July 4th Playlist

July 03, 2011 / Andrei Strizek

Happy Independence Day!

To help celebrate your July 4th:

"The Egg" from 1776

America the Beautiful arr. Carmen Dragon (guaranteed to get audiences on their feet)

Final movement (V. Allegro molto vivace) from Charles Ives' Symphony No. 2

When Jesus Wept by William Schuman (New England Triptych, mvt 2, based on William Billings' hymn)

Chester by William Schuman (New England Triptych, mvt 3, based on William Billings' hymn)

And, finally, John Philip Sousa's Stars and Stripes Forever

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Orchestras on iTunes - Live in Concert!

May 21, 2010 / Andrei Strizek

I know I'm a little behind the times on this (in the Internet age where news moves at the speed of light), but I thought I'd write about it to help spread the word: two major American orchestras have taken to releasing (some or all of) their concert recordings, almost immediately after the event, on iTunes ...

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July 4th Playlist

Orchestras on iTunes - Live in Concert!