What Makes It Great? with Rob Kapilow, with A Far Cry | New England Conservatory, Boston, MA Tickets 2026
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What Makes It Great? with Rob Kapilow, with A Far Cry

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In the second installment of his two-part Inventing America series, Rob Kapilow explores Aaron Copland’s Appalachian Spring, with the expert assistance of Boston’s self-conducted chamber orchestra A Far Cry. Originally commissioned as a ballet for Martha Graham, the suite has become auditory shorthand for a kind of populist Americana, but Kapilow finds elements of the piece that keep avid listeners coming back as he illustrates Copland’s specific...

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1 dates (5 Feb - 5 Feb)

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3:00 pm

New England Conservatory

Boston, MA, United States

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