Program 811: Charles Amirkhanian at 80
KALW Broadcast Date: January 19, 2025 | Host: Liam Herb
On this Music from Other Minds, Liam Herb plays music and interviews with Charles Amirkhanian in honor of his 80th birthday (b. January 19, 1945). Tune in to hear rarities such as Amirkhanian’s Symphony I (1965), Audible Autopsy for (Anthony J. Gnazzo) (2021), Ratchet Attach It (studio version, 2022), and more!
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Title: For a Happy Occasion
Composer: Virgil Thomson
Performer: John Cobb, piano

Title: Symphony I (1965)
Composer: Charles Amirkhanian
Performers: Charles Amirkhanian, percussion; oscillator; Ted Batkin, percussion; trombone; LeRoy Isom, percussion and tuba; Douglas Rippey, percussion; Wayne SanFilippo, percussion; Richard Edwards, trombone; Larry Johansen, trumpet; Ned Spina, trumpet; Russell Carlson, trumpet; Suze Ritter, viola; Lester Brothers, piano and time chart; John Jones, stage; clarinet

Title: Im Frühling (1989-1990)
Composer: Charles Amirkhanian
Recording Title: Loudspeakers
Record Label: New World Recoreds
Catalog Number: 80817

Title: Ratchet Attach It (2021)
Composer: Charles Amirkhanian
Performers: Trinity Laban Percussion Ensemble; Dominic Murcott, soloist and conductor

Title: Audible Autopsy (for Anthony J Gnazzo) (2021)
Composer: Charles Amirkhanian
Performers: Robert Black and Charles Amirkhanian

Title: Dog of Stravinsky (1982)
Composer: Charles Amirkhanian
Recording Title: Mental Radio
Record Label: New World Records
Catalog Number: NWCRL 523

Title: Dreams Freud Dreamed (1979)
Composer: Charles Amirkhanian
Recording Title: Mental Radio
Record Label: New World Records
Catalog Number: NWCRL 523