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All American

Francis Marion University Performing Arts Center

Elizabeth Williams Taylor (soprano) and Scott MacLeod (baritone) animate the songs of Aaron Copland in this program of familiar and unfamiliar works depicting historic times and places in the American experience.

The Promise of America

Hayti Heritage Center

Celebrate the legendary George Gershwin and his extraordinary impact on American music. This thrilling evening will feature a dollop of jazz, blues, and dance rhythms. Hear how Gershwin's influence echoes through the years in this enticing program showcasing Kevin Cole, widely considered the finest Gershwin pianist in the country

Gershwin’s American Dream

Sarasota Opera House

The season opens on August 24th with a delightful program featuring Mozart’s beloved Bassoon Concerto, showcasing Principal Bassoonist Daniel Hane. Also on the program are Jean-Philippe Rameau’s “Airs de Ballet” from his exotic opéra-ballet “Les Indes Galantes” and Haydn’s ever amusing Symphony No. 83, “La Poule.

Sounds of America

Christ Church

Celebrate Independence Day in grand style with the York Symphony Orchestra at the July4York 2024 event! This FREE concert promises an unforgettable evening of patriotic music and community spirit at WellSpan Park, located at 5 Brooks Robinson Way, York, PA 17401. Mark your calendars for Thursday, July 4, 2024, and be ready to join the festivities as the gates open at 8 pm, right after the thrilling baseball game between the York Revolution and the Lancaster Stormers concludes.

The concert will kick off at 8:30 pm and run until 9:30 pm, featuring a spectacular lineup of music including Gould's "American Salute," Sousa's "Hands Across the Sea," a George M. Cohan Medley, Williams' "Liberty Fanfare," and many more, culminating in the powerful "1812 Overture" by Tchaikovsky. This one-hour symphony and chorus performance, enhanced by select York Youth Symphony Orchestra students, is set to be the highlight of York’s biggest July 4 party. 

After the musical journey, stay for the dazzling fireworks display, lighting up the night sky in celebration of our nation's independence. The event, presented by Powder Mill Foundation, is a fantastic opportunity for the community to come together, enjoy top-notch live music, and partake in a sing-along of patriotic songs.

Remember, the July4York timeline also includes a Pre-Game Judgement Free Funzone starting at 5:00 p.m., ensuring there's plenty of entertainment even before the main event begins. Don't miss this chance to celebrate July 4th with your family, friends, and the talented musicians of the York Symphony Orchestra and Chorus. Admission is free, making it accessible for everyone to join in the festivities and create lasting memories of this patriotic celebration.

July4York 2024

WellSpan Park

July 4th Concert and Fireworks Celebration

Kankakee Community College

Celebrate the great outdoors and VSO’s 90th birthday with the 2024 Summer Festival Tour: Symphony of Stars! Join the orchestra for spectacular evenings of music by Sufjan Stevens, Margaret Bonds, Vermont’s own Erik Nielsen, John Philip Sousa marches, John Williams’ E.T. score, and more, plus spectacular solos from VSO’s musicians! Music Director Andrew Crust leads the ensemble featuring principal cello John Dunlop, principal clarinet Kelli O’Connor, and principal percussion D. Thomas Toner. Bring your picnic and relax under balmy summer skies with your Vermont Symphony Orchestra!

Vso Summer Tour: Grafton

Burke Mountain Hotel

Grafton Trails & Outdoor Center

Shelburne Museum

Join us for the SMSO’s annual tribute to America and its steadfast strength with a mixture of patriotic favorites, film scores, and iconic American works. The 1812 Overture by Tchaikovsky synchronized to an outstanding fireworks display ends this spectacular celebration! 

A Salute To America

Silver Beach County Park

Independence Day Concert Celebration

La Casa de Cristo Lutheran Church

A pair of dances that illustrate two distinctive aspects of Jerome Robbins’ artistry highlight this diverse program. Interplay, first seen in 1945, features music by Morton Gould, and was described by one critic as “the foundation of an American mid-forties classic style.” Other Dances features just two dancers in a display of sweeping, occasionally folk-inflected ballet technique. The Robbins pieces are joined by newer works: Pam Tanowitz’s Gustave le Gray No. 1 is performed to a score for solo piano by Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Caroline Shaw, its title a tribute to the 19th-century French artist known for his innovations in the nascent medium of photography. And Justin Peck’s Year of the Rabbit, his second dance for the Company, marked Peck’s first collaboration with the singer-songwriter Sufjan Stevens.

Classic NYCB II

Lincoln Center

Jonathan Aasgaard, Principal Cello of the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, joins pianist William Bracken on a very personal journey through 20th century America – from the melodies of Gershwin and Barber to the wild frontiers of Carter and Crumb.

Jonathan Aasgaard, cello and William Bracken, piano

The Music Room

Eastman Wind Orchestra

Eastman Theatre

Indiana Trust Pops Series takes you “Under the Big Top” to an unforgettable performance that will transport you to the magical world of Circus Flora. Making its debut in South Bend, this immersive experience will thrill and delight audiences of all ages with Circus Flora’s incredible skills, performing breathtaking aerial acts, acrobatics, juggling, and more.

Under the Big Top

Morris Performing Arts Center

Concert Band

Northwestern University

A program rooted in resilience and retrospection featuring a premiere by student composer Brandon Mirvil in addition to works by Julius Fucik, Robert Spittal, and Morton Gould.

March to Heaven—Frost Symphonic Winds

University of Miami

Salute To Armed Forces

Ford Community & Performing Arts Center

Tickets to the PSO’s outdoor concert at the Plano Balloon Festival are now on sale! In partnership with the H-E-B | Central Market Plano Balloon Festival, the PSO is honored to once again play a role in opening this year’s festival with a special outdoor community concert! General admission tickets, which provide access to the concert, are $10 per person, $5 for children age 12 and under and seniors age 65 and up.

The PSO at the Plano Balloon Festival

Oak Point Park

We will be partnering with Baker Demonstration School, which will provide fun child activities before and during the concert, including an instrument petting zoo.

Open Air Pops Concert

Gillson Park

Michelle Cann returns to the Grant Park Orchestra after a dazzling debut in 2022. This time she plays George Gershwin's irresistible mashup of classical and jazz, Rhapsody in Blue. The concert includes Aaron Copland's timeless Variations on a Shaker Theme, and a piece inspired by Aaron Copland, the Fanfare for the Uncommon Woman by Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Joan Tower. Also, a tribute to the Windy City by New Orleans native Edmond Dédé and Sousa's perennial favorite Stars and Stripes Forever.

An American Salute: Rhapsody in Blue

Grant Park Music Festival

Millennium Park

Bring a blanket or lawn chair and enjoy an incredible night of music and the sounds of summer with Symphoria! This concert is free to attend and you do not need a ticket.

Symphoria 2023

Fort Stanwix National Monument

Emerson Park

Kerri Hornaday Park

Fayetteville Beard Park

Manor on the Green

Fort Ontario

Clary Middle School

Join us for an unforgettable evening at the Bucks County Symphony Orchestra's Pops Concert, showcasing "Music of the Americas." This vibrant concert will take place on Saturday, March 18, 2023, at the Delaware Valley University's Life Sciences Building, located at 700 East Butler Avenue, Doylestown, PA 18901. The evening begins with a pre-concert reception at 6:00 PM, followed by the main performance at 7:30 PM.

The concert program features an exhilarating selection of works by Aaron Copland and Leonard Bernstein, as well as a variety of pieces from Latin America's most esteemed composers. Highlights include Bernstein's Overture to West Side Story, arranged by Maurice Peress, José Moncayo's Huapango, and Copland's iconic Variations on a Shaker Melody from Appalachian Spring, among others. This diverse lineup promises to deliver a night of captivating music that celebrates the rich musical heritage of the Americas.

Ticket options include General Admission for the concert only at $25, free Student Admission for those under 18 (concert only), and Premium Admission for $100, which includes both the concert and the reception. Premium Admission is exclusive to patrons 21 years and older and features hors d'oeuvres, beverages, and a special meet-and-greet with Maestro Domínguez, who will discuss the evening's repertoire.

Parking is available in the lots adjacent to the Life Sciences Building, with handicap spots provided. For added convenience, a shuttle bus service from the University’s Main Entrance off Butler Avenue to the Life Sciences Building will start at 5:30 PM.

Don't miss this spectacular celebration of music from the Americas with the Bucks County Symphony Orchestra. Get your tickets now and support the symphony in bringing these incredible sounds to our community. For more information, contact the Bucks County Symphony at P. O. Box 500, Doylestown, PA 18901, call 215-348-7321, or visit our website to purchase tickets and learn more about our events and programs.

Pops Concert

Delaware Valley University

Our concert season opener is a musicological journey through the history of American music featuring composers from the late 1900s to present day. Come to hear your favorite works by American composers and support our 2022 Charles F. Davis concerto competition winner, Karlie Thomas, performing Scaramouch for alto saxophone and orchestra.

Aspects of America

Great Lakes Center for the Arts

Our opening concert tells a story of rebirth and communal renewal: from Morton Gould's Protest, and a World Premiere commission of <em>As Water, Freedom</em> by Derrick Skye (Spiva); to Sibelius and John Adams at 75. The concert concludes with Stravinsky's <em>Firebird Suite</em>, a timeless work celebrating collective reemergence and renewal.

Symphonic I: Renew

University of California, Berkeley

The unique spirit of our nation has been the source of inspiration for countless writers and composers through the years. ETSO brings two of those voices to the stage for a concert celebrating America in music. The words of American icons, Abraham Lincoln and George Washington, take center stage for two works: The speeches and writings of our 16th president give voice to Aaron Copland’s Lincoln Portrait. And Composer Aaron Dworkin has used the life and words of America’s first president, George Washington, as the source of his work The American Rhapsody.  Dworkin, himself, will serve as narrator for the ETSO performance.  The concert also features special appearances by vocal and instrumental ensembles from Texas College and Jarvis Christian University, performing with the ETSO.

The Spirit Of America

The University of Texas at Tyler

**Event Title:** Ravel & Gershwin: Classical Meets Jazz

**Date and Time:** Thursday, March 27, 2025, at 7:30 PM

**Location:** Winspear Centre

**Conductor:** Alain Trudel

**Featured Soloist:** Élisabeth Pion, Piano (ESO Debut)

**About the Concert:**
Dive into an evening where classical music meets jazz in a sensational, genre-fusing program. The concert showcases Ravel's extraordinary orchestration skills with his iconic "Boléro" and the jazz-influenced Piano Concerto, featuring the talented Élisabeth Pion in her ESO debut. Experience the highlights from Gershwin's most successful opera, "Porgy and Bess," including "Summertime," the most covered song in history. The program is completed by Gould's high-energy "Symphonette No. 2," marking its American ESO premiere.

**Program Highlights:**
- RAVEL: Boléro, Piano Concerto
- GERSHWIN: Porgy and Bess - A Symphonic Picture
- GOULD: Symphonette No. 2 (American ESO Premiere)

**Additional Information:**
- The concert will include an intermission.
- Program subject to change.

**Important Dates:**
- Renewal Deadline for current subscribers: May 1 (to keep preferred seats)
- Subscriber presale for all regular ESO 24/25 single performances: July 17, 2024, at 10:00 AM
- Public onsale for regular ESO 24/25 single performances: July 24, 2024, at 10:00 AM

**Ticket Information:**
- Buy Subscription available. Explore the season and subscribe to save up to 37%.
- Tickets start at $28.

**Venue Acknowledgement:**
The Winspear Centre and Edmonton Symphony Orchestra acknowledge that we are on Treaty 6 Territory, a traditional meeting ground for many Indigenous Peoples. We honor the rich artistic and cultural traditions of the Indigenous communities that call this land home.

**Child Policy:**
Children 3 years of age and under will not be admitted.

**Box Office Information:**
- Hours: Monday to Friday, 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM; Closed on Saturday & Sunday.
- Phone: 780.428.1414
- Email: box.office@winspearcentre.com
- Note: The Box Office is open for walk-ins beginning 75 minutes before scheduled events.

Join us for a night where classical elegance and jazz vibrancy collide, under the baton of Alain Trudel and the enchanting piano of Élisabeth Pion. Don't miss this unique musical journey at the Winspear Centre.

Ravel & Gershwin: Classical Meets Jazz

Winspear Centre

We can’t think of a more wonderful way to finish our 90th Anniversary Season than with another collaboration with the outstanding Saint Louis Ballet – this time featuring several different dances with jazzy music by some of the greatest Broadway composers, including George Gershwin and Richard Rodgers. Don’t miss this opportunity to see the Springfield Symphony team up again with one of the best ballet companies of the Midwest.

Morton Gould

Composer

Events

Upcoming events

Feb 22, 2025

The Spirit Of America · East Texas Symphony Orchestra

27 - 30 Mar, 2025

Ravel & Gershwin: Classical Meets Jazz · Winspear Centre

May 3, 2025

S’Wonderful · Springfield Symphony Orchestra

Past events

Nov 11, 2024

All American · Florence Symphony Orchestra

Oct 20, 2024

The Promise of America · Durham Symphony Orchestra

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