American Icons: Bernstein and Copland

This program celebrates the energy, optimism, and distinctly American voice of 20th-century music through the works of Leonard Bernstein and Aaron Copland. Bernstein’s Candide Overture opens the concert with wit and theatrical flair, followed by music from On the Town, blending jazzy urban rhythms with Broadway sparkle. The program concludes with Copland’s beloved ballets Rodeo and Appalachian Spring, whose open harmonies and vivid rhythms evoke ...