“Quiet City” as an artistic response to the COVID-19 pandemic
If you have ever been moved by the Copland’s 1940 master work Quiet City you will be absolutely blown away by this wonderful collaborative response to Covid-19 between Winston-Salem Symphony, Terpsicorps Theatre of Dance,...
Is the 75th Birthday of Appalachian Spring going to pass unnoticed? Not on my watch!
Appalachian Spring is a pivotal work of 20th century music. In a collaboration that was made in heaven, it brought together two giants of composition and choreography, Aaron Copland and Martha Graham just at...
Dance Panels – A Copland Greatest Hits Collection
Dance Panels is virtually a Copland Greatest Hits collection! It comprises seven short contrasting pieces that showcase the many different facets of Copland’s composition style. It was originally intended to be a ballet, commissioned...
Music for a Great City – rare outing at Aldeburgh Festival
Hats off to the Aldeburgh Festival, Oliver Knussen and the BBC Symphony Orchestra. A premiere and three rarities in the Snape Maltings Hall on a packed Saturday Night including Copland’s monumental Music for a...
Is this the best version of Appalachian Spring? It is for me
When it comes to Copland, for me, more means more! This goes against Copland’s own view – he wanted to make every note count and was quite reductionist in his approach to composing. Many...
Copland’s neglected child – Symphonic Ode
Of his many children there are a few unloved, neglected, misunderstood ones that deserve much greater attention. Of all these Symphonic Ode is the one I want to adopt! Copland produced around 80 works...
Connotations for Orchestra
Just imagine for a minute you are at the Lincoln Centre's opening night back in 1962. You're there with the great and the good. You've paid the $200 ticket price and you're dressed up...
