Charles Amirkhanian
Charles Amirkhanian (born January 19, 1945 in Fresno , California ) is an American radio producer, composer , sound poet and representative of electroacoustic music .
life and work
Amirkhanian graduated from California State University , Fresno and received his Masters from San Francisco State University . From 1969 to 1992 he was musical director at KPFA / Berkeley. From 1983 to 1992 he directed the Speaking of Music series at the Exploratorium in San Francisco and in 1988 he co-founded the Composer-to-Composer Festival at the Telluride Institute in Colorado with John Lifton . From 1993 to 1997 Amirkhanian was on the board of the Djerassi Resident Artists Program in Woodside, California and since 1993 the artistic director of the Other Minds Foundation .
Metropolis San Francisco (57 min), produced by WDR , was played at documenta 8 in Kassel in 1987 . Other well-known works are Portrait of Samuel Beckett (1987) and Loudspeakers. For Morton (1990).
Walking Tune and Mental Radio are Amirkhanian CDs. He uses language and voice as sound and rhythm.
Awards
- 1984: Letter of Distinction, American Music Center
- 1989: Deems Taylor Award
- 1997, 1999–2000: Rockefeller Foundation
Web links
- Charles Amirkhanian The History of Sound Poetry: An Introduction
- An interview with Charles Amirkhanian By Alan Baker, American Public Media, June 2002
Individual evidence
- ↑ lyrikline, listen to the poet! Charles Amirkhanian accessed September 19, 2015
- ↑ Djerassi Resident Artists Program , accessed on September 19, 2015 (English).
- ↑ Other Minds Foundation Other Minds ®, a global New Music community accessed on September 19, 2015 (English)
- ^ Foundation for Contemporary Arts Charles Amirkhanian accessed on September 19, 2015 (English)
- ↑ documenta 8 catalog: Volume 1: Essays; Volume 2: Catalog pages 327, 337; Volume 3: artist book; Kassel 1987, ISBN 3-925272-13-5 .
- ^ Charles Amirkhanian , accessed September 19, 2015.
- ↑ other minds Charles Amirkhanian ( Memento of the original from February 20, 2004 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. accessed on September 19, 2015 (English)
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Amirkhanian, Charles |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American radio producer, composer, sound poet and representative of electroacoustic music |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 19, 1945 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Fresno , California |