Alabama Symphony Orchestra EBSCO Masterworks Series

Carlos Conducts Copland 3

Carlos Izcaray, Conductor
Augustine Mercante, Countertenor
ASO Chorus, under the direction of Dr. Philip Copeland

DANIELPOUR: First Light
BERNSTEIN: Chichester Psalms
COPLAND: Symphony No. 3

Jewish-American composers step into the spotlight in this program featuring Aaron Copland’s Third Symphony, called “the greatest American symphony ever written,” and “…an American monument, like the Washington Monument or the Lincoln Memorial.” The ASO Chorus joins us for a popular work by Leonard Bernstein, referred to as “West Side Story meets the Book of Psalms.”

Gain insight into the works you’re about to hear by joining us at 7pm for Concert Comments in the Reynolds-Kirschbaum Recital Hall. Free.