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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