The pledge of allegiance / Laurie Hochman (2:04) -- The new colossus / David Ludwig (2:54) -- Reason to be thankful / Larry Hochman (3:25) -- Hymn for America / Stephen Paulus (3:05) -- Take care of this house / Leonard Bernstein (2:34) -- Sing out Mr. President : Washington round / Michael Gilberston (1:09) ; John Adams' prayer / Jake Heggie (1:19) ; Opinion is power (Jefferson) / Larry Hochman (0:30) ; Round (Madison) / Milton Babbitt (0:53) ; One man with courage makes a majority (Jackson) / Nico Muhly (1:18) ; The ballot is stronger than the bullet (Lincoln) / Jason Robert Brown (0:53) ; A Theodore Roosevelt round / Thomas Cabaniss (1:14) ; I believe in democracy / Andrew Lippa (1:33) ; Admonition of FDR / Samuel Adler (1:05) ; Truman / David Ludwig (1:25) ; Eisenhower round / Paul Moravec (1:09) ; Freedom's road (JFK) / Robert Beaser (1:10) ; Moral courage (Reagan) / Jesse Weiner (1:05) ; An ode (Clinton) / Zachary Wadsworth (0:47) ; A simple oath (Bush) / Nora Kroll-Rosenbaum (1:01) ; With hope and virtue (Obama) / Georgia Stitt (1:18) -- It gets lonely in the White House / Irving Berlin (3:22) -- The stars and stripes forever / John Philip Sousa (2:29) -- Two paraphrases on American anthems / Larry Hochman (2:37) -- A seed of grain (Theme from the American president) / Marc Shaiman (3:55) -- A quiet moment / Jennifer Higdon (2:06) -- American Dream / Larry Hochman & Laurie Hochman (4:06) -- God bless America / Irving Berlin (3:17).
Language (note)
Sung in English.
Title
Celebrating the American spirit.
Publisher
Boyce, Virginia : Dorian Sono Luminus, [2012]
Copyright date
℗2012
Type of content
performed music
Type of medium
computer
Type of carrier
online resource
Digital file characteristics
audio file
Performer
Kelli O'Hara, Ron Raines, vocal soloists ; Essential voices USA ; Judith Clurman, conductor.
Event
Recorded 2011 January 17 and December 7-8 American Academy of Arts and Letters, New York City 2012 July 11 DiMenna Center for Classical Music.