Aaron Copland grew up in Brooklyn far from the mainstream ... In this world, the young Copland heard a lot of Yiddish popular music, which grew out of a tradition filled with improvisation ...
Curtis plays Copland. Or, listening to the ‘Great American Symphony’ in fraught times. The Curtis orchestra concert was a ...
It's actually taken from a traditional folk song called 'Bonaparte’s Retreat' by William H. Step. The initial melody leaps about - it can’t keep still. Aaron Copland created this music to be ...
Whatever one thinks of his virtually unknown middle- and late-period music, Copland has to be admired for his steadfast independence and unwillingness to court popularity for its own sake.
Aaron Copland, and Sergei Rachmaninoff in their Autumn Concert at Severance Music Center on Sunday afternoon, November 24. That challenging program tested COYO’s musicianship. Not only does it ...
Bus: Q34 to Queens College, Q88 to Horace Harding Exp. – Reeves Ave. Located in the Aaron Copland School of Music at Queens College, the focal point of this 487-seat concert hall is the ...
It's actually taken from a traditional folk song called 'Bonaparte’s Retreat' by William H. Step. The initial melody leaps about - it can’t keep still. Aaron Copland created this music to be ...