Program 849: The Genius of Margaret Leng Tan
KALW Broadcast Date: November 23, 2025 | Host: Liam Herb
On this Music from Other Minds, Liam Herb plays works performed by Margaret Leng Tan ahead of her appearance at Mills College at Northeastern in Oakland, CA on December 4, 2025 at 7:30pm. Tune in for her performances of works by John Cage, Ge Gan-Ru, Somei Satoh, and more.
The second half of the program is dedicated to the first ever broadcast of Charles Amirkhanian‘s Ode to Gravity, which first aired on March 4, 1970.
Program Audio
30-Second Spot
Track Info & Links
Title: Ancient Music (1986)
Composer: Ge Gan-Ru
Performer: Margaret Leng Tan, live at New Music America 1987
Title: Resonance (1982)
Composer: Yoriaki Matsudaira
Performers: Margaret Leng Tan, live at New Music America 1987
Title: Piano Media (1972)
Composer: Toshi Ichiyanagi
Performer: Margaret Leng Tan, live at New Music America 1987
Title: Three two part studies (early 1940’s)
Composer: Conlon Nancarrow
Performer: Margaret Leng Tan, toy pianos (live at OM 5)
Title: Cosmic Womb
Composer: Somei Satoh
Performers: Margaret Leng Tan
Recording Title: Sonic Encounters
Record Label: Mode Records
Catalog Number: Mode 15
Title: In the name of the Holocaust
Composer: John Cage
Performers: Margaret Leng Tan
Recording Title: Sonic Encounters
Record Label: Mode Records
Catalog Number: Mode 15
