An older Reference Recordings release with the Minnesota Orchestra was featured on American Public Radio’s program “Composers Datebook.” Here is the audio with A Ring of Time by Dominick Argento (b. 1927) from the album Valentino Dances (performed by the Minnesota Orchestra conducted by Eiji Oue) in the background of the program. Here is the full transcript from the show: At the dawn of the 20th century Teddy Roosevelt was president and America was in…