Happy Independence Day!
To help celebrate your July 4th:
"The Egg" from 1776
America the Beautiful arr. Carmen Dragon (guaranteed to get audiences on their feet)
Final movement (V. Allegro molto vivace) from Charles Ives' Symphony No. 2
When Jesus Wept by William Schuman (New England Triptych, mvt 2, based on William Billings' hymn)
Chester by William Schuman (New England Triptych, mvt 3, based on William Billings' hymn)
And, finally, John Philip Sousa's Stars and Stripes Forever
Not very much this week; I've been listening to The Scottsboro Boys and Parade a lot as I finished up a paper on them for my musical theatre class.