Bach in Baltimore: Copland 'Appalachian Spring' & Mozart Clarinet Concerto
In person: $33 ($10 ages 12-18/full-time student, $5 ages 11 & under) |
Stream: $5-$100
- Kathryn Locke, piano
- Peter Cain
Go beyond Bach with an instrumental pairing of 20th-century and 18th-century masterpieces by two behemoths. Though American Aaron Copland's iconic 20th-century work is titled Appalachian Spring, the genesis of the work had nothing to do with Appalachia or spring. Commissioned for a ballet to be choreographed for the equally famous Martha Graham, Copland painted a musical backdrop for a story that would depict a farmhouse, a pioneer wedding, and a young couple at the brink of future joys and hardships. Bach in Baltimore will present Copland's original version of this work written for 13 instrumentalists. Mozart's final instrumental composition, Clarinet Concerto in A major, will conclude the program, featuring Peter Cain, clarinetist from the National Symphony Orchestra. It is widely regarded as the greatest clarinet concerto and is among the finest written for any solo instrument. The work was written for Anton Stadler, a virtuoso basset horn and clarinet player. Mozart and Stadler were close friends and strong collaborators; Mozart wrote, among other works, both his Clarinet Concerto and Clarinet Quintet for Sadler.
About Bach in Baltimore
Bach in Baltimore’s mission is to perform the choral and instrumental works of Johann Sebastian Bach (and his contemporaries) and to educate the concert-going public about the musical language of Bach and the texts he chose to set to music.
We strive each month to present these works in a historically informed way that will enrich the lives of our audience members and inspire creativity. We wish to foster an appreciation for the arts, particularly for Baroque music, within the entire community. We are committed to providing educational experiences for people of all ages in order to instill a lifelong connection Bach’s music.
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