The late music critic Terry Teachout described Aaron Copland's work as "probably the greatest piece of classical music composed by an American." Musician, author, composer and friend of the show, Rob ...

Copland’s Appalachian Spring was commissioned by dancer Martha Graham and patron Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge, who requested a ballet on “an American theme.” The resulting work tells the story of ...

Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. Bach in Baltimore will perform a "Beyond Bach" orchestral concert that pairs Aaron ...

Two former featured artists gave the Sioux City Symphony Orchestra a memorable performance of Aaron Copland’s “Appalachian Spring” Saturday night. Seamlessly stitching their parts into the fabric of a ...

“’Tis a gift to be simple.” The celebrated melody of the Shaker hymn “Simple Gifts” and its optimistic theme are prominent throughout American composer Aaron Copland’s signature work, “Appalachian ...