Radical Abundance: Marian McPartland in Concert

Distinguished jazz pianist Marian McPartland wrote this composition, "A Portrait of Rachel Carson", as a tribute to Carson’s pioneering work in environmentalism, particularly her 1962 book Silent Spring , which revealed the dangers of DDT. Working with pianist and arranger Allen Broadbent, the composition grew from a solo piano piece to one with full orchestration. McPartland hosts "Marian McPartland’s Piano Jazz", which has been broadcast on National Public Radio since 1978. With the Manhattan Chamber Orchestra, conducted by Richard Auldon Clark.

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