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Kids Commute

KIDS COMMUTE: Tree week!

By Kate Botello,
Emily Duncan Wilson
Published April 24, 2023 at 10:27 AM EDT
Trees in a forest

Arbor Day is Friday, April 28! We're celebrating with music about trees.

Do you know where the first Arbor Day was? Scroll to the bottom of the page for the answer!

Listen this week for a piece about a friendly forest, a march inspired by the stately pines here in Interlochen, some tree-inspired music John Williams wrote for a pretty famous space-themed movie franchise and more!

Tune in to Kids Commute Monday through Friday at 7:40 a.m. and 3:20 p.m. on Classical IPR, or listen any time at the links below!

Kids Commute - TREE WEEK - Monday - Forest Scenes (Entry and Friendly Landscape) - Robert Schumann
Mitsuko Uchida, piano
Kids Commute - TREE WEEK - Tuesday - The Northern Pines (John Philip Sousa)
The U.S. Marine Band

Learn more about Sousa and his marches on Classical Sprouts!
Kids Commute - TREE WEEK - Wednesday - Maple Leaf Rag (Scott Joplin)
Peter Bergin, piano
Kids Commute - TREE WEEK - Thursday - Plan and Elevation: IV. The Orangery and V. The Beech Tree (Caroline Shaw)
Attacca Quartet

Learn more about Caroline Shaw!
Kids Commute - TREE WEEK - Friday - Duel of the Fates (John Williams)
From the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack to "Star Wars: the Phantom Menace"/London Symphony Orchestra, London Voices

Sing along with "Duel of the Fates" in Sanskrit (sort of)!

"Khara Matha Khara Rath Amah

Khara Rath Amah Yuddha Khara

Khara Syada Rath Amah Dai Ya

Khara Ki La Dan Ya

Niha Ki La Khara Rath Amah

Syada Ki La Khara Rath Amah

Khara Dan Ya Khara Rath Amah

Khara Dan Ya Khara Rath Amah

Niha Ki La Khara Rath Amah

Syada Ki La Khara Rath Amah

Khara

Khara Matha Khara Rath Amah

Khara Dan Ya Khara Rath Amah

Niha Ki La Khara Rath Amah

Syada Ki La Khara Rath Amah

Khara!"

Emily Duncan Wilson is Kids Commute's producer.

The first Arbor Daywas in Nebraska City, Nebraska! Nebraskans planted one million trees that day!

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Kate Botello
Kate Botello is a host and producer at Classical IPR.
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Emily Duncan Wilson
Emily Duncan Wilson is IPR's digital content manager and is the producer of "Classical Sprouts" and "Kids Commute".
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