flute ; Alan Kay, clarinet ; Joely Kaufman (?), violin ; Karl Parens, violoncello) -- Interview with A. Leroy (J. Schaefer, host) -- Display: Display ; Excerpt of Imagined corners [on the map] ; Excerpt of Double reverse (8:33) / A. Leroy (Manhattan Marimba Quartet: Kory Grossman, James Preiss, Bill Ruyle and William Trigg) -- Interview with A. Leroy (J. Schaefer, host) -- Gears align (dance music) / A. Leroy (Manhattan Marimba Quartet) -- Interview with Amina Claudine Myers (N. Shear, host) -- The circle of time ; African blues / A. C. Myers (Amina Claudine Myers, vocals and piano) -- "Coming up next" radio clip (0:20) / J. Schaefer -- Interview with Steve Reich (J. Schaefer, host) -- New York counterpoint (1985) (0:26) [ends abruptly] / S. Reich (Richard Stoltzman, clarinet ; tape)
2. CD 2. "Coming up next" radio clip (0:20) / J. Schaefer -- New York counterpoint (1985) / S. Reich (Richard Stolzman, clarinet ; tape) -- Interview with Steve Reich (J. Schaefer, host ) -- Clapping music (1972) / S. Reich (Steve Reich and Glen Velez, performers) -- Interview with Julius Hemphill (J. Schaefer, host) -- [Three unidentified pieces] / J. Hemphill (Julius Hemphill, saxophone ; Abdul Wadud, violoncello) -- "In our last segment" radio clip (0:27) / J. Schaefer -- [No audio] (2:20)

Call number

1. *LDC 43487

Note

1. On CD 2, John Schaefer mentioned Elliot Carter's Night fantasies (1980) and guitar music by Ben Tavera King, but they were not found on audio.
2. WNYC inventory no.: WNYC-AMER-1987-02-16; Catalog: 19050[-19051].

Event (note)

1. Broadcast on WNYC, New York, N. Y. in 1987; pre-recorded live at The New School, New York, N. Y. on Feb. 16, 1987.

Additional formats (note)

1. Entire program (8 sound discs : digital, stereo. ; 4 3/4 in.) available on *LDC 43117, vol. 1-4.

Source (note)

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

Title

1. Americathon 1987 [sound recording] : Highlights.

Imprint

1. Feb. 16, 1987.

Playing time

1. 010640 005615

Event

1. Broadcast on WNYC, New York, N. Y. in 1987; pre-recorded live at The New School, New York, N. Y. on Feb. 16, 1987.

Additional formats

1. Entire program (8 sound discs : digital, stereo. ; 4 3/4 in.) available on *LDC 43117, vol. 1-4.

Source

1. Gift; WNYC (Radio station : New York, N. Y.) ; 2007.

Connect to:

1. Request Access to Music Division Audio and Moving Image material

Added author

1. Schaefer, John, host.
2. Shear, Nancy, host.
3. Torke, Michael, interviewee.
4. Leroy, A., interviewee.
5. Myers, Amina, interviewee.
6. Reich, Steve, 1936- interviewee.
7. Torke, Michael, instrumentalist.
8. Myers, Amina, performer.
9. Stoltzman, Richard, performer.
10. Velez, Glen, performer.
11. Reich, Steve, 1936- performer.
12. Hemphill, Julius, performer.
13. Wadud, Abdul (Abdul Khabir), performer.
14. Torke, Michael. Telephone book. Yellow pages.
15. Leroy, A. Display.
16. Leroy, A. Imagined corners on the map. Selections.
17. Leroy, A. Double reverse. Selections.
18. Leroy, A. Gears align.
19. Myers, Amina. Circle of time.
20. Myers, Amina. African blues.
21. Reich, Steve, 1936- New York counterpoint.
22. Reich, Steve, 1936- Clapping music.
23. Musical Elements (Musical group), performer.
24. Manhattan Marimba Quartet, performer.
25. WNYC (Radio station : New York, N.Y.)
26. Americathon (1987 : New York, N.Y.)
27. WNYC (Radio station : New York, N.Y.), donor. NN-RHA

Research call number

1. *LDC 43487