WNYC-FM 60th Anniversary Special
A celebration of the 60th Anniversary of WNYC-FM. WNYC-FM went into full service on March 13, 1943.
Track 1: Introduction
Track 2: Excerpts from shows throughout the years. 1979 pianist Pauls Jacobs talks with Aaron Copland. 1948 jazz legend Thelonious Monk. 1949 Folksong Festival, The Weavers. 1961 Bob Dylan. 1944 Bela Bartok with wife Marta from Brooklyn Sculpture Garden. 1955 Frick Collection, harpsichordist Wanda Landowska. 1952 Frick Collection, violinist Joseph Szigeti and pianist Arthur Schnabel. WNYC has broadcast music from all over New York City. 1975 Sheep Meadow. 1952 Lewisohn Stadium, contra alto Marian Anderson. 2001 John Schaefer, Church of St. Ignatius Loyola, Paul McCartney, composer John Tavener.
Track 3: 1991 Spinning on Air, Hawaiian war chant. WNYC provided music that defies categorization. New Sounds, World Saxophone Quartet, 1990. Kronos Quartet, 1992. Max Roach, 1994. Harmonic Choir, 1986. 1966 Mayor John Lindsay speaks about music festivals. 1945 Tommy Dorsey. 1952 Olga Koussevitzky, wife of Serge Koussevitzky, speaks at opening of the 13th American Music Festival. WNYC also has tradition of commissioning music. Morton Gould, Anniversary Rag for WNYC's 50th anniversary. Tim Page interview with Morton Gould, 1985. Glenn Gould, 1982, Goldberg Variations. Music Maestro, 1949, opera, Richard Wagner. David Randolph and thematic approaches to music. Music about birds, Vivaldi, The Goldfinch. Celebrating Ellington, 1991.
Track 4: Social Commentary on WNYC. Alfred E. Smith on rising above prejudice, 1943. James Farmer on racial equality, 1964. Performance art, Laurie Anderson, 1991. Yo-Yo Ma on Asian cultures, 2002. Composer Lee Hoiby, 1973. George Pearl, 1973. Commissioning music. Philip Glass, Now So Long After That Time. Henrik Gorecki's 3rd Symphony. Gavin Bryars, The Sinking of the Titanic. Paco Pena, Misa Flamenca.
Audio courtesy of the NYC Municipal Archives WNYC Collection
WNYC archives id: 32579
