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Americathon 1984 at the Public Theater.

Title: Americathon 1984 [sound recording] : at the Public Theater.
Publication: Feb. 18, 1984.

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Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Performing Arts Research Collections to submit a request in person.	Audio	Use in library	*LDC 43115 v. 1 [CD]	Performing Arts Research Collections - Recorded Sound
Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Performing Arts Research Collections to submit a request in person.	Audio	Use in library	*LDC 43115 v. 2 [CD]	Performing Arts Research Collections - Recorded Sound
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Description

7 sound discs : digital; 4 3/4 in.

Summary

A six hour celebration of American music; live performances and informal interviews with composers and performers.

Series Statement

New Jazz from the Public Theater

Subjects

Genre/Form

Live sound recordings.

Note

Compact discs.

Event (note)

Recorded live at the Public Theater, New York City, and broadcast on radio station WNYC (93.9 FM/AM 820), Feb. 18, 1984.

Language (note)

Spoken and sung in English (principally); M. Monk songs wordless except The tale.

Contents

CD 1: Opening ; Welcome (Joseph Papp) ; Introduction (Mary Perot Nichols) (6:50) -- 6 songs from 5 decades: Nancy Hanks ; Rain ; Dublin song ; Raise the shade ; Love letters unmailed ; See it was like this / Elie Siegmeister (Elizabeth Kirkpatrick, soprano ; E. Siegmeister, piano) (17:00) -- Interview with Siegmeister and Kirkpatrick by Shear (7:00) -- Interview with Meredith Monk (2:00) -- Education of the girlchild. The traveling song ; Gotham lullaby ; Education of the girlchild. The tale / M. Monk (M. Monk, piano and vocals) (12:00).
CD 2: Education of the girlchild. The tale ; Biography / M. Monk (M. Monk, piano and vocals) (10:15) -- Interview with Monk (11:10) -- [announcement ; tuning] (1:54) -- Eleuthera ; On a promise (incomplete) / C'est What (Matt Balitsaris, John Wunsch, guitar ; Jeff Berman, vibraphone ; Dave Dunaway, bass ; Chip White, drums) (12:02).
CD 3: On a promise (cont.) / C'est What (2:30) -- Interview with Jeff Berman and Matt Balitsaris (8:00) -- I will / C'est What (5:45) -- [no audio (intermission)] (5:00) -- Interview with Ralph Shapey (7:15) -- Cadenza from Partita-fantasia ; 2 cadenzas from Evocation no. 2 ; Cadenza from Double concerto [works interspersed with the commentary by Shapey and Krosnick] / R. Shapey (Joel Krosnick, violoncello) (19:26) -- Interview with George Rochberg (2:59).
CD 4: Between two worlds / G. Rochberg (Sue Ann Kahn, flute ; Andrew Willis, piano) (14:00) -- Interview with Rochberg and S.A. Kahn (14:30) -- Improvisations ; a blues piece / Oliver Lake (O. Lake, saxophone) (13:00) -- Interview with Lake (incomplete) (4:00).
CD 5: Interview with Lake (cont.) (5:45) -- Improvisation / O. Lake (O. Lake, saxophone) (5:00) -- [no audio (intermission)] (5:00) -- [announcement] (1:30) -- Hit it all / Wally Harper (Barbara Cook, soprano ; W. Harper, piano) (2:15) -- Interview with Cook, Harper, and David Zippel (4:40) -- It's better with the band (4:30) ; In between goodbyes (4:45) / W. Harper ; D. Zippel (B. Cook, soprano ; W. Harper, piano) -- Interview with Cook, Harper, and Zippel (5:00) -- [Homage to Diamonds are a girl's best friends] / W. Harper ; D. Zippel (D. Zippel, vocal ; W. Harper, piano) (3:00) -- Interview with Cook, Harper, and Zippel (2:00) -- The yearring. Why did I choose you / Michael Leonard (B. Cook, soprano ; W. Harper, piano) (2:25).
CD 6: Introduction -- Interview with Jacob Druckman (5:00) -- Valentine / J. Druckman (John Deak, double bass) (8:15) -- Interview with Druckman and Dyck (13:40) -- [announcement] (1:30) -- Interview with Rhys Chatham (2:00) -- For brass (incomplete) / R. Chatham (15:45).
CD 7: For brass (cont.) / R. Chatham (5:45) -- Interview with Chatham (5:45) -- Introduction and interview with Virgil Thomson (6:08) -- 2 sentimental tangos ; Piano sonata no. 2 ; Tango lullaby / V. Thomson (Yvar Mikhashoff, piano) (7:32) -- Interview with Mikhashoff and Thomson (7:42) -- 2 portraits : 1981. Christopher Cox (0:53) ; Morris Golde (0:31) / V. Thomson (Y. Mikhashoff, piano) -- Interview with Thomson and Mikhashoff (8:23) -- Closing (1:21).

Call Number

*LDC 43115 v. 1-7

OCLC

172987934

Title

Americathon 1984 [sound recording] : at the Public Theater.

Imprint

Feb. 18, 1984.

Series

New Jazz from the Public Theater

Performer

Nancy Shear, host ; with various performers.

Event

Recorded live at the Public Theater, New York City, and broadcast on radio station WNYC (93.9 FM/AM 820), Feb. 18, 1984.

Language

Spoken and sung in English (principally); M. Monk songs wordless except The tale.

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Added Author

Shear, Nancy, host, interviewer.

Papp, Joseph.

Nichols, Mary Perot.

Siegmeister, Elie, 1909-1991, instrumentalist, interviewee.

Kirkpatrick, Elizabeth, singer, interviewee.

Monk, Meredith, performer.

Monk, Meredith, interviewee.

Balitsaris, Matt, interviewee.

Berman, Jeff, interviewee.

Shapey, Ralph, 1921-2002, interviewee.

Krosnick, Joel, instrumentalist.

Rochberg, George, interviewee.

Kahn, Sue Ann, instrumentalist, interviewee.

Willis, Andrew, 1950- instrumentalist.

Lake, Oliver, instrumentalist, interviewee.

Cook, Barbara, singer.

Cook, Barbara, interviewee.

Harper, Wally, instrumentalist.

Harper, Wally, interviewee.

Zippel, David, lyricist.

Zippel, David, interviewee.

Druckman, Jacob, 1928-1996, interviewee.

Deak, Jon, instrumentalist, interviewee.

Chatham, Rhys, interviewee.

Thomson, Virgil, 1896-1989, interviewee.

Mikhashoff, Yvar, instrumentalist, interviewee.

Siegmeister, Elie, 1909-1991. Songs. Selections.

Monk, Meredith. Education of the girlchild. Selections.

Monk, Meredith. Gotham lullaby.

Shapey, Ralph, 1921-2002. Partita-fantasia. Selections.

Shapey, Ralph, 1921-2002. Evocation, no. 2. Selections.

Shapey, Ralph, 1921-2002. Double concerto. Selections.

Rochberg, George. Between two worlds.

Leonard, Michael, 1931-2015. Yearling. Why did I choose you?

Druckman, Jacob, 1928-1996. Valentine.

Chatham, Rhys. For brass.

Thomson, Virgil, 1896-1989. Sentimental tangos.

Thomson, Virgil, 1896-1989. Sonatas, piano, no. 2.

Thomson, Virgil, 1896-1989. Portraits, piano (1948-1953). Tango lullaby.

Thomson, Virgil, 1896-1989. Portraits, piano (1981). Christopher Cox.

Thomson, Virgil, 1896-1989. Portraits, piano (1981). Morris Golde.

C'est What?! (Musical group), performer.

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

Americathon (1984 : New York, N.Y.)

WNYC (Radio station : New York, N.Y.), donor. NN-RHA

Research Call Number

*LDC 43115 v. 1-7

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