From the beautiful blue Danube to the Moldau to the waterfront docks of Hoboken, N.J., this program includes decades of water music, performed by students and faculty between the lakes at Interlochen Center for the Arts.
Program details
Johann Strauss II, The Blue Danube (waltz); 1979-80 Interlochen Arts Academy Orchestra/Robert Marcellus
Claude Debussy, Reflets dans l'eau; Henry Harris, piano (July 1963)
Bedrich Smetana, The Moldau; 1961 National High School Symphony Orchestra/Joe Maddy
Luiz Bonfa, The Gentle Rain; 2004-05 Interlochen Arts Academy Guitar Ensemble
Leonard Bernstein, Symphonic Suite from On the Waterfront; 1993-94 Interlochen Arts Academy Orchestra/Matthew Hazelwood
The archival recordings heard on this program are available thanks in part to The Association for Recorded Sound Collections' Classical Music Preservation Grant, generous support from our listeners, and the Hamer D. and Phyllis C. Shafer Foundation.
Thanks to Michael Culler for audio engineering assistance.
Christine Kyprianides provided research support.
