Mission Statement
COPLAND HOUSE is dedicated to nurturing and renewing America’s musical heritage, and to fostering greater public awareness and appreciation of our nation’s composers and their work. Building upon Aaron Copland’s seminal artistic and personal legacies, we further this mission through composer residencies; live, broadcast, and recorded performances; and educational and community outreach programs.
Latest News
February 18, 2023
2023 CULTIVATE Fellows Named
6 composers from 5 states chosen from over 130 applicants.
December 17, 2022
CULTIVATED SPACES 3.0 LAUNCHES IN 2023
Newest installment of 6-program online series premieres new works from CULTIVATE 2022.
October 22, 2022
2022 RESIDENCIES ANNOUNCED
6 composers from 5 states have been chosen from 180 applicants for CH’s 2022 Residency Awards.
June 4, 2022
CULTIVATED SPACES 2.0 TO LAUNCH
6-program virtual series returns to premiere new works from CULTIVATE 2021.
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Closing out the summer here at Copland House is 2017 CULTIVATE Fellow Pierce Gradone. Pierce’s music echoes the strange brew of musical cultures that made up his childhood; from playing bluegrass in the hills of Appalachia to sprinting the marathon of blinding-fast Pentecostal shout music. His works explore the notion of music as an embodied art, emphasizing the somatic aesthetic experience by engaging with performative agency and virtuosity. Pierce’s music has been performed by Eighth Blackbird, Ensemble Signal, Imani Winds, the Chicago Civic Orchestra, Pacifica Quartet, the Quince, Riot, Switch Ensembles, and the Music from Copland House Ensemble. He has had commissions and awards from the From Music Foundation at Harvard University, American Modern Ensemble, Ensemble Dal Niente, Luna Nova, and Line Upon Line Percussion, among many others. He is currently an Assistant Professor of Music at Knox College.
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NEW SEASON OF EVENTS COMING SOON!
Monday, October 30 at 6:00 PM
TORCH SONGS
Kaplan Penthouse, Lincoln Center,
New York, NY
Copland House's much-anticipated annual gala returns!
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