SevenVenues Culture Club: March 2021
Welcome to March's SevenVenues Culture Club selections! If you're new here and aren't sure what the SevenVenues Culture Club is, click About the SVCC in the navigation bar on your left to learn more. The club is free, educational and convenient - we do all the library catalog searching for you. We also hope you discover a wealth of inspiration along the way.
March's SVCC categories are:
- Read an E-Book Week: March 1 - March 7
- International Women's Day: March 8
- Act Happy Week: March 15 - March 21
- St. Patrick's Day: March 17
- The First Day of Spring: March 20
The categories are broken down into book, music and video selections and are tied to artists and performances that have taken place at a SevenVenues property. For example, Condoleezza Rice spoke at Chrysler Hall as part of The Norfolk Forum speaker series. She is featured in our International Women's Day and Read an E-Book Week categories. Richard Pryor, Martin Short and Gabriel Iglesias, all of whom took to a SevenVenues stage at one point in their careers, make it into our Act Happy Week selections. Finally, The First Day of Spring selections have not only filled the halls of the Harrison Opera House and Chrysler Hall but help to welcome in the season of warm breezes, the lark and perennial blooms.
Don't forget to join the SevenVenues Culture Club Facebook group and tell us what you think. It's a great place to share your comments and suggestions for books, movies and videos. Remember, recommendations must be based on artists or performances that have appeared or will appear at a SevenVenues property.
Happy reading, listening and watching!
MARCH RECOMMENDATIONS
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Calypso David Sedaris If you've ever laughed your way through David Sedaris's cheerfully misanthropic stories, you might think you know what you're getting with Calypso. You'd be wrong. When he buys a beach house on the Carolina coast, Sedaris envisions long, relaxing vacations spent playing board games and lounging in the sun with those he loves most. And life at the Sea Section, as he names the vacation home, is exactly as idyllic as he imagined, except for one tiny, vexing realization: it's impossible to take a vacation from yourself.     |
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David & Goliath Malcolm Gladwell In David and Goliath, Malcolm Gladwell challenges how we think about obstacles and disadvantages-offering a new interpretation of what it means to be discriminated against, or cope with a disability, or lose a parent, or attend a mediocre school, or suffer from any number of other apparent setbacks. |
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A Lucky Life Interrupted Tom Brokaw Tom Brokaw has led a fortunate life, with a strong marriage and family, many friends, and a brilliant journalism career culminating in his twenty-two years as anchor of the NBC Nightly News and as bestselling author. But in the summer of 2013, when back pain led him to the doctors at the Mayo Clinic, his run of good luck was interrupted. He received shocking news: He had multiple myeloma, a treatable but incurable blood cancer. Brokaw takes us through all the seasons and stages of this surprising year, the emotions, discoveries, setbacks, and struggles—times of denial, acceptance, turning points, and courage. |
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Mike Krzyzewski John Frederic Evans From his humble roots as the Chicago-born son of Polish immigrant parents, Mike Krzyzewski, known as Coach K, has become one of the most decorated coaches of all-time in both the college and professional ranks. Beloved and revered by the press, the public and his players, Coach K has spurned numerous overtures by NBA teams over the years, and remains committed to Duke in order to build on his golden legacy of greatness. |
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Astrophysics for People in a Hurry Neil deGrasse Tyson While you wait for your morning coffee to brew, for the bus, the train, or a plane to arrive, Astrophysics for People in a Hurry will reveal just what you need to be fluent and ready for the next cosmic headlines: from the Big Bang to black holes, from quarks to quantum mechanics, and from the search for planets to the search for life in the universe.
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Red Notice Bill Browder This is a story about an accidental activist. Bill Browder started out his adult life as the Wall Street maverick whose instincts led him to Russia just after the breakup of the Soviet Union, where he made his fortune. Along the way he exposed corruption, and when he did, he barely escaped with his life. A financial caper, a crime thriller, and a political crusade, Red Notice is the story of one man taking on overpowering odds to change the world, and also the story of how, without intending to, he found meaning in his life. |
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Jane Goodall William B. Rice Did you know in 1900 an estimated 1 million chimpanzees lived in the wild, and today, there are only about 340,000? Jane Goodall spent years observing, interacting with, and studying chimpanzees, and her true story has been summarized in this easy-to-read, picture-filled Jane Goodall biography for kids. If your child already shows a fascination with animals and would be captivated by the story of Jane and her chimpanzee friends, this book is a perfect choice. |
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Fascism: A Warning Madeleine Albright A personal and urgent examination of Fascism in the twentieth century and how its legacy shapes today's world, written by one of America's most admired public servants, the first woman to serve as U.S. secretary of state. Fascism: A Warning is a book for our times that is relevant to all times. Written by someone who has not only studied history but helped to shape it, this call to arms teaches us the lessons we must understand and the questions we must answer if we are to save ourselves from repeating the tragic errors of the past. |
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Condoleezza Rice Kevin Cunningham Condoleezza Rice became the first woman to serve as U.S. national security adviser and the second woman to be appointed U.S. Secretary of State. Condoleezza Rice: U.S. Secretary of State covers Rice's childhood in the segregated South, her passions for music and football, her career as a scholar, and her current responsibilities in shaping U.S. foreign policy. |
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The Totally Unscientific Study of the Search for Human Happiness Paula Poundstone Offering herself up as a human guinea pig in a series of thoroughly unscientific experiments, Poundstone tries out a different get-happy hypothesis in each chapter of her data-driven search. She gets in shape with taekwondo. She drives fast behind the wheel of a Lamborghini. She communes with nature while camping with her daughter, and commits to getting her house organized (twice!). Swing dancing? Meditation? Volunteering? Does any of it bring her happiness? You may be laughing too hard to care. |
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No Higher Honor: A Memoir of My Years in Washington Condoleezza Rice Surprisingly candid in her appraisals of various Administration colleagues and the hundreds of foreign leaders with whom she dealt; Condoleezza Rice offers keen insight into how history actually proceeds. In No Higher Honor, she delivers a master class in statecraft—but always in a way that reveals her essential warmth and humility, and her deep reverence for the ideals on which America was founded.  |
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Bette Midler: Still Divine Mark Bego Bego's biography of the Divine Miss M covers the singer and actress's life from her early years in Hawaii where she was born to her current standing among the entertainment elite. Fans of this all-around entertainer, who continues to appear in films and record music, will find that Bette Midler is the authoritative resource on the star's life. |
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Leap of Faith: Memoirs of an Unexpected Life Queen Noor When Lisa Najeeb Halaby was 26, her father introduced her to King Hussein of Jordan. Within a year, she became his fourth wife. Born in 1951 to a distinguished Arab-American family, Lisa was unsure what her role would be. A fascinating and dramatic portrait of a woman who took a great risk in a part of the world where women's roles are narrowly defined. |
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Protecting Your Internet Identity: Are You Naked Online? Ted Claypoole and Theresa Payton People research everything online - shopping, school, jobs, travel - and other people. Your online persona is your new front door. The state of Internet anonymity has been exposed to scrutiny lately, and the authors explore how anonymous you can really choose to be when conducting activity on the web. Building on the first book, this new edition has everything you need to know to protect yourself, your family, and your reputation online. |
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Audition Barbara Walters This is a no-holds-barred, emotional autobiography from one of the most famous journalists working today - co-host of the Today Show, Barbara Walters. The television journalist chronicles the people, events, and forces that have shaped her life, discussing her relationships with family, friends, and others; her struggle to succeed in a man's world; and the interviews she has conducted during her forty-year career. |
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Ladies of Liberty: The Women Who Shaped Our Nation Cokie Roberts Cokie Roberts sheds new light on the generation of heroines, reformers, and visionaries who helped shape our nation with this blend of biographical portraits and behind-the-scenes vignettes chronicling women's public roles and private responsibilities. Drawing on personal correspondence, private journals, and other primary sources—many of them previously unpublished—Roberts brings to life the extraordinary accomplishments of women who laid the groundwork for a better society.
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Heretic: Why Islam Needs A Reformation Now Ayaan Hirsi Ali Continuing her journey from a deeply religious Islamic upbringing to a post at Harvard, the brilliant, charismatic and controversial New York Times and Globe and Mail #1 bestselling author of Infidel and Nomad makes a powerful plea for a Muslim Reformation as the only way to end the horrors of terrorism, sectarian warfare and the repression of women and minorities. |
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Read My Pins: Stories from a Diplomat’s Jewel Box Madeleine Albright New from New York Times bestselling author and former secretary of state Madeleine Albright, Read My Pins is a story and celebration of how one woman's jewelry collection was used to make diplomatic history. Exploring the use of the pin or brooch as a means of personal and diplomatic expression and featuring a gallery of fascinating photographs, this unique, intimate, and revealing biography offers a whole new side of Secretary Albright, one of our most beloved public servants. |
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Educated: A Memoir Tara Westover One of the most acclaimed books of our time: an unforgettable memoir about a young woman who, kept out of school, leaves her survivalist family and goes on to earn a PhD from Cambridge University. |
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Jane Goodall: 50 Years at Gombe Jane Goodall Jane Goodall introduces young readers to some of her favorite chimpanzees living in Gombe National Park, describing their behavior and family life. |
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 Fantasia |
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 Pat Benatar |
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 Colbie Caillat |
 Judy Collins |
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 Nancy Wilson |
 Janet Jackson |
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 Beautiful: The Carole King Musical |
 Bonnie Raitt |
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 Cher |
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Mitzi Gaynor |
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Cher Moonstruck |
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Stevie Nicks Stevie Nicks: In Your Dreams |
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Carole King Carole King: Natural Woman |
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Janet Jackson The Velvet Rope Tour – Live in Concert |
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I Must Say: My Life as a Humble Comedy Legend Martin Short In this engagingly witty, wise, and heartfelt memoir, Martin Short tells the tale of how a showbiz-obsessed kid from Canada transformed himself into one of Hollywood's favorite funnymen, known to his famous peers as the "comedian's comedian." |
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Unsuccessful Thug: One Comedian's Journey from Naptown to Tinseltown Mike Epps Before starring in Def Comedy Jam and Showtime at the Apollo - before the sold-out comedy shows, Uncle Buck, and becoming his hero Richard Pryor in a biopic - there was Indianapolis. And not the good part. Mike Epps is one of America's favorite and funniest people, but the path to fame was paved with opportunities to mess it up. And mess it up he did.
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Believe Me: A Memoir of Love, Death and Jazz Chickens Eddie Izzard With her brand of keenly intelligent humor that ranges from world history to historical politics, sexual politics, mad ancient kings, and chickens with guns, Eddie Izzard has built an extraordinary fan base that transcends age, gender, and race. Writing with the same candor and insight evident in her comedy, she reflects on a childhood marked by the loss of her mother, boarding school, and alternative sexuality, as well as a life in comedy, film, politics, running and philanthropy. |
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The Totally Unscientific Study of the Search for Human Happiness Paula Poundstone "Is there a secret to happiness?" asks comedian Paula Poundstone. "I don't know how or why anyone would keep it a secret. It seems rather cruel, really... Where could it be? Is it deceptively simple? Does it melt at a certain temperature? Can you buy it? Must you suffer for it before or after?" In her wildly and wisely observed book, the comedy legend takes on that most inalienable of rights - the pursuit of happiness.  |
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Chocolate, Please: My Adventures in Food, Fat, and Freaks Lisa Lampanelli Lisa Lampanelli, who Howard Stern calls "a true original and a brilliant comedy mind," reveals all in Chocolate, Please, a jaw-droppingly hilarious, politically incorrect memoir on everything from relationships, food, and fat to why once you go black, you never go back. The gutter-mouthed, Grammy-nominated comedienne happily dishes on nearly everything - from why all white women should date black men to the virtues of codependency to how to turn a stick of butter into parental love and attention - delightedly skewering all topics with equal fervor, herself included. |
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Just a Guy: Notes from a Blue Collar Life Bill Engvall Blue Collar Comedy star Bill Engvall is just a guy. He's been one his whole life. He can't help it; he was born that way. And that makes him an expert on the subject. For the record, here's the official definition of a guy: a person who doesn't think before he speaks. He can't. He's not that deep. Because a guy has only three basic needs: eating, sleeping, and sex. That's it. Just a Guy chronicles a lifetime in pursuit of those needs.
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Yeah, I Said It Wanda Sykes Wanda Sykes reduces people to tears - tears of laughter. She's done so as a stand-up comic, a sitcom star, and a sports commentator, and in the process, gained a huge fan base nationwide. An uproarious and irreverent collection from one of today's foremost comedic talents, Yeah, I Said It is Wanda Sykes at her uncensored best. |
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The New New Rules Bill Maher No one has a gift for telling it like it is like Bill Maher. And nowhere does he do it more hilariously than in the hugely popular 'New Rules' segment of HBO's Real Time. Now, from the New York Times-bestselling author and comedian, comes The New New Rules, a collection of Maher's both new and best-loved observations about the world around us, along with some modest tips for its improvement. |
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God, No! Signs You May Already be an Atheist and Other Magical Tales Penn Gillette A scathingly funny reinterpretation of the Ten Commandments from the larger, louder half of world-famous magic duo Penn and Teller reveals an atheist's experience in the world: from performing on the Vegas strip with Siegfried and Roy to children and fatherhood to his ongoing dialogue with proselytizers of the Christian Right and the joys of sex while scuba-diving, Penn has an outrageous sense of humor and a brilliantly entertaining opinion on, well, anything you care to think of. |
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When Will Jesus Bring the Pork Chops? George Carlin In the tradition of his New York Times bestsellers Napalm and Silly Putty comes another hilarious collection of cutting-edge opinion and irreverent humor from the Grammy award-winning comedian. With his razor-sharp observations on sport, news, politics, food and language, George Carlin's wit will have you laughing out loud. |
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Sinbad's Guide to Life: Because I Know Everything Sinbad A hilarious guide to life from a man who has "lived large and fallen hard - lost every job I ever had, messed up everybody I've ever dated, been kicked out of every institution I've ever been in" - and still survived.
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 Rodney Carrington |
 Gabriel Iglesias |
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 Dane Cook |
 Lewis Black |
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 Richard Pryor |
 Martin Short |
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 Mike Epps |
 Lisa Lampanelli |
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 Bill Engvall |
 Sinbad |
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Gabriel Iglesias Selections |
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Eddie Izzard Selections |
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Lisa Lampanelli Back to the Drawing Board |
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Sinbad Selections |
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Bill Engvall Selections |
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Wanda Sykes I'ma Be Me |
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Bill Maher Selections |
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George Carlin Selections |
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Jeff Dunham Selections |
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Your Song Changed My Life: From Jimmy Page to St. Vincent, Smokey Robinson to Hozier, Thirty-five Beloved Artists on Their Journey and the Music that Inspired It Bob Boilen Is there a song that changed your life? NPR's music authority Bob Boilen posed that question to some of today's best-loved musical legends and rising stars. In their answers the artists reflect on pivotal moments that inspired their work. |
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Waiting for Godot Samuel Beckett Waiting for Godot is a play by Samuel Beckett in which two characters, Vladimir and Estragon, engage in a variety of discussions and encounters while awaiting Godot, who never arrives. |
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 Hozier |
 Celtic Woman |
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 Celtic Thunder |
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 Dropkick Murphys |
 Lord of the Dance |
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Oscar Wilde |
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Lord of the Dance Selections |
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Riverdance Selections |
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Richard Harris Camelot |
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Celtic Thunder Selections |
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Celtic Woman Selections |
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Beethoven: The Man Revealed John Suchet Beethoven scholar and classical radio host John Suchet has had a lifelong, ardent interest in the man and his music. Here, in his first full-length biography, Suchet illuminates the composer’s difficult childhood, his struggle to maintain friendships and romances, his ungovernable temper, his obsessive efforts to control his nephew’s life, and the excruciating decline of his hearing. |
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I, Vivaldi Janice Jordan Shefelman Long ago in Venice, Italy, a young orphan named Candida copies music each night for the orchestra of orphans who play for famed composer Vivaldi, and her imaginings find their way into one of his concertos. |
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When Stravinsky Met Nijinsky: Two Artists, Their Ballet, and One Extraordinary Riot Lauren Stringer The Russian artists Igor Stravinsky and Vaslav Nijinsky were popular in their time: Stravinsky for music, Nijinsky for dance. When their radically new ballet, The Rite of Spring, was first performed in Paris on May 29, 1913, the reaction was so polarized, there were fistfights and riots! |
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Ballet for Martha: Making Appalachian Spring Jan Greenberg This book tells the story behind the creation of "Appalachian Spring, " describing Aaron Copland's composition, Martha Graham's intense choreography and Isamu Noguchi's set design. |
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Ludwig van Beethoven Selections
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Antonio Vivaldi Selections
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Igor Stravinsky Selections
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Edvard Grieg Selections
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 Ludwig van Beethoven Violin Sonata No. 5 in F major, Opus 24 – “Spring” |
 Alexander Konstantinovich Glazunov The Seasons (Complete Ballet) |
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 Edvard Grieg “To Spring” Opus 43, No. 6 |
 Johann Strauss II: “Frühlingsstimmen", Opus 410 |
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 Christian Sinding Frühlingsrauschen, Op. 32, No. 3 - “Rustle of Spring” |
 Frederick Delius “On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring” |
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 Robert Schumann Symphony No. 1 in B-flat major, Opus 38 - “Spring” |
 Antonio Vivaldi “Spring” from The Four Seasons |
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 Igor Stravinsky “The Rite of Spring” (Complete Ballet and Orchestral Suite) |
 Claude Debussy "Printemps" |
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 Claude Debussy "L’Apres-midi d’Une Faune" |
 Giuseppe Verdi "Four Seasons" from the opera The Sicilian Vespers |
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 Aaron Copland "Appalachian Spring" (Suite/Ballet) |
 Ralph Vaughan Williams "The Lark Ascending" |
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 Ottorino Respighi "Pines Of Rome" (Symphonic Poem) |
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