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The Interlochen Collection: Music of American composers

Conductor Lorin Maazel rehearses with Interlochen's World Youth Symphony Orchestra in 1982
Interlochen Center for the Arts
Conductor Lorin Maazel rehearses with Interlochen's World Youth Symphony Orchestra in 1982

From musical depictions of an American in Paris to an American at the Grand Canyon, hear Interlochen Arts Camp and Academy students perform music by American composers.

Joseph Willcox Jenkins, An American Overture
Michael Kaufman conducting the High School Concert Band
August 1997

Charles Ives, Variations on America
Byron Hanson conducting the Interlochen Arts Academy Band
May 1972

Ferde Grofe, Grand Canyon Suite (selections)
Leslie B. Dunner conducting the Interlochen Arts Academy Orchestra
September 2018

George Gershwin, An American in Paris
Lorin Maazel conducing the World Youth Symphony Orchestra
July 1987

Stephen Foster, "Some Folks Do" and "Come Where My Love Lies Dreaming"
Gregg Smith conducting the Interlochen Arts Academy Chorale
May 1977

Carolyn Bremer, Early Light
Richard Floyd conducting the World Youth Wind Symphony
2006

The archival recordings heard on this program are available thanks in part to the Association for Recorded Sound Collections' Classical Music Preservation Grant, support from our listeners and the Hamer D. and Phyllis C. Shafer Foundation.

Anastasia Scholze provided production support.

Dr. Amanda Sewell is IPR's music director.