Call to Freedom: The Music of a Great Nation

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Label
Paraclete Recordings
Release Date
June 1, 2009
Format
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      GOLDMAN WARREN SOUSA GRAING
    • PERFORMER
      Spirit Of America Band, Cramer, Pugsley
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      June 01, 2009
    • UPC
      709887100123
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      SOA01
    • LABEL
      Paraclete Recordings
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Wind Ensemble/Band Music
    Works ⌄

    1. Chimes of Liberty

      Composer: Edwin Franko Goldman

      Ensemble: Spirit of America Band

      Conductor: Ray Cramer

    2. God of Our Fathers (arr. C.T. Smith)

      Composer: George William Warren

      Ensemble: Spirit of America Band

      Conductor: Ray Cramer

    3. U.S. Field Artillery March (arr. M. L. Lake for wind ensemble)

      Composer: John Philip Sousa

      Ensemble: Spirit of America Band

      Conductor: Ray Cramer

    4. Colonial Song, "Up-Country Song" (arr. M. Rogers for wind ensemble)

      Composer: Percy Grainger

      Ensemble: Spirit of America Band

      Conductor: Ray Cramer

    5. Anchors Aweigh (arr. P. Yoder)

      Composer: Charles A. Zimmerman

      Ensemble: Spirit of America Band

      Conductor: Ray Cramer

    6. American Folk Rhapsody

      Composer: Clare Grundman

      Ensemble: Spirit of America Band

      Conductor: Ray Cramer

    7. The Marines’ Hymn (arr. D. Bennett for wind ensemble)

      Composer: Anonymous

      Ensemble: Spirit of America Band

      Conductor: Ray Cramer

    8. American Pageant

      Composer: Thomas Knox

      Ensemble: Spirit of America Band

      Conductor: Ray Cramer

    9. American Salute

      Composer: Morton Gould

      Ensemble: Spirit of America Band

      Conductor: Ray Cramer

    10. Semper Paratus (arr. W.C. Schoenfeld)

      Composer: Francis Saltus van Boskerck

      Ensemble: Spirit of America Band

      Conductor: Ray Cramer

    11. The National Game (arr. K. Brion for wind ensemble)

      Composer: John Philip Sousa

      Ensemble: Spirit of America Band

      Conductor: Ray Cramer

    12. Variations on America (arr. W. Schuman and W. Rhoads)

      Composer: Charles Ives

      Ensemble: Spirit of America Band

      Conductor: Ray Cramer

    13. The U.S. Air Force

      Composer: Robert MacArthur Crawford

      Ensemble: Spirit of America Band

      Conductor: Ray Cramer

    14. Heroes, Lost and Fallen

      Composer: David R. Gillingham

      Ensemble: Spirit of America Band

      Conductor: Ray Cramer

    15. Speak

      Composer: Michael Hale

      Ensemble: Spirit of America Band

      Conductor: Ray Cramer

    16. America the Beautiful (arr. C. Dragon for wind ensemble)

      Composer: Samuel A. Ward

      Ensemble: Spirit of America Band

      Conductor: Ray Cramer

    17. The Stars and Stripes Forever

      Composer: John Philip Sousa

      Ensemble: Spirit of America Band

      Conductor: Ray Cramer


Spirit of America, the award-winning band from Cape Cod, Massachusetts, is proud to present Call to Freedom: The Music of a Great Nation. Featuring works by American composers, from John Philip Sousa to Charles Ives, this CD is a musical tribute to the nation's freedom keepers, and a reminder of the privileges of freedom we enjoy. This collection of patriotic music reflects the gamut of American history and character - from the victories in times of war expressed in Morton Gould's American Salute, to the light-hearted victories of the baseball diamond captured by John Philip Sousa in The National Game. Listeners will thrill to spirited renditions of the Armed Forces marches, and to visions of splendor in Carmen Dragon's America the Beautiful. On the more serious side, the program also includes God of Our Fathers arranged by Claude T. Smith, and Heroes Lost and Fallen by David Gillingham. Spirit of America closes with the beloved march Stars and Stripes Forever, by John Philip Sousa