The Seattle Philharmonic Orchestra, in which Meg had played clarinet for many years, remembered her at their October 23rd concert in Meany Hall by playing a piece by Aaron Copland. When they played it again, at their concert in Renton on the 30th, I made the above amateur recording, and got their permission to post it here.
It's entitled "Variations on a Shaker Melody", and uses the Shaker tune "Simple Gifts" which features prominently in Copland's score for the ballet "Appalachian Spring". As their conductor, Adam Stern, mentioned, the melody was played at our wedding.
A larger (and possibly less jerky) version of the video is available here.
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