Nature Sounds

Evening Music | May 6, 2010
Music that invokes nature is featured, including Ralph Vaughan Williams' "The Lake in the Mountains" and Dvorak's "Silent Woods." Host David Garland even gets in on the act with his own recordings of real nature sounds, and we hear composer Lou Harrison recite his own poetry in his chamber work, "Songs in the Forest."

Other Music Featured on Tonight's Show:

Deodat de Severac / "En vacances"
Robert Schumann / "Waldzenen," Op. 82 (Forest Scenes)
Billy Childs / A Day in the Forest of Dreams
Alec Wilder / "Serenade for Winds"
Paul Lansky / "Ricercare Plus"
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