I am toiling at programming right now so that I might get you in the mood for Labor Day tomorrow morning on WPRB. Unsurprisingly, I will be playing all American music, though not all of it will be labor-oriented.
Composers you may hear will include David Amram, Romeo Cascarino, John Corigliano, David Diamond, Howard Hanson, Paul Lansky, Jerome Moross, Stephen Paulus, Walter Piston and Elie Siegmeister.
I can pretty much guarantee that you will hear a symphony by Lukas Foss from a new recording of the complete set of four by Boston Modern Orchestra Project (BMOP).
Labor-oriented pieces will include “John Henry” by Aaron Copland, “Skyscrapers” by John Alden Carpenter, and “Flivver Ten Million” – complete with foundry noises – by Frederick Shepherd Converse. In addition, Princeton’s own Paul Robeson will sing the labor anthem “Joe Hill.”
Get ready to punch the clock tomorrow morning at 6 ET. I’ll be with you until 11, on WPRB 103.3 FM or online at wprb.com, busting my hump on Classic Ross Amico.

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