Sounds of the Americas: I Got Rhythm!

Featuring Natsuki Fukasawa, piano; Omari Tau, narrator

We celebrate African American composers alongside the words of Abraham Lincoln mediated through Copland's musical vision.

Adolphus Hailstork - Fanfare on "Amazing Grace"

William Grant Still - Afro-American Symphony

Aaron Copland - Lincoln Portrait

George Gershwin - Variations on "I Got Rhythm" 

approx. 2 hours, with one 15-minute intermission