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IBM presents 'A salute to the arts': WQXR (Radio program) tribute to the Merce Cunningham Dance Company, 1986-03-05

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Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection. Audio materials

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Title
IBM presents 'A salute to the arts': WQXR (Radio program) tribute to the Merce Cunningham Dance Company, 1986-03-05
Additional title: Arcade (Choreographic work : Cunningham)
Additional title: Banjo (Choreographic work : Cunningham)
Additional title: Noces (Choreographic work : Cunningham)
Additional title: Pictures (Choreographic work : Cunningham)
Additional title: Septet (Choreographic work : Cunningham)
Additional title: IBM presents 'A salute to the arts'
Names
Merce Cunningham Dance Company (Associated name)
Behrman, David (Composer)
Cage, John (Composer)
Gottschalk, Louis Moreau, 1829-1869 (Composer)
Satie, Erik, 1866-1925 (Composer)
Stravinsky, Igor, 1882-1971 (Composer)
Becofsky, Art (Commentator)
Cunningham, Merce (Commentator)
Finlayson, Victoria (Commentator)
LeBell, June (Host)
WQXR (Radio station : New York, N.Y.) (Broadcaster)
Collection

Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection. Audio materials

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1986-03-05
Library locations
Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound
Shelf locator: *LTC-A 1201
Shelf locator: *LTC-A 1188
Topics
Cunningham, Merce
Merce Cunningham Dance Company
Choreography
Music and dance
Behrman, David. Interspecies smalltalk. Selections
Cage, John. Etudes boreales, cello. Selections
Gottschalk, Louis Moreau, 1829-1869. Banjo. Op. 15. Selections
Satie, Erik, 1866-1925. Morceaux en forme de poire
Stravinsky, Igor, 1882-1971. Svadebka. Selections
Genres
Radio programs
Music
Interviews
Notes
Content: Title provided by cataloger based on audition and handwritten notes on original containers and cassettes.
Content: June LeBell hosts a WQXR radio program tribute to the Merce Cunningham Dance Company.
Content: Handwritten notes on original containers and cassettes: "IBM's salute to the arts ; 3/5/86 Merce Cunningham". Printed cassette label: "96.3FM Stereo; WQXR; 1360AM; The radio station of the New York Times".
Numbering: Donor's inventory numbers: C378, and, C352 (duplicate recording of lower sound quality).
Venue: Broadcast on WQXR radio station, New York, New York, 1986 March 5.
Acquisition: Gift; Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation, 2011-2012.
Physical Description
Audiocassette
Extent: 1 audio cassette (58 minutes) : analog
Sound quality is good.
Description
Radio host June LeBell introduces the IBM presents 'A salute to the arts' program, and the Merce Cunningham Dance Company; ca. 2:50, Art Becofsky briefly comments on the Company; music for Cunningham's Les noces (1952), 3:02-12:45; Merce Cunningham speaks on forming his company at Black Mountain College, 13:03-14:42; music for Septet (1953), 14:43-26:52; Cunningham briefly speaks about David Tudor and the music for Banjo (1953), 27:04-27:44; excerpt of music for Banjo, 27:18-30:28; LeBell reintroduces Becofsky, the Company's Executive Director; Becofsky speaks briefly about attending his first Cunningham performance and what interests him about Cunningham's choreography and the Company, 30:48-32:15; LeBell introduces dancer Vicky [Victoria] Finlayson; Finlayson speaks about her interest in Cunningham's technique and choreography, and briefly her background in chemistry, 32:27-36:18; excerpt of music for Arcade (1985), 36:19-39:12; Cunningham speaks about his choreography, its independence from the music, and their inter-relationship as time based art, 39:27-44:49; Cunningham speaks about his observations of movement made by elephants, horses, and birds, 45:22-46:10; excerpt of Pictures (1983), 43:40-51:29; LeBell concludes the program, 51:30-52:05; announcement on an exhibition of the Lichtenstein Collection; 52:06-53:10.
Type of Resource
Sound recording
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 900288046
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b20516327
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): c700edd0-b82c-0133-cc0f-60f81dd2b63c
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Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. "IBM presents 'A salute to the arts'" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1986. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/cab494e0-b82c-0133-2c8d-60f81dd2b63c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. "IBM presents 'A salute to the arts'" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 23, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/cab494e0-b82c-0133-2c8d-60f81dd2b63c

APA Format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. (1986). IBM presents 'A salute to the arts' Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/cab494e0-b82c-0133-2c8d-60f81dd2b63c

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IBM presents 'A salute to the arts'