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.
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February 14, 2026
2026 Fellows Named
6 New CULTIVATE Fellows Named
September 6, 2025
2025 RESIDENCY AWARDS ANNOUNCED!
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February 1, 2025
2025 CULTIVATE Fellows Named!
6 Fellows chosen from over 200 applicants in 36 states and 4 countries
November 23, 2024
Caples Jefferson Architects Chosen!
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Now at Copland House
Acclaimed Los Angeles-based composer-pianist GREG REITAN quickly hunkered down at Copland's desk, after having returned to Rock Hill this month for a five-week stay, following his 2018 Residency. When Greg was last here, inspired, he explained, by the serenity and surroundings of Copland's home, he sketched many of the pieces that constituted the core of his acclaimed CD The Bounding Line, on the Sunnyside label. Greg's piece called "Rock Hill" took its name from Copland's longtime home. and said that the music was prompted by the distinctive, mid-century moder architecture of the house. The album's opening track, “The Path,” evokes the scenic trails around the nearby Hudson River that Greg and his wife Meredith walked during their evenings here, while "Summer Days," was born in the bright late-afternoon glow through the floor-to-ceiling windows in Copland's studio. The CD even included a nearly literal rendering of the flowing, pastorale "Down a Country Lane," one of the first pieces Copland completed here, in the early 1960s. We hope Greg will find his current stay as inspiring and productive as his last one!
Next Events
Monday, July 13, 2026 at 11::00 PM
IT'S ALL ABOUT THE SWING!
Morefar Back O'Beyond
Golf outing benefitting Copland House programs
Sunday, August 30, 2026 at 3:00pm
A COPLAND HOUSE SUMMER SAMPLER
Copland House at Bluestone Farm
Monday, September 14, 2026 at 6:00pm
COPLAND HOUSE GALA
Kaplan Penthouse, Lincoln Center