Concerts · National Philharmonic
Saturday, November 7, 2026 · 7:30 PM
Postcards from America
National Philharmonic · Music Center at Strathmore · North Bethesda, Maryland
Program
- Joan Tower Made in America
- Samuel Barber Knoxville: Summer of 1915, for high voice and orchestra, Op. 24
- George Gershwin Medley: I Got Rhythm; 'S Wonderful; The Man I Love; Fascinatin' Rhythm
- George Gershwin Love is Here to Stay from He Loves, She Loves; Our Love Is Here to Stay
- Aaron Copland Appalachian Spring: Suite from Appalachian Spring
- Arturo Márquez Danzón No. 2
Artists
- Daniel Hege Conductor
- Danielle Talamantes Soloist, Soprano
Running time: about 1 h 39 min including an intermission (estimate from the works' usual timings)
Worth the drive: Copland's ballet score for Martha Graham, best known today as an orchestral suite, evokes a pioneer couple's wedding day with music built from plain, open harmonies and a Shaker hymn tune. More about Aaron Copland's Appalachian Spring →
About this concert
A musical tour of the American experience, from Copland's pioneer landscapes to Gershwin standards sung by soprano Danielle Talamantes and the swirl of Márquez's Danzón No. 2.
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