November 11, 2008 : Music in honor of Veterans Day
Vietnam Memorial Kevin Schofield
Composer James "Kimo" Williams went to Vietnam in 1970, and served there for a year. Like many vets, he had a hard time adjusting to life when he got home. He composed "Symphony for the Sons of Nam" as a way to help him deal with the war. Today's show features a performance of his symphony by the Chicago Sinfonietta.
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
John Philip Sousa
: Three Marches
The Nonpareil Wind Band with conductor Timothy Foley
George Gershwin
: "Rhapsody in Blue"
Clarinetists Alexander and Daniel Gurfinkel with the Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra and conductor Mario Kosik
Concert Studio, Bratislava, Slovakia
Samuel Barber
: Adagio for Strings
The Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra with conductor Mario Kosik
Concert Studio, Bratislava, Slovakia
John Philip Sousa
: "The Black Horse Troop"
The Los Angeles Guitar Quartet
Kaul Auditorium, Portland, Oregon
James "Kimo" Williams
: "Symphony for the Sons of Nam"
The Chicago Sinfonietta with conductor Paul Freeman
Hour 2
Johannes Brahms
: Un Poco Allegretto from Symphony No. 1 in C Minor
The Cleveland Orchestra with conductor George Szell
John Stafford Smith
: "The Star-Spangled Banner"
The Cleveland Orchestra with conductor Franz Welser-Most
Knight Concert Hall, Miami
Johannes Brahms
: Violin Concerto
Violinist Frank Peter Zimmermann with the Cleveland Orchestra and conductor Franz Welser-Most
Severance Hall, Cleveland
Gustav Mahler
: "Urlicht" from "Des Knaben Wunderhorn"
The United States Air Force Reserve Brass Quintet
Reinhardt College, Waleska, Georgia
