When Martha Graham’s ballet “Appalachian Spring” had its premiere on Oct. 30, 1944, in Washington, D.C., Aaron Copland was the voice of America. He had the gift to be simple. He wrote music that ...
“’Tis a gift to be simple.” The celebrated melody of the Shaker hymn “Simple Gifts” and its optimistic theme are prominent throughout American composer Aaron Copland’s signature work, “Appalachian ...
Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. Bach in Baltimore will perform a "Beyond Bach" orchestral concert that pairs Aaron ...
The finest of the works Aaron Copland composed in his American vein is the ballet Appalachian Spring, written in 1943-44 for Martha Graham. The work's premiere took place in the Coolidge Auditorium of ...
The century-old dance company is on tour with an old work that brings the gift of new life. The tour is a reminder that the late, great Martha Graham got her start in Southern California. During the ...
With musical examples from her latest CD, conductor Marin Alsop explains the wide-ranging sounds of Aaron Copland's music. "In the opening of the first symphony, you can almost sense Copland searching ...
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