Host Scott Yoo and Cantor Daniel Mutlu discuss how Aaron Copland may have drawn inspiration from his Jewish roots and Cantor Mutlu performs “Mipnei Ma,” the source material for Copland’s “Vitebsk.” ...
Even cut down to a third of its length, the 1977 track became their biggest hit, and one of the most successful instrumental ...
The Boston Symphony’s Serge Koussevitzky hurried offstage, excitedly kissed several dowagers who had come up to congratulate him. He had just conducted the world premiere of Aaron Copland’s Third ...
For Copland Musicians, 10th Season of Seclusion and Nurture Aaron Copland’s modest house — recently named a National Historic Landmark — will be the nurturing home to nine successive composers.
Scott Yoo and Copland expert John Novacek discuss Aaron Copland's film career. Host Scott Yoo and pianist John Novacek discuss Copland's career as a film composer. Copland was a firm believer in "less ...
The late music critic Terry Teachout described Aaron Copland's work as "probably the greatest piece of classical music composed by an American." Musician, author, composer and friend of the show, Rob ...
When Martha Graham’s ballet “Appalachian Spring” had its premiere on Oct. 30, 1944, in Washington, D.C., Aaron Copland was the voice of America. He had the gift to be simple. He wrote music that ...
“You may find it implausible that we are announcing a world premiere by the venerable (and dead) American composer Aaron Copland,” boasts the press release for saxophonist-composer Christopher ...
Erik Johns, 74, the librettist for composer Aaron Copland’s only full-length opera, “The Tender Land,” died Dec. 11 in a fire at his home in Fishkill, N.Y. Johns was a dancer, painter and poet who met ...
The representatives for the use of music in Aaron Copland’s estate say that they are reviewing Donald Trump‘s team’s use of the late composer’s Hoe-Down in a video that touted his administration’s ...