Music of Steve Reich, John Luther Adams, Walking Eagle, and the bands Concrete Blond, Butterfly, and Giant Sand. This is the third episode on the American Landscape. Symphonies about America. Today’s show is Desert Sand. Here is some of the text that Reich used: “Man has survived hitherto because he was too ignorant to know how to realize his wishes. Not that he can realize them, he must either change them or perish.”

AMERICAN HIGHWAYS #81: DESERT SAND (LANDSCAPE SERIES)

Theme Music:

Jan Jeroen (J.J.) Spijkervet & Immersive Sound

“American Highways” Jingle

Sounds About Right

composed for Concertzender

Playlist:

Gioachino Rossini, original composer

The Lone Ranger, based on William Tell Overture

TV Theme Players

Big Eye Music 2010 re-release

Steve Reich

Desert Music No. 5 – Fast

BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

BBC RADIO CLASSICS 15656 91692

Billy Southern

Desert Highway

Billy Southern

CD Baby 884501874526

Roomful of Teeth & William Brittelle

Shimmering Desert (from http://www.projectcolorado.com)

Roomful of Teeth, Glenn Kotche & Jeffrey Zeigler

VIA/New Amsterdam 2016

John Luther Adams

Cathedrals in the Desert (from http://www.projectcolorado.com)

Roomful of Teeth, Glenn Kotche & Jeffrey Zeigler

VIA/New Amsterdam 2016

Ennio Morricone

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra & Chorus & Crouch End Festival Chorus

Silva Treasury – STD 5010 disc 2

Henry Cowell

Ancient Desert Drone

The Symphony Of Los Angeles & Werner Janssen

Heritage 795

Walking Eagle

Red Sand Saga

Walking Eagle

Bandcamp https://walkingeagle.bandcamp.com/album/returning-to-my-village

Butterfly

Desert Highway

Butterfly

Firepower Records 2005

Giant Sand

Belly Full of Fire

Giant Sand

Yep Roc Records YEP 2188

Concrete Blonde

Mojave

Concrete Blonde, performers

Eleven Thirty 7001

Closing Music:

Flynn&Co

Desert Highway

Flynn&Co

CD Baby 888295248679