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The disparate moods of Memorial Day - celebrating the unofficial start of summer and honoring those who have died for our country - are reflected in two pieces by Samuel Barber. The Berlin Philharmonic Wind Quintet plays his "Summer Music" in Athens, Georgia. And the Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra offers his Adagio for Strings in Denver.

Episode Playlist

Hour 1

Nick Glennie-Smith: "Mansions of the Lord"
United States Military Academy Glee Club

Aaron Copland: "The Story of Our Town"
The Utah Symphony Orchestra with conductor Maurice Abravanel

Ben Franklin: String Quartet No. 2 in F for Three Violins and Cello
The Escher String Quartet
The New York Society for Ethical Culture, New York City

Daniel Bradshaw: Chaconne
The Minnesota Orchestra with conductor Osmo Vanska
Orchestra Hall, Minneapolis

Charles Ives: "In Flanders Fields"
Baritone Thomas Hampson and pianist Craig Rutenberg
Right Track Studios, New York City

Elinor Remick Warren: "God Be in My Heart"
Baritone Thomas Hampson and pianist Craig Rutenberg
Right Track Studios, New York City

Antonio Vivaldi: Third movement of "Summer" from "The Four Seasons," Op. 8
Violinist Frederico Braga with the Interpreti Veneziani Baroque Orchestra
Modlin Center for the Arts, Richmond, Virginia

Samuel Barber: "Summer Music" for Woodwind Quintet, Op. 31
The Berlin Philharmonic Wind Quintet
Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall, Athens, Georgia

Samuel Barber: Adagio for Strings, Op. 11
The Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra
Newman Center for the Performing Arts, Denver

Hour 2

John Ireland: Andantino from "Summer Evening"
Pianist Eric Parkin

Cole Porter: "I've Got You Under My Skin"
The Italian Saxophone Quartet
Wells Fargo Center for the Arts, Santa Rosa, California

Scott Joplin: "The Easy Winners"
The Italian Saxophone Quartet
Wells Fargo Center for the Arts, Santa Rosa, California

George Gershwin: "Blues" from "An American in Paris"
The Italian Saxophone Quartet
Wells Fargo Center for the Arts, Santa Rosa, California

George Gershwin: Lullaby for String Quartet
The Jupiter String Quartet
The New York Society for Ethical Culture, New York City

George Antheil: "A Jazz Symphony"
The Aspen Chamber Symphony with conductor David Zinman
Aspen Music Festival and School, Aspen, Colorado

Eric Ewazen: "Bridgehampton Suite" for Flute, Violin, Viola and Cello
Flutist Marya Martin, violinist James Ehnes, violist Kirsten Johnson and cellist Clive Greensmith
Bridgehampton Chamber Music Festival, Bridgehampton, New York

Traditional: "Shenandoah"
The Dale Warland Singers with conductor Dale Warland

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Overture to "The Marriage of Figaro"
The Los Angeles Philharmonic with conductor Charles Dutoit
Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles

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