Today is the second day of classes this semester at Butler, and the first day two of my classes meet. For everyone starting their semester, here is some music by Ralph Vaughan Williams to encourage and inspire you, courtesy of the Internet Archive.
Serenade to Music
http://www.archive.org/flow/flowplayer.commercial-3.2.1.swf
The Lark Ascending
http://www.archive.org/flow/flowplayer.commercial-3.2.1.swf
Fantasia on Greensleeves
http://www.archive.org/flow/flowplayer.commercial-3.2.1.swf
Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis
http://www.archive.org/flow/flowplayer.commercial-3.2.1.swf
The Wasps Overture
http://www.archive.org/flow/flowplayer.commercial-3.2.1.swf
There’s also a video of a concert which begins with Vaughan Williams’ “Valiant for Truth”:
http://www.archive.org/flow/flowplayer.commercial-3.2.1.swf