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  • 4:30 AM

    Symphony No. 2 "Romantic"

    Howard Hanson

    Seattle Symphony Orchestra

    Gerard Schwarz, conductor

    28:12
  • 4:26 AM

    Lux aurumque (Light of Gold)

    Eric Whitacre

    Elora Festival Singers

    Noel Edison, conductor

    3:22
  • 4:19 AM

    Song of the Liberty Bell

    Mark O'Connor

    Nashville Symphony Orchestra

    Kenneth Schermerhorn, conductor

    Mark O'Connor, violin

    6:44
  • 4:10 AM

    Rodeo: Buckaroo Holiday

    Aaron Copland

    Cincinnati Pops

    Erich Kunzel, conductor

    7:44
  • 4:06 AM

    Old American Songs: Simple Gifts

    Aaron Copland

    Christopher Parkening, guitar

    2:37
  • 4:01 AM

    Melody on Two Notes and The Penny Whistle Song

    Leroy Anderson

    BBC Concert Orchestra

    Leonard Slatkin, conductor

    4:36
  • 3:52 AM

    American Souvenir: Yankee Doodle

    Henri Vieuxtemps

    Tchaikovsky Chamber Orchestra

    Lazar Gosman, conductor

    5:14
  • 3:47 AM

    A Hymn to New England

    John Williams

    John Williams: American Journey

    Utah Symphony Orchestra

    John Williams, conductor

    3:10
  • 3:44 AM

    Strike Up the Band

    Gershwin

    Royal Philharmonic

    Litton, conductor

    2:06
  • 3:40 AM

    Andrew Litton, piano

    3:42
  • 3:35 AM

    America the Beautiful

    Samuel Ward/Katharine Bates

    Stars and Stripes

    Canadian Brass

    4:25
  • 3:29 AM

    1812 Overture: Finale

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Mad About The Orchestra

    Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra

    Neeme Jarvi, conductor

    4:12
  • 3:26 AM

    William Tell: Overture: Finale

    Gioacchino Rossini

    The Greatest Classical Show On Earth

    Orchestra of La Scala, Milan

    Riccardo Chailly, conductor

    3:14
  • 3:22 AM

    My Country, 'Tis of Thee

    Traditional

    Canadian Brass

    3:30
  • 3:20 AM

    A George M. Cohan Salute

    George M Cohan

    Canadian Brass

    3:11
  • 3:20 AM

    The Magnificent Seven

    Elmer Bernstein

    Royal Philharmonic Pops

    Elmer Bernstein, conductor

    4:55
  • 3:13 AM

    The Entertainer

    Scott Joplin

    New England Conservatory Ragtime Ensemble

    4:18
  • 3:08 AM

    Stars and Stripes Forever

    John Philip Sousa

    New Sousa Band

    Keith Brion, conductor

    3:29
  • 3:03 AM

    Royal Fireworks Music: La Rejouissance

    George Frideric Handel

    Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

    3:06
  • 2:57 AM

    Candide: Make Our Garden Grow

    Leonard Bernstein

    Dallas Wind Symphony

    Timothy Seelig, conductor

    4:29
  • 2:53 AM

    Billy and Ming do the Be-Bop Thing

    Wilkinson

    Michigan State University Children's Choir

    3:39
  • 2:49 AM

    My Lord, What a Mornin'

    Spiritual

    Michigan State University Children's Choir

    3:35
  • 2:36 AM

    Symphony No. 2: 4th and 5th movements

    Charles Ives

    Concertgebouw Orchestra of Amsterdam

    Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor

    12:25
  • 2:23 AM

    Peacherine Rag

    Scott Joplin

    Great American Main St. Band

    3:34
  • 2:18 AM

    Treemonisha: A Real Slow Drag

    Scott Joplin

    Silks and Rags

    Great American Main St. Band

    4:32
  • 2:18 AM

    National Emblem March

    Edwin Eugene Bagley

    US Air Force Band in Blue

    Capt. Philip Chevallard, conductor

    3:07
  • 2:09 AM

    The Thriller

    May Aufderheide

    Virginia Eskin, piano

    2:11
  • 1:57 AM

    American Fantasia

    Victor Herbert

    Cincinnati Pops

    Erich Kunzel, conductor

    9:47
  • 1:55 AM

    Bantu

    York

    LAGQ

    2:10
  • 1:44 AM

    The Black Horse Troop

    John Philip Sousa

    Los Angeles Guitar Quartet

    3:13
  • 1:35 AM

    O Land of Mine, America

    George Gershwin

    Cincinnati Pops

    Erich Kunzel, conductor

    5:24
  • 1:28 AM

    3 Preludes

    George Gershwin

    Leila Josefowicz, violin

    6:49
  • 1:18 AM

    Outdoor Overture

    Aaron Copland

    Seattle Symphony

    Gerard Schwarz, conductor

    9:21
  • 1:15 AM

    Mountain Songs: Cindy

    Robert Beaser

    Debora Harris, flute

    Mike Coates, guitar

    2:41
  • 1:07 AM

    Philip Martin, piano

    7:39
  • 1:05 AM

    Long Time Ago

    Aaron Copland

    Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra

    Hugh Wolff, conductor

    Thomas Hampson, baritone

    3:04
  • 1:02 AM

    Fanfare for the Common Man

    Aaron Copland

    Copland: Appalachian Spring

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Aaron Copland, conductor

    3:14
  • 10:44 PM

    The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Film Music

    Jerome Moross

    City of Prague Philharmonic

    Paul Bateman, conductor

    14:22
  • 10:41 PM

    Mississippi Suite: Huckleberry Finn

    Ferde Grofe

    Kenneth Boulton, piano

    2:34
  • 10:36 PM

    Ol' Man River

    Jerome Kern

    Columbia Concert Orchestra

    Emanuel Balaban, conductor

    Paul Robeson, bass-baritone

    3:10
  • 10:31 PM

    Homestead Dances: Farmhands' Dance

    Don Ray

    Home For The Harvest

    Dublin Philharmonic Orchestra

    Derek Gleeson, conductor

    5:05
  • 10:15 PM

    Fantasia on Shenandoah

    Rick Sowash

    Shelburne Quartet

    John Pell, guitar

    14:18
  • 10:11 PM

    America the Beautiful

    Samuel Ward/Katharine Bates

    Boston Pops Orchestra

    John Williams, conductor

    3:09
  • 10:06 PM

    Americana Symphony: Open Plains Hoedown

    Mark O'Connor

    Baltimore Symphony Orchestra

    Marin Alsop, conductor

    4:11
  • 10:01 PM

    Old and Lost Rivers

    Tobias Picker

    London Symphony Orchestra

    John Williams, conductor

    4:44
  • 9:42 PM

    Clarinet Concerto

    Aaron Copland

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor

    Richard Stoltzman, clarinet

    16:45
  • 9:34 PM

    Cuban Danzon (Danzon Cubano)

    Aaron Copland

    James Tocco, piano

    6:37
  • 9:31 PM

    Hail Columbia

    Philip Phile

    Stars and Stripes

    Canadian Brass

    1:57
  • 9:26 PM

    When Johnny Comes Marching Home

    Traditional

    Canadian Brass

    5:04
  • 9:19 PM

    Strike Up the Band: Overture

    George Gershwin

    Gershwin: Overtures

    Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra

    Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor

    7:08
  • 9:10 PM

    Bethena: A Concert Waltz

    Scott Joplin

    Katia & Marielle Labeque, piano

    7:39
  • 9:06 PM

    Bugler's Holiday

    Leroy Anderson

    Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra

    Leonard Slatkin, conductor

    2:32
  • 9:01 PM

    Three Pieces from the American Brass Journal

    Anonymous

    Summit Brass

    4:46
  • 8:50 PM

    On Your Toes: Slaughter on Tenth Avenue

    Richard Rodgers

    Hollywood Bowl Orchestra

    John Mauceri, conductor

    8:27
  • 8:44 PM

    Famous Tarantella

    Louis Moreau Gottschalk

    Sakiko Ohashi, piano

    6:14
  • 8:32 PM

    Cuban Overture

    George Gershwin

    Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra

    Jeff Tyzik, conductor

    10:30
  • 8:26 PM

    El Capitan Waltzes

    John Philip Sousa

    Royal Artillery Band

    Keith Brion, conductor

    5:21
  • 8:15 PM

    Variations on an American Song: Aspects of Lincoln and Liberty

    Paul Turok

    Nashville Symphony

    Leonard Slatkin, conductor

    9:18
  • 8:06 PM

    Fantasia on Sousa Themes

    Max Liebling

    Rachel Barton Pine, violin

    7:46
  • 8:01 PM

    American Salute

    Morton Gould

    Utah Symphony Orchestra

    Maurice Abravanel, conductor

    4:27
  • 7:48 PM

    On the Town: 3 Dance Episodes

    Leonard Bernstein

    Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra

    Leonard Slatkin, conductor

    10:52
  • 7:27 PM

    An American in Paris

    George Gershwin

    Gershwin, Bernstein

    Minnesota Orchestra

    Edo de Waart, conductor

    18:50
  • 7:22 PM

    Sweet and Low Down

    George Gershwin

    George Gershwin, piano

    3:30
  • 7:06 PM

    Symphony No. 5 1/2: A Symphony for Fun

    Don Gillis

    Sinfonia Varsovia

    Ian Hobson, conductor

    15:15
  • 7:01 PM

    Deep River

    Traditional

    Dale Warland Singers

    Dale Warland, conductor

    4:41
  • 6:46 PM

    The Chairman Dances

    John Adams

    San Francisco Symphony Orchestra

    Edo de Waart, conductor

    12:27
  • 6:42 PM

    The Ragtime Dance

    Scott Joplin

    William Albright, piano

    3:48
  • 6:38 PM

    The Entertainer

    Scott Joplin

    Joplin: Complete Rags

    William Albright, piano

    4:03
  • 6:34 PM

    Carnival of Venice

    Herbert L. Clarke

    American Serenade Band

    Henry Charles Smith, conductor

    David Hickman, cornet

    3:01
  • 6:13 PM

    Piano Concerto

    Leroy Anderson

    BBC Concert Orchestra

    Leonard Slatkin, conductor

    Jeffrey Biegel, piano

    19:29
  • 6:06 PM

    Water Night

    Eric Whitacre

    Polyphony

    Stephen Layton, conductor

    5:09
  • 6:01 PM

    American Souvenir: Yankee Doodle

    Henri Vieuxtemps

    Leila Josefowicz, violin

    4:24
  • 5:45 PM

    Victory at Sea Suite

    Richard Rodgers

    Celebrate America

    Houston Symphony Orchestra

    Sergiu Comissiona, conductor

    13:28
  • 5:39 PM

    Battle Cry of Freedom

    Louis Moreau Gottschalk

    Leonard Pennario, piano

    5:29
  • 5:36 PM

    National Emblem March

    Edwin Bagley

    Boston Pops Orchestra

    Arthur Fiedler, conductor

    3:01
  • 5:17 PM

    Symphony No. 2 "Mysterious Mountain"

    Alan Hovhaness

    Seattle Symphony Orchestra

    Gerard Schwarz, conductor

    17:00
  • 5:09 PM

    Appalachia Waltz

    Mark O'Connor

    Mark O'Connor, violin

    Yo-Yo Ma, cello

    Edgar Meyer, double bass

    5:45
  • 5:06 PM

    So I'll sing with my voice

    Dominick Argento

    Plymouth Music Series Ensemble Singers

    Philip Brunelle, conductor

    2:26
  • 5:01 PM

    The Patriot

    Arthur Pryor

    American Serenade Band

    Henry Charles Smith, conductor

    Mark Lawrence, trombone

    4:45
  • 4:52 PM

    The Wizard of Oz: Concert Suite

    Harold Arlen

    The Hollywood Sound

    London Symphony Orchestra

    John Williams, conductor

    5:51
  • 4:45 PM

    Duettino americain

    Albert Franz Doppler

    Jean-Pierre Rampal, flute

    6:57
  • 4:23 PM

    Tender Land: Suite

    Aaron Copland

    Boston Symphony Orchestra

    Aaron Copland, conductor

    20:40
  • 4:11 PM

    Salute to John Philip Sousa

    John Philip Sousa

    Canadian Brass

    10:21
  • 4:06 PM

    American Symphonette No. 2: Pavanne

    Morton Gould

    Albany Symphony Orchestra

    David Alan Miller, conductor

    3:55
  • 4:01 PM

    Tango Americain

    John Alden Carpenter

    John Alden Carpenter: Collected Piano Works

    Denver Oldham, piano

    4:39
  • 3:51 PM

    Carousel Waltz

    Richard Rodgers

    My Favorite Things: A Richard Rogers Celebration

    Boston Pops Orchestra

    Keith Lockhart, conductor

    7:49
  • 3:16 PM

    Piano Concerto

    George Gershwin

    San Francisco Symphony

    Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor

    Garrick Ohlsson, piano

    33:36
  • 3:09 PM

    Two Rags

    Scott Joplin

    Calico Winds

    4:42
  • 3:07 PM

    Fiddler's Jig

    Henry Cowell

    Manhattan Chamber Orchestra

    Richard Auldon Clark, conductor

    Ashley Horne, violin

    2:18
  • 3:01 PM

    Military Might: Five Military Branch Anthems

    Medley

    Stars and Stripes

    Canadian Brass

    4:50
  • 2:42 PM

    Suite from Candide

    Leonard Bernstein

    Minnesota Orchestra

    Eiji Oue, conductor

    18:05
  • 2:24 PM

    Paul Schoenfield, piano

    Young-Nam Kim, violin

    Peter Howard, cello

    14:32
  • 2:11 PM

    Star Wars: Princess Leia; The throne room and end title

    John Williams

    Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra

    Zubin Mehta, conductor

    11:48
  • 2:07 PM

    Peter Kairoff, piano

    3:55
  • 2:01 PM

    The Gliding Girl

    John Philip Sousa

    Nonpareil Wind Band

    Timothy Foley, conductor

    4:37
  • 1:46 PM

    Plow That Broke the Plains Suite

    Virgil Thomson

    Virgil Thompson: Music for Film, "The River" & "Plow That Broke the Plains"

    Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    12:37
  • 1:37 PM

    Sometimes I Feel Like a Moanin' Dove; Dere's No Hidin' Place

    African American Spirituals; arr: Alice Parker

    Robert Shaw Festival Singers

    7:45
  • 1:22 PM

    Rounds for String Orchestra

    David Diamond

    Seattle Symphony Orchestra

    Gerard Schwarz, conductor

    14:14
  • 1:10 PM

    Spring Concertino for Oboe

    William Bolcom

    Toronto Sinfonietta

    Carl St. Clair, conductor

    Harry Sargous, oboe

    9:58
  • 1:06 PM

    America the Beautiful

    Samuel Ward/Katharine Bates

    Dallas Wind Symphony

    Frederick Fennell, conductor

    3:11
  • 10:46 AM

    Three American Pieces

    Lukas Foss

    Boston Symphony Orchestra

    Seiji Ozawa, conductor

    Itzhak Perlman, violin

    12:20
  • 10:42 AM

    The Entertainer

    Scott Joplin

    Piano Rags By Scott Joplin

    Joshua Rifkin, piano

    5:02
  • 10:22 AM

    Symphony No. 4

    David Diamond

    Seattle Symphony Orchestra

    Gerard Schwarz, conductor

    16:30
  • 10:17 AM

    Pilgrim's Hymn

    Stephen Paulus

    Dale Warland Singers

    Dale Warland, conductor

    3:19
  • 10:06 AM

    Adagio for Strings

    Samuel Barber

    The Bernstein Century: Barber & Schuman

    New York Philharmonic

    Leonard Bernstein, conductor

    9:52
  • 10:01 AM

    John Williams, guitar

    4:41
  • 9:38 AM

    Cello Concerto

    Virgil Thomson

    Nashville Chamber Orchestra

    Paul Gambill, conductor

    Emmanuel Feldman, cello

    22:54
  • 9:31 AM

    Armed Forces Medley

    Medley

    Cincinnati Pops

    Erich Kunzel, conductor

    3:02
  • 9:26 AM

    American Salute

    Morton Gould

    Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra

    Leonard Slatkin, conductor

    4:10
  • 9:15 AM

    The Red Mill: Selections

    Victor Herbert

    Victor Herbert: L'Encore

    Eastman-Dryden Orchestra

    Donald Hunsberger, conductor

    10:51
  • 9:06 AM

    i thank You God for most this amazing day

    Eric Whitacre

    Brigham Young University Singers

    Ronald Staheli, conductor

    6:51
  • 9:01 AM

    Ragtime Nightingale

    Joseph Lamb

    Richard Dowling, piano

    4:44
  • 8:35 AM

    Bold Island Suite

    Howard Hanson

    Cincinnati Pops

    Erich Kunzel, conductor

    23:48
  • 8:35 AM

    Berceuse (Lullaby)

    Charles Ives

    Dawn Upshaw, soprano

    Margo Garrett, piano

    1:48
  • 8:19 AM

    In Memoriam

    Gary Schocker

    Julie Scolnik, flute

    Franziska Huhn, harp

    3:30
  • 8:06 AM

    Three American Sketches

    Peter Hope

    Royal Ballet Sinfonia

    Gavin Sutherland, conductor

    11:56
  • 8:01 AM

    Lyric Quartet: The Quiet One

    William Grant Still

    Oregon String Quartet

    4:35
  • 7:46 AM

    Musica Celestis

    Aaron Jay Kernis

    Minnesota Orchestra

    Eiji Oue, conductor

    12:16
  • 7:43 AM

    The Old Church

    Stephen Paulus

    Harvest Home

    Dale Warland Singers

    Dale Warland, conductor

    3:21
  • 7:28 AM

    Daweswood: Suite

    Rick Sowash

    Mirecourt Trio

    Craig Olzenak, clarinet

    15:17
  • 7:11 AM

    American Rhapsody

    Ernst von Dohnanyi

    Dohnanyi: Violin Concerto

    Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Alun Francis, conductor

    14:35
  • 7:06 AM

    Caprice on Dixie

    Herman Bellstedt, Jr.

    Rachel Barton Pine, violin

    3:41
  • 7:01 AM

    Pied Piper

    Walter Mourant

    Musical Fun and Games

    Northern Sinfonia of England

    Steuart Bedford, conductor

    George MacDonald, clarinet

    4:38
  • 6:42 AM

    Peccadilloes

    Paul Schoenfield

    James Tocco, piano

    16:10
  • 6:27 AM

    Wind River (I Am)

    Joseph Curiale

    The Music of Life

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Joseph Curiale, conductor

    14:56
  • 6:24 AM

    Wayfarin' stranger

    Traditional

    Anonymous 4

    2:47
  • 6:09 AM

    Made in America

    Joan Tower

    Nashville Symphony

    Leonard Slatkin, conductor

    13:12
  • 6:06 AM

    American Anthem

    Gene Scheer

    Amanda Forsyth, cello

    Bill Charlap, piano

    1:44
  • 6:01 AM

    String Poetic: Nocturne

    Jennifer Higdon

    String Poetic

    Jennifer Koh, violin

    4:46
  • 5:39 AM

    Symphony on a Hymn Tune

    Virgil Thomson

    Eastman-Rochester Symphony Orchestra

    Howard Hanson, conductor

    20:25
  • 5:22 AM

    Joan Baez Suite

    John Duarte

    Journey To The New World

    Sharon Isbin, guitar

    15:59
  • 5:18 AM

    Pacifika Rondo: In Sequoia's Shade

    Lou Harrison

    Oakland Youth Orchestra

    Robert Hughes, conductor

    2:27
  • 5:10 AM

    Blue Pacific

    Michael Torke

    Hana Chu, piano

    7:28
  • 5:06 AM

    Blue Skies

    Irving Berlin

    San Francisco Girls Chorus

    Susan McMane, conductor

    2:42
  • 5:01 AM

    Liza/Promenade

    George Gershwin

    Tashi

    4:40
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