skip navigation | text only | accessibility | site map
Share
What to Listen for in Music: American Composers of the 1940s (What to Listen for in Music: American Composers of the 1940s)

What to Listen for in Music: American Composers of the 1940s

This four-part series surveys American composers from the 1940s: Aaron Copland, Virgil Thomson, Richard Rodgers, Samuel Barber, Cole Porter, Duke Ellington, and more.

  • Jan. 10 - Feb. 7, 2005
  • Terrace Gallery
  • 90 minutes
  • $12.00
This event has already closed.
Please use the event calendar to search for current events.

About

Join Irwin Shainman, professor emeritus of music at Williams College, in these four sessions as he acquaints you with some of America's greatest musicians. This four-part series surveys American classical music, its composers, and its wide-ranging influence throughout the world. Come and explore the music of the masters. Mondays, January 10, 24, 31, and February 7, 6-7:30 p.m.

Session I: The New Accent of American Symphonic Music: Aaron Copland

Session II: The Influence of the University: Walter Piston, Roger Sessions, Virgil Thomson, and Roy Harris

Session III: Music in Wartime: Mark Blitzstein, Richard Rodgers, and Robert Kurka

Session IV: America’s Versatility: Samuel Barber, William Schuman, Cole Porter, and Duke Ellington

Sold as a series only. To order tickets, please call (202) 416-8500.

Related Events

National Symphony Orchestra Leonard Slatkin conductor/Leonidas Kavakos, violin Five works take you on a journey through the 1940s' most fascinating music, including Korngold’s Violin Concerto, Thomson's Yankee Doodle Suite, and Schuman's Third Symphony.

National Symphony Orchestra Leonard Slatkin conductor/Lynn Harrell, cello This thrilling program features three famed works from the 1940s: Barber's Cello Concerto, Bernstein's "Jeremiah" Symphony, and Copland's Third Symphony.

All events and artists subject to change without prior notice.

Group of 20 or more? Group Sales offers special terms and discounts for most performances.

This event has already closed.

Please use the event calendar to search for current events.

Loading...