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For the week of Earth Day, we present music about our planet,its challenges, and some of its greatest features.April 23, 2014EarthPlaylist:LEO SOWERBY (1895–1968)The Canticle of the SunPraised be my Lord for our mother the earth… (3:03)From The Pulitzer ProjectCedille Records CDR 90000 125 (Track 17)Grant Park OrchestraGrant Park ChorusCarlos Kalmar, conductorChristopher Bell, chorus directorSTACY GARROP (b. 1969)String Quartet No. 3, “Gaia”III. Dance of the Earth (7:38)From In Eleanor’s Words: Music of Stacy GarropCedille Records CDR 90000 122 (Track 10)Biava QuartetMICHAEL COLGRASS (b. 1932)Snow Walker for Organ & OrchestraI. Polar Landscape (5:21)From American Works for Organ and OrchestraCedille Records CDR 90000 063 (Track 5)David Schrader, organGrant Park OrchestraCarlos Kalmar, conductorMICHAEL ABELS (b. 1962)Global Warming (8:10)From African Heritage Symphonic Series, Vol. IIICedille Records CDR 90000 066 (Track 1)Chicago SinfoniettaPaul Freeman, conductorKatinka Kleijn, celloSTACY GARROPArs PoeticaIV. Endangered (5:17)From The Billy Collins Suite: Songs Inspired by His PoetryCedille Records CDR 90000 115 (Track 5)Buffy Baggott, mezzo-sopranoLincoln TrioCECIL BURLEIGH (1885–1980)Four Rocky Mountain Sketches, Op. 11 (9:56)I. At SunsetII. The RapidsIII. Up the CanyonIV. The AvalancheFrom American Virtuosa: Tribute to Maud PowellCedille Records CDR 90000 097 (Tracks 15–18)Rachel Barton Pine, violinMatthew Hagle, pianoWILLIAM FERRIS (b. 1942)Bristol Hills (7:45)From Corridors of Light: Music of William FerrisCedille Records CDR 7004 (Track 6)London Symphony StringsArnie Roth, conductor