Wed 4/29 @ 7PM
Expect to get tired of hearing about American’s 250th anniversary this year — but it should bring about some interesting programming.
For instance, this week, the Cleveland State University Symphonic Orchestra is presenting a concert called An American Canvas, featuring an evening of work by American composers — and that one predictable “American” piece by a non-American composer inspired by his time in the U.S. (You know we mean Antonín Dvořák’s 1893 Symphony No. 9 aka New World Symphony.
That piece will conclude a program that also includes another staple of classical Americana programs, Aaron Copland’s Fanfare for the Common Man; two pieces by long-neglected, early 20th-centry African American composers now enjoying renewed attention: Florence Price’s Andante Moderato and William Grant Still’s “Mother and Child,” plus Mexican composer Arturo Marquez’s Danzon No. 2.
Student conductors Elyse Burras and Kayla Selan will join director Lorenzo Lopez on the podium. The concert takes place at CSU’s Waetjen Auditorium. It’s free and no reservations are needed.
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