American Landscapes is a weekly sampling of the best of American music, hosted by Michael Campion. You'll hear works by composers such as Aaron Copland, Samuel Barber, George Gershwin, Leonard Bernstein, Edward MacDowell, George Chadwick and many others. The program presents familiar music that never gets old, music to get reacquainted with and music that you'll be hearing for the first time.
New Recordings
Florence Price: Piano Concerto
Arthur Farwell: Dawn; Roses and Lillies
Bernard Herrmann: The Man Who Knew Too Much
Leo Sowerby: String Quartet in D minor
American Discoveries
Samuel A. Livingston: Three American Scenes
Michael Whalen: Rain in the City
Miguel del Aguila: Salon Buenos Aires
Michael Daugherty: Dreamachines
Margaret Ruthven Lang: Rhapsody, Op. 21
Jessie Montgomery: Soul Force
Overtures and Hymns
William Grant Still: Festive Overture
Alexander Tcherepnin: Sonata for Clarinet and Piano
Henry Cowell: Hymn for String Orchestra
Jeffrey Holmes: Trombone Concerto
Caroline Shaw: First Essay
Valerie Coleman: Umoja - Anthem of Unity