Can you guess this piece? Here’s a hint: merrie Mantuan melodies…

The Alps is one of the greatest mountain ranges in Europe, and is a favorite vacationing spot for hikers and skiers alike. For our composer, the grandiosity of the Alps could only be matched by a composition of mammoth proportions played by an equally grand orchestra. The work requires 120 or more musicians and unusual percussion instruments.

Can you guess this piece? Here’s a hint: “holy” corporeal…

Can you guess this piece? Here's a hint: a philosóphe on the loose!

Can you guess this piece? Here’s a hint: a theology, not a fetish…

Can you guess this piece? Here’s a hint: heading home in two-part harmony…

Can you guess this piece? Here’s a hint: home from the All-American conflict…

Can you guess this piece? Here’s a hint: homesteading at the old “Chorale”…

While stories of heroic courage, loyalty, and thrilling adventure are universal, similarities between the figures of the cowboy and the Japanese samurai have inspired several specific cases of cross-cultural borrowing.

Can you guess this piece? Here’s a hint: home in the U.S.A., but made in Europe…