In the early days of network radio there was considerable emphasis on classical music. Deems Taylor, a critic and composer, was one of the best known commentators on classical music, and remained so until network radio was supplanted by television. Taylor was so well known, in fact, that he was chosen by Walt Disney to be the host/narrator of his classic film "Fantasia." "Through the Looking Glass" was always the best known of his compositions. He wrote it in 1919 as a work for chamber orchestra. Rescored for full orchestra and expanded by two movements, it is, obviously, inspired by Lewis Carroll. The four movements are: The Dedication and The Garden of Live Flowers; Jabberwocky; Looking Glass Insects; and The White Knight. It is utterly beguiling, enchanting music. This writer would go so far as to rank it as equal to Ravel's "Mother Goose Suite."

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