Episode 397: Summer's Bookend

In America, if Memorial Day signals the unofficial beginning of summer, then Labor Day signals its unofficial end. The two holidays are like bookends.  And while it may be too soon to think about cooler weather or the string of fall events that lie ahead, it is time to enjoy some great music that marks this time of year.

A Summer Flourish
  Clark McAlister
  US Air Force Heritage of America Band, Lowell Graham
Summerland
  William Grant Still
  North Texas Wind Symphony, Eugene Migliaro Corporon
Symphony No. 3 "Shaker Life"
  Dan Welcher
  North Texas Wind Symphony, Eugene Migliaro Corporon
A Weekend in New York
  Philip Sparke
  US Army Field Band, Colonel Thomas H. Palmatier
Summer
  Johan DeMeij
  Philharmonic Winds Osakan, Johan DeMeij
Honest Toil
  William Rimmer
  Old Silkstone Band (South Yorkshire), Norman Law