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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

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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

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

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

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

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

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

Charles Amirkhanian, head and shoulders portrait, seated, facing forward, in KPFA studio, Berkeley, California in 1979.Pauline Oliveros playing a red accordion
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