Copland House Ensemble with members of the West Point Band

Becoming President on the eve of the Civil War, Abraham Lincoln used musical imagery to summon optimism and community: “The mystic chords of memory ... will yet swell the chorus of the Union, when again touched … by the better angels of our nature.” The Copland House Ensemble is joined by members of the West Point Band for this special program of music about hope, love, loss, perseverance, and courage by the 12th-century German Benedictine mystic and polymath Hildegard von Bingen, the modern master Jacob Druckman, the Queen of Gospel, Jazz, and R&B Nina Simone, and rising stars Viet Cuong and Jessica Meyer -- culminating with the suite to Aaron Copland's iconic Appalachian Spring.

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Copland House Ensemble with members of the West Point Band

Becoming President on the eve of the Civil War, Abraham Lincoln used musical imagery to summon optimism and community: “The mystic chords of memory ... will yet swell the chorus of the Union, when again touched … by the better angels of our nature.” The Copland House Ensemble is joined by members of the West Point Band for this special program of music about hope, love, loss, perseverance, and courage by the 12th-century German Benedictine mystic and polymath Hildegard von Bingen, the modern master Jacob Druckman, the Queen of Gospel, Jazz, and R&B Nina Simone, and rising stars Viet Cuong and Jessica Meyer -- culminating with the suite to Aaron Copland's iconic Appalachian Spring.

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 by Leigha Amick, Tommy Dougherty, Rolando J. Gomez, Geli Li, Ryan Lindveitand Xavier Muzik. And linking to America's rich musical legacy will be the World Premiere of the new Sonata for Clarinet and Piano by The Graduate Center's own John Musto.

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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