DPAA’s Artistic Directors collaborate on a blockbuster celebration of American music and dance. From Copland’s lively “Hoe-Down” and folk-inspired Old American Songs to Bernstein’s jazz-infused dances from Fancy Free and West Side Story, this program pulses with the rhythms, voices, and moves of American music. Gershwin’s “Rhapsody in Blue” dazzles with its seamless jazz-classical fusion, while the timeless elegance of Strayhorn and Ellington shines!

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DPAA Directors Present: American Soundscapes

Benjamin & Marian Schuster Performing Arts Center

Ji-Hyang Gwak

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Apr 18, 2026

DPAA Directors Present: American Soundscapes · Dayton Performing Arts

Future and recently performed repertoire

Piano in Rodeo by Copland

Dayton Performing Arts

Piano in Rhapsody in Blue by Gershwin

Dayton Performing Arts

Piano in West Side Story by Bernstein

Dayton Performing Arts

Piano in Take the "A" Train by Strayhorn

Dayton Performing Arts

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