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Hour #1

Aaron Copland
Variations on a Shaker Melody "Simple Gifts"

William Schumann
New England Triptych: Chester

Anonymous/William Billings
Pilgrim's Farewell/Jordan

Aaron Copland
The Tender Land: Finale: The Promise of Living

Aaron Copland
Simple Gifts

Virgil Thomson
Symphony on a Hymn Tune: 3rd movement

J.S. Bach
Now Thank We All Our God

Charles Ives
Variations on "America"

Antonio Vivaldi
Four Seasons: Autumn

Rick Sowash
Fantasia on Shenandoah

Hour #2

Percy Grainger
Harvest Hymn

Jeremiah Ingalls
Harvest Hymn

Virgil Thompson
The Plow That Broke the Plains: Grass-Pastorale & Cattle

Aaron Copland
Our Town

William Billings
O Praise the Lord of Heaven

Samuel Barber
Adagio for Strings

Mark O'Connor
Song of the Liberty Bell

Traditional
American the Beautiful

Aaron Copland
The Red Pony: Happy Ending

Hour #1

Aaron Copland
Our Town
London Symphony Orchestra/Copland
Sony 46559

J.S. Bach
A Mighty Fortress is Our God
Empire Brass/Douglas Major, organ
EMI 47395

Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony #6: 1st movement
Chicago Symphony Orch/Solti
London 430400

Mark O'Connor
F.C.'s Jig
Mark O'Connor, violin; Yo-Yo Ma, cello
Sony 68460

Charles Ives
Symphony #3: Children's Day
Concertgebouw Orch/Tilson Thomas
Sony 37823

William Grant Still
The Sunday Symphony (#3): Gaily
N. Arkansas SO/Woods
Cambria 1060

Edward MacDowell
1620 AD, from Sea Pieces
Bohuslav Martinu Philharmonic
Albany 224

Augustus Blasé/Anon
Now My Dear Companions/Drink Ye of Mother's Wine
The Western Wind
WestWind 1790

Aaron Copland
Down a Country Lane
New England Conservatory Wind Ensemble
Albany 444

John Newton
Amazing Grace
James Galway, flute; Jay Ungar, violin; Molly Mason, guitar
RCA 63883

Alexander Glazunov
The Seasons: Autumn
Minnesota Orch/de Waart
Telarc 80347

William Billings
An Anthem for Thanksgiving: O Praise the Lord of Heaven
The Western Wind
WestWind 1776

Hour #2

Peter Tchaikovsky
Seasons: November-Troika
Moscow Chamber Orch/ Orbellian
Delos 3255

J.S. Bach
Sinfonia fr Cantata #29 "We Thank thee Lord"
Michael Murray, organ
Telarc 80316

Franz J. Haydn
"Sing to God" from The Creation
Atlanta SO and Chorus/Shaw
Telarc 80577

John Knowles Paine
Symphony #2: Allegro
NY Philharmonic/Mehta
NewWorld 350

Jay Ungar/Molly Mason
Harvest Home Suite: Overture
Ungar, violin; Mason, guitar; Nashville CO
EMI 56720

Ward
America the Beautiful
St Louis SO/Slatkin
RCA 60778

Aaron Copland
Appalachian Spring
London Symphony Orchestra/Copland
Sony 46559

William Billings
Praise God from Whom All Blessings Flow
St. John's Cathedral Choir/Pearson
Delos 3203

Hour #1

William Billings
An Anthem for Thanksgiving: O Praise the Lord of Heaven
His Majesties Clerkes
Paul Hillier
Harmonia Mundi 907048
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Joseph Curiale
Awakening: Joy
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Joseph Curiale
Orchard Road 71572
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Traditional
Let Us Break Bread Together
Uptown String Quartet
Philips 838358

Aaron Copland
Down a Country Lane
New England Conservatory Wind Ensemble
Albany 444
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Traditional
Fisher's Hornpipe
Mark O'Connor, Alison Krauss, Yo-Yo Ma, Edgar Meyer
Sony 66782
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Quartet for Strings No 17 in B flat major, "Hunt", Movement 1
Emerson String Quartet
DG 469376
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Joseph Philbrick Webster
Sweet By and By
Anonymous Four
HMU 907326
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Ludwig Van Beethoven
Symphony #6, "Happy and thankful after storm"
Revolutionary & Romantic Orchestra
John Eliot Gardiner
DG 439900
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Rick Sowash
Harvest Hymn and Harvest Dance
Cello and piano
Sowash: A Portait at 50
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Hour #2

Antonio Vivaldi
The Four Seasons, "Autumn"
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
Gil Shaham, violin
DG 439933
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Felix Mendelssohn
Hunting Song
Daniel Barenboim, piano
DG 469376
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Joseph Curiale
Prairie Hymn from Music of Life
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Joseph Curiale
Orchard Road 71562
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Traditional/Samuel Smith
America
Shaw Chorale and Orchestra
Robert Shaw
RCA 63888
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Charles Ives
Variations for Organ on "America"
Orch. Schuman
Cincinnati Pops
Erich Kunzel
Telarc 80144
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Aaron Copland
Appalachian Spring
London Symphony Orchestra
Aaron Copland
Sony 46559
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