Young People’s Symphony Orchestra presents the America 250 Festival: Celebration of American Music, a special Spring Concert commemorating the 250th anniversary of the United States. This expanded festival program features a first half of chamber music performed by YPSO musicians and a second half with full orchestra—both dedicated to all-American composers—highlighting over a century of American musical voices from Aaron Copland and Leonard Bernstein to Jessie Montgomery and John Adams.
This event is supported in part by a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts.
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Program Items
Aaron Copland
Fanfare for the Common Violists
Robert Hughes
Three Cowboy Songs, No. 3: Whistling Tune
Kenji Bunch
String Circle for Viola Quintet, I
George Walker
Lyric for Strings
Irving Berlin
Puttin’ on the Ritz
David K. Bakker
Five Guys and Some Fries
Jessie Montgomery
Strum
Jessie Montgomery
Starburst
John Adams
Tromba Lontana
Aaron Copland
Buckaroo Holiday from Rodeo
Samuel Barber
Essay No. 2 for Orchestra, Op. 17
Leonard Bernstein
Symphonic Dances from West Side Story
Performers
David Ramadanoff
Music Director / Conductor