Composer

Experience the future of music that is out of this world in this inspiring side-by-side concert, where the talented young musicians of the Youth Orchestra perform alongside the professionals of the Orchestra of the Southern Finger Lakes.

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Reaching for the Stars

Clemens Center

Journey through the year with Boulanger’s Of Spring Morning, Dvořák’s Symphony No. 8, and Copland’s Appalachian Spring—music inspired by nature’s rhythms.

Seasons of Sound

North Canyon High School

Our common purpose to make each generation better than the last leads us to music of American themed-music by Randall Thompson, Frederick Delius, and Leonard Bernstein’s “Make Our Garden Grow”  The winners of our biennial student Concerto Competition will also be showcased.

Aspiriation

Coughlin-Saunders Performing Arts Center

Celebrate the 250th birthday of the United States and the grand opening of the Thaddeus Stevens & Lydia Hamilton Smith Center for History and Democracy with Aaron Copland’s Lincoln Portrait, William L. Dawson’s Negro Folk Symphony, and a powerful new work celebrating the lives of Stevens & Smith by Lancaster’s own D. Michael Wege.

Stevens & Smith

Lancaster Country Day School

An American in Paris with Our Town

Shermerhorn Symphony Center

For our third Masterworks, we asked for your vote and we have our final lineup! The program beings with Mendelssohn’s haunting  Hebrides Overture, followed by Concertmaster Leonid Sigal for a performance of Vieuxtemps’s 5th Violin Concerto—a rarely performed masterpiece by a 19th Century Belgian virtuoso. We close our performance with Tchaikovsky’s Fifth Symphony—an impassioned work that moves from angst to blazing triumph.

Town & Country

Vero Beach Country Club

Spring Showcase: Concert Band, Symphonic Band, and Wind Ensemble – Jason H. Nam, Eric M. Smedley, and Donald McKinney, conductors

Musical Arts Center

The Concerts with Commentary series features award-winning music faculty who not only perform with excellence but also share the cultural background and historical context of the repertoire and composers represented in the series. Each concert focuses on a different genre, composer or instrument(s).

Concerts with Commentary – An Evening of Favorites

 The University of Tulsa

The National Opera Studio Young Artists present an extraordinary evening celebrating the Studio’s collaboration with two of its partner companies: English National Opera and Scottish Opera. In this special showcase performance, immerse yourself in captivating operatic scenes spanning the 19th and 20th centuries.

Act Three

Blackheath Halls

Continuing the celebration of America’s 250th birthday, the third subscription concert at the Holdcraft Performing Arts Center in Michigan City on March 8, 2026 will reflect on the themes of America’s struggles and triumphs as a young nation. The New World opens with Charles Ives’ Variations on America, followed by two pieces inspired by Abraham Lincoln, Aaron Copland’s Lincoln Portrait, and Stella Sung’s Lincoln’s Battle. Closing the concert will be Dvorak’s Symphony No. 9, or New World Symphony, which Dvorak wrote during his brief, but significant time spent in New York City and inspired by African American spirituals and Native American traditions.

The New World

Pathways at Elston

Concert 3

Schaap Center for the Arts

Featuring the PVS Orchestra & Chorus in collaboration with Illumine Vocal Arts Ensemble and Amherst College Glee Club.

Experience a night of transcendent beauty with three masterworks in one unforgettable concert. Gustav Holst’s Walt Whitman Overture bursts forth with energy and optimism, inspired by the poet’s boundless spirit. Aaron Copland’s Appalachian Spring follows, evoking the American landscape with its warm, pastoral melodies and timeless simplicity. The evening culminates with Ralph Vaughan Williams’ Dona Nobis Pacem, a powerful and deeply moving plea for peace, interweaving texts from Walt Whitman, the Bible, and political speeches into a soaring choral masterpiece. This evening journeys through the PVS 87th season theme of hope, resilience, and the universal longing for harmony.

Grant Us Peace

This program is the first in a series of tributes to the far-reaching influence of Nadia Boulanger, one of the 20th century’s most legendary music pedagogues. From Thea Musgrave’s dynamic Points of View to Aaron Copland’s lyrical Appalachian Spring, we hear the imprint of her guidance—clarity, structure, and emotional truth. Mozart’s Horn Concerto reflects the ideals Boulanger championed, searching in tradition the possible paths for novel expressions.

Boulangerie 1

Ithaca College

The Beatles & Rutter Soul

McAllen Performing Arts Center

This concert celebrates the rich and varied voices that define American music. The first half features iconic works by Charles Ives, William Grant Still, and Aaron Copland—each capturing a distinct facet of American life, history, and ideals. The second half shifts to contemporary perspectives with Shuying Li’s meditative In This Breath and Clarice Assad’s dynamic Sin Fronteras, affirming the power of music to transcend boundaries, embrace diverse identities, and reflect the human experience in all its beautiful complexity.

Symphonic Wind Ensemble

Northwestern University

Tonight’s concert celebrates the clarinet, and the outstanding playing of Mark van de Wiel.  

Mark first performed in the Royal Festival Hall as a member of the National Youth Orchestra, and was the Philharmonia’s Principal Clarinet from 2000 to 2025. He plays a brand new concerto commissioned from his friend Jonathan Dove CBE. Dove’s music often expresses feelings of wonder at the natural world.  His third concerto to feature a soloist scanning the skies (following Stargazer and Northern Lights), Rainbow showcases Mark’s virtuosity and lyricism. 

The celebration continues with Aaron Copland’s glorious Clarinet Concerto, commissioned by jazz legend Benny Goodman. Then Mark hands over to the Philharmonia’s new Principal Clarinet Maura Marinucci for the unmistakable glissando opening of Rhapsody in Blue. On piano, Frank Dupree brings his infectious energy and enthusiasm to Gershwin’s masterpiece.  

Santtu conducts Bernstein, Copland and Gershwin

Southbank Centre

The OPRL and Lucie Leguay embark on a journey to the heart of 20th- century America , with the nine Symphonic Dances from Bernstein's masterpiece West Side Story , reorganized into an orchestral suite by the composer in 1960. Commissioned by Nadia Boulanger, Copland's Organ Symphony (1924), a student of the great French pedagogue, blends modernism, jazz influences, and virtuosity, capturing the bold energy of the United States in the 1920s. Florence Price's work is experiencing a remarkable resurgence. Conceived on a Negro spiritual theme , her vibrant Concert Overture No. 1 , premiered in Chicago in 1939, embodies all the richness of her African-American roots.

West Side Story

Philharmonic Hall of Liege

Delight in an intimate evening of chamber music that celebrates the elegance and emotional depth of the season. This year’s Spring Serenade features Copland’s luminous Appalachian Spring Suite, a timeless ode to hope and renewal, alongside Mendelssohn’s vibrant Sinfonia X for strings. Acclaimed guest artists Daniel Andai (violin) and Ciro Fodere (piano) take center stage in Mendelssohn’s Double Concerto, a rare gem of youthful brilliance. Rounding out the program is the sweeping romanticism of Elgar’s Serenade for Strings. A captivating chamber concert sure to stir the soul.

Spring Serenade 

Coral Gables Congregational United Church of Christ

Fan favorite guest conductor Morihiko Nakahara returns to conduct your Portland Symphony Orchestra.

Morihiko Conducts Your PSO

Merrill Auditorium

The always-evolving Met Orchestra Chamber Ensemble features musicians from the legendary Met Orchestra in a variety of unique programs. Together, along with special guest artists from the Metropolitan Opera and beyond, they explore a boundless world of chamber music, adapting to fit the instrumental needs of any piece—from all-time classics to hard-to-find hidden gems and standout works by many of today’s significant composers. In this Sunday matinee, they perform works by American composers Caroline Shaw, Copland, Beach, G. Walker, Barber, and John Adams, joined by Yannick Nézet-Séguin as pianist and conductor.

The Met Orchestra Chamber Ensemble 2026 Concert 4

Carnegie Hall

Class Classics begins with the musical enthusiasm of young people who qualify with their school orchestras and learn from the professionals of the Munich Radio Orchestra during rehearsals what matters for a big performance. The goal is a joint concert with the Munich Radio Orchestra at the Isar Philharmonic Hall in the Gasteig HP8.

Classical class – Dance Around the World

Gasteig HP8

A lively tribute to American music featuring Bernstein’s “Candide Overture,” Ives’ “Variations on America,” Copland’s timeless “Appalachian Spring” and more!

Variations on Americana

Lewis and Clark Community College

Dvořák & Copland

Artis–Naples

University Chorale and Conductors Orchestra – Gabriel Fanelli, conductor (Doctoral Recital)

Auer Hall

Family Concert: The Sound of Red, White, and Blue

Heritage Middle School

Four notes instantly recognizable across generations welcome back the much-loved Symphony No. 5 to the Kleinhans stage. Dance Symphony‘s rhythmic jazz motifs were drawn from an evocative Copland ballet about a morbid conjurer who could raise the dead and make them dance. Beethoven expands on Mozart’s influence in his Piano Concerto No. 1, featuring challenging key changes and bold harmonies.

Beethoven’s Fifth

Kleinhans Music Hall

Symphony IV:  James Garlick plays Barber's Violin Concerto, plus Dvorak's 7th and Copland's Quiet City

Port Angeles High School

Of Passion and Promise

Alys Robinson Stephens Performing Arts Center

Thomas Wilkins leads a true celebration of American music! Experience the charm of Copland’s iconic ballet Rodeo: Four Dance Episodes, followed by Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue with 18-time Grammy-winning banjo virtuoso Béla Fleck. To close, the NSO presents the world premiere of Peter Boyer and Joseph Sohm’s American Mosaic, an NSO co-commission featuring stunning video imagery, powerful live narration, and quintessential American melodies to celebrate the land, people, and spirit of the United States for its 250th birthday.

American Mosaic

Kennedy Center

Contemporary Directions Ensemble

University of Michigan

It is impossible to overstate Martha Graham’s influence on dance in the past century. Her distinctive, groundbreaking movement technique has been carried in dancers’ bodies for generations; the works she commissioned have grown and multiplied over hundreds of performances; and her contributions to the art of stage design and dance production are countless.

Martha Graham Dance Company

Cal Performances

2024 Grammy®-winning conductor Teddy Abrams joins the Orchestra for a feast of American mashups, including timeless hits from Leonard Bernstein's West Side Story and Aaron Copland's jazz-inspired Clarinet Concerto. The ASO welcomes the "expressive and free-spirited" (Bachtrack) clarinetist Martin Fröst for the Clarinet Concerto by bandleader and jazz legend Artie Shaw. And Grammy®-winner Valerie Coleman puts the Orchestra through its paces with a nod to the Harlem Renaissance in a co-commissioned concerto.

America @ 250: Bernstein's West Side Story

The Woodruff Arts Center

Elevate your musical experience with our Sound of Innovation performances. This distinctive series, where innovation meets classical virtuosity, immerses you into a mix of traditional and contemporary compositions. Your experience includes dinner and a drink ticket

The Sound of Innovation

The Club Room at The Clyde

Whether Swan Lake, The Nutcracker, or Romeo and Juliet – many of the most beautiful and well-known melodies were written for ballet. The grace and elegance of the dancers inspired the composers to achieve peak creative achievements – time to devote a detailed attention to the resulting music. This evening, it's not just the bows that dance on the strings; some animals are also said to be doing a few pirouettes...

Pirouettes and pliés

Prinzregententheater

Wind Symphony & Symphony Band

Music Building and Recital Hall

Celebrate a powerful evening of American music with the Montgomery Symphony Orchestra as we present the world premiere of A Time for Jubilee by Nkeiru Okoye, a new MSO-commissioned work honoring the spirit of resilience and freedom. The program also features Adolphus Hailstork’s vibrant American Port of Call and Aaron Copland’s heartfelt The Tender Land Suite, capturing the hope and beauty of the American landscape.

Masterworks III: A Time for Jubilee

Troy University

We the People

MassBay Community College

Mélisse Brunet returns to conduct Copland’s iconic Four Dance Episodes from Rodeo, Ives’ Variations on “America” and Bates’ The Rhapsody of Steve Jobs. Stewart Goodyear returns as soloist in Gershwin’s Piano Concerto in F, a 100-year-old work that fuses jazz, ragtime, and classical music into a sensational piece, rounding out this American celebration in music.

Celebrating America at 250: Gershwin, Copland & More

Phoenix Convention Center

Three American visionaries—Aaron Copland, Charles Ives and Valerie Coleman—have defined the American sound. Ryan Bancroft leads Copland’s Third Symphony with its quintessential folk-inspired melodies and the famous Fanfare for the Common Man. Coleman honors The Great Migration and Harlem Renaissance in her new Renaissance Concerto for orchestra.

Coleman + Copland

New World Center

Join us for an unforgettable evening of American masterpieces, featuring three of the most iconic works of the 20th century. From the stirring patriotism of Copland's Fanfare for the Common Man to the jazzy brilliance of Gershwin's Piano Concerto in F and the electrifying rhythms of Bernstein's Symphonic Dances from West Side Story, this is a concert that will have you on the edge of your seat.

20th Century America

Eglinton St. George's United Church

Trial & Tribulation

Mesquite Arts Center

America the Beautiful is stunningly depicted in “Simple Gifts,” American jazz, the spirit of the dance and even a glorious moon rise in this quartet of works. You’ll hear Copland’s immortal Appalachian Spring Suite and his jazz-inspired Clarinet Concerto featuring CSO’s own Kellan Toohey, plus Montgomery’s Strum and Mason’s Princesa de la Luna.

America the Beautiful

Cheyenne Civic Center

Fantastic Symphony | Frost Symphony Orchestra

University of Miami

Experience the bold energy and lyrical beauty of Julia Perry’s A Short Piece for Orchestra, followed by the emotional depth and virtuosity of Barber’s Cello Concerto. Concluding with Copland’s Symphony No. 3, patrons will be swept away by its grand, uplifting finale that embodies the spirit of American optimism.

Celebrating America: From Cello to Copland

DeVos Performance Hall

Experience the vibrant energy of Aaron Copland’s Rodeo. Four folk-inspired dances from the ballet come alive, bursting with frontier spirit and lively rhythms. Described as elegant and thoughtful (Cincinnati Business Courier), violinist Melissa White will capture the sounds of American classical music with the soul-stirring lyricism of Florence Price’s Second Violin Concerto. Finally, Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No.1 (“Winter Dreams”) will take us on a charming musical ride full of dreamy landscapes and emotional depth.

Price & Tchaikovsky

Ohio Theatre

Observe a working rehearsal as the musicians and conductor put the finishing touches on the weekend’s concert.

Friday Coffee Dress – Price & Tchaikovsky

This program promises to take you on a journey you’;ve never been on before. First: Elliott Carter’s Sound Fields, a piece that’s less about melody and more about the beautiful, shifting textures of sound itself. Imagine a canvas of strings, where moments of thin, transparent sound are contrasted with rich, dense tapestries - it’s a quiet, meditative experience that invites you to listen in a completely new way.

American Dreams

Fairmount Presbyterian Church

St Stanislaus Church

Our Lady of Angels Catholic Church

St Noel Church

The MSU Wind Symphony welcomes guest conductor Tyler Austin and guest ensemble Newfound Winds for a dynamic evening of music. The program includes Incandescence by Craig Adams, The Bird-While by Gala Flagello featuring Newfound Winds, Buckaroo Holiday from Rodeo (arr. Megan) by Aaron Copland, and the world premiere of Lenguaje, Symphony No. 1 by MSU alumnus Frank Duarte—winner of the 2025 Jere Hutcheson Composition Contest. Tyler Austin, guest conductor.

Wind Symphony

Michigan State University

From the very first second ofBruckner's 4th Symphonyhe conjures us out of our earthly shell and into a world of mystery, of euphony, of overwhelming currents and enormous constructions. Bruckner's music is 'larger than life', but his 4th symphony is the most welcoming of all his great symphonies and a good place to start if you still have your first Bruckner experience to enjoy. He takes us from outer space to the very deepest place in the heart of the ball when he builds his enormous musical sequences, which switch surprisingly effortlessly from great drama to subtle intimacy. Organ virtuoso that he was, he uses the orchestra as a gigantic luxury organ, which in a split second can switch from the finest little Austrian folk melody to terrifying cascades of sound - produced with an orchestra that is not much larger than in Beethoven's time, but which uses the entire register in new and surprising ways.

Bruckner's 4th Symphony

Odense Concert Hall

Barbara Hannigan returns for an electrifying evening, bringing the intoxicating rhythms of Offenbach and the sultry nostalgia of the tango in Youkali. Renowned for her stunning performances at the Maison symphonique in 2022 and 2024, the Canadian conductor and soprano is set to mesmerize with her extraordinary talent and magnetic presence in this bold and captivating program.

The Flamboyant Barbara Hannigan

Place des Arts

Wind Ensemble – Donald McKinney, conductor

Cycle Three: Echoes Of The West

St Andrew's Presbyterian Church Arizona

DesertView Performing Arts Center

This concert features American composer Aaron Copland with his dramatic musical story of legendary outlaw Billy the Kid.  Copland’s brilliant score takes us through scenes of wagons, a frontier town, a nighttime card game, and even a gun battle from the American West.  The concert opens with American composer Gabriela Lena Frank’s Three Latin American Dances, a work depicting rhythms and dances of regions in South America.

Billy The Kid

California State University, Chico

Cascade Theatre

Journey through luminous soundscapes and rustic beauty in Appalachian Spring, a concert of celestial serenity, playful charm, and sweeping Americana. The evening opens with Aaron Jay Kernis’ Musica Celestis, a transcendent work of shimmering, angelic harmonies that seem to drift through the heavens. Duo Amadeae—sisters Esther Park and Sun-A Park—bring their dazzling synchronicity and expressive touch to Poulenc’s spirited Concerto for Two Pianos in D Minor, a piece bursting with wit, elegance, and unexpected turns. Copland’s beloved Appalachian Spring brings the night to a radiant close, evoking gentle nostalgia and painting a musical portrait of open skies and endless possibility. This program offers a joyful, heartfelt journey through sound and story—a celebration of hope, imagination, and the enduring spirit.

CSO: Appalachian Spring

RiverCenter for the Performing Arts

Celebrate nearly 250 years of American music with your Greeley Philharmonic. The concert includes the patriotic “Liberty Fanfare” and “Stars and Stripes Forever.” Also featured is Copland’s ballet, Appalachian Spring, inspired by the American frontier. Bernstein’s Three Dance Episodes and “A New World A’Comin” by Duke Ellington fuse jazz and orchestral traditions. The second half opens with a world premiere of a piece by Julie Giroux. Join us on January 31st to hear your American favorites or to discover something new!

Stars & stripes Forever

University of Northern Colorado

A program of legendary figures—both real and imagined—features the Annapolis debut of two-time Grammy-winning soprano Angel Blue performing a selection of operatic works. Known for her radiant voice and commanding stage presence, Blue has graced the world’s leading opera houses. In this special performance, she shares her extraordinary artistry with ASO audiences, including a repertoire of extraordinary and timeless pieces, making this an experience you don’t want to miss!

Legends

Maryland Hall

Guest conductor Leonard Slatkin brings his "special flare for Americana" (The New York Times) to serve up two great American works from the past century. The young violin virtuoso Randall Goosby plays Samuel Barber's uber-romantic Violin Concerto. Then the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra pulls out all the stops for Aaron Copland's gripping Third Symphony, a piece that guarantees the goosebumps with its finale, Fanfare for the Common Man. The concert opens with the American premiere of Mr. Slatkin’s own musical joy ride through the mind of 19th-century genius Franz Schubert.

America @ 250: Copland + Barber

The RPO’s Dance Festival kicks off with an electric program led by Aram Demirjian and featuring Garth Fagan Dance, who dazzled Kodak Hall two seasons ago in Rite of Spring. Bernstein’s On the Town: Three Dance Episodes bursts with jazz-infused energy, while Philip Glass’ hypnotic Days and Nights in Rocinha evokes the vibrant pulse of Brazil. The evening culminates in Copland’s majestic Symphony No. 3, a sweeping celebration of American spirit, featuring the iconic Fanfare for the Common Man.

DANCE FESTIVAL: American Masters With Garth Fagan Dance

Eastman Theatre

RPO: American Masters with Garth Fagan Dance

The sweeping romantic melodies of Sergei Rachmaninoff’s beloved Second Piano Concerto come alive in the hands of the amazing young, medal-winning pianist Harmony Zhu. George Gershwin captures the essence of his opera Porgy and Bess in his dazzling suite, Catfish Row. A spectacular opening to a spectacular season.

Happy 250th Birthday America!

Rancho Campana Performing Arts Center

Bank Of America Performing Arts 

Enjoy the sophistication and charm of Mozart’s Symphony No. 38. One of Mozart’s final orchestral masterpieces, this symphony opens with a dramatic slow introduction before bursting into a spirited main theme— one that foreshadows the beloved Overture to The Magic Flute. The middle movement offers a moment of deep beauty and reflection, leading to a lively finale.

Masters of Melody: Mozart, Copland, & Haydn

Willson Auditorium

Kicking off 2026 and the “Festival of American Voices,” this concert presents a vivid survey of American classical music, highlighting voices from different cultural backgrounds. From the rhythmic energy of Chokfi’ by Chickasaw composer Jerod Tate to Florence Price’s evocative Mississippi River Suite, which weaves together spirituals into symphonic form, the program reflects the richness of American heritage. Aaron Copland’s Four Dance Episodes from Rodeo, with its iconic “Hoe-Down,” captures the spirit of the American West, while a new work by composer Peter B. Kay adds a fresh local perspective. Together, these pieces create a musical patchwork celebrating the diversity and depth of American artistry.

Voices of a Nation

Converse University

Danielle Simandl, Violin

Fox Cities Performing Arts Center

SADDLE UP, FOLKS, as we bring you a night of the tales from yesteryear and the trailblazing sounds of the new. We start with the old-timey in Aaron Copland’s Western ballad of Billy the Kid, and Debussy’s sensual Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun. Then, hang on to your hats with Boyer’s exciting Fanfare, Hymn, and Renewal and prepare to be amazed when Viet Cuong’s Re(new)al rides in with a bold, high-energy new piece performed by the fantastic Sandbox Percussion Ensemble.

Billy the Kid

Washburn University

LA Phil Creative Chair John Adams leads an All-American program, featuring his new piano concerto, After the Fall, with soloist Víkingur Ólafsson, a musician with “a magical touch” (BBC). “[A] dreamlike thrill ride,” the concerto is “a terrific addition to the composer’s catalog,” raved the San Francisco Chronicle.

Adams, Ólafsson & Copland

Walt Disney Concert Hall

Celebrate America’s 250th and the 2026 Winter Olympics with this inspiring program featuring Liv Warfield as the narrator for Lincoln Portrait.

Prairie Home Alliance Theater

Celebrate the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution with this all-American program.

appalachian spring

Elmhurst Christian Reformed Church

Dance It Forward captures the elegant fusion between ballet and music throughout the concert. Come and enjoy a fantastic show with lively dancers performing on stage, and our amazing orchestra playing in the pit. Strauss’ Emperor Waltz begins our evening with a playful march melding into a vibrant Viennese waltz. Featured as the pianist on his work, Jerod Tate’s Winter Moons creates a ballet centered around American Indian legends paired with a narrator. Lastly, Copland’s ballet, Appalachian Spring, embraces 1930’s optimistic American culture.

Let's Dance

Appell Center for the Performing Arts

Join the Santa Monica Symphony for our annual MLK concert, presented in partnership with the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Westside Coalition and in collaboration with the Inner City Youth Orchestra of Los Angeles. Led by guest conductors Gary Pratt (Santa Monica Symphony) and Charles Dickerson (ICYOLA), this inspiring program will feature music that celebrates unity, equality, and hope for a brighter future.

Scenes from Life: Unity (Annual MLK Concert)

Prepare to be transported beyond the bounds of Earth in an evening anchored by Gustav Holst’s cosmic masterpiece, The Planets. This iconic suite, with its sweeping grandeur and vivid musical imagery, offers a breathtaking tour of the solar system—each movement capturing the astrological character of its namesake planet. From the warlike intensity of “Mars” to the serene beauty of “Venus” and the mystical expanses of “Neptune,” Holst’s visionary score will leave you awe-struck.

The evening opens with Aaron Copland’s spirited Danzón Cubano—a festive, rhythm-driven tribute to Cuban dance that sets a joyful and infectious tone from the very first note.

Planets and Pasos

KMFA Classical 89.5

Line dance down the aisles to Aaron Copland’s Rodeo featuring the iconic “Hoe-Down”. Principal Harpist Alexis Colner brings her instrument’s harmonically bountiful sound to the forefront with Jennifer Higdon’s GRAMMY® Award-Winning Harp Concerto. Along with Curtis Stewart’s brand new work inspired by Black religious music and experiences, this program celebrates the great American composers of the past, present, and future.

Gershwin’s An American in Paris & Copland’s Rodeo

Chrysler Hall Norfolk

Ferguson Center for the Arts

Experience a night where classical meets fusion. Miguel Espinoza Fusion blends jazz, flamenco, and world music in their captivating Camino Desconocido alongside other original works. Mezzo-soprano Laura Mercado-Wright lends her rich voice to selections from Falla’s El sombrero de tres picos (The Three-Cornered Hat), while the evening opens with Copland’s lively Danzón Cubano, setting the tone for an unforgettable celebration of musical diversity.

Latin Flair

The Long Center for the Performing Arts

Journey through the rich tapestry of African American musical traditions with Florence Price's evocative Ethiopia's Shadow in America and Carlos Simon's trombone concerto Troubled Water featuring LPO Principal Trombone Austin Richardson and feel the raw energy of Samuel Barber's unbridled Symphony No. 1 before the exhilarating finale: Aaron Copland's beloved Four Dance Episodes from Rodeo – a joyous celebration of the American West.

Composer

Aaron Copland

Events

Upcoming events

Feb 3 - Apr 24, 2026

Wind Ensemble – Donald McKinney, conductor · Indiana University Jacobs School of Music

Mar 21, 2026

Gardens of Spain Gabriela Martinez, Piano · Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra

21 - 22 Mar, 2026

Charlottesville Symphony at the University of Virginia - Masterworks 4 - Gershwin Piano Concerto in F · Charlottesville Symphony

Mar 22, 2026

March Concert 2026 · Claremont Symphony Orchestra

Mar 22, 2026

March 2026 Concert · Henley Symphony Orchestra

Past events

Mar 15, 2026

Reaching for the Stars · Orchestra of the Southern Finger Lakes

Mar 14, 2026

Seasons of Sound · North Valley Symphony Orchestra

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