Samuel Barber was more than an American composer. He was an American soldier and veteran as well. Barber served in the Army Air Corps during World War II. Today, in honor of Veterans Day, we'll hear a march Barber wrote during his time in service to his country. Plus, Lee Hoiby's moving "Last Letter Home," based on a letter by PFC Jessie Givens, who died in Iraq in 2003.
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Johannes Schenck: First movement from Sonata No. 6 in A Minor (L'Echo du Danube)
Wieland Kuijken, viola da gamba
Samuel Barber: Commando March
The United States Marine Band, Capt. Michelle A. Rakers, conductor
Center for the Arts Concert Hall, Fairfax, Virginia
Samuel Barber: Adagio for Strings, Op. 11
The Knights
Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall, Athens, Georgia
Perfchat with Wieland Kuijken, Jacques Ogg, and Eva Legene: Perfchat
Marin Marais: Excerpts from Suite in E Minor for Viola da Gamba and Continuo, Book II
Wieland Kuijken, viola da gamba, Jacques Ogg, harpsichord
Studio P, St. Paul
Antonio Vivaldi: Two movements from Trio Sonata in A Minor, RV 86
Wieland Kuijken, viola da gamba, Jacques Ogg, harpsichord, Eva Legene, recorder
Studio P, St. Paul
Francois Couperin: Le Rossignol en Amour (the Nightingale in Love)
Eva Legene, recorder
Studio P, St. Paul
John Williams: Call to Muster and Battle Cry of Freedom, from Lincoln
The Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, John Williams, conductor
John Williams: With Malice Toward None, from Lincoln
Randy Kerber, piano
Hour 2
Maurice Ravel: Fourth movement from String Quartet in F
The Ebene String Quartet
Samuel Augustus Ward: America the Beautiful
The Dallas Wind Symphony, Donald McKinney, conductor
Meyerson Symphony Center, Dallas
Lee Hoiby: Last Letter Home
Cantus
First Lutheran Church, Columbia Heights, Minnesota
Robert Moran: First movement from Trinity Requiem
The Trinity Youth Chorus and Members of Trinity Choir, Alexander Hermann, organ, Robert Ridgell, conductor
Jean-Fery Rebel: Les Caracteres de la Danse (the Characters of the Dance)
Tempesta di Mare
Presbyterian Church of Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia
Maurice Ravel: Le Tombeau de Couperin
The Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, JoAnn Falletta, conductor
Kleinhans Music Hall, Buffalo, New York
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