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MASTERWORKS 2

Roaring Rhapsody

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 12,2022, 8:00 P.M.
THOMAS WOLFE AUDITORIUM

Darko Butorac, conductor

Xiayin Wang, piano

 

There was once a dream for the future of American music: symphonic music inspired by black songs and spirituals, a uniquely American musical tradition. This program brings that dream to life. Step into 1920s New York and explore a golden age of orchestral works by black composers alongside Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue.

Cook In Dahomy Overture

Gershwin Rhapsody in Blue

Dvořák New World Symphony, II.

Still Afro-American Symphony

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This performance will be recorded for broadcast on Blue Ridge Public Radio on March 15, 2022 at 7:00 p.m. and March 17, 2022 at 9:00 a.m.

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