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| A1 | Overture To "Candide"Composed By – Leonard Bernstein |
| A2 | WelcomeSpeech – Horace A. Shepard |
ReadingsNarrator – Dorothy Silver, Reuben Silver |
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| A3 | Letters From An American FarmerWritten By – St. Jean De Crèvecœur |
| A4 | From "The Declaration Of Independence" |
| A5 | From "The American Crisis"Written By – Thomas Paine |
| A6 | Chester, From "New England Triptych"Composed By – William Schuman |
| A7 | The Gift To Be Simple, From "Old American Songs"Baritone Vocals – William DempseyComposed By – Aaron CoplandPiano – Joela Jones |
| A8 | Variations On A Shaker Theme, From "Appalachian Spring"Composed By – Aaron Copland |
ReadingsNarrator – Dorothy Silver, Reuben Silver, William Dempsey |
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| A9 | To The Republican National ConventionWritten By – Abraham Lincoln |
| A10 | Farewell To His ArmyWritten By – Robert E. Lee |
| A11 | From The "Second Inaugural Address"Written By – Abraham Lincoln |
| B1 | Lento, From "Afro-American Symphony"Composed By – William Grant Still |
| B2 | American Salute, Variations On "When Johnny Comes Marching Home"Composed By – Morton Gould |
| B3 | SolitudeArranged By – Morton GouldComposed By – Duke Ellington |
ReadingsNarrator – Dorothy Silver, Reuben Silver |
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| B4 | This Great Melting PotWritten By – Israel Zangwill |
| B5 | From "The Promised Land"Written By – Mary Antin |
| B6 | Letters From Immigrants |
| B7 | Redding Center, Conn., From "Three Places In New England"Composed By – Charles Ives |
| C1 | Reading: Selections From "Walden"Narrator – Dorothy Silver, Reuben SilverWritten By – Henry David Thoreau |
| C2 | Music For A Festive OccasionComposed By – Donald Erb |
ReadingsNarrator – Dorothy Silver, Reuben Silver, William Dempsey |
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| C3 | At Lincoln Memorial, WashingtonWritten By – Martin Luther King, Jr.* |
| C4 | From "American Letter"Written By – Archibald MacLeish |
| C5 | Largo, From "New World Symphony"Composed By – Antonín Dvořák |
| D1 | Reading: From "Some Remarks To The New England Society"Narrator – Dorothy Silver, Reuben SilverWritten By – Mark Twain* |
| D2 | The Entertainer, RagComposed By – Scott JoplinEdited By – Gunther Schuller |
| D3 | Reading: A Poor UnfortunateNarrator – Dorothy Silver, Reuben SilverWritten By – Frank L. Stanton* |
| D4 | I Got Plenty O' Nuttin', From "Porgy And Bess"Composed By – George GershwinPiano – Joela Jones |
| D5 | Excerpts From "Porgy And Bess Suite"Arranged By – Robert Russell BennettComposed By – George Gershwin |
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- Pressed By – Columbia Record Productions
Notes
Recorded at as special concert in commemoration of the American Bicentennial and TRW's 75th Anniversary, January 11, 1976, at Severance Hall, Cleveland, Ohio. Housed in a gatefold sleeve with LP sides in 1/4 and 2/3 configuration."Music for a Festive Occasion" for electronic tape with orchestra, completed fall 1975, commissioned by TRW for this occasion. World premiere. "Appreciation is expressed to The Contemporary Music Ensemble of The Cleveland Institute of Music, Larry Baker, director, for its participation in the performance of Donald Erb's compostiion." (liner notes)
