Music From Other Minds

Program 674: From the OM Archive - Amirkhanian and Cage in Conversation

KALW Broadcast Date: November 14, 2021 | Host: Liam Herb

On this Music from Other Minds, Liam Herb plays an archival recording of Charles Amirkhanian’s Ode to Gravity: The Music of John Cage, originally broadcast on NPR stations nationwide on December 12, 1987.

In this program, you’ll hear Amirkhanian’s on-stage interview with Cage at the San Francisco Exploratorium, various works by the composer spanning early to late, and learn about the background of this legendary theorist, artist, and philosopher.

Program Audio

30-Second Spot