{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Music of the American Spirit","description":"John Gibson's choral work "Mockingbird Sings" utilizes Native American texts of the Yuma Zuni, Laguna, and Apache tribes. The\r\ntitle refers to the individual charged with remembering events and traditions\r\nand his recounting of this oral history in songs and stories.  In this interview, Gibson explains his\r\napproach to setting these unusual texts to music and factors that distinguish American\r\nmusic from its European roots.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nThe Arts District Chorale performs "Mockingbird Sings." \r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nWorks Discussed:  John Gibson's "Mockingbird Sings"\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n \r\n","author_name":"Professor Carol","author_url":"http:\/\/professorcarol.com","html":"