I’ve done a number of Earth Day shows over the years. Here’s a playlist from April 22, 2019. I’m adding audio links so that the musical experience can be reconstructed. Enjoy the music and, if you can think of a way to do it, kindly persuade your neighbors that just because something has metal or plastic in it doesn’t necessarily mean it’s recyclable. That includes lasagna foil, candy bar wrappers, and frozen food packaging! Or if you can’t think of a nice way to do it, just grab a Hefty bag and take an hour to pick up some trash. Then you won’t have to deal with anybody. You might think it won’t mean anything in the scheme of things, but it will make your environment more pleasant to live in. Also, I think you’ll find other people really do appreciate it. And you’ll feel good about it. If you’re in a wooded area, just watch out for ticks!
4:00 pm 04/22/2019 Classical Music with Ross Amico
IN NATURE’S REALM OVERTURE
COMPOSER: Antonín Dvořák
ENSEMBLES: Ulster Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Vernon Handley
4:15 pm 04/22/2019 Classical Music with Ross Amico
IN THE FOREST
COMPOSER: Mikolajus Ciurlionis
ENSEMBLES: Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Juozas Domarkas
4:34 pm 04/22/2019 Classical Music with Ross Amico
GARBAGE CONCERTO
COMPOSER: Jan Järvlepp
ENSEMBLES: Kroumata Percussion Ensemble; Singapore Symphony Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Lan Shui
[Incorporates percussion instruments fashioned out of recyclable material]
Tracks 1-3
5:05 pm 04/22/2019 Classical Music with Ross Amico
THEME FOR EARTH DAY
COMPOSER: Patrick Williams
ENSEMBLES: Boston Pops Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: John Williams
5:10 pm 04/22/2019 Classical Music with Ross Amico
WALDSZENEN (FOREST SCENES)
COMPOSER: Robert Schumann
SOLOIST: Clara Haskil, piano
ALBUM: Clara Haskil: Philips Recordings 1951-1960
5:34 pm 04/22/2019 Classical Music with Ross Amico
AZUL
COMPOSER: Osvaldo Golijov
ENSEMBLES: The Knights
SOLOIST: Yo-Yo Ma, cello; Michael Ward-Bergeman, hyper-accordion; Jamie Haddad & Cyro Baptista, percussion
[Inspired by view of the Earth from the International Space Station]
Tracks 3-6
6:06 pm 04/22/2019 Classical Music with Ross Amico
FAREWELL TO STROMNESS
COMPOSER: Sir Peter Maxwell Davies
SOLOIST: Sir Peter Maxwell Davies, piano
ALBUM: A Celebration of Scotland
[Protest against proposed uranium mine in Orkney Islands]
Only the first of these two pieces
6:13 pm 04/22/2019 Classical Music with Ross Amico
SYMPHONY NO. 63 “LOON LAKE”
COMPOSER: Alan Hovhaness
ENSEMBLES: Royal Scottish National Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Stewart Robertson
[Commissioned in part by the Loon Preservation Committee]
6:40 pm 04/22/2019 Classical Music with Ross Amico
EARTH CRY
COMPOSER: Peter Sculthorpe
ENSEMBLES: New Zealand Symphony Orchestra
SOLOIST: William Barton, didgeridoo
6:55 pm 04/22/2019 Classical Music with Ross Amico
FOR THE BEAUTY OF THE EARTH
COMPOSER: John Rutter
ENSEMBLES: Cambridge Singers; City of London Sinfonia
CONDUCTOR: John Rutter
