Meany Center presents Lara Downes, piano: This Land

• Lara Downes, piano

Scott Joplin — Overture to Treemonisha
Scott Joplin — Peacherine Rag
Scott Joplin — Bethena, A Concert Waltz
Scott Joplin — Maple Leaf Rag
Arturo O'Farrill — Kaleidoscoe
Florence Price — Piano Sonata in E minor
Kian Ravaei — Variations on "This Land is Your Land"
Angélica Negrón — Sueño Recurrente
Traditional — Shenandoah
William Grant Still — "II. Summerland" from Three Visions
Duke Ellington — Come Sunday
Shawn Okpebholo / Traditional — Amazing Grace
Jake Heggie — Looking Back, Facing Forward
Samora Pinderhughes — The Transformations Suite ("I. Transformation")
Margaret Bonds — Spiritual Suite
George Gershwin — "I Loves You Porgy" from Porgy and Bess (arr. Nina Simone)
George Gershwin — Rhapsody in Blue

Iconoclastic pianist and cultural visionary Lara Downes presents "This Land," celebrating the spirit of resilience and imagination that grows at the crossroads of the American journey.

The program reflects a wide diversity of voices, both new and familiar, illustrating the beauty that resides in the broad landscape of American music, from Scott Joplin to Angelica Negrón, Florence Price and George Gershwin.

Curated by Artistic Partner Rhiannon Giddens.

About Meany Center for the Performing Arts

http://www.meanycenter.org

About Lara Downes, piano

https://www.laradownes.com