American Masters

Four composers whose works defined America in the ‘30s and ‘40s come together on one grand program. Copland’s expansive, optimistic Appalachian Spring became known as “the quintessential American sound.” In fact all four could stake that claim. Gershwin and Bernstein each give us a brilliant mix of symphonic music, jazz and Broadway. We close with Duke Ellington’s stunning long-form jazz reflection on Black history from slavery to the Harlem Rena...