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American and Canadian Sounds - English Symphony Orchestra
with the English Symphony Orchestra
Add to my Calendar 19-02-2023 18:30 19-02-2023 20:30 36 American and Canadian Sounds - English Symphony Orchestra In the second of their ‘American & Canadian Sounds’ concerts, the London Chamber Music Society present this concert featuring some highlights of twentieth-century American music. Samuel Barber’s famous Adagio for strings is followed by the tone poem ‘Dismal Swamp’ by William Grant Still. Gershwin’s popular Rhapsody in Blue is performed in a striking arrangement for chamber orchestra before we have two pieces by Aaron Copland; the haunting sounds of ‘Quiet City’ and the original chamber orchestra version of his famous ballet suite ‘Appalachian Spring’ from the 1940s. Kings Place, London DD/MM/YYYYDetails
Kings Place
90 York Way
Kings Cross
London
N1 9AG
England
Programme
Aaron Copland – Appalachian Spring (1944 - 13 instruments)
Aaron Copland – Quiet City
George Gershwin – Rhapsody in Blue
William Grant Still – Dismal Swamp
Samuel Barber – Adagio for Strings, Op.11
Performers
Kenneth Woods – Conductor
English Symphony Orchestra
Programme Note
In the second of their ‘American & Canadian Sounds’ concerts, the London Chamber Music Society present this concert featuring some highlights of twentieth-century American music. Samuel Barber’s famous Adagio for strings is followed by the tone poem ‘Dismal Swamp’ by William Grant Still. Gershwin’s popular Rhapsody in Blue is performed in a striking arrangement for chamber orchestra before we have two pieces by Aaron Copland; the haunting sounds of ‘Quiet City’ and the original chamber orchestra version of his famous ballet suite ‘Appalachian Spring’ from the 1940s.
