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 For more information: http://www.naxos.com/catalogue/item.asp?item_code=8.559006