This distinctly American program features pianist and composer Aaron Diehl, kicking off his second season as the MSO’s artistic partner with Gershwin’s Concerto in F. Copland’s cowboy ballet Rodeo is a joyful romp through the American West in this symphonic suite. William Grant Still, often called “the dean of African-American composers,” wrote his lyrical Symphony No. 2 as a depiction of the Black experience and a vision of an integrated society.
All Start Times
11:15a on Friday, October 7 7:30p on Saturday, October 8 2:30p on Sunday, October 9
Program
COPLAND
Rodeo
STILL
Symphony No. 2 “Song of a New Race”
GERSHWIN
Concerto in F
Awards & Recognition
2011 American Pianists Association: Cole Porter Fellowship