A note on this group must surely me made about the passing of Studs Terkel, an
American treasure. In the 2005 CD produced and conducted by our own Bob Levy,
Studs narrates Wilder's moving "Children's Plea for Peace," which came out of
another war-stricken era in 1968. The CD's title is "Alec Wilder: Music for
Winds and Brass" (Albany Records) with the Lawrence University Wind Ensemble and
Appleton Boys Choir, an octet, and a quintet. It is superb, and if you don't
have it you should order it at once, if for no other reason than to
hear and cherish the sonorous voice of the late, wonderful Studs Terkel.

John Biderman