Aaron Copland – Past Concerts
Groupmuse: 'Murica – An All American Recital
Friday, September 23, 2016 @ 6:30pm – 6:30pm (PDT)
Private home in Inverness, Seattle, WA, United States
An evening of songs by American composers Aaron Copland (Old American Songs), Paul Bowles (Blue Mountain Ballads), and Gabriel Kahane (Craigslistlieder).
$10+ donation, RSVP required
Ensign Symphony & Chorus: American Salute
Saturday, June 25, 2016 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Remembering African American slaves who fought for their freedom through song, early settlers who wrote music to remember and teach of freedom and this beautiful country, pioneers and soldiers who sacrificed everything to create freedom, and more.
$16-$36
Seattle Symphony's STAGE & SCREEN: From Appalachian Spring to the Red Violin
Thursday, June 23, 2016 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Emotions run deep in music from Schindler’s List, The Red Violin, and Copland’s portrayal of 19th century American life, Appalachian Spring.
$25
Sammamish Symphony Orchestra: Spring Blossoms of the Earth
Sunday, June 12, 2016 @ 2:00pm – 3:30pm (PDT)
Eastlake Performing Arts Center, Sammamish, WA, United States
Aaron Copland – The Tender Land
Brahms – Symphony No. 2, Op. 73, "Pastoral"
Sibelius – Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47
Brahms – Symphony No. 2, Op. 73, "Pastoral"
Sibelius – Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47
$10-$20
Bridges of Song
Sunday, June 5, 2016 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
Maple Leaf Lutheran Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Delightful songs from around the world, arranged by Veljo Tormis (Estonia), Gustav Holst (England), Aaron Copland (U.S.), and many others.
$5-$20
Bridges of Song
Saturday, June 4, 2016 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
St. Luke's Lutheran Church, Bellevue, WA, United States
Delightful songs from around the world, arranged by Veljo Tormis (Estonia), Gustav Holst (England), Aaron Copland (U.S.), and many others.
$5-$20
LMC at the Frye Art Museum
Saturday, March 5, 2016 @ 2:00pm – 3:00pm (PST)
Frye Art Museum, Seattle, WA, United States
Shostakovich String Quartet No. 1, plus an Introduction to Ladies Behind Bars, the new LMC Prison Project.
Free (Free)
Seattle Chamber Music Society: Copland, Beethoven, Barber & Debussy
Saturday, January 23, 2016 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Copland – Duo for Flute and Piano
Beethoven – Trio for Violin, Cello and Piano in E-flat major, Op. 70 No. 2
Barber – Canzone
Debussy – String Quartet in G minor, Op. 10
Beethoven – Trio for Violin, Cello and Piano in E-flat major, Op. 70 No. 2
Barber – Canzone
Debussy – String Quartet in G minor, Op. 10
$16-$50
Seven Stages III: Nous avons fait la nuit
Friday, January 15, 2016 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Resonance at SOMA Towers, Bellevue, WA, United States
Songs that carve the passing of time and creation of memory in the minutes between dusk and dawn, featuring composers Poulenc, Moore, Bach, Copland, Whitacre, and Eads.
$20 (students $15)
Ladies Musical Club Salutes Emily Dickinson
Sunday, December 20, 2015 @ 3:00pm – 4:00pm (PST)
Mirabella Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
In celebration of the 185th anniversary of Emily Dickinson's birth, a recital of songs setting Dickinson's poetry to music, as well as solo piano compositions by her contemporaries.
Free
Northwest Sinfonietta: Mozart & Beethoven
Sunday, October 18, 2015 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Pioneer Park Pavilion, Puyallup, WA, United States
Copland – Music for Theater
Mozart – Piano Concerto No. 20
Beethoven – Symphony No. 8
Mozart – Piano Concerto No. 20
Beethoven – Symphony No. 8
$40
Northwest Sinfonietta: Mozart & Beethoven
Saturday, October 17, 2015 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Rialto Theater, Tacoma, WA, United States
Copland – Music for Theater
Mozart – Piano Concerto No. 20
Beethoven – Symphony No. 8
Mozart – Piano Concerto No. 20
Beethoven – Symphony No. 8
$20-$60
Northwest Sinfonietta: Mozart & Beethoven
Friday, October 16, 2015 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Copland – Music for Theater
Mozart – Piano Concerto No. 20
Beethoven – Symphony No. 8
Mozart – Piano Concerto No. 20
Beethoven – Symphony No. 8
$20-$40
Seattle Symphony Opening Night Concert with Jean-Yves Thibaudet
Saturday, September 19, 2015 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Bernstein – Overture to Wonderful Town
Copland – Suite from Appalachian Spring
Saint-Saëns – Danse Bacchanale from Samson et Dalila
Saint-Saëns – Piano Concerto No. 5, "Egyptian"
Copland – Suite from Appalachian Spring
Saint-Saëns – Danse Bacchanale from Samson et Dalila
Saint-Saëns – Piano Concerto No. 5, "Egyptian"
$57-$147
Seattle Symphony Opening Night Gala
Saturday, September 19, 2015 @ 7:00pm – 11:00pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
A delightful concert with pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet, followed by an elegant post-concert dinner at the luxurious Fairmont Olympic Hotel.
$650 and up
Marrowstone Festival Orchestras: Rossini, Copland, Ravel
Sunday, August 9, 2015 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
Mount Baker Theatre, Bellingham, WA, United States
Rossini – Overture to Semiramide
Copland – Billy the Kid
Ravel – Alborada del Gracioso
Ravel – Noble and Sentimental Waltzes
Ravel – La Valse
Copland – Billy the Kid
Ravel – Alborada del Gracioso
Ravel – Noble and Sentimental Waltzes
Ravel – La Valse
$15-$39
Auburn Symphony Orchestra: Celebrating America
Thursday, July 9, 2015 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Mary Olson Farm, Auburn, WA, United States
Dvořák – American String Quartet
Grieg – Holberg Suite
Tchaikovsky – 1812 Overture
Copland – "Hoe Down" from Rodeo
Ungar – Ashokan Farewell
Grieg – Holberg Suite
Tchaikovsky – 1812 Overture
Copland – "Hoe Down" from Rodeo
Ungar – Ashokan Farewell
$10-$18
OSSCS: 1954 in America
Sunday, May 17, 2015 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
First Free Methodist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Copland – The Tender Land Suite
Whitacre – Leonardo Dreams of His Flying Machine
Dohnányi – American Rhapsody, Op. 47
Bernstein – On the Waterfront Symphonic Suite
Broadway and radio hits of 1954
World premiere of a new work from the winner of the 2014–2015 OSSCS Composer Competition
Whitacre – Leonardo Dreams of His Flying Machine
Dohnányi – American Rhapsody, Op. 47
Bernstein – On the Waterfront Symphonic Suite
Broadway and radio hits of 1954
World premiere of a new work from the winner of the 2014–2015 OSSCS Composer Competition
$25 ($20 seniors; $10 students)
Spring Concert: Copland, Tallis & more
Sunday, May 3, 2015 @ 3:00pm – 4:30pm (PDT)
St. Patrick's Catholic Church, Tacoma, WA, United States
Copland – Zion's Walls
Scholz – What Wondrous Love
Tallis – If ye love me, keep my commandments
Handel – Surely He hath born our griefs
Paulus – Pilgrim's Hymn
Mozart – Ave Verum Corpus
... and more
Scholz – What Wondrous Love
Tallis – If ye love me, keep my commandments
Handel – Surely He hath born our griefs
Paulus – Pilgrim's Hymn
Mozart – Ave Verum Corpus
... and more
Free (donations welcome)
Ladies Musical Club at the Frye Art Museum
Saturday, May 2, 2015 @ 2:00pm – 3:00pm (PDT)
Frye Art Museum, Seattle, WA, United States
Haydn – Adagio in F major, Hob. XV11, No. 9
Rachmaninoff – Sonata No. 2 in B-flat minor, Op. 36 (1931 version)
Songs by Henry Purcell, Aaron Copland, Ned Rorem and Dominick Argento
Rachmaninoff – Sonata No. 2 in B-flat minor, Op. 36 (1931 version)
Songs by Henry Purcell, Aaron Copland, Ned Rorem and Dominick Argento
Free