A tour through our country’s regions and history is anchored by Copland’s setting of Abraham Lincoln’s powerful words, while we also visit the jazz influences in symphonic repertoire, including Gershwin and William Grant Still.
Daugherty:American Gothic
Copland:The Lincoln Portrait
Bolcom:Concerto for Clarinet (II)
Grant Still:The American Scene, suite 4 “The Far West”
Gershwin:“Porgy and Bess” Symphonic Picture