• The Man Behind The Music

    Aaron Copland

    "To stop the flow of music would be like the stopping of time itself, incredible and inconceivable."
    – Aaron Copland
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  • Midday Thoughts

    A series of musings about, around, and related to Copland and his music by musicologist Jennifer DeLapp-Birkett
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Featured Events

Jan 18th, 2025 7:30 pm

GRAHAM100: the 100th Anniversary of the Martha Graham Dance Company

Martha Graham Dance Company
Segerstrom Center for the Arts, 600 Town Center Dr, Costa Mesa, CA, United States, 92626
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Program

  • GRAHAM/COPLAND Appalachian Spring
  • GRAHAM/EILBER/ROUNDTREE Immediate Tragedy
  • SHECHTER/SHECHTER CAVE
  • ROBERTS/GIDDENS We the People
Jan 25th, 2025 7:30 pm

La Jolla Music Society: Martha Graham Dance Company

Martha Graham Dance Company
San Diego Civic Theatre, 1100 Third Ave, San Diego, CA, United States, 92101
Description

Program

  • GRAHAM/COPLAND Appalachian Spring
  • ROBERTS/GIDDENS We the People
  • SHECHTER/SHECHTER CAVE
Jan 28th, 2025 7:30 pm

Artown Presents Martha Graham Dance Company

Martha Graham Dance Company
Pioneer Center, 100 South Virginia Street, Reno, NV, United States, 89501
Description

Program

  • SHECHTER/SHECHTER CAVE
  • GRAHAM/CHAVEZ Dark Meadow Suite
  • DE MILLE/COPLAND Rodeo
Feb 6th, 2025 7:00 pmFeb 7th, 2025 8:00 pm

Mozart in Amerika

Martin Fröst, clarinet / hr-Sinfonieorchester / Riccardo Minasi
Alte Oper, Großer Saal, Opernpl. 1, Frankfurt a.M., Germany, 60313
Description

Program

  • MOZART Symphony in A Major, KV 114
  • COPLAND Clarinet Concerto
  • MOZART Symphony in C Major, KV 425, "Linzer"
  • STILL Symphony No. 1, "Afro-American"

    Aaron Copland

    The Man Behind the Music

    Many know of Aaron Copland the composer, writer, educator, and conductor, but far fewer have had the chance to know the man himself. Vivian Perlis, founding director of the Oral History Project in American Music & co-author of Copland’s autobiographies, not only takes us through the life of this great American composer, but also shows us a small window into what it was like to know the man behind the music.

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    Upcoming Performances

    Aaron Copland's music is still widely performed around the world today. Find upcoming concerts and information in the performance calendar.

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    Midday Thoughts: A Listening Guide to Copland's Piano Concerto

    What can a live hearing of Copland's Piano Concerto offer the modern listener? How does the drama unfold over roughly 18 minutes? This and more in the latest installment of Midday Thoughts.

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    Midday Thoughts: Is Copland's Piano Concerto a Jazz Concerto?

    Copland's Piano Concerto is full of jazz influences, but can it really be considered a jazz concerto? Jennifer DeLapp-Birkett takes us through the work and Copland's evolving understanding of jazz to find out.

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    Midday Thoughts: 75 Years of The Red Pony

    Aaron Copland's celebrated film score to The Red Pony was first heard in movie theaters 75 years ago, marking a significant moment in cinematic history.

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    The Aaron Copland Fund for Music

    Aaron Copland’s legacy as the Dean of American Music lives on through a series of grant programs managed by the Aaron Copland Fund for Music. Each year, the Fund awards more than $1 million in grants to ensembles, presenters, service organizations, and more for projects and general other entities to support public knowledge and appreciation of contemporary American music.

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