Music of the Heartland
Aaron Copland in 1962 from a television special By CBS Television - Wikimedia Commons
On this week's Prairie Performances, Friday at 7 pm on WILL-FM 90.9, the Champaign-Urbana Symphony Orchestra will perform blockbuster favorites of Aaron Copland and George Gershwin’s immortal Rhapsody in Blue, with pianist and entertainer par excellence Rich Ridenour. In a nod to St. Patrick’s Day, a special encore awaits you! The moving text and music of Copland’s Lincoln Portrait carry special meaning here in the Land of Lincoln. Many still consider Copland’s Symphony No. 3 the greatest American symphony written to date. Its rugged themes and optimistic rhythms culminate in a dazzling finale based on Fanfare for the Common Man.
Music of the Heartland (3/17/17)
Champaign-Urbana Symphony
Stephen Alltop, conductor
Rich Ridenour, piano
Roger Cooper, narrator
Copland | Lincoln Portrait
Gershwin | Rhapsody in Blue
Copland | Symphony No. 3