Visions of America

Journey with the Orchestra through the breadth and depth of the American landscape. From the quiet beauty of rural America in Aaron Copland’s The Tender Land Suite, to the joyful praise break of a church in Carlos Simon’s Four Black American Dances, to the inspirational march of a band in William Walton’s Spitfire Prelude and Fugue, revel in the triumphant sounds of the American dream. 

PROGRAM

WILLIAM WALTON – Spitfire Prelude and Fugue
SAMUEL BARBER – Symphony No. 1 in One Movement, op. 9
CARLOS SIMON – Four Black American Dances
AARON COPLAND – The Tender Land Suite

Meet the Music

Dr. Gwynne Kuhner Brown joins us again for an enlightening discussion of the music. Scholar and pianist Gwynne Kuhner Brown is a professor of historical musicology and music theory at the University of Puget Sound. With her easy style and passionate insight, she will help us to listen deeply to the music. Hear her unique insight beginning at 1:30pm.

All programming is subject to change.