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A road leads through the green hills and blue skies of Tippet Rise.

The Himalaya Sessions – Vol. V: The Gift to Be Simple

Peter Halstead, piano

Recorded in a tractor barn in Colorado’s Vail Valley in 2006, co-founder Peter Halstead performed an album of works by Aaron Copland. For insights on The Himalaya Sessions – Vol. 5: The Gift to Be Simple, read program notes written by Peter in the booklet below.

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1. Copland—Brison: Fanfare for the Common Man, B Flat (originally C), “Very deliberately”

2. Copland: Saturday Night Waltz, from Rodeo, E Flat

3. Copland: The Resting-place on the Hill, from the film score, Our Town, E Minor, “Very deliberate”

4. Copland: Conversation at the Soda Fountain, from the film score, Our Town, “With unhurried flowing movement,” A Major

5. Copland: Story of Our Town, from the film score, Our Town, “Moderate, with calm,” G Major

6. Copland: In Evening Air, from the film score, The Cummington Story, B Flat and G Major

7. Copland: Midsummer Nocturne, “Slowly, poetically (and somewhat thoughtful),” A Major

8. Copland: Down a Country Lane, “Gently flowing, in a pastoral mood,” F Major and D Flat

9. Copland—Stanley: Variations on a Shaker Melody, “The Gift to Be Simple,” from Appalachian Spring, C Major