Because beauty.
Barber: Knoxville, Summer of 1915
Kaleidoscope Chamber Orchestra; Maria Valdes, Soprano
Listen to it all, of course, but OH, starting at 10:18 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQzaFJZ8CuE&feature=youtu.be&t=10m18s) … and then … “One is my mother who is good to me. One is my father who is good to me.” That section always hits my heart. Hard. I guess it just makes me miss my mother and father a lot.
