tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060605.post-88224551245964385902007-12-07T15:54:00.000Z2007-12-07T15:54:00.000Z2007-12-07T15:54:00.000ZThis seems an appropriate place to mention that McPhee was not working in a vacuum. The American composer Henry Eichheim (1870-1942) went there and did that well before Colin, garnering performances by all the important American orchestras of his large works incorporating indigenous music and instruments he brought back from his many travels. Stokowoski (who traveled with Eichheim) was an ardent advocate of Eichheim's, which may explain why he was not too involved with McPhee.JWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09520926883774598349noreply@blogger.com