Un-forgetting Julius Eastman on Radio 4

Petr Kotik (left) and Julius Eastman in rehearsal, spring 1973
Elaine Mitchener presents a UK BBC documentary about the life and music of the US composer, with contributions from Anton Lukoszevieze of Apartment House, Mary Jane Leach, Jace Clayton and George E Lewis
The new BBC Radio 4 documentary Un-forgetting Julius Eastman will be broadcast on 6 November. The programme is presented by UK vocal and movement artist Elaine Mitchener, who describes Eastman as “a much-needed hero, and one whose work has been wrongly overlooked”. In the programme, Mitchener is joined by Apartment House cellist and leader Anton Lukoszevieze and pianist Rolf Hind, all of whom have performed the late composer’s works. Mary Jane Leach, Renee Levine Packer, Jace Clayton, George E Lewis and Jan Williams also make contributions.
Un-forgetting Julius Eastman is a Cast Iron Radio production for BBC Radio 4 produced by Zakia Sewell. It airs at 11.30am on 6 November, and it will be available to stream via BBC iPlayer in the following few months.