Now Playing: Ektenia

Recording of a 1994  performance in St. Petersburg at the Cathedral of the Transfiguration. Enough to make even me a believer.

Now Playing: "American Journey" . . .

. . . by John Williams. Tracks 2-7 (not the Olympics piece, but the one titled "American Journey.) May we all enjoy our American journeys.

Now Playing: "Creations"

By John Corigliano; narrated by Ian McKellen.

Now Playing: John Adams

Violin Concerto. Big fan of John Adams. Loved Nixon in China, which I've seen several times. (Yes, am geeky opera fan.)

Now Playing: Philip Glass

Itaipu.

Now Playing: Bagpipes

Jigging about the house, listening to Piper's Day, a cd we got in Scotland a couple of years ago.

If you're even a wee bit Irish/Scottish (and I'm more than a wee bit), bagpipes are bliss. Not quite as much as accordians, but . . .