BERNSTEIN, PRICE & COPLAND

The CSO performs music of American composers representing a variety of perspectives. Bernstein’s optimistic Candide and gripping score to the Oscarwinning film On the Waterfront frame a program including Copland’s Lincoln Portrait, a reprise from Louis Langrée’s first CSO subscription concert as Music Director, and Florence Price’s Symphony No. 1. In 1933, Price’s magnificent, tour de force Symphony No. 1 was the first symphonic work by a Black woman to be played by a major American orchestra.

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Pre-Concert Talk
Professor of musicology and CSO Multicultural Awareness Council member Kori Hill joins CSO Associate Conductor Samuel Lee for our pre-concert talk. Kori and Samuel will discuss the musicial and historical significance of Florence Price's Symphony No. 1. Talks take place 1 hour before concert start time.