USA and freedom. It's almost as if they stand next to each other in the thesaurus. When Americans are asked which state has the best motto, New Hampshire always wins: "Live Free or Die."

But can we take American composers as seriously as the "good old" European ones? Isn't that a bit too Hollywood? Very alternative, right? If there is one thing American composers are free from, it's the unwritten rules of the "Old Continent." The concept of freedom has also influenced the music you will hear here.