NSO American Masters: Eugene Rogers conducts Carlos Simon/Dan Harder, Aaron Copland, & Jessie Montgomery

National Symphony Orchestra and The Washington Chorus
Saturday, September 14, 2024 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (EDT)
Concert Hall at John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington, DC, United States
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$44-$160

Jessie Montgomery — Banner
Aaron Copland — "Simple Gifts" from Old American Songs Set I
Aaron Copland — "Zion's Walls" from Old American Songs, Set II
Aaron Copland — "At the River" from Old American Songs Set II
Aaron Copland — Billy the Kid Ballet Suite
Carlos Simon — Here I Stand (libretto by Dan Harder; NSO premiere)

Celebrate the genius of American composers as the NSO performs Aaron Copland's Suite from Billy the Kid and selections from his Old American Songs, Jessie Montgomery’s Banner, and Here I Stand—a new NSO co-commission by Kennedy Center Composer-in-Residence Carlos Simon and librettist Dan Harder. Grammy Award–winning bass-baritone Morris Robinson and The Washington Chorus join for this special concert.

About National Symphony Orchestra

https://www.kennedy-center.org/nso/home/

About The Washington Chorus

https://thewashingtonchorus.org/

About Morris Robinson, bass-baritone

https://morrisrobinson.com/

About Eugene Rogers, conductor

https://www.eugenerogers.com/

Concert Hall at John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts

2700 F St NW
Washington, DC 20566
United States

https://www.kennedy-center.org/visit/exploring-our-spaces/concert-hall/

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