A Festival of American Composers
April 11, 2016
Times: 7:30pm
Venue: Edenton Street United Methodist Church Area: Downtown Raleigh
Admission: Free; donations appreciated
Some of the Triangles finest professional musicians bring their skills to bear on a true Americana program featuring the music of Aaron Copland, Samuel Barber and George Chadwick. This chamber orchestra will present the original version of Appalachian Spring (originally entitled A Ballet for Martha and composed specifically for choreographer and dancer, Martha Graham), Barbers Knoxville Summer of 1915 and Chadwicks String Quartet No. 4. Featured performers for the evening will include the winner of the Edenton Street Live 2016 Young Artist Dance competition (Copland), local soprano Kathryn Mueller (Barber) and the Aurora Musicalis String Quartet (Chadwick).
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