Rio Bravo

This fun work draws on iconic musical artifacts of movie Westerns to portray the rugged landscape surrounding one of the longest, most fabled rivers in North America. The challenging, arid region along the "brave river" that divides Mexico from the southwestern United States - depicted in many a song and story - is characterized by mountains, canyons, and desert plains. The river, known north of the border as the Rio Grande, has called to itself settlers, cattle drivers, gunslingers, and outlaws. Transport your students and audience to a time and place where legends of the Old West were made! (3:00)