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 God Bless America / Mormon Tabernacle Choir
Release Date: 07/14/1992 
Label:  Sony Classical Masterworks Catalog #: 48295   Spars Code: ADD 
Composer:  Samuel Augustus Ward,  David T. Shaw,  Traditional,  William Steffe,  Daniel E. Kelley, 
Woody Guthrie,  Irving Berlin,  George M. Cohan,  Charles A. Zimmerman, 
Jacques Offenbach,  Robert M. Crawford,  John Philip Sousa,  James Sanderson, 
Al Jacobs,  Edmund Louis Gruber,  John Stafford Smith
Performer:  Alexander Schreiner,  Frank Asper,  Robert Merrill
Conductor:  Eugene Ormandy,  Richard P. Condie,  Jerold Ottley,  Arthur Harris
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Philadelphia Orchestra,  Mormon Tabernacle Choir,  Columbia Symphony Orchestra

Number of Discs: 1 
Recorded in: Stereo 
Length: 1 Hours 10 Mins. 

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1.  America the Beautiful by Samuel Augustus Ward
Conductor:  Eugene Ormandy
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Philadelphia Orchestra,  Mormon Tabernacle Choir
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1882 
 		Language: English 
Notes: Arranged: Frank Asper 
2.  Columbia, the gem of the ocean by David T. Shaw
Conductor:  Eugene Ormandy
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Mormon Tabernacle Choir,  Philadelphia Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1843; USA 
 		Language: English 
Notes: Arranged: Alexander Schreiner 
3.  America "My country, 'tis of thee" by Traditional
Performer:  Alexander Schreiner (Organ), Frank Asper (Organ)
Conductor:  Richard P. Condie
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Mormon Tabernacle Choir
Period: Romantic 
Written: by 1831; USA 
 		Length: 2 Minutes 17 Secs. 
Language: English 
4.  Battle Hymn of the Republic by William Steffe
Performer:  Frank Asper (Organ), Alexander Schreiner (Organ)
Conductor:  Richard P. Condie
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Mormon Tabernacle Choir
Period: Romantic 
Written: USA 
 		Length: 4 Minutes 50 Secs. 
Language: English 
5.  Home on the range by Daniel E. Kelley
Conductor:  Richard P. Condie
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Mormon Tabernacle Choir
Written: USA 
 		Length: 3 Minutes 7 Secs. 
Language: English 
Notes: Arranged: Robert De Cormier 
6.  This Land is Your Land by Woody Guthrie
Conductor:  Richard P. Condie
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Philadelphia Orchestra,  Mormon Tabernacle Choir
Period: 20th Century 
 		Length: 3 Minutes 11 Secs. 
Language: English 
Notes: Arranged: Robert De Cormier and E. Sauter 
7.  Down in the valley by Traditional
Conductor:  Richard P. Condie
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Mormon Tabernacle Choir
Written: USA 
 		Length: 3 Minutes 24 Secs. 
Language: English 
Notes: Arranged: F. Hunter 
8.  Shenandoah by Traditional
Conductor:  Richard P. Condie
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Philadelphia Orchestra,  Mormon Tabernacle Choir
Written: USA 
 		Length: 5 Minutes 14 Secs. 
Language: English 
Notes: Arranged: Robert De Cormier and E. Sauter 
9.  Give me your tired, your poor by Irving Berlin
Conductor:  Richard P. Condie
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Mormon Tabernacle Choir
Period: 20th Century 
Written: 1949; USA 
 		Length: 3 Minutes 12 Secs. 
Language: English 
Notes: This song is performed with organ accompaniment. 
10.  When I first came to this land by Traditional
Conductor:  Richard P. Condie
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Mormon Tabernacle Choir
Written: USA 
 		Length: 3 Minutes 1 Secs. 
Language: English 
Notes: The text of this song was arranged by Oscar Brand from a Pete Seeger translation of an Old Pennsylvania Dutch song. 
11.  Over There by George M. Cohan
Performer:  Robert Merrill (Baritone)
Conductor:  Jerold Ottley
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Columbia Symphony Orchestra,  Mormon Tabernacle Choir
Period: 20th Century 
Written: 1917; USA 
 		Length: 2 Minutes 34 Secs. 
Language: English 
12.  You're a grand old flag by George M. Cohan
Conductor:  Jerold Ottley
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Columbia Symphony Orchestra,  Mormon Tabernacle Choir
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1906; USA 
 		Length: 2 Minutes 37 Secs. 
Language: English 
13.  The yankee doodle boy by George M. Cohan
Performer:  Robert Merrill (Baritone)
Conductor:  Jerold Ottley
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Columbia Symphony Orchestra,  Mormon Tabernacle Choir
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1904; USA 
 		Length: 2 Minutes 40 Secs. 
Language: English 
14.  This is the Army: This is the Army, Mr Jones by Irving Berlin
Conductor:  Jerold Ottley
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Columbia Symphony Orchestra,  Mormon Tabernacle Choir
Period: 20th Century 
Written: 1943; USA 
 		Language: English 
Notes: Arranged: Arthur Harris 
15.  Anchors Aweigh by Charles A. Zimmerman
Conductor:  Arthur Harris
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Columbia Symphony Orchestra,  Mormon Tabernacle Choir
Period: 20th Century 
Written: 1906 
 		Length: 2 Minutes 22 Secs. 
Language: English 
16.  Geneviève de Brabant: "From the Halls of Montezuma" by Jacques Offenbach
Conductor:  Arthur Harris
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Columbia Symphony Orchestra,  Mormon Tabernacle Choir
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1859; Paris, France 
 		Language: English 
Notes: Arranged: Arthur Harris. The words are anonymous (possibly by Henry C. Davis). 
17.  The United States Air Force Song by Robert M. Crawford
Conductor:  Arthur Harris
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Columbia Symphony Orchestra,  Mormon Tabernacle Choir
Period: 20th Century 
Written: USA 
 		Length: 1 Minutes 53 Secs. 
Language: English 
Notes: Arranged: Robert De Cormier and E. Sauter
Composition written: USA (1938).
Composition revised: USA (1951). 
18.  Stars and Stripes Forever by John Philip Sousa
Conductor:  Arthur Harris
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Columbia Symphony Orchestra,  Mormon Tabernacle Choir
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1897; USA 
 		Length: 3 Minutes 44 Secs. 
Language: English 
Notes: Arranged: Arthur Harris 
19.  Hail to the Chief by James Sanderson
Conductor:  Arthur Harris
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Columbia Symphony Orchestra,  Mormon Tabernacle Choir
Period: Classical 
Written: circa 1812; USA 
 		Length: 1 Minutes 39 Secs. 
Language: English 
Notes: Arranged: Arthur Harris 
20.  God Bless America by Irving Berlin
Conductor:  Eugene Ormandy
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Philadelphia Orchestra,  Mormon Tabernacle Choir
Period: 20th Century 
Written: 1918/1938; USA 
 		Length: 2 Minutes 23 Secs. 
Language: English 
Notes: Arranged: Robert De Cormier and E. Sauter 
21.  This is my country by Al Jacobs
Conductor:  Richard P. Condie
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Mormon Tabernacle Choir
Period: 20th Century 
Written: by 1940; USA 
 		Length: 3 Minutes 55 Secs. 
Language: English 
Notes: This work was written in collaboration with Don Raye.
Arranged: L. Durham
This song is performed with organ accompaniment. 
22.  The caissons go rolling along by Edmund Louis Gruber
Conductor:  Jerold Ottley
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Columbia Symphony Orchestra,  Mormon Tabernacle Choir
Period: 20th Century 
Written: 1918; USA 
 		Length: 2 Minutes 12 Secs. 
Language: English 
23.  The Star-spangled Banner by John Stafford Smith
Conductor:  Eugene Ormandy
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Philadelphia Orchestra,  Mormon Tabernacle Choir
Period: Classical 
Written: by 1814 
 		Length: 2 Minutes 37 Secs. 
Language: English 
Notes: Arranger: Frank Asper. 
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