Meredith Willson (Symphony No. 2)

Throughout his very productive career, American composer Meredith Willson became known for Broadway successes like "The Unsinkable Molly Brown" and "The Music Man".
He also composed a couple of serious symphonies among other orchestral works. Willson's Symphony No. 2 "The Missions of California" (1940) was inspired by Fray Junipero Serra and the various missions established along El Camino Real. There are four movements:

I. Junipero Serra
II. San Juan Bautista
III. San Juan Capistrano
IV. El Camino Real

Performed by the Moscow Symphony Orchestra
Conducted by William T. Stromberg

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