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  • 4:30 AM

    Aphrodite

    George Chadwick

    Aphrodite / Suite Symphonique / Elegy

    Czecho-Slovak State Philharmonic

    Jose Serebrier, conductor

    28:20
  • 4:24 AM

    Arise My Love

    Dale Warland

    Cosmos Trio

    5:21
  • 4:20 AM

    To a Wild Rose

    Edward MacDowell

    Claire Jones: Royal Harp Strings

    London Mozart Players

    Stuart Morley, conductor

    Claire Jones, harp

    3:16
  • 4:15 AM

    hope, faith, life, love

    Eric Whitacre

    Polyphony

    Stephen Layton, conductor

    3:46
  • 4:06 AM

    Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra

    Raymond Leppard, conductor

    8:17
  • 4:01 AM

    Over the Rainbow

    Harold Arlen

    La Pieta

    Angele Dubeau, conductor

    4:37
  • 3:43 AM

    1812 Overture

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Tchaikovsky: 1812 Overture

    Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra

    Antal Dorati, conductor

    14:49
  • 3:40 AM

    God Bless America

    Irving Berlin

    Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

    Erich Kunzel, conductor

    2:02
  • 3:20 AM

    Rhapsody in Blue

    George Gershwin

    Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

    Erich Kunzel, conductor

    William Tritt, piano

    18:02
  • 3:10 AM

    Federal Overture

    Benjamin Carr

    Sinfonia Finlandia Jyvaskyla

    Patrick Gallois, conductor

    10:10
  • 3:06 AM

    West Side Story: America

    Leonard Bernstein

    Philip Jones Brass Ensemble

    2:42
  • 3:01 AM

    American Overture for Band

    Joseph Jenkins

    River City Brass Band

    4:35
  • 2:50 AM

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Jerry Goldsmith, conductor

    8:52
  • 2:47 AM

    Washington Post March

    John Philip Sousa

    Fennell Conducts Hands Across the Sea

    Eastman Wind Ensemble

    Frederick Fennell, conductor

    2:27
  • 2:44 AM

    The Thunderer

    John Philip Sousa

    Eastman Wind Ensemble

    Frederick Fennell, conductor

    2:36
  • 2:26 AM

    Symphony No. 59 "Fire"

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    16:16
  • 2:22 AM

    Etincelles (Sparks)

    Moritz Moszkowski

    Ingolf Wunder, piano

    2:56
  • 2:19 AM

    The Whistler and His Dog

    Arthur Pryor

    The Whistler and His Dog

    Paragon Ragtime Orchestra

    Rick Benjamin, conductor

    2:40
  • 2:13 AM

    Star-Spangled Spectacular

    George M. Cohan

    Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

    Erich Kunzel, conductor

    4:18
  • 2:10 AM

    The Star-Spangled Banner

    John Stafford Smith

    Mormon Tabernacle Choir

    2:34
  • 2:06 AM

    Midway: March

    John Williams

    Boston Pops Orchestra

    John Williams, conductor

    4:12
  • 2:01 AM

    Military Might: Five Military Branch Anthems

    Medley

    Stars and Stripes

    Canadian Brass

    4:50
  • 1:52 AM

    Celebration Overture

    Peter Boyer

    BOYER, P.: Symphony No. 1 / Silver Fanfare / Festivities / Three Olympians / Celebration Overture

    London Philharmonic Orchestra

    Peter Boyer, conductor

    6:35
  • 1:48 AM

    America the Beautiful

    Samuel Ward/Katharine Bates

    Mormon Tabernacle Choir

    3:37
  • 1:44 AM

    This Is My Country

    Raye/Jacobs

    Mormon Tabernacle Choir

    3:54
  • 1:35 AM

    American Ballads: Amber Waves

    Morton Gould

    National Symphony of Ukraine

    Theodore Kuchar, conductor

    7:21
  • 1:25 AM

    Variations on an African American Spiritual

    Joshua McGhee

    Where Freedom Rings: Compositions by Contemporary African American Composers

    Picasso Ensemble

    9:55
  • 1:16 AM

    American Serenade: Spiritual

    Antal Dorati

    Aalborg Symphony Orchestra

    Moshe Atzmon, conductor

    6:05
  • 1:01 AM

    Two Rags

    Scott Joplin

    Calico Winds

    4:42
  • 12:51 AM

    Symphonic Sketches: Jubilee

    George Chadwick

    Chadwick: Symphony No. 2; Symphonic Sketches

    Detroit Symphony Orchestra

    Neeme Jarvi, conductor

    7:42
  • 12:48 AM

    The President's March

    Philip Phile

    Federal Music Society

    1:52
  • 12:19 AM

    Stars and Stripes Suite

    Hershey Kay

    Boston Pops Orchestra

    Arthur Fiedler, conductor

    28:04
  • 12:14 AM

    His Honor

    Henry Fillmore

    Riders for the Flag

    United States Air Force Heritage Band

    Lowell Graham, conductor

    2:57
  • 12:11 AM

    Smilin' Jack

    Robert Keller

    United States Air Force Heritage Band

    Lowell Graham, conductor

    3:15
  • 12:06 AM

    Of Thee I Sing: Overture

    George Gershwin

    Gershwin: Overtures

    Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra

    Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor

    4:38
  • 12:01 AM

    America (My Country 'Tis of Thee)

    Traditional

    RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra

    Arthur Fielder, conductor

    4:25
  • 11:54 PM

    Liberty Fanfare

    John Williams

    Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

    Erich Kunzel, conductor

    4:17
  • 10:50 PM

    Medley of Songs

    George M. Cohan

    Boston Pops Orchestra

    Arthur Fiedler, conductor

    8:05
  • 10:42 PM

    Occasional Overture

    Alexander Reinagle

    Sinfonia Finlandia Jyvaskyla

    Patrick Gallois, conductor

    7:40
  • 10:15 PM

    Appalachian Spring

    Aaron Copland

    Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

    Erich Kunzel, conductor

    25:24
  • 10:06 PM

    Folk Suite No. 2

    William Grant Still

    Get on Board

    Sierra Winds

    7:11
  • 10:01 PM

    Theater Set: Overture

    Ulysses Kay

    Chicago Sinfonietta

    Paul Freeman, conductor

    4:29
  • 9:49 PM

    Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

    Erich Kunzel, conductor

    9:16
  • 9:13 PM

    Piano Concerto

    Amy Beach

    Beach, Chaminade, Howell: Piano Concertos

    BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra

    Rebecca Miller, conductor

    Danny Driver, piano

    34:46
  • 9:07 PM

    Short Ride in a Fast Machine

    John Adams

    Adams: Harmonielehre, Short Ride In A Fast Machine

    San Francisco Symphony

    Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor

    5:01
  • 9:01 PM

    Boston Chamber Music Society

    4:27
  • 8:44 PM

    Plow That Broke the Plains Suite

    Virgil Thomson

    The Stokowski Collection, Vol. 3

    Symphony of the Air

    Leopold Stokowski, conductor

    13:58
  • 8:20 PM

    Violin Concerto

    Samuel Barber

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Leonard Slatkin, conductor

    Anne Akiko Meyers, violin

    23:10
  • 8:09 PM

    Symphony No. 2 "America": Independence Day

    Dan Locklair

    Slovak National Symphony Orchestra

    Kirk Trevor, conductor

    8:45
  • 8:07 PM

    Dusty Rag

    May Aufderheide

    Fluffy Ruffle Girls

    Virginia Eskin, piano

    2:06
  • 8:01 PM

    Fourth of July Overture

    Americana

    Eastman Wind Ensemble

    Donald Hunsberger, conductor

    4:33
  • 7:50 PM

    Variations on "I Got Rhythm"

    George Gershwin

    GERSHWIN, G.: Piano Concerto / Second Rhapsody / I Got Rhythm Variations

    Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra

    JoAnn Falletta, conductor

    Orion Weiss, piano

    8:49
  • 7:29 PM

    Miss Sally's Party

    William Grant Still

    Plymouth Music Series Orchestra

    Philip Brunelle, conductor

    19:05
  • 7:24 PM

    Fiddle Faddle

    Leroy Anderson

    Kristina Musser, violin

    Catherine Wilson, piano

    3:58
  • 7:07 PM

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

    Don Gillis

    Albany Symphony Orchestra

    David Alan Miller, conductor

    14:39
  • 7:06 PM

    The Beekeeper

    The Westerlies

    The Westerlies

    1:05
  • 7:01 PM

    9:15 Revue: Get Happy

    Harold Arlen

    Get Happy

    Jenny Lin, piano

    4:51
  • 6:51 PM

    Pops Hoedown

    Medley

    Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

    Erich Kunzel, conductor

    7:08
  • 6:48 PM

    Tessa Lark, violin

    Michael Thurber, double bass

    3:37
  • 6:21 PM

    Baltimore Symphony Orchestra

    David Zinman, conductor

    25:34
  • 6:16 PM

    Peacherine Rag

    Scott Joplin

    Great American Main St. Band

    3:34
  • 6:06 PM

    Grand Tarantelle

    Louis Moreau Gottschalk

    Dances for Piano and Orchestra

    Northwest Sinfonietta

    Christophe Chagnard, conductor

    Joel Fan, piano

    8:07
  • 6:01 PM

    Harp Concerto: Joy Ride

    Jennifer Higdon

    Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra

    Ward Stare, conductor

    Yolanda Kondonassis, harp

    4:25
  • 5:30 PM

    Symphony No. 2 "Romantic"

    Howard Hanson

    Eastman-Rochester Symphony Orchestra

    Howard Hanson, conductor

    27:54
  • 5:16 PM

    Summer Music

    Samuel Barber

    Marlboro Festival Ensemble

    12:03
  • 5:12 PM

    Porgy and Bess: Summertime

    George Gershwin

    Honey and Rue

    Orchestra of St. Luke's

    Andre Previn, conductor

    Kathleen Battle, soprano

    2:34
  • 5:06 PM

    Fugue and Chorale on "Yankee Doodle"

    Virgil Thomson

    Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra

    Leonard Slatkin, conductor

    5:38
  • 5:01 PM

    Tango Americain

    John Alden Carpenter

    Denver Oldham, piano

    4:36
  • 4:49 PM

    The Cowboys: Overture

    John Williams

    By Request: The Best of John Williams and the Boston Pops Orchestra

    Boston Pops Orchestra

    John Williams, conductor

    8:55
  • 4:42 PM

    Attaboy

    Edgar Meyer/Chris Thile/Stuart Duncan

    The Goat Rodeo Sessions

    Yo-Yo Ma, cello

    5:41
  • 4:36 PM

    El Capitan Waltzes

    John Philip Sousa

    Royal Artillery Band

    Keith Brion, conductor

    5:21
  • 4:13 PM

    West Side Story: Symphonic Dances

    Leonard Bernstein

    Bernstein: Selections From Candide, West Side Story, On The Waterfront, Fancy Free

    New York Philharmonic

    Leonard Bernstein, conductor

    20:59
  • 4:06 PM

    Basin Street Blues

    Spencer Williams

    Best of the Canadian Brass

    Canadian Brass

    5:09
  • 4:01 PM

    The Garden of Eden: Through Eden's Gates

    William Bolcom

    American Grab Bag

    Logan Skelton, piano

    4:33
  • 3:47 PM

    The Music Man: Seventy-Six Trombones

    Meredith Willson

    America The Beautiful

    Boston Pops Orchestra

    John Williams, conductor

    3:00
  • 3:30 PM

    The Heiress Suite

    Aaron Copland

    Copland: The Red Pony; Our Town; The Heiress Suite; Music For Movies

    Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra

    Leonard Slatkin, conductor

    8:09
  • 3:24 PM

    The Adventures of Robin Hood: Main Title/Coronation Procession

    Erich Korngold

    Varese Sarabande - A 25th Anniversary Celebration

    Utah Symphony Orchestra

    Varujan Kojian, conductor

    4:44
  • 3:17 PM

    State Fair: Suite

    Richard Rodgers

    Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

    Erich Kunzel, conductor

    4:18
  • 3:09 PM

    Jaws: The Barrel Chase

    John Williams

    Williams on Williams

    Boston Pops Orchestra

    John Williams, conductor

    5:35
  • 3:06 PM

    Jaws: Main Theme

    John Williams

    Boston Pops Orchestra

    John Williams, conductor

    2:55
  • 3:01 PM

    Star-Spangled Spectacular

    George M. Cohan

    Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

    Erich Kunzel, conductor

    4:18
  • 2:41 PM

    Rhapsody in Blue

    George Gershwin

    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

    Andrew Litton, conductor

    Andrew Litton, piano

    17:02
  • 2:32 PM

    Aurora Orchestra

    Nicholas Collon, conductor

    7:26
  • 2:27 PM

    Souvenir d'Amerique (Variations on "Yankee Doodle")

    Henri Vieuxtemps

    American Avenues

    Helen Chang Haertzen, violin

    5:13
  • 2:20 PM

    Souvenirs: Two-Step and Galop

    Samuel Barber

    New Zealand Symphony Orchestra

    Andrew Schenck, conductor

    4:20
  • 2:15 PM

    Butterfly's Day Out

    Mark O'Connor

    Appalachia Waltz

    Mark O'Connor, mandolin

    4:43
  • 2:06 PM

    An Outdoor Overture

    Aaron Copland

    Copland: Billy The Kid; Rodeo Etc.

    Colorado Symphony Orchestra

    Andrew Litton, conductor

    8:19
  • 1:47 PM

    Medley Overture

    James Hewitt

    Sinfonia Finlandia Jyvaskyla

    Patrick Gallois, conductor

    11:52
  • 1:30 PM

    Strings and Threads Suite

    Mark O'Connor

    Metamorphosen Chamber Orchestra

    Scott Yoo, conductor

    Mark O'Connor, violin

    15:29
  • 1:16 PM

    Serenata for Chamber Orchestra

    George Walker

    George Walker: Orchestral Works

    Cleveland Chamber Symphony

    Edwin London, conductor

    11:45
  • 1:10 PM

    The Bear and the Squirrel

    Jeremy Turner

    yMusic

    5:20
  • 1:06 PM

    Ludovico Einaudi, piano

    Redi Hasa, cello

    Federico Mecozzi, violin and viola

    3:37
  • 12:51 PM

    Variations on America

    Charles Ives

    Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

    Jose Serebrier, conductor

    7:09
  • 12:40 PM

    The Red Mill: Selections

    Victor Herbert

    Eastman-Dryden Orchestra

    Donald Hunsberger, conductor

    10:50
  • 12:24 PM

    Theme and Variations on Red River Valley

    David Amram

    Amram: This Land And Red River Variations

    Colorado Symphony Orchestra

    David Amram, conductor

    Brook Ellen Ferguson, flute

    14:17
  • 12:20 PM

    Shall We Gather at the River

    Robert Lowry

    1865: Songs Of Hope And Home

    Anonymous 4

    Bruce Molsky, vocals

    3:02
  • 12:06 PM

    Three American Sketches

    Peter Hope

    Royal Ballet Sinfonia

    Gavin Sutherland, conductor

    11:56
  • 12:01 PM

    Piano Trio No. 4 "Angel Band": Morning

    Daron Hagen

    Finisterra Trio

    4:37
  • 11:47 AM

    Saga of the Prairies

    Aaron Copland

    Copland: The Red Pony; Our Town; The Heiress Suite; Music For Movies

    Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra

    Leonard Slatkin, conductor

    11:39
  • 11:44 AM

    Prairie Miniature

    Arthur Farwell

    Vintage America

    Calico Winds

    1:55
  • 11:41 AM

    Dance Antique

    William Mason

    Vintage America

    Calico Winds

    2:42
  • 11:20 AM

    Spirituals for Strings

    Morton Gould

    Morton Gould: American Salute

    London Philharmonic Orchestra

    Kenneth Klein, conductor

    20:33
  • 11:11 AM

    Deep Summer Music

    Libby Larsen

    Colorado Symphony Orchestra

    Marin Alsop, conductor

    7:16
  • 11:06 AM

    A Summer Day

    Lena McLin

    Helen Walker-Hill, piano

    3:57
  • 11:01 AM

    Alleluia

    Randall Thompson

    Gloria! Music Of Praise And Inspiration

    Robert Shaw Festival Singers

    Robert Shaw, conductor

    4:52
  • 10:50 AM

    Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

    Robert Spano, conductor

    8:17
  • 10:25 AM

    Symphony of the Air

    Leopold Stokowski, conductor

    23:57
  • 10:10 AM

    Negro Folk Symphony: Hope in the Night

    William Dawson

    Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Arthur Fagen, conductor

    12:39
  • 10:06 AM

    Lara Downes, piano

    3:26
  • 10:01 AM

    Let God Bring Tomorrow

    Joshua McGhee

    Where Freedom Rings: Compositions by Contemporary African American Composers

    Picasso Ensemble

    Douglas Brown, bassoon

    4:27
  • 9:49 AM

    Field of Dreams: The Place Where Dreams Come True

    James Horner

    Studio Orchestra

    James Horner, conductor

    9:07
  • 9:43 AM

    Lullaby to Wake Up With

    Phil Rosheger

    David Russell, guitar

    5:10
  • 9:16 AM

    Piano Concerto No. 2

    Edward MacDowell

    Dallas Symphony Orchestra

    Andrew Litton, conductor

    Andre Watts, piano

    25:58
  • 9:06 AM

    Dance Card: Celestial Blue

    Jennifer Higdon

    Project W: Works by Diverse Women Composers

    Chicago Sinfonietta

    Mei-Ann Chen, conductor

    7:58
  • 9:01 AM

    Belle of the Ball

    Leroy Anderson

    Catherine Wilson, piano

    4:39
  • 8:47 AM

    The Red Pony Suite

    Aaron Copland

    Suite from "The Tender Land" / 3 Latin-American Sketches / Suite from "The Red Pony"

    Phoenix Symphony

    James Sedares, conductor

    11:24
  • 8:42 AM

    Appalachian Fantasy

    Tessa Lark

    Tessa Lark, violin

    4:16
  • 8:25 AM

    Wood Notes

    William Grant Still

    Still: Symphonies Nos. 2 and 3; Wood Notes

    Fort Smith Symphony

    John Jeter, conductor

    16:27
  • 8:06 AM

    Double Concerto

    Jonathan Leshnoff

    Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra

    Manfred Honeck, conductor

    Michael Rusinek, clarinet

    Nancy Goeres, bassoon

    17:21
  • 8:01 AM

    Prelude on an Old Folk Tune

    Amy Beach

    The Solo Piano Music of Amy Beach, Vol. 2

    Joanne Polk, piano

    4:37
  • 7:48 AM

    Hymn to a Blue Hour

    John Mackey

    Asphalt Cocktail: The Music of John Mackey

    Dallas Wind Symphony

    Jerry Junkin, conductor

    10:38
  • 7:34 AM

    The Light That Fills the World

    John Luther Adams

    John Luther Adams: The Light that Fills the World

    Marty Walker, clarinet

    13:00
  • 7:31 AM

    Ex Machina: Machine 2 (Flowing)

    Marc Mellits

    Donald Sinta Quartet

    1:50
  • 7:06 AM

    Bold Island Suite

    Howard Hanson

    Symphonic Music of Howard Hanson

    Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

    Erich Kunzel, conductor

    23:43
  • 7:01 AM

    Tango Song and Dance: Song

    Andre Previn

    Augustin Hadelich, violin

    Joyce Yang, piano

    4:39
  • 6:38 AM

    Symphony on a Hymn Tune

    Virgil Thomson

    Hanson Conducts McPhee Sessions Thomson

    Eastman-Rochester Symphony Orchestra

    Howard Hanson, conductor

    20:25
  • 6:25 AM

    Amazing Grace

    Ben Johnston

    Kronos Quartet

    11:49
  • 6:17 AM

    i thank You God for most this amazing day

    Eric Whitacre

    Light & Gold

    Eric Whitacre Singers

    Eric Whitacre, conductor

    6:49
  • 6:06 AM

    Fantasy on a Hymn by Justin Morgan

    Thomas Canning

    American Dreams: Barber's Adagio and Other American Romantic Masterpieces

    Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra

    Raymond Leppard, conductor

    10:14
  • 6:01 AM

    Enchantment: Song of the Shrine

    Nathaniel Dett

    Clipper Erickson, piano

    4:26
  • 5:36 AM

    All Things Majestic

    Jennifer Higdon

    Nashville Symphony Orchestra

    Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor

    22:24
  • 5:27 AM

    Big Sky, Low Horizon

    Michael Ippolito

    Attacca Quartet

    7:54
  • 5:06 AM

    Three Black Kings

    Duke Ellington

    American Composers Orchestra

    Maurice Peress, conductor

    Jimmy Heath, tenor and soprano saxophones

    19:13
  • 5:01 AM

    Canticles of the Sky: Sky with Endless Stars

    John Luther Adams

    Northwestern University Cello Ensemble

    Hans Jorgen Jensen, conductor

    4:23
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