An American Tapestry*
Donna Wissinger, Flute         Joy Myers, Piano

Quotes from 2006 Mid-West Tour:
"This was the best concert in 31 years!" 
"More people would understand the classics if explained like this." 
"An American Tapestry expanded our horizons.  What a delight!"

Overture and Paintings*
Fanfare: Composer's Holiday and America from West Side Story

Simple Gifts  In the Mowing    Winslow Homer	arr.  Aaron Copland
Duo	Aaron Copland
Flowing  Kansas Corn Field   John Steuart Curry    Aspens  Oscar Berninghaus
Poetic, Somewhat Mournful  Sandwiches   Reginald Marsh     Do Unto Others   Norman Rockwell
Lively, With Bounce Vacation; No Swimming; Leap Frog; Stolen Clothes   Norman Rockwell
Pleasant Song 1    Mother and Child   Mary Cassatt	Peter Schickele
Pleasant Song 2   Eva Green   Robert Henri
The Entertainer	Scott Joplin
"Summertime" and "A Woman is a Sometime Thing"    American Farmer   Carl Wuermer	Gershwin
3 Dances for Flute and Piano*	Stella Sung
Andante Mrs. Mary Hollock Greenwalt     Thomas Eakins   Rosie the Riveter  Norman Rockwell
Adagio, quasi improvisatory, tempo rubato   Golden Gardens   Mark Tobey
Allegretto    Dixie Cups   Henry Gottlieb; Coal Mine Disaster  Vincent La Gambina; War Bond  Norman Rockwell
Intermission
Native American Flute Songs  Indians on Broadway John Sloan
The Story of Yankee Doodle  Transfer at William’s Park Jean Grastorf
The Pink Panthar	Henri Mancini
Medley   Thanksgiving  Norman Rockwell; Indian Summer	Charles Burchfield
Somewhere from West Side Story	Leonard Bernstein
Orange and Blue Rag  The Cheerleader  Norman Rockwell	Stella Sung
Carmela  The Pond Henry Koerner	William Grant Still
Old Folks at Home  The Birches  Childe Hassam	Stephen Foster
Oh, Boys, Carry me ‘long
Amazing Grace  Sunrise in Northport Harbor	arr. Howard Tappan
Stars and Stripes Forever	John Philip Sousa

*Program subject to change. Paintings, excluding those of Norman Rockwell, courtesy of the Wichita Museum of Art.
Printable Version of An American Tapestry Program

Reviews for American Tapestry

"Beautiful playing and a wonderful program. An American Tapestry is engaging and informative.  It was perfect for our college and community audience."

"A talent among the best.  An American Tapestry is rich in entertainment and information.  The highest quality of performance.  Our audience loved it."

Palm Coast United Methodist Church

                                                                                    Chipola College

"Donna plays with some of the most exquisite phrasing I have ever heard. This  concert was pure delight...a rare privilege."

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Beyond the Obvious: The Wonder

Donna Wissinger, Flute     Stephen Robinson, Guitar