Program Introduction with Conductor Michael Butterman

Dan Gallery on the universal importance of water

What is the Pennsylvania Philharmonic?

Learn to Conduct

Elements of a story

Intro to The Blue Danube by Michael Butterman

Johann Strauss Jr. The Blue Danube Waltz

Blue Danube Historical facts

Blue Danube Waltz Questions

Michael Butterman introduces Smetana's The Moldau

Bedrich Smetana "The Moldau"

The Moldau Historical facts

Why do we live near water?

The Moldau writing lesson

Michael Butterman introduces Price's Mississippi River

Florence Price The Mississippi River

Mississippi River Historical Facts

The Origins of the Blues

Sing a pentatonic scale or melody

Dan Gallery introduces Watercolors

Brent Edmondson introduces Watercolors

Dan Gallery Watercolors

Dan Gallery Composer facts

Poetry of Watercolors

Bonus - Dan Gallery on the Creative process

Dan Gallery on creating a big piece of music

Brent Edmondson discusses co-writing Drought

Poetry of Drought

Gallery/Edmondson Drought

Let's talk about drought

Brent Edmondson discusses Moon on the Second Fountain

Hua Bin/Arr. Brent Edmondson Moon on the Second Fountain (Erquan Yingyue)

Moon on the Second Fountain Historical Facts

What is an erhu?

Bonus - Interview with Erica Milbourne, Violinist

Brent Edmondson discusses co-writing Ocean

Dan Gallery talks about creating Ocean

Poetry of Ocean

Gallery/Edmondson Ocean from Life in Exposition of Water

Discussion prompt on Ocean Pollution

Michael Butterman thanks you for watching

Credits

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