John Cage at Stanford - 80th Birthday

Description

American musician John Cage died shortly before his 80th birthday (August 12, 1992). Earlier that year he gave an address at Stanford University entitled “Here Comes Everybody: Overpopulation and Art.” He is introduced by Herbert Lindenberger of the Stanford Humanities Center. Also speaking was Norman O. Brown, then a professor at University of California, Santa Cruz. Brown’s presentation is titled “Dionysius in 1992.”

Recorded on January 28, 1992.

Broadcast date

1992

Broadcast station

KPFA

Program Length

55 minutes

Archive number

AZ1256

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