The Rocky Road to Kansas is a show about Kansas, about highways, about travels, small and large. We hear poetry of Alan Ginsberg, and music of Philip Glass, Aaron Copland, Roger Miller, and a major and reflective percussion piece of Robert Moran.

In this episode of American Highways of music for Kansas, about Kansas, and by Kansas, pianist Guy Livingston takes us through the prairies… and don’t forget the Wizard of Oz, either!

Music for Kansas

AMERICAN HIGHWAYS #43: THE ROCKY ROAD TO KANSAS

Theme Music :

Steve Reich. The Desert Music (1984)

First Movement (Fast).

Chorus of the Brooklyn Philharmonic, Members of the Brooklyn Philharmonic, Michael Tilson Thomas & William Carlos Williams.

Nonesuch Records 79101.

Harold Arlen (lyrics E.Y. Harburg)

We’re Off to See the Wizard

Gillian Bevan, Paul Greenwood & Simon Green

Ter ‎– MUS C N09

Aaron Copland

The Tender Land – Once I Thought (Laurie’s Song)

Dawn Upshaw; David Zinman: Orchestra Of St. Luke’s

Nonesuch 79458-2 1

Roger Miller

Kansas City Star (recorded May 31, 1965 in Nashville, Tennessee)

Roger Miller

LAB Mercury ‎– 314 526 993-2 EL

Philip Glass

Song #6 from Wichita Vortex Sutra

Philip Glass Ensemble and Alan Ginsberg

Elektra Nonesuch ‎– 7559-79286-2

Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller

Kansas City Here I Come

Firefly, Chris Snyder & Nici Peper

CD Baby Firefly (888174477572)

Robert Moran

The Rocky Road to Kansas

Erik Johnson, percussion; Andrew Morrell, percussion; Joseph Goodrich, keyboards; Kevin Hanson, Guitars

ARGO Decca 444-540-2 5

 

 

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