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12:01pm America the Beautiful

Composed by

Samuel A. Ward / Katherine Lee Bates, arr. Alexander Courage

Performed by

Boston Pops/Tanglewood Festival Chorus/Williams

12:05pm God Bless America

Composed by

Irving Berlin (1888-1989)

Performed by

Kate Smith/Jack Miller Orchestra/a studio chorus

12:10pm The Liberty Bell (a march)

Composed by

John Philip Sousa (1854-1932)

Performed by

Eastman Wind Ensemble/Fennell

12:14pm Montgomery Variations

Composed by

Margaret Bonds (1913-1972)

Performed by

Royal Scottish National Orchestra/Gray

12:38pm A Lincoln Portrait

Composed by

Aaron Copland (1900-1990)

Performed by

Stevenson/Philadelphia Orchestra/Ormandy

12:55pm Cherry Blossoms in Her Hair (Debutante Waltz)

Composed by

Florence Price (1887-1953)

Performed by

Michael Clark

1:01pm Rodeo (complete ballet)

Composed by

Aaron Copland (1900-1990)

Performed by

Detroit Symphony/Slatkin

1:27pm Stars and Stripes Ballet

Composed by

Hershy Kay, after music of John Philip Sousa

Performed by

Boston Pops/Fiedler

1:56pm Fancy Free ( Complete Ballet)

Composed by

Leonard Bernstein (1918–1990)

Performed by

Nashville Symphony/Mogrelia

2:25pm Souvenirs, Op. 28

Composed by

Samuel Barber (1910-1981)

Performed by

Atlanta Symphony Orchestra/Levi

2:45pm Krazy Kat ballet

Composed by

John Alden Carpenter (1876-1951)

Performed by

Boston Modern Orchestra Project/Rose

2:59pm America the Beautiful

Composed by

Samuel A. Ward (1848-1903)

Performed by

Graves/Perry/String Quartet

3:04pm America, My Country Tis of Thee

Composed by

Samuel Francis Smith (1808-1895)

Performed by

United States Army Field Band

3:08pm Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95 "From the New World"

Composed by

Antonin Dvorak (1841-1904)

Performed by

Cleveland Orchestra/Dohnanyi

3:50pm Quilters' Dance from Homestead Dances

Composed by

Don Ray

Performed by

Dublin Philharmonic/Gleeson

4:00pm Johnny Appleseed Suite

Composed by

Mark O'Connor (b.1961)

Performed by

O'Connor/Colorado Symphony/Alsop

4:20pm Daybreak, Dance from Florida Suite

Composed by

Frederick Delius, arr. by Thomas Beecham

Performed by

Royal Philharmonic/Beecham

4:32pm Maple Leaf Rag

Composed by

Scott Joplin

Performed by

Roy Eaton

4:36pm Rolling River (Sketches on 'Shenandoah')

Composed by

Peter Boyer (b.1970)

Performed by

London Symphony Orchestra

4:42pm American Suite

Composed by

William Grant Still (1895-1978)

Performed by

Royal Scottish National Orchestra/Eisenberg

4:51pm Fantasy on a Theme by Sousa

Composed by

Andrew Boysen Jr. (b.1968)

Performed by

University of Texas at El Paso Symphonic Winds/Hufstader

5:00pm Theme from "Born on the Fourth of July"

Composed by

John Williams (b.1932)

Performed by

Morrison/London Symphony/Williams

5:08pm Symphony No. 3

Composed by

Vittorio Giannini

Performed by

Eastman Wind Ensemble/Roller

5:32pm Prairie Journal

Composed by

Aaron Copland (1900-1990)

Performed by

Buffalo Philharmonic/Falletta

5:44pm Elegy for a Young American

Composed by

Ronald LoPresti

Performed by

Rutgers Wind Ensemble/Berz

5:52pm Fanfare for the Common Man

Composed by

Aaron Copland (1900-1990)

Performed by

L.A. Philharmonic/Mehta

5:56pm The Stars and Stripes Forever

Composed by

John Philip Sousa (1854-1932)

Performed by

Vladimir Horowitz

6:03pm Overture to William Tell

Composed by

Gioachino Rossini (1792-1868)

Performed by

Cincinnati Pops/Kunzel

6:16pm Horn Concerto No. 2 in E flat, K. 417

Composed by

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Performed by

Clevenger/Franz Liszt Chamber Orch/Rolla

6:32pm God Bless America

Composed by

Irving Berlin (1888-1989)

Performed by

Kate Smith/Jack Miller Orchestra/a studio chorus

6:36pm The Stars and Stripes Forever

Composed by

John Philip Sousa (1854-1932)

Performed by

Boston Pops/Lockhart

6:41pm Capriol Suite

Composed by

Peter Warlock (1894-1930)

Performed by

Guildhall String Ensemble/Salter

6:51pm Sorcerer's Apprentice

Composed by

Paul Dukas (1865-1935)

Performed by

Boston Symphony/Munch

7:05pm Russian Easter Overture, Op. 36

Composed by

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844-1908)

Performed by

Saint Louis Symphony/Slatkin

7:21pm Liberty Fanfare

Composed by

John Williams (b.1932)

Performed by

Boston Pops/Williams

7:26pm Fantasie brillante on Bizet's Carmen

Composed by

Francois Borne, after Georges Bizet

Performed by

Galway/National Philharmonic/Gerhardt

7:38pm El Salon Mexico

Composed by

Aaron Copland (1900-1990)

Performed by

NY Philharmonic/Bernstein

7:50pm Ave verum corpus, K. 618

Composed by

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Performed by

Choir of King's College, Cambridge/Cleobury

7:55pm Jupiter, The Bringer of Jollity from The Planets, Op. 32

Composed by

Gustav Holst (1874-1934)

Performed by

New York Philharmonic/Bernstein

8:06pm 1812 Overture, Op. 49 (choral version)

Composed by

Peter I. Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)

Performed by

Dallas Symphony Orchestra and Chorus/Litton

8:23pm Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 17

Composed by

Ignaz Jan Paderewski (1860-1941)

Performed by

Lane/BBC Scottish Symphony/Maksymiuk

9:02pm Farewell Waltz in C minor, Op. 39 No. 1

Composed by

Mykola Lysenko (1842-1912)

Performed by

Vienna Philharmonic/Nelsons

9:08pm Violin Concerto No. 2 in E, BWV 1042

Composed by

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Performed by

Kantorow/Munich Chamber Orch/Stadlmaier

9:29pm Overture to Matilde di Shabran

Composed by

Gioachino Rossini (1792-1868)

Performed by

Orchestra of the Bologna Community Theatre/Mariotti

9:39pm The Shipwreck from Scheherazade, Op. 35

Composed by

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844-1908)

Performed by

Fenyves/Suisse Romande Orchestra/Ansermet

9:51pm Overture to Ruy Blas, Op. 95

Composed by

Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)

Performed by

New Philharmonia/Sawallisch

10:03pm Symphony No. 2, "America"

Composed by

Dan Locklair (1949-)

Performed by

Slovak National Symphony Orchestra/Trevor

10:29pm An American in Paris

Composed by

George Gershwin (1898-1937)

Performed by

Dallas Symphony/Litton

10:48pm Knoxville: Summer of 1915, Op. 24

Composed by

Samuel Barber (1910-1981)

Performed by

Upshaw/Orchestra of St. Luke's/Zinman

11:05pm Firebird Suite

Composed by

Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971)

Performed by

Berlin Radio Symphony/Maazel

11:28pm Appalachian Spring

Composed by

Aaron Copland (1900-1990)

Performed by

Cincinnati Pops/Kunzel

11:55pm Music selected by the announcer