Portland Choir & Orchestra's video: Backstage with Portland Choir Orchestra: Episode 1 Folklore and Americana favorites

Welcome to “Backstage with Portland Choir & Orchestra.” This is our podcast series where we pull back the curtain on some of our performances and take a closer look at the music: its background, its meaning and why we thought our audience would like it. 00:00 Today’s theme: Folklore & Americana Favorites. In each episode I am joined by one of our conductors—today by Dr. David Thomas, Artistic Director of Portland Choir & Orchestra, and we look back through our archives to find examples from our performances that correspond to a theme. I think you will enjoy learning a bit about the background of these musical numbers, but I think you will especially enjoy watching and listening to the performances armed with new insights about them. Featured on today's episode: 01:45 American folk song Cindy, Arr. Mack Wilberg 11:26 When the Saints Go Marching In Arr. John Rutter 19:39 Skip to My Lou, arr. Dan Forrest 27:50 The Dying Soldier, an American folk song arr. Mack Wilberg. Interested in watching The Dying Soldier music video mentioned in the podcast? Click here: https://youtu.be/zMvlIEpt7RM To watch more Folklore & Americana music performed by Portland Choir & Orchestra, click here: https://www.youtube.com/c/PortlandChoirOrchestra/playlists?view=50&sort=dd&shelf_id=6