Alan Chatterton asks:

>>My American CD collection of art music runs to Copland's ballets, Quiet
>>City and 3rd Symphony; a complete Porgy and Bess; and a Barber violin
>>concerto that I can't lay hands on at the moment.
>>
>>It would be great to have some recommendations for extending this list.
>>What other American symphony (..nies) should I seek out? Songs, wind-band
>>music, chamber music? I don't know the American Classics collection, so
>>some hint of the most desirable elements would be really
>helpful, if that's
>>allowed.

I'd look at the following composers:

*  Adams
*  Barber
*  Bergsma
*  Bernstein
*  Blitzstein
*  Carter
*  Copland
*  Cowell
*  Dahl
*  Diamond
*  Fine
*  Foss
*  Gershwin
*  Hanson
*  Harris
*  Harrison
*  Herrmann
*  Hovhaness
*  Ives
*  Lees
*  Mennin
*  Menotti
*  Moross
*  Piston
*  Rosner
*  Rouse
*  Schuman
*  Shapero
*  Thompson
*  Thomson

Steve Schwartz