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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Now at Copland House
Currently in residence here at Copland House is David T. Little. David explores the potential of musical and theatrical forms to pose philosophical and political questions, as can be seen and heard in his widely-acclaimed opera and music theater works: Dog Days, JFK, Vinkensport (all with librettist Royce Vavrek), What Belongs to You, Soldier Songs, and his recent Black Lodge (libretto by Anne Waldman). He has also worked with several producers to create boundary-breaking film operas, including a cinematic version of Soldier Songs, nominated this year for a Grammy Award. His music has been commissioned by the Metropolitan Opera/Lincoln Center Theater new works program, Kennedy Center, Baltimore and New World Symphonies, London Sinfonietta, The Crossing, Kronos Quartet, and Beth Morrison Projects, and presented by Carnegie Hall, Holland Festival, Los Angeles Opera, Houston Grand Opera, Opera Philadelphia, Opéra de Montréal, Chicago Symphony, and Los Angeles Philharmonic. The founding artistic director of the ensemble Newspeak, he was composer-in-residence of the Opera Philadelphia/Music Theater Group, and currently chairs the composition department at the New School’s Mannes College of Music. His works can be heard on the New Amsterdam, Pentatone, Sono Luminus, Bright Shiny Things, and National Sawdust Tracks labels.
Next Events
Monday, May 1, 2023 at 7:30 PM
Epic Vistas, Lonesome Roads
Elebash Hall, Graduate Center of the City University of New York, New York, NY
Monday, June 12, 2023 at 7:30 PM
CULTIVATE 2023
Elebash Hall, Graduate Center of the City University of New York, New York, NY