Memorial Day is popularly celebrated as the start of the summer season; but the original purpose of the holiday was to remember Americans who served and died in our wars. In this program, music to mark the day as it was meant to be observed.
1-3 p.m. EDT
1700-1900 UTC/GMT
WDCE, University of Richmond
90.1 FM
http://wdce.org
Thomas Wiggins: “The Battle of Manassas”
John Davis, piano
(Newport Classics)
Ives: “Three Places in New England” –
I: “The ‘St. Gaudens’ in Boston Common (Col. Shaw and his Colored Regiment)”
Cleveland Orchestra/Christoph von Dohnányi
(Decca)
Vaughan Williams: “Dona nobis pacem”
Michelle Areyzaga, soprano
Kevin Deas, bass-baritone
Richmond Symphony Chorus
Richmond Symphony/Steven Smith
(Reference Recordings)
Barber: Symphony No. 2
Detroit Symphony Orchestra/Neeme Järvi
(Chandos)
Martinů: Symphony No. 3
Czech Philharmonic/Václav Neumann
(Supraphon)
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