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Sunday, February 25 2024
2:30pm
Merrill Auditorium

Program

Leonard BERNSTEIN Overture to Candide

John CORIGLIANO Conjurer: Concerto for Percussion and Orchestra

Aaron COPLAND Rodeo: Four Dance Episodes

George GERSHWIN Catfish Row: Symphonic Suite from Porgy and Bess

Artists, programs, and dates are subject to change. 

Experience a performance of uniquely American compositions, including Gershwin’s Catfish Row: Symphonic Suite from Porgy and Bess, Bernstein’s Overture to Candide, and Copland’s Rodeo. The program is rounded out by John Corgliano’s ambitious percussion concerto with an abundance of percussion instruments featured in movements corresponding to their materials: Wood, Metal, and Skin.


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Marco Parisotto guest conductor

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Pei-Ching Wu percussion

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