It is the birthplace of Thanksgiving, the Boston Tea Party, and the Revolutionary War.
The home of maple syrup and blazing autumn color—and the cradle of American music.
In this hour, New England, in vocal, instrumental and orchestral works by American composers from the 17th to 20th centuries.
RECORDINGS USED
| Recording Title |
Group/Artist |
Catalog # |
UPC |
| Ives, Schuman & Mennin (for "Chester" and Ives' "Children's Day") |
Eastman-Rochester Orchestra, Howard Hanson |
Mercury Living Presence 432 755-2 |
028943275521 |
| Pageant of PT Barnum, etc. (for "Selections from McGuffey's Reader") |
Eastman-Rochester Orchestra, Howard Hanson |
Mercury Living Presence 434 319-2 |
028943431927 |
| Hanson: Symphony Nº4 - Merry Mount - Beowulf |
Seattle Symphony, Gerard Schwarz |
Delos DE 3105 |
013491310527 |
| American Angels (for "Amanda") |
Anonymous 4 |
Harmonia Mundi HMU 907326 |
093046732622 |
| American Dreams (for Thomas Canning’s "Fantasy on a Hymn Tune by Justin Morgan") |
Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, Raymond Leppard |
Decca 458 157-2 |
028945815725 |
| Chadwick: Symphonic Sketches |
Eastman-Rochester Orchestra, Howard Hanson |
Mercury Living Presence 434337 |
028943433723 |
| MacDowell: From Piano Music Vol. 1 (for “To a Wild Rose”) |
James Barbagallo |
Naxos 8.559010 |
636943901021 |
| Testament of Freedom & Frostiana (for "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening") |
Manhattan Chamber Orchestra & New York Choral Society; Richard Auldon Clark |
Koch International Classics 3-7283-2 H1 |
099923728320 |
