• 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

Oct 3rd, 2024 8:00 pmOct 5th, 2024 6:00 pm

Copland / Shostakovitch: Happy Birthday Maestro Slatkin

Orchestre National de Lyon / Leonard Slatkin
Grande Salle, Auditorium-Orchestre National de Lyon, 149 Rue Garibaldi, Lyon, France, 69003
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Program

  • MCTEE Timepiece
  • SHOSTAKOVICH Cello Concerto No. 2, in G minor, Op. 126
  • COPLAND Symphony No. 3
Oct 5th, 2024 7:30 pmOct 6th, 2024 2:30 pm

Jon Nakamatsu and the Jazz Age

Jon Nakamatsu, piano / Symphony San Jose / Elinor Rufeizen
California Theatre, 345 S 1st St, San Jose, CA, United States, 95113
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Program

  • GERSHWIN An American in Paris
  • COPLAND Piano Concerto
  • GERSHWIN Rhapsody in Blue
  • RAVEL Boléro
Oct 9th, 2024 7:30 pmOct 10th, 2024 7:00 pm

Wandeln

Sebastian Manz, clarinet / Robert-Schumann-Philharmonie / Elias Grandy
Stadthalle, Theaterstraße 3, Chemnitz, Germany, 09111
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Program

  • RESPIGHI Trittico Botticelliano
  • COPLAND Clarinet Concerto
  • SHAW Concerto for Clarinet
  • BRAHMS Symphony No. 2 in D major op. 73
Nov 14th & 16th, 2024 7:30 pm

John Adams, Copland, and Gabriella Smith

New York Philharmonic / John Adams
David Geffen Hall, 10 Lincoln Center Plaza, New York, NY, United States, 10023
Description

Program

  • PÄRT Cantus in memoriam Benjamin Britten
  • SMITH Lost Coast
  • COPLAND Quiet City
  • ADAMS City Noir

    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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