NSO American Masters: Eugene Rogers conducts Carlos Simon/Dan Harder, Aaron Copland, & Jessie Montgomery

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Sep 7, 2024
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National Symphony Orchestra and The Washington Chorus

Saturday, September 14, 2024 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (EDT)

Concert Hall at John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington, DC, United States

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$44-$160

Morris Robinson, bass-baritone
Eugene Rogers, conductor

Jessie Montgomery — Banner

Aaron Copland — "Simple Gifts" from Old American Songs Set I

Aaron Copland — "Zion's Walls" from Old American Songs, Set II

Aaron Copland — "At the River" from Old American Songs Set II

Aaron Copland — Billy the Kid Ballet Suite

Carlos Simon — Here I Stand (libretto by Dan Harder; NSO premiere)

Celebrate the genius of American composers as the NSO performs Aaron Copland's Suite from Billy the Kid and selections from his Old American Songs, Jessie Montgomery’s Banner, and Here I Stand—a new NSO co-commission by Kennedy Center Composer-in-Residence Carlos Simon and librettist Dan Harder. Grammy Award–winning bass-baritone Morris Robinson and The Washington Chorus join for this special concert.