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.
Dreams and Airs
John Corigliano: Promenade Overture
Dan Locklair: Dream Steps - III. and V.
Aaron Jay Kernis: Air for Violin
Alan Hovhaness: Prospect Hill Sonata, Op. 346 - II. and III.
James Barnes: Symphony No. 2 - III.
Triumphal Fantasies
Peter Boyer: Three Olympians - II. and III.
Jelly Roll Morton: Fingerbreaker
James Scott: Grace and Beauty
Willie Smith: Finger Buster
Meredith Willson: Symphony No. 1 - I.
Steven Serpa: Mountain Idyll
Louis Moreau Gottschalk: Grand Triumphal Fantasy
Summer Moods
Edward MacDowell: Summer Idyll
George Frederick McKay: My Tahoe Window
Jeff Lambert: Chicago Summer
Aaron Copland: Midsummer Nocturne
Samuel Barber: Summer Music
Leroy Anderson: Summer Skies
Rick Sowash: Summer from Four Seasons in Bellville