‘From Antheil to Zappa’ concert set for April 5 at Oakland’s Mills College

Oakland’s Mills College has for decades been sacred ground for contemporary music, says Charles Amirkhanian, the artistic and executive director of San Francisco’s New Music organization Other Minds.

In an interview before the group’s two-concert PastForward series this week and April 5 (bit.ly/4iVCK26) to mark the centennial celebration of French composer Pierre Boulez and to offer pianist Geoffrey Burleson’s solo recital “From Antheil to Zappa,” Amirkhanian cites pinnacle appearances...