Composer: Copland, Aaron (1900-1990)

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Year of birth	1900
Year of death	1990
Nationality	United States
Period	20th century

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Clarinet Concerto El Salón México Fanfare for the Common Man Quiet City for cor anglais, trumpet and strings Symphony no. 3 See all...

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BrusselsEric Whitacre: Deep Field

Flagey: Studio 4, Thu 21 Feb at 20:15

Whitacre, Newman, Copland

Brussels Philharmonic; Eric Whitacre; Flemish Radio Choir; Kalliope; Koriolis

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Stadthalle, Wed 27 Feb at 20:00

Gershwin, Copland, Shaw, Bernstein, Ellington

Staatsorchester Rheinische Philharmonie; Garry Walker; Sharon Kam

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Kimbell Art Museum, Thu 7 Mar at 19:30

Mozart, Poulenc, Schubert, Nancarrow, Copland, Ravel, Schoenfield

Christina Naughton; Michelle Naughton

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Palau de la Musica: José Iturbi, Fri 8 Mar at 19:30

Copland, Shostakovich, Higdon

Orquesta de Valencia; Alondra de la Parra; Alisa Weilerstein

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The Brick Presbyterian Church, Sun 10 Mar at 17:00

Bernstein, Copland

Musica Viva NY

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Wilson, Szymanowski, and Copland with Batiashvili, Nelsons and the BSO

Andris Nelsons leads the BSO in Copland's Third Symphony © Winslow Townson

Kevin Wells, 08 Feb

Lisa Batiashvili and the Boston Symphony Orchestra conducted by Andris Nelsons offer an adventurous program of works leaving a lasting impression.

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The world premiere of Julia Wolfe's Fire in my mouth © Steven Pisano

Kurt Gottschalk, 24 Jan

The New York Philharmonic premieres Julia Wolfe’s remembrance of the victims of the 1911 Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire and plays an elegy to LBJ and an Aaron Copland jazz concerto.

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John Adams conducts The Cleveland Orchestra © Roger Mastroianni, courtesy of The Cleveland Orchestra

Sam Jacobson, 29 Nov

John Adams returned to Cleveland to lead two of his own works – including the local première of Scheherazade.2 – framing Copland’s Quiet City and Appalachian Spring.

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Martin Fröst, Sakari Oramo and the BBCSP © BBC | Mark Allan

Chris Garlick, 17 Oct

Three works written in the turbulent years after the end of World War 2 were featured in this dynamic concert with the BBCSO under the baton of Sakari Oramo.

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