National Orc Inst/Ross - Thompson: Symphony No. 2, Adams: Drift and Providence, Barber: Symphony No. 1

The second Naxos recording by the elite conservatory students of the National Orchestral Institute Philharmonic explores further examples of the breadth of American music. Randall Thompson, famed for his vocal works, is represented by his Symphony No. 2 which, with its syncopation and echoes of jazz, helped to establish a bright, vibrant American style. After an inauspicious debut, Samuel Barber�s tautly cyclical Symphony No. 1 became the first