The 2020 MUSA Edition of Appalachian Spring, edited by Jennifer DeLapp-Birkett and Aaron Sherber, was awarded this year’s Claude V. Palisca Award from the American Musicological Society.
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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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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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Album Roundup 2020
As this year comes to a close, take a look back at new recordings of Copland’s music released in 2020.
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New Album: Caprices and Laments
Clarinettist Maximiliano Martín’s latest recording project, Caprices and Laments: Clarinet Concertos by Nielsen, Copland & MacMillan, is scheduled for release in January 2021. Pre-order now available.
Read moreThe 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.