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American Music Festival: Cuong, Theofanidis & Assad

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

The music of John Williams has transported us beyond our imagination. To new worlds. Through heart-pounding adventures. Be there as David Alan Miller conducts all your John Williams favorites: Superman, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Harry Potter, E.T., and of course, Star Wars.

Music of John Williams

Proctors Schenectady

Joel Thompson + Rachmaninoff's Second Piano Concerto

Troy Savings Bank Music Hall

Francisco del Pino + Beethoven & Bruckner

Loren Loiacono + Tchaikovsky & Mahler

Revel in the genius of “the Dean of American composers,” Aaron Copland. Conductor David Alan Miller leads this retrospective of the wide-ranging gifts of the composer whose music is synonymous with America. From the wide-open spaces depicted in his ballet scores Appalachian Spring and Rodeo, to his jazz-infused Music for the Theatre, Copland created a soundtrack of American life that continues to inspire. Audiences will bask in the glory of the Appalachian Spring Suite as originally scored for full orchestra. Hailed for a voice that glows with “perfect enunciation and pleasing warmth” (Boston Musical Intelligencer), bass-baritone William Socolof brings the all charm and grace of Copland’s American folksong arrangements fully to life.

Copland: An American Journey

Sarasota Opera House

Orchestra concert featuring world premiere by Clarice Assad, crafted with “found sounds” collected from people around western NY, telling personal stories about local connections to nature, the environment, and individual sense of place along the Erie Canal. Orchestra also performs selections from Handel’s Water Music, favorite Pop songs, Patriotic fanfare, and sing-alongs, culminating in a 15-minute fireworks spectacular.

David Alan Miller

Events

Past events

Jun 6, 2026

American Music Festival: Cuong, Theofanidis & Assad · Albany Symphony

May 9, 2026

Music of John Williams · Albany Symphony

Future and recently performed repertoire

Conductor in Appalachian Spring Suite by Copland

Sarasota Orchestra

Conductor in Rodeo by Copland

Sarasota Orchestra

Conductor in Stars and Stripes Forever by Sousa

Albany Symphony

Conductor in Music for the Theatre by Copland

Sarasota Orchestra

Conductor in Star Spangled Banner by Smith

Albany Symphony

Conductor in Old American Songs by Copland

Sarasota Orchestra

Conductor in Washington Post March by Sousa

Albany Symphony

Conductor in Water Music by Handel

Albany Symphony

Conductor in Orchestral Variations by Copland

Sarasota Orchestra

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