Aaron Copland News

On Independence Day, I was joined by 750 or so other souls in enjoying music associated with patria nostra , the United States of America, as performed by orchestra nostra , the Acadiana Symphony Orchestra.

Due to "unseasonably cold weather," Wednesday's Concerts on the Square has been postponed until Thursday at 7 p.m. "Because this is such a special concert, we want to give our audience the best experience possible," Doug Gerhart, executive director of the Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra, said in a press release.

It will be a mix of old and new when Fourth of July fireworks light up area skies this weekend.

The annual Independence Day sing-along concert at the Washington National Cathedral is being held Saturday at 11 a.m. WJLA anchor Doug McKelway will emcee the concert, which features Cathedral organists Scott Dettra and Christopher Jacobson.

What do Abraham Lincoln and Luke Skywalker have in common? Theme music, as it turns out.

Fenwick Island, DE- The Freeman Stage at Bayside continues its second season with a performance by the Delaware Symphony Orchestra Symphony on Saturday, July 11 at 7:00pm at The Freeman Stage at Bayside near Fenwick Island, Delaware.

Aaron Copland captured the sound of America's wide open spaces with surprisingly simple techniques.

Who: Justin Norman , Rob Ogden Hear them: myspace.com/makebelievemachines See them: 7 p.m. Monday at Mars Cafe, 2318 University Ave.

Reschedule/Cancellation Policy: I ask that students give a courtesy of 24 hour cancellation.

The Doansburg Chamber Ensemble will open its 2009 season with performances by its flute and harp duo at 8 p.m. July 18 at St.

Long before the cataclysmic effect of the Stonewall riots 40 years ago this Sunday, gay composers and musicians were staging a quieter revolution - one that continues even today on our Top 40 charts.

It might seem a little early to be putting dates on the cultural calendar for 2010.

Sunday June 28, 2009 marks the 40th anniversary of the Stonewall Riots around Greenwich Village's Stonewall Inn, the night that galvanized the Gay Rights Movement.

"If you write a piano concerto," the Boston Symphony's Serge Koussevitzky told composer Aaron Copland, "you can play it yourself". Copland today may not be known as a pianist, but his skill was regarded highly enough for him to record and broadcast, and the fun he had in composing his Piano Concerto is clear.

Maestro Aaron Kula will conduct the 50-piece Klezmer Company Orchestra, which will be joined by the 40-voice Ebony Chorale of the Palm Beaches, in ``Spirit of America: Gershwin & Copland,'' Sunday, June 28, at 3 p.m. at Florida Atlantic University's Carole and Barry Kaye Performing Arts Auditorium in the University Center, on FAU's Boca Raton ...

Grammy Award-winning violinist and composer Mark O'Connor returns to Riverspace in Nyack tomorrow for the local debut of a string quartet commissioned to celebrate the Hudson River Quadricentennial.

The Tardis will make its debut at the Royal Albert Hall this summer when the BBC stages a Doctor Who prom in an attempt to attract new audiences.

Date: June 15, 17, 19, 22, 24, 26, 27 Time: 12:30PM & 1:30PM Location: Whitehall Terminal for the Staten Island Ferry Cost: Free Naomi Goldberg Haas/Dances For A Variable Population presents Fanfare , a suite of dances performed by twelve dancers to acclaimed Minimalist composer Michael Nyman's brass compositions.

Brooklyn Philharmonic & Grizzly Bear @ BAM The future for the Brooklyn Philharmonic may look a bit bleak -- the group recently canceled its 2009 season -- but you can still catch a performance by the ensemble today at Pier 17, as part of the South Street Seaport's annual Children's Day .

GETTYSBURG, Pa. - James Earl Jones is no stranger to Aaron Copland's "A Lincoln Portrait." "I perform it every chance I get," the 78-year-old actor said in a telephone interview from his New York state home.