Conductor Michael Morgan of the Oakland Symphony passed away last week at the age of 63.

Lara Downes hosts an hour-long tribute celebrating Michael's mission and vision for American music, with recordings of elegiac works conducted by some of his close mentors and collaborators.

Repertoire includes:

Barber: Adagio for Strings (Slatkin/St Louis)
Florence Price: Adoration (Randall Goosby)
Mozart: Requiem - Lux Aeterna (Bernstein/Bavarian Radio Phil)
Carlos Simon: Elegy (Teagan Faran)
Dvorak: Symphony No. 9 - Goin' Home (Bernstein/NY Phil)
Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 - Ode to Joy (Solti/London Symphony Orchestra/London Voices)
William Grant Still: Summerland (Lara Downes)