Aaron Copland

The Des Moines Symphony Will Perform HOPE - COPLAND & GERSHWIN in April
by Stephi Wild - Jan 5, 2026

The Des Moines Symphony will bring a blend of American classics to the stage this spring with “Hope – Copland & Gershwin,” a Masterworks concert scheduled for April 18 and April 19, 2026, at the Des Moines Civic Center.

Sun Valley Music Festival Unveils 2026 Winter Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 17, 2025

The Sun Valley Music Festival has unveiled its eighth Winter Season, featuring guest curator and violinist Benjamin Beilman. Beilman last appeared with the Festival Orchestra and Music Director Alasdair Neale in 2018.

Critic James Lindhorst's Best of St. Louis Theatre in 2025
by James Lindhorst - Dec 15, 2025

This past season was the year of the comedy in St. Louis Theater. Companies across the city had audiences laughing all season long with slapstick, farce, and satire. There were some wonderful musical productions that really sang, a few hard hitting dramas, but comedies reigned in both quantity and quality. Instead of publishing a Top 10 list this year, I’m going to recognize the Best in St. Louis Theater for 2025. “The Best” is still a shortened list of just 13 shows out of the nearly 90 shows I saw this past year. It took weeks of thought and painstaking consideration to decide which productions would be included in my annual list. Here they are. The productions are listed in alphabetical order, not ranked by favorites:

Hermitage Artist Retreat Receives $300,000 in National and Regional Grants for Artist Programs
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 17, 2025

The Hermitage Artist Retreat has been awarded a series of grants totaling over $300,000 that will support a variety of programs and initiatives, including residencies for Hermitage Fellows.

London City Ballet Make Their Debut in the Linbury Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Nov 11, 2025

This Season, the revived company make its debut in the Linbury Theatre, bringing a new commission and revivals of lesser-known works spanning the last four decades. 

Boston Civic Symphony Begins Its Second Century With 2025�"26 Season At Jordan Hall
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 3, 2025

The Boston Civic Symphony launches its 101st season on November 9, 2025, at Jordan Hall under the direction of Music Director Francisco Noya. The 2025–26 season includes four concerts blending classical masterworks with contemporary pieces.

Wheeling Symphony Orchestra To Present PAINTED ON THE SKY Featuring APPALACHIAN SPRING October 25
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 17, 2025

The Wheeling Symphony Orchestra (WSO) will open its 2025–26 Masterworks season on Saturday, October 25, with Painted on the Sky, a program featuring Aaron Copland’s Appalachian Spring and a new collaboration with lighting and set designer Doug Fitch and Oglebay Institute’s School of Dance.

Violinist Curtis Stewart Unveils 2025-2026 Concert Schedule
by Josh Sharpe - Sep 17, 2025

Six-time GRAMMY Award-nominated violinist and composer Curtis Stewart has revealed his 2025-2026 season, highlighted by his first public performance of Coleridge-Taylor's Ballade with National Philharmonic, the world premiere of a new work, and more.

Brooklyn Chamber Orchestra Reveals Season Lineup
by Stephi Wild - Sep 9, 2025

The Brooklyn Chamber Orchestra has announced its 2025-2026 season offering a journey that drifts through shadow and light, reverence and revelry, and tradition and innovation.

Review: THE SECOND HURRICANE at Tower Groves Abbey
by Rob Levy - Aug 11, 2025

Emphasizing the themes of overcoming a harsh environment, ethics and the complexities of teen relationships, The Second Hurricane packs a lot of drama into a small amount of time.

St. Charles Singers Reveal 2025�"2026 Season
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 5, 2025

The St. Charles Singers, led by founder and music director Jeffrey Hunt, will return for their 41st concert season in 2025–2026 with four choral programs celebrating musical discovery, collaboration, and international connection.

The Guggenheim Fellowship At 100 To Be Celebrated In Special Exhibit At The New York Historical
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 4, 2025

The New York Historical will host The Guggenheim Fellowship at 100 from August 29–November 30, 2025, featuring letters, photos, and artifacts from a century of iconic Guggenheim Fellows including James Baldwin, Zora Neale Hurston, and Martha Graham.

Review: BBC PROMS: RACHMANINOV’S SECOND PIANO CONCERTO; Royal Albert Hall
by Debbie Gilpin - Jul 31, 2025

It was a night of concerti for this Prom, with Polish composers Grażyna Bacewicz and Witold Lutosławski on the programme alongside Sergei Rachmaninov; three 20th century classics to be performed, in the form of Concerto for String Orchestra, Concerto for Orchestra, and the already alluded to Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor. On this occasion, the BBC National Orchestra of Wales was led by Igor Yuzefovich, on loan from the BBC Symphony Orchestra.

Previews: THE SECOND HURRICANE at Stray Dog Theatre
by James Lindhorst - Jul 29, 2025

On August 7, 2025, Stray Dog Theatre will continue its season with the youth opera The Second Hurricane. Composed by Aaron Copland, with a libretto by Edwin Denby, The Second Hurricane premiered in 1937 at The Playhouse in New York City. That original production was directed by a then 21-year-old Orson Welles and starred a young Joseph Cotten. “Audiences are going to want to see this because it is unique and hasn’t been done in St. Louis before,” says Bell. “This is a unique art form that needs to be explored and cherished.” 

Review: PICKNIC POPS: “PATRIOTIC POPS” at Grand Rapids Symphony
by Brian Hilbrand - Jul 21, 2025

What did our critic think of PICKNIC POPS: “PATRIOTIC POPS” at Grand Rapids Symphony? The Grand Rapids Symphony is reviving its most iconic and popular summer tradition. The Family Fare Picnic Pops has moved to Secchia Meadows at Millennium Park, and a unique concerts for every music lover!  Picnic Pops debuted at Cannonsburg Ski Area in 1995 and quickly became a family-friendly West Michigan summer favorite. The series was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, and since then, the Symphony has been working to bring Picnic Pops back to the community.