Music by BOBBY GE (Lightplay [WORLD PREMIERE, Copland House HARVEST Commission]), VIET CUONG (Fine Lines [Copland House HARVEST Commission]), ROBERT SIROTA (Birds of Paradise), and GABRIELA LENA FRANK (Cuatro Bosquejos Pre-Incaicos).

Copland House Ensemble: Beomjae Kim, flute; Benjamin Fingland, clarinet; Siwoo Kim, violin; Alexis Pia Gerlach, cello; and Michael Boriskin, piano.

Eye meets ear at the intersection of art, nature, and music. Featured compositions were inspired by video animations by the artists Mokha Laget and Morgan Barnard, line drawings of Pablo Picasso, ancient Incan ceramics, and films of the richly vibrant native birds of the South Pacific.

The performance will be followed by our lively Offbeat/Onstage post-concert talkbacks with the artists.

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This glittering, intimate journey into the life of the charismatic conductor and composer was a sold-out smash at its Lincoln Center premiere and has enraptured audiences in major theaters across America, including the Ravinia and Gilmore Festivals, La Jolla Summerfest, and New York Philharmonic, and in Los Angeles, Washington, Philadelphia, Cleveland, Boston, Charleston, and many others.

Hosted by his daughter Jamie Bernstein and featuring acclaimed soprano Amy Burton and pianists John Musto and Michael Boriskin, this multi-media cabaret is an affectionate portrait of Bernstein, sampling his most intimate works, as well as his favorite music, including works by AARON COPLAND, ZEZ CONFREY, NOEL COWARD, RAYMOND SCOTT, FRANZ SCHUBERT, and EDVARD GRIEG. Also includes personal stories, and rare, archival audio and film clips of the Maestro himself.

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Music by AARON COPLAND (Lincoln Portrait [WORLD PREMIERE of the version for narrator and piano solo] and Appalachian Spring), and SHAWN OKPEBHOLO (Black Music [WORLD PREMIERE of version for string quintet])

Copland House Ensemble with members of the West Point Band

At America’s darkest moment during the Civil War, President Lincoln turned to the imagery of music to summon deep inspiration. “The mystic chords of memory,” he said, “stretching from every battlefield and patriot grave to every living heart and hearthstone all over this land, will yet swell the chorus of the Union … by the better angels of our nature.” The program features two of Copland’s emblematic, most optimistic works, and Shawn Okpebholo’s exuberant, kinetic composition celebrating the dynamism, vitality, and deep eloquence of “Black artistry, experience, and joy … embodying the intricate nuances of our culture and strength.”

The performance will be followed by our lively Offbeat/Onstage post-concert talkbacks with the artists.

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This glittering, intimate journey into the life of the charismatic conductor and composer was a sold-out smash at its Lincoln Center premiere and has enraptured audiences in major theaters across America, including the Ravinia and Gilmore Festivals, La Jolla Summerfest, and New York Philharmonic, and in Los Angeles, Washington, Philadelphia, Cleveland, Boston, Charleston, and many others.

Hosted by his daughter Jamie Bernstein and featuring acclaimed soprano Amy Burton and pianists John Musto and Michael Boriskin, this multi-media cabaret is an affectionate portrait of Bernstein, sampling his most intimate works, as well as his favorite music, including works by AARON COPLAND, ZEZ CONFREY, NOEL COWARD, RAYMOND SCOTT, FRANZ SCHUBERT, and EDVARD GRIEG. Also includes personal stories, and rare, archival audio and film clips of the Maestro himself.

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Program of six World Premieres by Leigha Amick, Tommy Dougherty, Rolando J. Gomez, Geli Li, Ryan Lindveit, and Xavier Muzik.

Copland House Ensemble artists: Moran Katz, clarinet; Pala Garcia, violin; Alexis Pia Gerlach, cello; and Margret Kampmeier, piano

The future is HERE! Our acclaimed CULTIVATE Emerging Composers Institute (directed by Grammy-nominated composer-clarinetist DEREK BERMEL) celebrates next-gen musical voices, with a program of six World Premieres by the 2025 CULTIVATE Fellows, commissioned by Copland House and written especially for this concert!

The performance will be followed by our lively Offbeat/Onstage post-concert talkbacks with the artists.

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NPR's popular Tiny Desk (at Home) Concerts come to Copland's beloved studio (with his not-so-tiny desk in view!) for a short program featuring the Copland House Ensemble performing selections from the Duo for Flute and Piano (composed in that very room!), Sonata for Violin and Piano, and Three Moods for Piano. The program is available for streaming beginning on November 13th, and then accessible indefinitely.

Music from Copland House artists: Carol Wincenc, flute; Curtis Macomber, violin; and Michael Boriskin, piano.

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