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Piece Description
O Beautiful! American Music
The Western Wind, America's longest running professional vocal ensemble has created a repertory of vibrant new works for voices. O Beautiful! American Music presents music by Meredith Monk, William Bolcom, Tania Leon, Matthew Harris, Eric Salzman, Robert Dennis, Billy Joel, Elliot Z. Levine and Gayla Morgan. Interviews with the composers and arrangers are woven into the show. The title is taken from Gayla Morgan's brilliant pastiche of "America the Beautiful" and "Rte.66" with an allusion to "I Like to be in America" from West Side Story. It captures the exuberance and inclusiveness of our time.
Broadcast History
Originally produced for PRI and distributed in June 2008
Timing and Cues
Total Length: 58:54
There are two breaks with low-level music beds:
Break 1: 18:55 "You are listening..," followed by music bed ending at 20:03
Break 2: 37:37 "You are listening..." followed by music bed ending at 38:28
Musical Works
| Title | Artist | Album | Label | Year | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| O Beautiful! Rte 66, arr. by Gayla Morgan | The Western Wind | 03:00 | |||
| Late Show/Maternity Ward by William Bolcom | The Western Wind | 03:00 | |||
| O Western Wind by Robert Dennis | The Western Wind | Man in The Moon. | Western Wind | 2003 | 01:19 |
| Mexico Fellaheen by Ronald Gold | The Western Wind | 04:55 | |||
| i thank You God by Elliot Z. Levine | The Western Wind | Western Wind Encores. | Western Wind | 2002 | 03:42 |
| Sweet And Low by Matthew Harris | The Western Wind | 04:33 | |||
| Canto from Batey by Tania Leon & Michel Camilo | The Western Wind | Blessings and Batey 5. | Western Wind Records | 1994 | 05:31 |
| And So It Goes by Billy Joel, arr. Y. Matsuoka | The Western Wind | 00:00 | |||
| Basket Rondo (excerpt) by Meredith Monk | The Western Wind | 06:41 | |||
| You are All That is Left of Me by Eric Salzman | The Western Wind | 03:41 |
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