Guided Listening: Grofé’s Grand Canyon Suite and Death Valley Suite 

Explore well-known works and discover new treasures of the musical repertory in our Guided Listening sessions with JoAnna Cochenet.

Join us for a plunge into the Grand Canyon Suite by Ferde Grofé and stroll through his Death Valley Suite as our musical tour of the American landscape heads to Arizona and southern California.

In each session, we’ll closely examine the music through clues and information left by the composer and inferred from their life, performance practice, and other historical and relative means. Please listen to the pieces at least once before coming to the sessions to help prepare your ears, mind, and thoughts for the conversation about the works.

Listen to Ferde Grofé’s Grand Canyon Suite on YouTube
Listen to Ferde Grofé Death Valley Suite on YouTube (in four tracks)

This event takes place online over Zoom. The link to join the Zoom will be provided the week of the event.

Check out all our of this year’s Guided Listening sessions on American Landscape: Wonders of the Wild West.