'The Construction of Boston,' Caught On Disc

Fresh Air's classical music critic reviews a new CD of Scott Wheeler's opera The Construction of Boston, based on a hymn to Boston written in 1962 by the New York poet Kenneth Koch.

The disc, out from Naxos, captures a live performance by the Boston Cecilia choral society.

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  • Album: Scott Wheeler: The Construction of Boston
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  • Label: Naxos
  • Released: 2008
 

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