American Festival - Lucas Foss -1984

Lukas Foss, the polyglot American composer, conductor and pianist who directed half a dozen Ojai Music Festivals, led marathon concerts at the Hollywood Bowl and succeeded Arnold Schoenberg as head of composition at UCLA died this year at 86.
This is his nice showcase of American music
Performed by Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra
Conducted by Lukas Foss



Overture to Candide, for orchestra
Composed by Leonard Bernstein

Newsreel (in 5 shots), for orchestra (or concert band)
Composed by William Schuman

The Unanswered Question (I & II), for trumpet, winds & string orchestra, S. 50 (K. 1C25)
Composed by Charles Ives

If . . . Then for orchestra
Composed by Roger Ruggeri

Fanfare for the Common Man, for brass & percussion (from Symphony No. 3)
Composed by Aaron Copland

Variations on a Shaker Melody, for orchestra (arr. from Appalachian Spring)
Composed by Aaron Copland

Adagio for strings (or string quartet; arr. from 2nd mvt. of String Quartet), Op. 11
Composed by Samuel Barber

Saturday Night at the Firehouse, for orchestra, HC 719
Composed by Henry Cowell

March: The Circus Band (I), for orchestra or band, S. 33/1 (K. 1C8)
Composed by Charles Ives

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