Simon Jeffes and Gavin Bryars : Viennese dances in the Penguin Cafe / produced by John Diliberto and Kimberly Haas.

Program Title:
Simon Jeffes and Gavin Bryars : Viennese dances in the Penguin Cafe / produced by John Diliberto and Kimberly Haas.
PRA Archive #: 
SZ0496.09
Description: 

Weekly radio documentary which explores the merging of music and technology. Simon Jeffes, with his group the Penguin Cafe Orchestra, plays unusual and charming melodies, employing quirky rhythms and odd instrumentation like the ukulele for a sort of modern chamber music. Gavin Bryars is one of Britain's leading classical composers, making music full of haunting refrains and space.|SIMON JEFFES AND GAVIN BRYARS : VIENNESE DANCES IN THE PENGUIN CAFE / Diliberto and Kimberly Haas. SERIES: Totally wired V| no. 9 Weekly radio documentary which explores the merging of music and technology. Simon Jeffes, with his group the Penguin Cafe Orchestra, plays unusual and charming melodies, employing quirky rhythms and odd instrumentation like the ukulele for a sort of modern chamber music. Gavin Bryars is one of Britain's leading classical composers, making music full of haunting refrains and space. Funded by the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts. BROADCAST: Summer, 1989.

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Date Broadcast on: 
Summer, 1989.
Item duration: 
1 reel (29 min.) : 7 1/2 ips., stereo.|29:00
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Distributor: 
Los Angeles : Pacifica Radio Archive, 1989.
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