American Music Celebration

As we head into Memorial Day, 2015, we will hear some great masterpieces by great American composers. I love listening to these pieces all year long so here are YouTube links to some of my favorites (yes, I love Copland) that you can save to your playlist. A great way to celebrate and commemorate our armed forces. Please share.

Fanfare for the Common Man, by Aaron Copland, New York Philharmonic.

Lincoln Portrait, by Aaron Copland, Narrator: Katharine Hepburn.

Hymn to the Fallen by John Williams.

Canticle of Freedom, by Aaron Copland for orchestra and voices.

Eternal Father, Strong to Save; a beautiful arrangement for mixed choir and orchestra.

Taps and America the Beautiful, for organ and trumpet; Timothy Moke Trumpet, Georg Masanz Pipe Organ.