Episode 643, An Eagle Nation

On this episode of Wind & Rhythm we celebrate Native American Heritage Month with songs pertaining to Native American culture and events, and also songs written by Native American composers. We’ll travel from the far north with Michael Colgrass to the American southwest with Joseph Spaniola.  We’ll hear traditional flute music with Robert Tree Cody and a trumpet concerto written by Thomas Sleeper.

Obsidian and Ironwood
  Robert Tree Cody & Will Clipman    
Arctic Dreams: Inuit Landscape (1991)
  Michael Colgrass
  University of North Texas Wind Symphony,
  Eugene Migliaro Corporon
Something Pearl
  Brent Michael Davids
  Zeitgeist
The Navajo Code Talkers
  Joseph Spaniola
  US Air Force Academy Band,
  Lieutenant Colonel Philip C. Chevallard
Trail of Tears
  James Barnes
  University of Texas at El Paso Symphonic Winds,
  Ron Hufstader

Shadowcatcher
IV. Dancing to Restore an Eclipsed Moon
  Eric Ewazen
  Juilliard Wind Ensemble & The American Brass Quintet,
​  Mark Gould

Trumpet Concerto
I. Allegro Agitato, "Falling Angels"
II. Andante Espressivo, "The River Lethe"
III. Vivace, "Chthonic Dance"
  Thomas Sleeper
  Frost Wind Ensemble at the University of Miami
  Craig Morris, trumpet; Gary Green, conductor