Originally composed in 1942 for a ballet called Rodeo, the Hoe-Down features two American square dance tunes and fuses evocative music and dance. Rodeo takes us to the exciting, dramatic world of ...
Aaron Copland's Rodeo is music that will put a smile on your face, says Jane Jones. This is music to put a smile on your face. Aaron Copland’s Four Dance Episodes from his ballet Rodeo always works ...
It’s not exactly déjà vu, but Boulder Philharmonic Orchestra patrons might find elements of Saturday’s program, the orchestra’s third regular subscription concert of 2015-16, almost deliberately ...
The Colorado Symphony's new disc is a vibrant take on a composer whose works are representative of the American West. The album includes two of Aaron Copland's best-known pieces, "Billy the Kid" and ...
The Awl: Copland’s ‘Rodeo’ Is An All-American Treat Why Stravinsky's 'Petrouchka' Was One Percussionist's Nightmare In Reshaping An Early Masterpiece, Choreographer William Forsythe Keeps Ballet On ...
Nothing represents the sound of American music better than the works of Aaron Copland. We hear some of Copland's music straight off the ranch, so to speak. JoAnn Falletta leads the Buffalo ...
Performances in N.Y.C. At New York City Ballet, Peck’s “Copland Dance Episodes” brings the composer’s three classic ballet scores under one roof, at last. Come together: New York City Ballet dancers ...
Neither in his native Spanish nor in the English in which he has become fluent during his decade as music director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic does Gustavo Dudamel accept the singular “America” ...
This week’s Composer Of The Week explores American composer Aaron Copland’s most productive decade, and features some of his best loved works in full. During this time Copland hit his prime. He became ...