Our season concludes with three iconic compositions and two orchestral world premieres. Bernstein’s toe-tapping Three Dance Episodes from On the Town, Copland’s distinctively American Appalachian Spring Suite, and Gershwin’s jazz-infused Rhapsody in Blue are paired with two works rooted in Western New York. Michael Daugherty’s Niagara Falls is a musical journey through one of the world’s great scenic wonders, while Buffalo-born Paul Moravec’s Serenade—inspired by the Great Western Staircase at the New York State Capitol, a marvel of intricate sculpture and history—offers a stirring narrative of ascent and aspiration.

JoAnn Falletta, conductor
Jon Kimura Parker, piano

BERNSTEIN  Three Dance Episodes from On the Town
MICHAEL DAUGHERTY  Niagara Falls (Orchestral World Premiere)
COPLAND  Appalachian Spring: Suite
PAUL MORAVEC  Serenade (Orchestral World Premiere)
GERSHWIN  Rhapsody in Blue

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