Multi-Grammy Award winner Béla Fleck joins the CSO, bringing the sound of bluegrass to a Gershwin favorite.
Program
COPLAND: Four Dance Episodes from Rodeo
GERSHWIN (arr. Fleck): Rhapsody in Blue
PRICE: Symphony No. 3
Venue
Music HallConcert Duration
Approximately 84 minutes, including intermissionSeries
Friday Evenings
Saturday Evenings B
What's Interesting
16-time Grammy Award-winner Béla Fleck joins the CSO for a celebration of the American sound. Fleck’s reimagining of Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue pays homage to the legendary composer while redefining an all-time classic. Contemporaries Florence Price and Aaron Copland did the same in their time, shaping, contextualizing and creating indelible music that feels like it was always here. Copland’s ballet music to Rodeo, featuring the rip-roaring and instantly recognizable "Hoe-Down," became a new soundtrack to the American West. Florence Price, merging traditional African American themes with the latest music of her day, established a singular voice all her own.
Sponsors
CSO Season
Sponsor
The apperance of Béla Fleck is made possible by a generous gift from Irwin and Melinda Simon.
Pre-Concert Talks are made possible by an endowed gift from Melody Sawyer Richardson.