C. IVES (arr. S. Adler) – Variations on “America”
S. BARBER – Adagio for Strings
A. COPLAND – Clarinet Concerto
V. COLEMAN – Tracing Visions
A. COPLAND – Appalachian Spring
BCO’s 2026-27 season opens with a tableau of American masterworks showcasing the unique colors and characteristics of the American classical sound. The concert begins with Samuel Adler’s string arrangement of Charles Ives’ Variations on “America” originally written for solo organ followed by Samuel Barber’s seminal Adagio for Strings, performed at the memorials of several American presidents including FDR and JFK. The Philadelphia Orchestra’s Principal Clarinet Ricardo Morales then joins the orchestra to perform Aaron Copland’s jazz-infused Clarinet Concerto, written for Benny Goodman in 1949. After intermission, Maestro Moody leads the orchestra in Valerie Coleman’s evocative and beautiful Tracing Visions before the orchestra returns to Aaron Copland’s music to close the concert performing Appalachian Spring!
EDVARD GRIEG
piano concerto in a minor
franz schubert
SYMPHONY NO. 9 "THE GREAT C MAJOR"
