Next, the works of Ravel and Gershwin were songs that were more familiar and understandable than the works of Kahane. For example, the addition of speech rather than just vocal and instrumental music in “Gabriel’s Guide to the 48 States” was not a typical action that is encountered at Symphonic Performances. Additionally, Kahane kept switching instruments from the electric guitar back to the banjo. The addition of the electric guitar and banjo changed the timbre and feeling of the orchestral instruments when played all together. It added a modern edge to traditional symphonic timbre. The implementation of the banjo in “Hard-Circus Road” evoked that idea of the North Carolina Mountains symbolic of the pieces inspiration. “Hard-Circus Road
