We all know the Pastoral Symphony of Beethoven,  Mendelssohn’s  Hebrides Overture inspired by Fingal’s Cave, and the  music by Vaughan Williams inspired by the English countryside.  But in  the modern era,  the urban environment is inspiring many composers to  capture its sounds in music.

Hosted by Seth Boustead

David Sampson: Chicago Moves, IV, Lake Shore Drive (excerpt)

Bernard Hoffer: Road Rage

David DeVasto: II. Sudden and VI. London, 1665 fr. Winter Seven

Chiayu: Urban Sketches

Joseph Kokkyar: Brady Street fr. Streets and Bridges

Patricia Morehead: Cityscape

Derek Bermel: Mulatash Stomp

Michael Torke: South Beach, Midnight fr. Miami Grands

Diane Jones: Street Song

John Adams: The City and Its Double fr. City Noir (excerpt)