Auburn Symphony: American Voices
Friday, October 20, 2023 @ 2:30pm – 4:15pm (PDT)
Auburn Performing Arts Center,
Auburn,
WA,
United States
$40 ($32 seniors, $12 students)
Leonard Bernstein
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Symphonic Dances from West Side Story
William L. Dawson — Negro Folk Symphony
Juan Pablo Contreras — Mariachitlán
William L. Dawson — Negro Folk Symphony
Juan Pablo Contreras — Mariachitlán
Auburn Symphony Orchestra continues its annual celebration of American music through iconic and newly-embraced works. The concert features Leonard Bernstein's Symphonic Dances from West Side Story; Juan Pablo Contreras's Mariachitlán continues the Latin beat. The concert opens with William Levi Dawson's epic Negro Folk Symphony, which is experiencing a resurgence of popularity. Plus, see Auburn School District Mariachi in the lobby before the concert! Pre-concert talk at 1:30pm by Gwynne Kuhner Brown, musicologist.